"You've been asleep for three days." Dad's usually authoritative voice sounded exhausted as he spoke beside me. "The healers took turns treating you. It took three rounds of treatment to get all the poison out of your system."I struggled to turn my head and look at him, only to notice the gray at his temples."Dad, I'm sorry."He looked up. His eyes were bloodshot, and I'd never seen him look so haggard.His lips moved a little, but no words came out. Instead, he pressed my hand against his forehead.He then handed me a cup of warm water.I took a sip. The warm liquid slid down my dry, aching throat.At last, I found my voice again.I set the cup on the nightstand and asked, "Dad, what happened that night? What happened to them?"Dad leaned back in his chair and folded his hands over his chest.He watched me for a moment as if deciding where to begin."While you were unconscious these past three days, the royal guards interrogated everyone in the banquet hall one by one. Em
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