"You must tell me," whispered Nayan. “I have no right to take an aristocrat for interrogation without reason. We need a reason to start, and then we can get him to confess. Nothing will happen to you or Mrs. Yasmin, I promise. I give you my word, do you hear?

The word of the dark lord is expensive, but I just couldn't risk it. What if he somehow gets out? He had already been accused several times, but the case always ended in an acquittal. Mom is alone. She will not cope with the mercenaries. And father. If the head of the prison or one of the guards turns out...