Lynn left with Aaron.
Cromwell looked at Lynn's unfinished glass of strong distilled liquor and sighed. "I never thought that riding instructor would pass away so young. He should have had a bright future ahead of him. What a shame."
"Yes." Sifa felt much the same. He raised his glass and slowly sipped his red wine.
The Arbiter shook his head. "Now that Talim is dead, it looks like Prince Edessak will need a new riding instructor."
At those words, Sifa suddenly broke into a violent coughing fit. He hurriedly put down his glass and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief before asking, "What did you just say? Talim was Prince Edessak's riding instructor?"
Cromwell's expression remained unchanged. "Surprised, aren't you? I only heard Lynn mention it in passing a little while ago myself. Mr. Talim had served His Highness for many years. That's why I said he should have had a bright future."
"What a shame..."
As he listened to the Arbiter's sigh, Sifa felt a chill run down his back.
Edessak Augustus was one of the key figures in the upcoming Great Smog Incident. The vessel used for that Demoness's initial revival had been placed at the prince's side.
Although the Watcher had said little about the prince and the Demoness, Sifa had later guessed that this was one of the deals between George III and the Demoness Sect. Placing a Demoness beside the prince smacked of holding him hostage, no matter how he looked at it.
George III had agreed in order to demonstrate his sincerity. The question was whether the prince knew about the deal.
If he did not, then George III was frighteningly cold-hearted. He could even sacrifice his own son to attain godhood. If someone like that truly became the Black Emperor, who knew