"Find out all the people Astaria Skyfall has met after coming out of her seclusion."
Riona ordered and soon, a frown appeared on Kelton's face,
"Lady Riona… information related to an Emperor is not something I can find…"
"I know, let alone you, no one would be able to find that, however, you should know about something, when she came out of her seclusion, you were inside the Kingdom, weren't you? Who were the people she met with?"
"Umm… the King… the Ministe-"
"These all are too obvious, she would meet these people every time she comes out of her seclusion, I need to know about the people who had never met her before."
"Well this time, I heard the First Prince and the Second Princess met Lady Astaria as well."
"It was about the incident related to the assassination?"
Riona questioned.
Hearing that, Kelton's expression turned unsightly.
He was still angry about this whole incident. How dare that bastard go after his Master? He wanted to Kill Raguel.
Riona had the same thoughts, however, now that she has met with her daughter, who has not only found a way to cultivate her physique but has also found a man she loves and is living happily, her anger has reduced.
The 'dead' status was very beneficial for current Amaya, Riona knew about it.
And knowing her daughter and from how her eyes shined when she talked about Nux today, Amaya was sure that even if Raguel hadn't attacked her, Amaya would have faked her death just so she could live with the man she loved.
Raguel actually helped her.
"The First Prince and the Second Princess, correct?"
"Yes."
Kelton nodded.
"How strong is the Second Princess again?"
Suddenly, Riona questioned.
"Expert Stage."
'Ahh, so she can't be one of those nine…'
Riona thought inwardly.
"However, she has a King Stage subordinate under her."
Kelton informed.
Riona raised her eyebrow.
"A King Stage subordinate? A Princess has a King Stage subordinate serving her?"
"Yes, that man is the reason why she didn't die during this assassination attempt."
Kelton nodded.
A frown appeared on Riona's face.
Why would a King Stage Cultivator serve a Princess?
Was it the protector of the Duke house that supports the Princess? No, that shouldn't be the case, those turtles would never leave their shell, especially not all the time just for the sake of a single girl.
This man had to be someone else, but again, why would he serve a Princess?
Was he betting on the fact that Evane would surely become the next ruler? But why not serve the King directly, no King would reject a King Stage Cultivator…
Riona couldn't understand.
"Wait… if the Second Princess had a King Stage Cultivator as her subordinate, why did that fool even bother to attack her?" Riona questioned.
"This isn't known by all because the information was contained later, however, I heard that the subordinate used a strange technique to hide his cultivation, he only appeared as a Grand Master Stage Cultivator in front of others.
It is said that Lady Astaria was the one who saw through his technique and exposed him."
Kelton answered with a strange look on his face. Even he couldn't believe what he was saying.
"…"
Riona couldn't understand.
Hide his cultivation? How could such a strange technique exist?
However, suddenly, her expression changed.
These strange techniques… aren't these strangely similar to the techniques Nux and his wives showed? Somehow communicating when they are miles apart, suddenly disappearing from the sigh, suddenly appearing from behind…
These techniques shouldn't exist either, but they do.
She has seen it with her own eyes.
Suddenly, a smile appeared on Riona's face,
She was going in the right direction.
"Describe this subordinate you were talking about. How does he look?"
She ordered.
"I never saw that man on my own, also, he heard that he always had a mask on." Kelton shook his head.
"You should go and ask around, I am sure someone else must have seen him, correct?"
"That might be possible. I will try searching for the masked man following the Second Princess who was a Grand Master Stage Cultivator."
Kelton narrowed it down.
"Good."
Riona nodded.
"Alright, now tell me, you said Lady Astaria saw through this subordinate's cultivation, correct?"
"Yes."
Kelton nodded.
"So this means that the subordinate met Lady Astaria, correct?"
Kelton nodded again.
Amaya's smile widened.
She could roughly guess the entire situation, however, she didn't rush out and concluded, she needed to be thorough, especially with this.
"Kelton, find out everything that happened when Lady Astaria and this King Stage Subordinate met with each other. Tell me if Lady Astaria attacked this man."
"Attacked?"
Kelton frowned.
"Yeah."
Riona smiled.
Kelton frowned, however, he didn't ask too much and nodded.
Lady Riona was indeed very similar to Lady Amaya, however, he had to admit, Lady Amaya was much sharper. Or maybe it could be said that since Lady Riona is more thorough and only works on proof, Lady Amaya, on the other hand, predicts things whenever she feels she has enough information.
Therefore, Amaya was much faster with her deductions.
Riona, on the other hand, was much more thorough with her answers.
Well, no matter how much one sugarcoats it, Amaya was still the more intelligent one.
Her 'predictions' have never been wrong before, after all.
She was fast and precise.
"Collect all the information I told you to. You can use Ribson to exchange letters with your informant."
While Kelton was comparing Amaya and Riona in his mind, Riona ordered.
"Sir Ribson?"
Kelton questioned in surprise.
The man they were talking about was a King Stage Cultivator.
"Yes, it is an important matter, do it as fast as possible."
Riona nodded.
"As you command."
Kelton bowed his head, then, he walked out of his room.
After he left, a small smile appeared on Riona's face as she started thinking about the future.
She realized this after spending some time with her today, Amaya would not talk to her unless the one they talk about is Nux or something related to Nux.
Therefore, to continue her conversation with Amaya, she had to keep using Nux.
She had to take this slow, starting with talking about Nux and once Amaya is more comfortable, she would start subtly changing the topic and soon or later, she and Amaya would be just like any other mother and daughter.
Fufufu~
