16. New Perspective

Triana.

Bowing slightly, Vlador aligned his face with Triana's and formed a thin smile. "If you feel guilty, doesn't that mean you should understand if I seek revenge?"

Triana's body tensed. She wanted to flee, but she didn’t know since when her face had been in Vlador's grasp. Swallowing hard, she muttered, "P-pardon?"

"Your ancestors slaughtered my family and my servants and seized my wealth. Now, their descendant is before me. What can I do to make them feel my pain? There are many ways to torture someone without actually killing them, right?"

Torture? Triana had read about various types of torture inflicted upon criminals and kingdom traitors. Each was categorized based on the severity of the crime. But of all those, none she could read to the end because they were too gruesome.

Would Vlador torture her with one of those dreadful methods?

"Don't feel responsible for something you're not willing to take," Vlador whispered.

Triana's held breath was released when Vlador's hand release