Comment by Introvert on Introvert

The way he seemed to be defending her mother made Camilla burst out laughing again. Hearing him insist her mother wasn’t “just anyone” did make her feel a little better—a very small bit. “I’ll be on my way now.” (him feeling awkward was so 😅)

 

The moment she stepped out of the study, she found someone waiting for her. It was Jayner. “How long have you known I’m the Master of Khan?” Their destination was the garden. After ensuring no one else was around, Jayner wasted no time getting to the point. “From the beginning.” She recalled the day they first met. In the garden, while she was playing with King, Dive had fallen over. As she helped Dive up, she noticed a presence near him. ‘An assassin.’

 

More precisely, a ghost who had once been an assassin. The assassin, who had been caught and interrogated by the Duke of Escra after attempting to kill her, had passed away at that moment. Appearing before Jayner, the ghost knelt on one knee, bowed his head deeply, and then slowly faded from sight. It seemed that, even in death, his loyalty persisted—his final wish had been to see Jayner one last time. Of course, that alone wasn’t enough for her to suspect Jayner. There was still the possibility, albeit slim, that Jayner and the deceased assassin had crossed paths elsewhere. What confirmed her suspicions, however, was something else. Zeno said that, "That guy’s footsteps disappear sometimes." He had noticed Jayner unconsciously silencing his steps and erasing his presence. After hearing this, Camilla became certain that Jayner was the leader of the assassins who had once sought her life.