79. The Killer Is...

Words had been rushing into my mind. There had been a lot of questions I badly wanted to ask Inez.

Who is the killer? How did you find out about it? How certain are you?

But seeing the look in Inez's eyes, pity took over. I cannot rush her. She would only be scared and run away from me.

Taking hold of my emotions, I muttered softly, "Tell me what you know, Inez. If you are afraid that someone will assassinate you after this, you don't have to worry about it. I will protect you with all my life. For as long as I can, I will defend you whatever enemies you have right now. You have my word, woman. You can tell me everything about it, okay?"

"Your Grace…" she mumbled.

Fishing out a handkerchief out of my pocket, I wiped the tears from her eyes.

We only talked a little, but this woman was already important to me. No. Everything about the palace was important to me.

"Shhhh. You can take your time first. If you want to cry, you do it. Do whatever you want to calm your heart. I got you, I