"As I believed, my Lord. A student was found dead in his room," reported the spy Lucen had recently planted in the academy.
Lucen already suspected that Hades knew who the culprit was, yet the redhead refused to speak.
It wasn't hard for Lucen to understand why. The dead man, Taylor, had been scheming against Hades for a long time.
The Silverthorn family was already in ruins, and Lucen felt that the last surviving heir of that house surely had a hand in this.
No evidence surfaced even after a thorough inspection, but Lucen trusted his instincts.
In his eyes, Taylor was guilty.
So if Hades had taken matters into his own hands, the King did not feel troubled.
In truth, he was almost relieved.
Still, a king could not openly condone such an act. Rewarding a man for killing another without proper judgment would shake the very foundation of his rule.
The wisest course was simple.
"Make it appear as if he went hunting alone and was slain by a beast."
