A Heavy Guilt (7)

[Present Time]

"Dorothy, is this all?"

Isla asked Dorothy, showing the objects inside the bag and Dorothy nodded her head. There wasn't a single smile on her face that made Isla worried.

"We just have to wait for Edgar."

Dorothy murmured under her breath, writing down notes on Margaret's diary.

"Anything else?"

Isla only shook her head and turned to exit the room with a sad expression visible on her face.

A few minutes later, suddenly, the door burst open as Gael went inside Dorothy's room in a hurry.

"Dorothy, Inferno Kingdom is chaotic!"

Dorothy's eyes slightly widened by the news as Gael caught his breath, panting.

"While I was finding information like you told me to do, I heard rumors that King Samael was dead."

Her hands trembled as she slowly lifted her head from the book to meet Gael's wary orange eyes.

"His Majesty?"

"... Yes. However, it was just a mere rumor.."

"... Then?"