“... So he never confessed about an accomplice?” asked Milena, disappointed.
Her brother shook his head.
“No. Father is furious. The court had him detained in a secured cell, in the Royal Prison, but the Baron still managed to commit suicide somehow…”
“Or someone got rid of him before he talked.”
Raphael and Valentin exchanged a look, surprised. They hadn’t thought of that theory, but Milena’s suggestion was probably another valid theory as well.
"The Supremacists were probably afraid he would talk too much. The Baron was a weak man; as soon as our father got his hands on him, he would have spilled it. They got rid of him before that."
"But Father still avenged you, Millie. All of the Baron's known acquaintances are under tight surveillance, and his manor, lands, and wealth were conf
