Reki's interrogation lasted three full days. By the time it ended, the interrogation report in Leonard's hands was as thick as a book.
Rowan kept his word. After Reki answered every question, Leonard locked him back in the dungeon rather than executing him immediately.
The nearly hundred-page interrogation report covered twenty years of Reki's life as a mage.
It was an immense span of time. Once Reki finished recounting those experiences, he felt completely exposed, like a blank sheet of paper, with no privacy left.
But after Reki finished telling them about half a lifetime's worth of experiences, the sins he had forcibly buried in his heart were dragged out into the sunlight.
The interrogation became a confession. Reki recalled his early days studying in Dalaran. The dedication and diligence he had shown back then no longer seemed so foolish or dull.
Reki did not know when desire had begun slowly eating away at his ideals. That innocent boy, the boy determined to become a member of the Council of Six, was gone forever.
Only after losing their freedom did people reflect on their crimes.
Had he held fast to his convictions, how could he have ended up here?
Leonard handed the interrogation report to Number Zero, leaving the family's intelligence department to handle the follow-up.
Number Zero extracted the valuable information from the report and compiled it into a list.
Two copies of the intelligence summary were made, one for Rowan and one for Archmage Rhonin.
Rhonin looked surprised when he received the summary. Why would they send Reki's interrogation intelligence to me?
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Rhonin, Number Zero answered his question.
The organization behind Reki was the Cult of the Damned. His position within it was not particularly low, and during one of his missions,