Deception

"How do I put this? Remember when you talked about how a second, third, and even a fourth tiger will follow in the tracks of the first? Well, your words didn't only come to pass, but worse…" Queen Adeline started, sighing.

"I didn't expect your lockdown to be so serious, we couldn't reach you no matter how many envoys we dispatched so I decided to come personally."

Queen Adeline was obviously talking about herself, excluding Valeria from the explanation. That begs the question, what does the former High Elf Queen have in mind to visit Leonardo?

Valeria leveled a calm gaze at Leonardo before opening her mouth, "I heard of that meeting. Back then, you said that you were merely caught in the crossfire between two powerful factions, I believe."

"This is indeed the case," Leonardo nodded.