The Romantic Trials Of A Transmigrated Empress
Chapter 165: Who rose after the fall.

Chapter 165: Who rose after the fall.

Sigrid recalled the content of the novel, squinting her eyes as she did not want to forget a single detail. The destruction of the Shadowmere house had not been a very big Chapter. The details had not been mentioned, it had been skimmed over and mentioned only as a topic of conversation at a tea party that Emmah had thrown.

At that tea party, after briefly mentioning the tragedy of the Shadowmere family, Emmah had introduced a new fashion; Kimono’s qipao’s and modern hanfu dresses. All the fashions were modern as a matter of a fact. With all the new fashion ideas and custom made gowns, Emmah became the darling of the noble ladies.

There was no telling how things would play out on that end now that Emmah was injured and behind closed doors.

From what Sigrid could remember, the ladies at the tea party had mentioned something about poison. In the later Chapters, when Benjamin was investigating a smuggling case, he discovered that some captains that used to sail for Shadowmere’s had been involved in smuggling and theft for years. What they stole from Eldoria, they sold in Vecentia, Nemoris, Medoris and other empires.

They also smuggled spies, fugitives and other people from those nations into Eldoria. They never cared about the identity of the other party, only the color of their money. If it was gold or silver, it bought for one room and board on the ship somewhere in the cargo.

One of the captains had accused two others of bringing down a noble family. The author had not given details, Benjamin had ordered the captains to be arrested and beheaded.

"System, can you elaborate on the death of the Shadowmere’s?"

"I cannot, this is not part of your mission on this world. You can only undertake it on your own. A small reminder, make sure that it does not distract you from your mission: The lucky halo and the Eclipsion sword."

She sighed, disappointed. The words which she had said to Roland made it to her mind. ’You are on your own kid.’

"You have been silent for so long, is this something hard to say?" Lord Thorin voice shook a little with worry. "It is bad, isn’t it?"

"The entire family dies, most of them anyway. A few people survived but I don’t know what happened to them." She answered in a soft voice.

"Goodness Me!" Lord Thorin exclaimed. "What happened to them? Who did it? Is it the king? Only he has the ability to wipe out an entire family?"

"Not him." She was quick with the denial. After saying it, she frowned because the waters in Eldoria run deep. The king and his sister schemed in the dark, for all she knew, they were behind it. Wasn’t it princess Romilda that said trust no one?

"Actually father, I cannot say with absolute certainty that it was not him. I also cannot name the true culprit but this is what I know. They will die five days from today, on the day of Christie Shadowmere’s adulthood ceremony. Someone or some people poisoned the food or drink or both."

Lord Thorin felt chills climbing up his back. "Goodness me!! what heartless monster did something like that."

Sigrid had no idea, she shrugged. "It might be related to a group of captains that sail for the Shadowmere’s. They are using the ships to smuggle stolen goods out of Eldoria and outsiders into Eldoria. They bring in anyone that is willing to pay. They are responsible for ninety percent of the spies from Nemoris and Medoris that are living in Eldoria."

Lord Thorin slapped the bench, he was overwhelmed with anger. "What traitorous bastards! Everyday, soldiers and knights do they best to guard the boarders and fight invaders. Who knew that the sacrifice is being wasted by a group of greedy individuals that want to enrich themselves? They are actually letting the enemy into the house through the front door. The king must hear this, those men must be executed."

"Calm down father, take a deep breath before running off to the king. Keep in mind that the Shadowmere’s might be aware of this an in support of it. If you must warn your friend, I advise you to tread carefully. If their family is clean, they should go to the crown prince or the king directly and ask for help in investigating the matter.

They should volunteer to allow red knights or whoever the king sends on to their ships. If this news reaches the king’s ears fro another source, I am afraid that even if they survive poisoning, they might not survive beheading."

"Yes, that is true." Lord Thorin took that deep breath as Sigrid advised.

Sigrid tapped the fingers of her right hand against her left hand as she thought deeply about what next step her father should take. There was no doubt in her mind that he would set off tomorrow in a rush to save his friend. Suddenly, her shoulders were gripped and she looked up at her father in surprise. His eyes were wide as if he was on to something.

"Who rose?" he blurted out a question potently. "Who rose after the fall of the Shadowmere house? Who took over their business quickly as if they had been ready for the tragedy. Who benefited the most from their death?"

As Sigrid tried to remember, her fingers tapped the bench. This was not a part of the major story so figuring out the answer was not that easy. She gasped and suddenly gripped her father’s fingers.

"Fairfax!" she blurted out loudly.

She recalled the line from the novel about the forces that assisted Emmah defeat Medoris on the sea. They were called the Fairfax Tempest fleet. The one that led them was named Kael Fairfax. He was Emmah’s biological brother---half brother but it was all the same.

"They do have the closest force on water to the Shadowmere’s. Naturally, if the Shadowmere’s fall, they will be in perfect position to take over their ships and territories." Lord Thorin laughed.

Sigrid had never been so pleased to have recalled something so minor from the book. Without realizing it, she had stumbled onto a hidden threat that would have grown without their awareness.

"The Fairfax’s are our enemies, Count James Fairfax is Emmah’s father. We cannot allow them to rise to power in any way. Father, we must save the Shadowmere’s and use them to eliminate house Fairfax."

"I will set out first thing tomorrow...." As Lord Thorin started to respond, something moved outside the door.

"Who is there?" Sigrid shouted.

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