Plan 5

When Lily, sensing something amiss, arrived at the Imperial Palace, the sight that greeted her was, in a word, unbelievable.

Her elder brother, the Imperial Prince, lay collapsed on the floor, bleeding, while the Bloodkin and Northern warriors held swords.

And her uncle, Grand Duke Ark, stood before her dying father, who sat on the Emperor's throne.

“What... What happened here?”

Lily couldn't make sense of what was happening for a moment.

Why was her elder brother lying there?

Why was her uncle holding a sword, and what were all these Bloodkin doing here?

The one who quickly grasped the situation was her close aide, Lumiel.

“Lady Selenia! Fall back. The Grand Duke has committed treason!”

Leo had told Lumiel that the Bloodkin and the Grand Duke might have joined forces, so she knew about the possibility...