[Event] [Semester-Exam At Vanadias] [35] Karma

She didn't want to believe him—she had no reason to. And yet, some part of her already suspected something was wrong, something bigger than just the exam or Behemoth's actions. Amael had merely confirmed what she had feared all along.

"They obviously want you…" Amael said with a pained grunt. "Killing Bryelle—the one you care about the most—could trigger whatever trauma you've buried deep. They knew that if you broke, you'd fall right into their hands, doing whatever they wanted with Sancta Vedelia. The easiest way to control you… is to take her away."

Alvara's expression tightened. His words struck close to home, too close for her to dismiss. 

She wanted to refute it but she couldn't.

She had been naive as expected.

Her mind turned to her elder brother—the one person she had trusted implicitly, the one she thought had control over the situation and yet, even he had failed to grasp what they wanted.