GABRIEL POV"This is just a small matter, isn't it? Right, Alistair?" Mother's voice dripped with contempt, as if everything that had happened was trivial. "Yes, no need to worry," Father Alistair replied.I had been sitting silently, listening to Father Alistair, Mother, and Nathaniel discuss what happened at the cemetery and the conspiracies they kept throwing around.But none of it interested me. Only disgust built up the longer I stayed there."Yes," Father Alistair nodded, his expression flat."Did you hear the rumors going around Bastorin? That Alexei orchestrated the whole scene using Marva?" Nathaniel took a sip of water. "Since Marva's family is under his supervision, how could they slip through that easily?"Mother's lips tightened. "I'm not surprised. Alexei always loves to make a spectacle, only to play the hero afterward. He's been like that ever since he joined Nightshade."My eyes met Nathaniel's, but he immediately looked away. Suddenly, Mother's hand touched my arm,
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