Hope

Liah sat in her quarters thinking about the Queen's words. She'd known Eina for a long time and just like her, Eina’s parents were also criminals.

The girl would do anything to keep her parents' heads. The only one who would want General Ragi out of the way was Lord Cedric.

This Lord Cedric was the one who let Eina's parents get away with her crimes.

With the two pieces coming together, she realized that Eina was working under Lord Cedric just like her. She knew this before her talk with the queen.

The leaf the Queen wanted used to be one of their most cherished plants. Although it was almost extinct because men like Lord Cedric knew the effects it would have on their activities so they had the plants destroyed.

She wasn't lying when she told the Empress the plant was not in the black Empire. She only lied about knowing its existence.

She wasn't friends with Eina but Liah knew what Lord Cedric was capable of. The man was one of the cruelest men to ever exist and if this was his as