Margaret's next courses of action were clear.
To investigate the banquet hall before the evening's festivities began. She searched every corner for clues; alcohol, hidden explosives, perhaps even a pyro magic circle.
But there was nothing.
Which left only one conclusion.
Someone had deliberately triggered the explosion during the banquet.
But who?
If she followed the thread logically, who would benefit most from such an event?
The gathering included the Emperor of Aetherion and the royal family of Illenia. A carefully timed assassination would send shockwaves across the continent.
And if the attack occurred on Illenian soil…?
Then the political backlash would fall squarely on Illenia.
To the public eye, it would seem as though Illenia had assassinated Aetherion's Emperor.
And the consequences of that misunderstanding would be catastrophic.
