章 28: Corpses [Part 7]

"Princess, what do we do now?" Lilith asked, they don't know how to handle this.

"This is Lady Elmira's personal maid. She had some secret love. Investigate who knows about it. I want to see Peter, the servant, and Lady Elmira's second personal maid. I'll interrogate them myself."

After giving the order, Rosella left the thatched hut. Not waiting for their reply.

Rosella had a bad premonition. Something is not right.

'I'd a feeling that this body was not in the culprit's plan.'

'Master, there are residues of black magic. Two kinds of spells in the white substance.' Luca informed Rosella.

'What spells?'

'The first one is [Drain Energy Spell], just like its name, capable to make the person lose the body energy and make him or her weak. Not only the body but also the mind. This spell can help enchant the second one. The [Illusion Spell], capable to make the person immerse in a world where his or her fantasies come true.' Luca explained.

'So, the person who raped and killed the maid was under the influence of those spells?' Rosella frowned.

'Yes, and it was two powerful spells. Like a Grand Master Warlock.' Lulu added.

'Warlock?' the name stunned Rosella. It was the first time she heard the term.

'The ones using Sacred or Light Magic are called Cherished or blessed ones. Sorcerers are the ones practicing White Magic. Casters are the ones practicing the rest of the magic, fire, water, and more. But Warlock is the ones using black magic.' Luca signed. Lulu is spilling the beans before the time is ripe.

'Why didn't I know that?' Rosella frowned, she did not like this feeling.

Her King Spirits know many things, but neither of them takes the initiative to tell her. Only when something happens, they will explain, or like right now, Lulu speaks more than she should.

'Because your magic is weak. When you reach the age of twenty, your magic will reach a higher level. At that time, your magic will give you complete knowledge. Like a bloodline inheritance.' Luca explained.

Rosella wanted to continue, but a shadow knight showed up in front of her, half-kneeling.

"Master…"

Lilith, Nana, and Luis hurriedly followed Rosella behind.

"What's the urgency?" Rosella's frown was still on her forehead.

"We found three more corpses…" the shadow knight reported, but he did not continue, his eyes were looking at the surroundings.

Rosella notices his actions. Crunching down closer to the shadow knight.

"Pete, the servant was in John Hazard's room naked and the remnants of a heated night were left. Lady Elmira's second personal maid was found dressed, but her skirt torn apart, and residues of a man relieve in her inner legs. The last corpse was a knight under the First Princess Valentina. He… the knight was wearing a maid's uniform."

The current situation stunned Rosella, it didn't let her react in time and now, on the second day, are four corpses…

"What a mess…" Rosella sighed in resentment.

"Find my First Royal Sister, ask her about her knight's circumstances. And bring the other two corpses to the cold room with Lady Elmira's corpse. I'll go after informing Imperial Father."

Rosella dismissed Lilith and the rest. They know which task they had to do.

***

King Joseph's study.

The King was sitting on the chair. With his head lowered, focused on the papers in his hands.

His eyebrows are high, the bridge of his nose is high, and his thick lips are beautiful. The most attractive person is his pair of eyes that are like an abyss radiating cold stars.

although the study is large, it is very empty and has almost nothing. There is only a leather chair and desk, a table for drinking tea, and two cushions, and there are no paintings or portraits on the bare white stone walls next to it. Two crossed swords hang as accessories on the wall.

On the opposite side is a row of mahogany bookshelves, with stacks of wood slips on them.

Outside the study, two knights in golden armor were guarding the door. One of them is older with black hair with a slight white mustache. The other one is younger and had brown hair.

When both knights saw Rosella, they give her obeisance and salute her.

"Greetings Third princess. What brings you here?" asked the older knight.

"Hmm, I'm here to see Imperial Father. I want to report something and ask for advice." Accepting their greeting, Rosella expressed her purpose.

"Okay, wait for a while. We'll announce to the King about your arrival." Nodded, the older knight and let the younger knight knock on the door and get inside to report her arrival.

"Your Majesty, the Third Princess ask for a meeting."

"Let her come in…" King Joseph gave the order and the knight followed.

Letting Rosella get into the study, the knight left them alone.

"Imperial Father." Rosella greets her father.

"Hmm, you came here because of the new corpses?" King Joseph nodded and got straight to the point.

"Yes, the maid found in the hut was a victim of the suspicious instigator behind John Hazard's confrontation. And Lady Elmira's death was the perfect trigger. But he found himself as the victim of some kind of spell. Their deaths are related because they met each other after the Banquet Celebration. They all knew each other, but who and how they could escape our knight's eyes is what I want to find out."

Rosella told her father about her new findings on her way there.

Yes, Lady Elmira and her two maids were in a relationship with Pete the servant, and the knight were having fun with them because Pete's orientation was for both sides, for male and female. The two of them could satisfy the desire of the three women. And because Lady Elmira's personal maid could reach the woods and find the hut is because the deceased knight told her.

Because the knight had some dark magic spells in his room, it was found that he had the two spells [Illusion] and [Drain Energy]. More evidence was found, the map towards the hut and a semifinished portrait.

Rosella did not see the portrait, but she knew the mastermind was him.