Magus found Uriel in his private study, standing before the window with his back to the door.
The morning light cast a long shadows across the room.
On the desk behind him sat a data tablet with military information.
"She has confessed.." Magus said from the doorway.
Uriel did not turn. "Who is it ?"
"Varn. Your cousin."
Silence.
The kind of silence that pressed against the walls and made the air feel heavy.
Uriel turned slowly.
His face was calm.
Too calm.
His gold eyes held nothing at all.
"Varn. I thought he couldn't be anymore stupid.."
"She confessed fully. He threatened her children, paid off old debts, and promised to provide for her family after her death. The poison was his."
Uriel walked to his desk and sat down. He picked up a stylus and turned it over in his fingers.
The movement was slow, deliberate, almost hypnotic.
"She also requested mercy," Magus added carefully. "For her children. She only wants them protected."
