He looked back over his shoulder at his mother. In a low voice he said, "Mother hasn't told father that she has come here, because then father wouldn't have allowed it. She lied to father that she was going to her sister's place for two days and that is why she hasn't packed enough."
The messenger detailed what all happened and once he was done, Viktor asked him to leave. He had to stir up a little more trouble. Just enough to keep Lazarus busy and the village people restless. He wasn't interested in suppressing the rebellion. At least not now when his own position was in doldrums.聽