[0762] When Lies Seem True, Truth Seems False

Garen, on the other hand, was carefree, finally able to enjoy the love that had come late to him.

Katarina's situation was completely different.

She had come with an agenda of her own. To her, Garen was not only a fascinating man, but also an important member of Demacia's royal family.

This romance, funded through a special appropriation by New Noxus's delegation, was clearly mixed with plenty of other factors beyond personal feelings.

To be honest, that made Katarina rather uncomfortable.

If she had to fight for Noxus, she would not hesitate to give her life.

But dating in the name of Noxus, with someone she actually liked quite a bit... well, it was hard to imagine anything more awkward.

To be honest, this kind of mission, requiring such social finesse, really wasn't suited to Katarina, who had been trained as an assassin since childhood. By comparison, her younger sister Cassiopeia, who had been out of touch for many years, would have been far better suited.

Unfortunately, ever since their mother sent Cassiopeia to Shurima many years ago, there had been no word from her. Talon, who had once stayed by her side as her protector, hurried back because of Noxus's civil war. By the time he returned to Shurima, he could no longer find any trace of her.

Later, as the civil war grew fiercer and Swin rose to power, Du Kkao, who had once been deeply worried about his youngest daughter, seemed to have received some news. He stopped mentioning Cassiopeia altogether and even forbade Katarina from speaking of her.

In these circumstances, the only thing Katarina knew about her sister was what Swin had told her: Cassiopeia seemed to have close ties to certain "traitors."

A youngest daughter going missing would surely be a devastating blow to