Kapitel 541: Plan 539_1

"...So that's basically what happened."

After listening to Colin's account, Vera, with her round, wide eyes, didn't speak for a long time.

She probably hadn't expected to wake up to such shocking events and was at a loss where to begin with her questions.

"Did you really kill Cardinal Turennes?" Finally, Vera decided to ask about the event that was likely to have the most serious repercussions.

"Yes." Colin nodded nonchalantly. "That guy's skull is still hanging on the outer wall of Lion Roar Castle."

Vera's beautiful eyebrows immediately knitted together, she anxiously responded, "What should we do then? Are we really going to wage war against the Church?"

Colin took Vera's small hand, asking in a lighthearted tone, "My dearest Duke, do you think we should declare war on the Church?"

Vera smiled faintly at Colin's teasing tone, easing some of her internal tension, but she still replied with a serious expression: