And it was foreseeable that before the Pope of Light arrived at the Royal Capital, he would likely endure quite a few more such incidents.
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After Teresa left the castle, she turned to glance at the royal driveway above and noticed another vehicle heading toward the castle not far away, a meaningful smirk curling at the corner of her mouth.
How could she naively come to woo Simon Wald?
Simon, set to be martyred, may be seducible, but the uncertainties involved were too high and could easily expose her existence.
So all this was but a idle venture to probe for information from the council hall.
By the way, to confirm Simon was likely not a player, and then to throw in a stone of doubt, placing her overt purpose on the throne to divert the attention of certain individuals in the Royal Capital.
After all, not only was she interested in this throne, so were the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth princes of the King.
She was the first to visit His Highness Simon.
