Celia shivered with cold, struggling to remain calm.
"I don't want to die, if I tell you a secret, you'll understand." She knew that without revealing the secret, she could never win Mervin's trust.
What saddened her was that she was doing all this to avoid being a pawn, to be free, and more so, to help Ah Foo in the future. Yet, before she could help Ah Foo, she had to exploit her relationship once again to achieve her goal.
How was this any different from what she'd done ten years ago?
Celia fell into deep pain.
"Speak."
"Lin Fu is different to me, I will offer my loyalty to her once again, until the end of my life."
"Again? Offer loyalty?"
Mervin, being a true member of the Great Nobles, was of course well aware that only the Royal Family could qualify for the loyalty of a Guardian Duke.
Suddenly he thought of something, his gaze fixing intensely on Celia.
"Are you saying Lin Fu is Princess Freya, whom you once served?"
"Yes."
She had finally spoken the secret.
