139 Papers And Ink

But he also knew that Vyrena would likely return in the future, to retrieve the corpse of the little girl who had since been identified as Elette. When the maid named Hazel came to identify the body, she burst into tears. 

He had personally spoken to both maids to understand more about Vy and her siblings. There were nothing but words of praise for the happy siblings. 

"The poor child at the very least deserves a proper burial." King Olwin muttered to himself. 

He turned to General Bernoak and instructed him, "Bern, see to it that the girl's body is preserved well until the Blackfires come forward to retrieve it."

"Sire, actually about that. A woman, endorsed by Baron Koufer, came forward to claim the body. She claimed to be the girl's birth mother."

"Birth mother?"