“Yes, this place belongs to Ms. Viola. She has been staying here ever since Hosen took over Emerald Cauldron Sect,” Ghaylen affirmed.
“Mr. Samoll, what's going on?” Jared asked, still confused.
“Hosen had murdered the previous lord of the sect to become the new lord. The previous lord had wanted to let his daughter, Viola Warwick, take over the role of lordship after him, but Hosen had been coveting the role all the time. He took advantage of the trust the previous lord had in him to poison the previous lord's family. Although Ms. Viola had suffered from severe poisoning, she was still alive. So, I brought her here. This was originally the previous lord's secret location. No one else besides me knows about this place. It's been years since then. Even though Ms. Viola is still alive, I've been unable to get rid of the poison from her system, so she's been unconscious all these years.”
As Ghaylen spoke, a look of guilt manifested on his face.
“Did no one notice how strange it was for all members of the previous lord's family to suddenly die? I thought you had Helius.”
Jared was astonished. He could not believe that no one would look into the sudden deaths of the previous lord's family.
“If not for Ms. Viola telling me about this herself, I wouldn't have been suspicious of Hosen either. After all, the previous lord had seen Hosen as part of the family. Hosen was nice to the previous lord's family too. That's why no one suspected his involvement. Who would've known that Hosen would be vicious enough to plot the previous lord's family's deaths just to become the lord of the sect? In order to treat Ms. Viola, I had no choice but to endure this in silence and pretend as if I knew nothing as I work for Hosen.”
Ghaylen grew increasingly sad and furious as he spoke.
After hearing Ghaylen's explanation, Jared finally figured out what Ghaylen's intentions were.
“So you've brought me here in hopes that I'll treat Ms. Viola,” Jared said.
Ghaylen nodded. “Yes. You're a capable healer, and you're kind. That's why I decided to muster the courage to bring you here. I hope you'll save Ms. Viola. Once Ms. Viola is awake, I'll get to reveal Hosen's true colors.”
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