Chapter 325: The Lost Relics

Chapter 325: The Lost Relics

Federico almost wanted to kick the door of his own study. If not for the fact that there were already knights who opened it for him, he would have destroyed the wooden barrier.

He could almost not contain his anger! He wanted to scream and kill someone!

"Father, where have you been?" The one who welcomed him was Martin. Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

"What are you doing here?" Federico snapped. He recalled telling him to go and heal the soldiers who were suffering from the tide.

"I have been looking for you. Your aid informed me that you went to the black market," Martin sounded morose.

"What of it?" Federico sat on his chair and glared at his son. "Do not tell me you cannot even manage those soldiers?" he asked.

"That is not why I am here," Martin said. "I cannot heal all those soldiers. I The tide is endless. I do not"

"So you came to complain?" Federico asked.

"I wanted to know why the beasts would show up when it is morning! The sun is up! How could something like that happen!?"

"How am I supposed to know that?" Federico hissed before he started massaging his temples. The situation earlier really made him very upset, all he wanted was to find that woman's identity and make her suffer. However, Martin's appearance reminded him that the tide was currently raging outside of Aster.

If they did not do anything about it, then the Empire would suffer.

"You can leave, I will talk to the Emperor later."

"Father are you"

"I said leave! I will find a solution for the tide!" And he was going to ask the other seven families why they were not here yet! The Aster Empire needed help! How could they piddle around when the beasts were threatening to destroy one of the Seven Empires?

"You are here," Ena said. She had her back on him. However, he could clearly see that she was holding a wine glass in her right hand as she looked outside of the window from her study.

"You lost the relics," Federico said. The last time that he came here was a few days ago. He wanted to confront her about the relics that could lure beasts. However, he was informed that Ena was currently not in the Empire and would be back after a few days.

"They were stolen," Ena turned towards him. She was wearing a black dress that contrasted her pale skin. "There is a difference."

"You lost them," Federico reiterated. How could someone steal from Ena?

"The Duke of Wugari stole them from me," Ena shrugged.

"Wugari? How? How would they know about it?"

"I would not know that. However, the Duke himself had been spoiling all of my plans lately," Ena said. Now that Federico took a closer look at the woman, he immediately noticed that she seemed to have aged by a couple of years. Her once-perfect seams were showing signs of wrinkles.

The normal Ena would not let that happen.

"That man embarrassed me!" Ena gritted her teeth before she finished her drink. She started pouring herself more of the wine. "He made a deal with the King of Rakha and stole the relics. Then he let that Lachlan Blaize embarrass me in front of all Rakha. Do you understand the control that I need to stop myself from committing murder?"

Federico said nothing. In fact, he understood her words. After all, he just experienced something like that a couple of hours ago.

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