Sir Alfred explained that, " The previous Emperor had two children, the first son of the Emperor was named Louis von Visden. As the princess might know, the middle name is only given to the descendants of the Imperial family or a descendant of a prestigious Ducal house who has permission from the Imperial family, but the middle name 'von' is only given to the apparent heir to the throne, that is, the next Emperor. Hence, it is decided from his birth that the current Emperor will ascend the throne. After four years, the former Second Prince and your father, Charles de Visden, was born. While the current emperor was hailed as 'a genius in administration', the Archduke, who won the war against the kingdom of Delinet, which lasted for five years, became a renowned war hero during the reign of the previous Emperor. Both the Citizens and the majority of the Aristocrats wanted him to be the next Emperor. But the Archduke, who was still the second prince of the Empire, wanted to respect the wishes of the previous Emperor and also admired his older brother. Therefore, He supported his brother to ascend the throne after the previous Emperor's death, and though the Nobles were skeptical, they never questioned the judgment of the Archduke. the current Emperor thought of that as a mocking of his own accomplishments, and loathed his brother for trying to steal what belonged to him, theThrone. But his envy grew absurdly when the Archduchess, formerly known as the 'Rose of High Society' due to her beautiful crimson-rose hair, Count Blare's daughter, Isabella Blare, whom his Majesty secretly adored, accepted the Archduke's marriage proposal. During their Marriage ceremony, the Emperor swore he would settle this score. The breaking point came when the Archduke started to oppose his Majesty's policies and presented his own ideas to the court. After all this, the current Emperor's jealousy and insecurity grew. He decided to 'end it' for once and for all. He hired skilled Assassins and used a high-ranked monster-attracting magic stone. He waited for the Archduke's arrival and sent those Assassins and released the Chimera caught from the magic stone at the same time."
Little Alicia asked, "Was father completely oblivious to all this. And why didn't you alarm Father of this scheme, Uncle Alfred?"
Sir Alfred, fighting his tears, replied, " I did...., I did tell him for a long time not to trust the Emperor, but I failed to gather proper evidence before the time passed, and now..., and now no one can bring him back!!!"