Aunt Eve recounted everything Helene had revealed or other spies collected for her, she kept her tone slow and steady so as not to scare Ren. When she finished, she added grimly, "I believe Araben wants the throne of Alvonia. She plans to kill you, make it look like a suicide, and then move in on Dankin."
Ren felt her mouth go dry. That bitch! She was even planning her own twin brother?
"She's mad!"
Aunt Eve nodded. "Mad, and ambitious. And the Crown Prince of Al-Delone is even worse. Greedy, this word isn't enough to describe him. I've heard whispers that he's been the shadow behind the rebellions of the last five years, claiming he fights for the self-governance of each kingdom. But it's a lie. He wants your father dethroned. I heard that he is making a weapon to break through Sunkiath's scale."
