"You intended to kill a young boy, Grandpa?" Oriana's voice trembled as she spoke.
"I didn't wish for his death, but I felt I had no other option," Philip admitted, his tone heavy with regret. "After all, he was someone you were betrothed to. At that time, I couldn't fathom why Amaya had made that decision, but I consented to it because I had watched the boy grow up before my eyes and had developed an affection for him."
"But upon learning of your mother's actions, I realized I needed to restore the divine lotus to its original state. And to do so, I had to retrieve what it had lost. Unfortunately, that meant the boy had to die. Though it was morally questionable, it felt like the only course of action to fulfill the responsibilities bestowed upon our bloodline. There's a rule in the supernatural world: if a bloodline is tasked with a duty, it must be carried out, or else along with that bloodline, the entire humanity faces dire consequences."
