Of course, Malek thought to himself. Master Yaren should have been the obvious choice. He was the one who had mistreated Tanya when she first started working as a court lady and had even tried to sabotage her. He had every motive to help
"Master Yaren explained to me why you have partial ownership to the mines that were robbed," the Emperor demanded.
"Your Majesty, it's just pure coincidence I assure you that I have ties to all those mines that were raided," he tried to explain himself. "The funds I received were
"But that's not all there is more that has been discovered. You sent out letters to each these mines shortly before they were attacked. Though the letters appear to be normal at first glance with no suspicious messages, the timing is suspicious. I'm sure if we had Lady Edom inspect them she can reveal " The emperor went on. "And speaking of Lady Edom my servants discovered you