The Crimson Magister Chapter 68: V2-C49: The Council of the Five [1]

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V2-C49: The Council of the Five [1] Soleah leaned against the wall and tapped her fingers against her forearm. “So, Shei, Lucia, and Aqua. Since Lira most certainly thinks most of you are dead, you can make a grand entrance when the meeting starts.” The trio of girls who were before her were all to be victims of Lira, yet none of them suffered. It was a great fortune that even with her position of spymaster, she had lacked many of the spies who were loyal to her in the palace. It was not a secret that she had treated the servants of the palace rather badly. Someone like that disgusted her; someone who mistreated and abused those under her had a name: tyrants. They were superior only in name and inferior in every other way. She closed her eyes and exhaled. “I will present the evidence before the witnesses and denounce the council. I assume Lira will use Azure to do something stupid; thus, I am counting on Aqua to help out.” The heroine nodded, “Got it, I will help Azure if she is used.” Aqua placed her chin between her fingers and hummed. “Are you sure you are not underestimating Lira? What if her sloppy work was merely a facade?” “I understand your worry; however, I have spent a long time investigating her and exploring her capabilities.” Soleah pushed herself away from the wall and approached the false maid in front of her. “However, unlike with you, Lira would have killed me already if she were capable of it.” “I said I will trust you, so I plan to play along with this plan of yours.” Aqua approached her bed and took a seat before quickly being joined by the princess. Sheira leaned her head on Aqua’s shoulder and whistled, “Look at you, trusting my mom~” “Enough, Shei.” Soleah stretched her palm forward. “Your Majesty, are you sure it’s my place to intrude on such an important meeting?” “Of course it is. You were targeted by Lira, too, even if you weren’t the intended victim of her schemes.” She stopped for a moment before turning her stare at Shera, “I had told my husband that he shouldn’t trust her… as long as he doesn’t give her an inkling that he is aware of her treachery, we should be fine.” The three girls nodded in unison. “I will leave you now and meet with our dear king. Sheira, I believe all of you know where the throne room is.” With those final words, Soleah turned to the exit and disappeared. “Aye, Mom!” Sheira saluted as she jumped off the bed and grabbed Lucia by her hand. “I will lead this little girl and my Mommy~” “E…Eh!?” Lucia shouted as the eager princess dragged her out of the bedroom. Aqua’s face turned slightly red, yet she merely sighed and walked behind Sheira. The princess rushed ahead with flustered Lucia, closely followed by Aqua. They were not supposed to be too close to the throne room just yet. However, Lira had no presence in the Servant’s quarters; thus, it was unlikely she would have stumbled upon her, after all, the palace was large, and it took a dozen minutes to go from one side to the other using the main path, and even longer if one was to take a side path. “Your highness! You should not touch me. What will the queen do if she sees this?” She struggled to keep up, and her face was as red as a tomato as Sheira effortlessly lifted her and put her in a princess carry. “Hah! She wouldn’t care.” Aqua wanted to facepalm at the scene, yet she couldn’t help but smile. Adorable. Soon, the trio reached the intersection that connected the Noble and Servant quarters. “We just wait here for a bit, then we start heading to the throne room.” “Got it.” Aqua crossed her arms and got closer. “Your highness… could you please… put me down…” Lucia’s ears slumped and her face turned even redder as she struggled to escape Sheira’s grasp. “Aww~ And here I thought you would like to be carried by someone as cute as me.” With a small sigh, Sheira placed Lucia down and patted down her dress. “Sheira.” Aqua looked up and down over Sheira’s form. “Yes?” Her head tilted slightly. “You are already back in the dress I