Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2190

Chapter 2190 Broken Sword

She shook her head.

"So, Anvil would not have hesitated to discard me if I refused, camaraderie and loyalty be damned. These words did not mean much to him by that point, anyway. I could have taken Broken Sword's side at the decisive moment, I suppose — together, we would have stood a good chance against the other two. But, honestly, I saw no reason to save him. After all, there was cold logic behind Anvil's decision, distasteful as it was." The Queen fell silent for a long time, then sighed heavily. Her mesmerizing gaze turned to Seishan.

"What do you think, Seishan? Do you resent your mother?"

The Song princess, who had been a silent witness to the conversation until then, studied her with a somber expression. Eventually, she shrugged. "Well, I'm not sure. I've been known to betray men who trusted me as well. So no, I don't resent you for that."

What was left unsaid was that she did resent Ki Song for something else. It was not surprising, however… all children harbored a bit of resentment for their parents in their hearts. Seishan had more reasons to feel that way than most. After all, she had been adopted by Ki Song as a young child without having much say in the matter. She received the lineage of Beast God without being asked. She was made a carrier of the Nightmare Spell without being given a choice to refuse, and spent a harrowing decade on the Forgotten Shore as a result. _{freewebnovel.cσ๓}

And now, she was fighting her mother's war without being given a way out. Cassie was sure that there were a lot of complicated emotions in Seishan's heart. 'I wonder… how come I am the only normal person around?'

No, that did not sound quite right.

Cassie did not lack self-awareness, so it was easy to admit that there was hardly a less normal person than her in the world. However, her parents and her relationship with them were both perfectly healthy and ordinary. Everyone else seemed to compete for the best childhood trauma award, though. Morgan and Mordret, Seishan and her sisters… Nephis.

Perhaps she was spending too much time around heirs of the Great Clans. 'If I survive this, I should be a better auntie to Little Ling…'

A pale smile found its way onto her lips, and she spoke quietly: "I know someone who would resent you more."

The Queen turned away from her daughter and looked at Cassie with a hint of amusement. "Oh… I have doubt. Little Nephie is all grown up now, isn't she? Ah… she was such a sweet child." Her smile wilted like a flower, making her breathtakingly beautiful face look cruel and cold. Ki Song regarded Cassie with dark indifference.

"I missed her a lot, at the start."

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