Looking directly into his father's eyes, Sylus asked the one question that started everything.
"Tell me the truth. The whole truth."
Under Sylus's command, Martin couldn't object, even though he desperately wanted to.
Elizabeth and Erica, though frozen like dolls, could still perceive what was going on around them.
As a result, they would hear whatever Martin said at that moment.
Guilty, Martin looked to the side, biting his lower lip.
He began, and his words went as follows:
A few years back, during one of his travels, he ran into a man—a strange man—who offered him a way to bring forth the Star Catalyst.
This man turned out to be a priest, one who had lived for over a hundred years.
The priest narrated to him the true origin of Layla.
While she was married into the family, she was blessed with the Star Blessing of Control, and everyone was aware of this.
Just like Martin, she too had the same authority.
Though she never used it, not even once.
