Capítulo 187: Might Makes Right.

At the sound of the name, Hal took a deep breath and turned to face Emily much better with an expression she could not read, 

"How long have you known?" He asked and it was clear he was referring to her knowledge of who his 'mother' was.

Emily did not quite understand his passive expressions and worried that he was more than a little dissatisfied. It took fighting really hard against her urges for her not to begin pleading that he not be mad.

Instead, she did her best to rearrange her look and try to shrug it off, 

"From the start, I guess.

I was in this city after all, when Svetlana sought refuge at Payne Estate. Of course before that, I already knew who she was.

Back at Doxon, I had heard tales of the beautiful shut-in princess of the Duchy. The one who everyone had heard was gifted with Astral sense.