“Father…”

Mia Crowfield murmured weakly.

“Your mother... she might have instilled a desire for revenge in you. She may have told you to seek vengeance against me, Alice, or even the imperial family.”

“...”

I continued speaking as she kept her head bowed.

“But you know, don’t you? Your mother does too. If you attempt revenge, that alone would spell the end for the Crowfields.”

“That’s...”

“And if that’s the case, then your mother should have sought vengeance right after your father’s death, when there was still a justifiable reason. If she knew something, wouldn’t that have been the best …