Last night, Edmund returned to the west wing and told Evelia that the only way for her to escape that place—and bring Averon down—was to be brave.
At first, she didn't believe him at all. She thought he was just using her as a scapegoat. But then, without even hesitating, Edmund made a blood oath with her. He promised that he would do everything in his power to save her and that he would never side with Averon or anyone behind him for the rest of his life.
"You're the King of Beasts?" Evelia asked him before they made the blood oath.
Without hesitation, Edmund replied, "That's true."
"You were the one who killed the last king and became the strongest among the beasts?" she asked again.
And still without hesitation, Edmund answered, "That's true."
Evelia was taken aback by how quickly he replied, and he didn't have any doubt in his tone, a sign that everything he said was completely true.
