World Shifting Odds 2

The realization struck like lightning.

A noble from the Human Empire hesitated. "W-Well, they must have… at some point…"

"But no one can prove it."

Rowlen gritted his teeth. "This is dangerous speculation—"

"No, Duke." Cavendish's smirk returned, sharper this time. "It's the truth." The Human Empire's entire strategy was built on a single, unconfirmed claim.

That Pyris and Lekiza were involved.

But if Pyris had never actually met her, then everything—their leverage, their political standing, their so-called connection to House Obsidian—meant absolutely nothing.

And worse?

If Pyris learned of this manipulation, the Human Empire might lose more than just a potential alliance. They might make themselves his enemy. For the first time, Duke Rowlen looked genuinely uneasy.

And the other nobles?

They smirked.