章 429: Clues About Mother

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Within Arlan's chamber, all four of them settled into the lounge area, while Arlan remained unconscious in his bed.

Yorian was eager to know what Oriana had discovered. "So, what did you find out?" he inquired.

Oriana proceeded to narrate all the details, starting from the moment she had entered the room. "...I tried every conceivable method to coax information out of her, and this is what I managed to glean."

"So, if I understand correctly," Yorian summarized, "your mother was the one responsible for imprisoning her, and now she needs your help to free herself. But what exactly was your mother? If she was a witch, yet your grandfather is human, does that mean your grandmother was a witch..."

"If my mother was indeed a witch," Oriana mused, "that seems to be the logical conclusion. How else could a human have the power to confine a witch, unless she possessed supernatural abilities?"