章 143: Twists, Turns, Truth, and Story (1/2)

Arkhen—, 'A crystal necklace? I feel like there's a story behind this.'

Gereld—, 'There is indeed a sad story behind the necklace. Currently, it's in the possession of another Grand Duke household. The story is that the crystal called Dawn of Synthia is created from the bones and flesh of a woman. She was a valiant warrior of an enemy kingdom that the Bariat Kingdom was at war with fifty years ago.'

Arkhen was startled. A crystal made from the bones and flesh of a woman? What the…

Gereld—, 'Grand Duke Melioth wanted her, but she refused to surrender and fought until the end. She even managed to let the royal household's descendants of that kingdom successfully escape. In the end, she lost and Grand Duke Melioth refined her bones and flesh to create a crystal and made that into a necklace.'