Chapter 142

He'd played it off with a forced joke in front of Viola, but in truth, Emperor Walter had recognized her necklace the instant he'd seen it.

How could he not have?

Even though twenty-two years had passed since his sister's death, that necklace alone remained vividly branded into Walter's memory.

The holy relic Elionis had personally given to Ophelia not long after he'd ascended to the position of Pontiff.

Even Walter didn't know the true power of that holy relic—a power said to only manifest once its two halves were joined as one.

Very little was known about the relic itself, but given that it had been given to his frail, sickly sister, he could only guess that its power was tied to healing in some way.

And yet one day, the relic that should have remained with his sister had vanished without a trace.

Had someone stolen it, or…