The Crimson Magister Chapter 60: V2-C41: Preparation

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V2-C41: Preparation Soleah slowly panned over the trio in the room. They all would be crucial parts of removing Lira and the entirety of the council. While removing her would cripple their spy networks, it did not mean much when those networks were already compromised. Who knows what kind of lies she had fed us? Their kingdom depended on the information that Lira delivered; thus, the seat of the ‘Snake’ had carried great weight in any decision that was made. For over two centuries, Lira had made sure that Elves could learn and outmaneuver their enemies. “Lucia, what is discussed here can never be told to anyone. Do you understand?” She smiled warmly at Lucia, yet underneath that smile, she hid a threat. The girl nodded while she sweated slightly. She had respected Soleah far too much to disrespect a direct order. “I understand your majesty, you have my word!” The elven queen nodded in a satisfied manner. “Good, I can tell you have potential.” Lucia’s eyes widened; she had just been praised by one of the monarchs of her home. She had to prove herself worthy of it now. “I will not fail you, your majesty!” Lucia saluted. “I know you will not.” “Soleah, tell me your plan.” Aqua leaned forward and spoke in a tone of dissatisfaction. Azure was in danger for no reason other than whatever Soleah was planning, which made the woman drop slightly in her eyes. Sheira raised her hand, “Come on, Aqua. Mom would never put anyone in needless danger.” “My Shei speaks truth, as long as Lira is able to manipulate us while also being legitimate in the eyes of the people, we are all in danger.” Soleah closed her eyes as she leaned back slightly. “Why do you seem so set on doing things according to the protocol instead of eradicating Lira?” “Dear, I am aware you can turn her to ash with a flick of your wrist, but for one, we cannot rely on you to solve all our issues,” She raised one finger. Aqua’s eyes widened. She is serious. I can’t believe it. Despite this being what she wished for from people, that they do not attempt to exploit her, she truly wished to help the girls out of her own will. “I do appreciate it, but what about Azure? I hate that she might be in danger because of this plan of yours.” At this point, Aqua had abandoned the false illusion that she did not care. Sun God had convinced her that it was detrimental to her to pretend, and thus she decided to show her genuine care for her new friends. “If even a hair is missing from her head, I want you to personally show me why I felt dread when I gazed upon you.” Aqua exhaled loudly. “Sure, I will give you a chance.” “Thank you so much, dearie!” Soleah grabbed Aqua’s hand and pinned it to her chest. “Once council is denounced, Lira is all yours.” Aqua’s ears twitched, and her face turned slightly red, “I will deal with her…” “I will not object to anything you do to her. And I mean it truly.” Soleah let go of Aqua’s hand and smiled. “Now, I need to tell you what I managed to learn.” The queen brought her hand to her chin and leaned slightly forward. “She plans to paint Azure as a traitor. Why you may ask?” Trio nodded. “In short, it is to crumble our morale. Can you imagine if someone celebrated as the pinnacle of Elven martial power betrayed us?” “An absolute catastrophe.” Sheira tilted her head slightly as she tapped her cheek “That is merely a part of it, but tell me, is there anything else that could become an even bigger issue?” The silence reigned for a solid minute before Lucia raised her hand. “Go on, Lucia.” “Isn’t Lady Azure one responsible for training most of our nation’s military?” “Bingo, Lucia, you seem to be quite knowledgeable.” Soleah smiled before she turned her head to Aqua. “And, I guess you can guess what that means.” The heroine nodded, “At best, you will have the entire army questioning why someone like Azure betrayed you, and at worst, rebellion.” “All that while in an ongoing war with the savages.” Soleah crossed her arms, “Lira is trying to weaken us, but we do n