His words sounded ominous to her, but Abellona nodded. She wanted to see this through. She wanted to know the whole truth.
"You see, as you already know, Godric Ravenscroft was originally the betrothed of the vice squad leader."
"What you're saying is Godric found out she was not only alive but married to a commoner?" She scoffed softly. A normal man might not have tolerated such humiliation, much less a prideful noble.
"Yes. He did, and he did not find that amusing," Linga said, his gaze fixed on the town below.
"He tried to make the vice squad leader see reason, to give up her current life and return to her father, but she refused. And Godric Ravenscroft did what nobles do best."
His voice dropped until it was almost a whisper.
"In the battle that came, he intentionally sent a horde of lesser demons toward us. We were overwhelmed, and everyone died except me."
His breathing became uneven.
