Once everyone else had left, Solam hurriedly spoke before Yetana could explode. "Hey, hey, there was nothing in that tomb except an empty coffin! That doesn't count as desecration, does it? Besides, I was going to discuss it with you beforehand, but you didn't listen at all and just drove me away. That's not my fault!"
"Impossible! When did you..." Yetana had been about to accuse Solam of talking nonsense, but halfway through, she could not continue. She remembered that Solam really had intended to tell her something earlier...
Thinking of this, Yetana held herself back. She finally managed to suppress her anger. Though she felt this was a trap Solam had dug for her, just as he had said, there had been nothing in that grave, so it did not count as desecration.
"Are you sure you didn't disturb the peace of our former Toussaint king's remains?" To keep Solam from fooling her in the same manner again, Yetana asked for confirmation.
"No. Other than your sister's empty grave, I didn't touch a single tomb!" Solam quickly raised his hand and swore.
"Hmph!" Only then did Yetana indignantly release Solam.
Xianna's grave was empty? How could that be possible!
After releasing the hand that had been gripping Solam's throat, Yetana immediately fell into deep thought.
"Why do you say Xianna is still alive?" Yetana asked Solam only after thinking for a while.
Solam lay back in his chair, his shifty eyes darting everywhere except toward Yetana.
"The coffin was completely empty, cleaner than my face. It didn't look like it had ever held a dead person. Also, Isabella once told me how your parents reacted to your sister's death. Forget your father—let's say he really did hate your sister. But what about your mother? There's no reason your mother