Romus remained silent, while Matt grumbled under his breath. It was hard to determine what he was saying, but Ning could make out some of the words to be curses.
"You said many important figures were assassinated?" Mari asked.
Ning nodded. "Generals, leaders, merchants. Anyone of value was targeted. Even the previous emperor died."
"What about their security? How did they get past them?" Mari asked.
Ning shrugged. "Apparently, the assassins were, in fact, people who were already close to these figures. Considering how many people died, I'm thinking someone controlled their minds into killing them all."
Matthew looked up. "And why is the blame on the Republic?"
"Because they are the enemy, obviously," Mari said.
Shara thought for a moment. "But they are not the only ones with something to gain here, are they? Didn't you say the three camps were separate? So they were, in fact, three parties against a single one. Why couldn't it be one of the camps that attacked the others?"
