Chapter 617: Ripple Effects

Northern cocked his head slightly. "There's more to the story?"

"Yes, there is."

Northern sat upright, straightening his back and watching patiently, giving Eisha time to talk without revealing any anticipating emotion. His features were deadpan.

"There's a certain event surrounding your birth that we found out later… and buried."

Northern's brows furrowed a bit. 'This is it… it's a bit foggy because I could not see all that was happening, but it has to do with that strange being that killed everyone…' Northern was positive about it.

Eisha continued, "You are a royalty. A prince of Reimgard… I know it's difficult to believe…" Eisha happened to look at Northern as she spoke, with a doleful expression drying up her face.

But her expression froze there and started to shatter. She blinked, with the next words frozen on her tongue.

After a few beats, she asked, her voice shaking, "You knew?"