Chương 106: Devising the Board - Part 17

Cele took a breath.

"Elucidate you, you say," he sighed. "Well, there is nothing beyond what you see to shed light upon, Ivonne. It is quite simple."

When he felt the temple maiden's hand still on his cheek, he chanced a look towards her. When he found her gaze, there was a fortuitous moment in which the general could glimpse Heiko within her young, round features. It was the intensity, he figured, behind those bright eyes.

"As it seems now, Prince Heiko is the future of Simo. And, as it so happens," he continued with a slight shrug. "That future is closely knit with the continued prosperity of Ilyos."

Cele stopped there, wondering if the shrewd young lady would press further. He thought himself in the clear when her ginger touch began to trace over his cheekbone again, erroneously so.