'Don't tell me Helios is an actual suspect?' Ezra thought, sensing something strange in the air.
There was a shift.
It was subtle.
But it was there.
With Samson looking at Kaelis as if he was upset, even though the whole time he had been smiling and amused, no matter what was said.
Yet when Kaelis mentioned the suspects, Samson looked upset that he even brought it up in front of Ezra.
Now…
When Kaelis told Ezra that nobody knew except a handful of people, and everyone in the palace was a suspect, he didn't think Helios would actually be one of them.
Helios loved Luxaelis.
This kingdom was his whole life.
He wouldn't do anything to destroy a kingdom he worked so hard to protect, and for what reason—
"I was hoping you wouldn't say that, Kaelis," Samson says directly, making both Ezra and Kaelis pause.
The tone was different this time.
Less amused.
More…serious.
"It's a crucial part of the investigation, father," Kaelis said with a frown. "Just because—"
