Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 2112

Shannon and Benjamin's voices weren't loud, but they were clear enough for the palace guards stationed in the courtyard to hear every word.

Still, everyone kept their eyes fixed straight ahead and stood in a rigid, solemn position. It seemed almost as if they hadn't heard anything at all.

As for why Benjamin referred to Serelith as Shannon and his words sounded so informal, these were not matters for them to ponder. Their duty was the king's safety.

Though Benjamin had said he would take Shannon back to the palace with him, to whisk her away on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony seemed far too disrespectful.

So, he agreed for her to remain at the Ignis residence for one more day and give her time to cut Serelith's ties with the rest of the Ignis family.

But since he'd come all the way here, he had no intention of leaving empty-handed.

Before the guests in the hall were dismissed, the Ignis residence welcomed a new wave of arrivals from the Oracle Council.

Directly overseen by the king, the Oracle Council handled all strange incidents in the capital and Celestria. Those qualified to serve in the office possessed at least some mastery of strange arts.

In other words, they were not individuals ordinary citizens could easily come into contact with.

With Maeric's influence, he could have had the Oracle Council solve Fenric and Marcellus' affair. But he chose not to for fear of tarnishing the Ignis family's reputation and affecting Serelith's chances of entering the palace.

Who would have thought that after everything, the Oracle Council would end up coming to them on its own?

They weren't here to investigate the two Ignis family sons.

"By His Majesty's royal edict, it has been verified that the Ignis family's adopted daughter, Solvanna Ignis, has conspired with demonic forces to fabricate a phoenix and deceive the people.

"She is hereby placed under the custody of the Oracle Council to await further judgment."

The head of the Oracle Council personally arrived to deliver the royal edict. At his command, Solvanna, who'd been taken away for her noisy outburst, was brought out again. This time, she was to be formally detained by the Oracle Council.

When Solvanna heard that she would be brought away, she was completely stunned. She hadn't colluded with demonic forces!

She was the Chosen One to receive the Trueflame's protection! It was Serelith who'd deceived everyone with strange arts!

Even if Serelith might be pretending to be under the phoenix's protection, the king had appeared and endorsed her identity. That way, she must be real, no matter what.

Oracle Council was acting under the king's direct orders. With His Majesty's will decided, what room was there for them to speak?

Maeric forcibly pulled Elysia back and signaled the nearby matrons to escort her away before she could say anything else foolish.

But before they could act, Benjamin appeared with Shannon alongside him. They stepped into the main house before the eyes of all the assembled guests.

Looking toward the struggling and protesting Solvanna, he turned to Elysia and asked, "Lady Elysia, it seems you believe the Oracle Council has detained the wrong person. Tell me, who do you believe should have been taken instead?"

Elysia's gaze instinctively flicked toward "Serelith", who stood quietly by Benjamin's side.

She wanted to say it should have been Serelith, but after Maeric's earlier warning and with Benjamin standing protectively by her side, she wasn't foolish enough to say it out loud, especially right to Benjamin's face.

She may love Solvanna dearly, but she had to consider the entire Ignis family.