Although Tabitha wanted nothing more than to charge straight into the Royal Palace and avenge her father, in the end, she had no choice but to put that thought aside for now. After all, her mother still needed her care, and besides...
"Chopping that bastard to death would be easy. Then what?"
Red Ponytail spoke as she munched on a biscuit.
"Your target for revenge is the King, right? If you kill him, this country won't have a King anymore. Are you planning to become King?"
"This..."
Faced with Red Ponytail's words, Tabitha did not know how to answer for a moment. To be honest, she had never considered becoming Queen, but as Red Ponytail said, it was indeed a problem.
"Charlotte, I believe this is your duty."
At that moment, Tabitha's mother spoke as well.
"You are the rightful heir of the royal family. That despicable wretch assassinated your father and stole the throne. Now is the time for us to take it back."
"But... Mother, I..."
Tabitha frowned, looking at her mother and then at Red Ponytail. The latter merely shrugged.
"If you don't want it, then let your younger sister become Queen. Wouldn't that work just as well?"
"Huh?"
Tabitha froze at those words.
"I have a younger sister?"
"Yeah, your blood-related sister. You didn't know?"
"I didn't... Mother?!"
At that, Tabitha stared at her mother in shock. After her father died, Tabitha had always thought that only she and her mother remained in this world. Yet she had only just learned that she had a younger sister?! What was going on? Why had her mother never told her?!
"..."
Under Tabitha's gaze, her mother lowered her head, seemingly unable to speak, then nodded.
"Yes, Tabitha. You do have a younger sister."
"But why have I never