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"They probably saw her as a potential rival to the throne and got rid of her."

Silence hung between them as each absorbed this information. It was a brutal detail to ponder upon – but a possible truth. In a world where the throne reigned supreme, the fierce battle of heirs behind the scenes was inevitable.

"Too bad she's from Ritz," Kazehaya Gin commented solemnly.

Among the nations in Ged, Ritz came in last with regards to fighting power. Why? Because among the deities who blessed each nation, only the monarchs of Ritz didn't have much divine inheritance as Perun had never descended as a Returner to Ancestry.  He just came down and founded the country but ascended almost immediately.