“So, what you’re saying is… someone deliberately twisted the course of fate?”

“Yes, that’s correct,” Keyal replied.

“One of the masterminds behind the coup that usurped the throne?”

Byakhyang, the ancient Imoogi who had lived through countless centuries, narrowed her eyes.

Even with her declining mystical powers, her ability to divine fate was far from extinguished.

Though her vision had dimmed with time, and her energy had waned, the fundamental nature of her gifts remained intact. Her diminished clarity only meant her interpretations required more effort—not that they had lost their validity.

For a thousand years, for what seemed like …