"Just as I thought… did you really come to assassinate the princess?"

Of course, Ashe did not confess. It was not because he was particularly brave, facing Quinna's overwhelming presence with sudden courage. Rather, he simply could not confess.

Annan's contract prohibited them from voluntarily leaking information. Ashe could not even report to the Swordswoman that he had somehow adopted a daughter, so how could he possibly tell Quinna about her daughter's plan?

Still, whether Ashe confessed or not made little difference. Since Ashe was here, the others had to be nearby as well. Infiltrating the palace during the night of the imperial banquet meant they clearly were not here just for free food. It became painfully obvious that they were here for the princess.

So when Ashe turned the question around and asked, "Do you know about the Tower?" Quinna understood immediately. Her daughter had brought this group of companions here to challenge the Tower.

Since Quinna had already figured it out, Ashe could reveal a little more. "We are not assassinating the princess. We are only here to invalidate her ranking."

"The result is the same."

Quinna fell silent for a moment. "The Empress of Isa is definitely the Gospel's First. Without the...