"What do you mean by 'she is fake?'" Turning my attention back towards Mialthara, I directly inquired about this confusion, as her words had struck a chord in my mind regarding fake people, but I did not want to link everything to my already known information of story.
Knowing this story not only gave me ideas for the future but also focused my vision on the original plot while giving me an oversight where I might ignore minor details.
It is often seen that if someone knows the cure for a snake's poison, they start to link every two small bites together as being caused by snakes due to their excess familiarity.
Here, the word 'fake' brought the first name to my mind: Puppet Master.
Until...
"She is a creation of one of the disciples of Puppet Master, named—" Before Mialthara could finish, the name of that individual came to my mouth.
"Selenia Veyera." Indeed, the only disciple of the Puppet Master I was aware of was none other than the Empress Dowager herself.
"...."
