Verion's Accident

In the morning, the newspaper had reported about the deaths of Count Invit and Alec who died sinisterly.

It was written there that all his Knights were not injured in the slightest. People concluded that Count Invit was indeed targeted because he did have many enemies. 

My father closed the newspaper unconcerned. He looked at me at a glance and then moved on to doing something else. 

After that he walked to the main hallway. I knew that I would look at that big portrait of mom. Usually he looked on with compassion, and great longing. Every now and then he would hold the mother's face in the portrait as if he was actually touching it. 

No one will bother father when he enjoys some time alone with mom. Most of us will turn around or try not to make the slightest sound. 

"That's you, isn't it?"

Tanka pointed to the news about Count Invit. Her eyes were full of suspicion.