Yetana looked at her only relative with complicated eyes as well. Naturally, she had seen Xianna's changes. But faced with those changes, Yetana's feelings were exceedingly complicated. Others did not know why Xianna had been exiled by the previous Grand Duke, but Yetana did.
After all, it had only been sixteen years. Although no one knew the details of what had happened back then, quite a few elders who knew some of the facts were still alive. For example, the three Knights of the Holy Grail. As guardians of the royal family, they knew perfectly well why Xianna had been hated and exiled by the previous Grand Duke.
It was because of that damned constitution of hers. A dark-affinity constitution, one that held an incomparable attraction for all kinds of evil. To ordinary people, such a constitution was also like the most vicious curse.
Legend had it that anyone with such a constitution would inevitably bring misfortune to those around them. There had even once been a nation destroyed because of such a constitution. That was why the previous Grand Duke had loathed Xianna so much. In the Grand Duke's eyes, the nation and the family were simply more important.
And judging from Xianna's experiences, the curse was not entirely baseless. The people around her had indeed suffered terribly.
Xianna herself, however, seemed entirely unconcerned by everything before her. She even had the leisure to inspect everyone in the hall one by one. Whenever her gaze swept over someone, they immediately and unconsciously sat up straight, as though they were being examined by someone above them, looking exceptionally constrained.
"This is the third time we've met, isn't it, Your Majesty Solam?" After looking over everyone, Xianna finally fixed her gaze on Solam.
Xianna's voice was very pleasant. Especially when she