>>5935607The sorceress takes him aside and reveals to him a new fact: while he was away, a group of councilors, fearful of the possibility of the Rex's death, revealed a secret cousin: the son of his father's brother, the one who was killed in the arena. Evidently the son was produced in secret, as the mother was pregnant at the time of the Rex's uncle's death and feared for the safety of her child. Very few knew of his existence, and should the Rex have perished in the field, they would have pushed to place his cousin upon the throne.
What do we make of this news?
