Chapter 116: The truth

"Uncle, can you tell me what happened that day?", Brianna looked at the white haired old man. Evan also looked at the old man. He was no longer harbouring displeasure against such an honest family. He had always wanted to know what happened on that day which forced her mother and aunt to leave the royal palace. What had caused the security lapse of the palace? Evan was always curious about that incident.

"I am sorry little prince. The most guilt I feel towards you. You are so old yet I have not done anything for you yet", the eyes of old man welled up when he looked toward Evan. There was both love and guilt in his voice.

"Grandpa, please don't cry. I have never blamed anyone personally. It is just that I felt disappointed with its people because they didn't stand for my mother in crucial times", Evan spoke with a low tone.

"Who said you that? We were forced to left in the middle of night and when everyone assembled we had already left the palace", Brianna said with an exasperated tone.

It was the first time that she saw Evan had such prejudice against Thousand swords kingdom.

"Grandpa, please stand up first", Evan pulled up the old man by his hand. Old man Mason couldn't deny the kind gesture of Evan. He got up and tried to wipe out his tear stained face.

He gestured for everyone to sit down. After sitting comfortably, Evan and Brianna looked at old man Mason. Even general Lawrence was also looking at his father. He was also in dark about the betrayal of his father that day. He was curious about what pushed his father to take such an action.

"Grandpa, please tell me what happened that day?", Evan looked at old man Mason with curiousity in his eyes.

"As all of you know, we had lost Sam while he was in a trip to White snow city. Days passed and we thought we had lost him forever.

I had already accepted the truth about him untill I got a message about him.

I don't know whether it was coincidence but the same night Olivia and Brianna got attacked. 

As I had guessed, it was a trap to lure me out but I still took the bet", Maso spoke slowly.

"Father, have you managed to find out anything?", general Lawrence cried out. Untill now Evan had not seen general Lawrence in such a disturbed appearance.

"Aunt, who is Sam?", Evan asked to Brianna.

"He is the eldest child of your uncle Lawrence and very close to all of us. He was a bright and obedient child but one day he got lost", a painful expression appeared on Brianna's face when she thought about Sam. 

"I had managed to see Sam but I also experienced one of the most helpless day in my life. He was captured by some unknown people and was kept inside a cage", old man Mason spoke and he clenched his fist.

I fought fiercely but enemy had two Nascent soul stage expert. The most frustrating fact was I couldn't manage to tear their masks and uncover their identity", old man Mason paused after saying this.

Evan was observing everyone while listening to the sequence of events. He saw veins popping out of the head of General Lawrence as he clenched his fist tightly. Brianna kept a hand on his mouth as tears came out from her eyes.

"I was indeed useless. I couldn't do anything to them as I saw my grandson kept in a cage", tears came out from the old eyes of Mason.

The most humiliating part was I was forced to make a oath in the name of heaven. I will not come out of the royal palace in the next twenty years. They also vowed that they will not do anything to Sam as long as I keep my vow", old man Mason said in a low voice. 

Evan could see the helplessness and guilt in his eyes. Figure of a majestic man appeared on his mind as his eyes also reddened a bit.

When old man Mason returned from that place it was already morning in the next day. He found that assasins had come for Olivia and Brianna and they escaped with the Sylvia clansmen. He felt enraged but was helpless. If he had moved, the enemies would not hesitate to kill his grandson. He could only watch helplessly as the glorious Thousand swords kingdom got weakened day by day.

It took sometime for everyone to digest everything. It was particularly true for general Lawrence who was trying to suppress his rage and mental agony. His son was still alive but they couldn't do anything to save him. He felt enraged yet helpless at the same time.

"Evan, Can you tell the details of your sister now?", Brianna looked at Evan.

"I can but I need your promise that you will not look for her. I can assure you that she is safe for now", Evan replied after thinking for a while.

The old man Mason's eyes lit up after he heard the words of Evan. General Lawrence also calmed his mind and threw an expectant look at Evan.

"She is being kept in a unconpucuous corner of capital. There is a Nascent soul realm expert to watch over her", Evan spoke while looking at them.

"Who is this Nascent soul realm expert? Evan why didn't you tell me earlier?", Brianna asked with an agitated voice. Nascent soul realm experts were the pinnacle experts in entire Northpeak empire. So, anything related to them was an extremely important matter to any kingdom.

The looks on the face of general Lawrence and old man Mason became solemn after hearing Evan.

"Who is it that give you the news? Can we trust that person?", Lawrence looked at Evan with a disturbed look on his face. 

"We can completely trust the source as Evan is the one tracking them", Brianna explained before Evan could reply.

"How can he track a Nascent soul stage expert?", general Lawrence felt perplexed. Old man Mason also became confused. If it was not from Brianna's voice, they would have outrightly thought this claim as a lie.

"Can you open the formation for a bit?", Evan grinned at old man Mason. 

Old man Mason's cloudy eyes became clear for a moment. He nodded after observing the grinning face of Evan.

He closed his eyes for a moment. "It is done", he spoke after a few seconds. Evan nodded his head and thought appeared in his mind. A butterfly came and sat on his hand after a while.

"Are you a beast tamer?", old man Mason looked at Evan with surprise in his eyes.

Evan nodded his head.

"Okay, I trust you", old man Mason replied after throwing a glance at the exotic butterfly on the hand of Evan.

"What are you planning to do now? When are we going to save Stacey?", old man Mason looked at Brianna.

"Do you need to track longer?", Brianna looked at Evan.

"I still need two to three days", Evan replied. He was still tracking the Black family but there was no significant discovery except finding this sister of his. He was planning to find out their enemies through Black family. So, he needed more time.

"Anyways, do you know this woman?", Evan conjured the picture of the Nascent soul realm expert and looked at others in a questioning gaze.