Trafalgar remained leaning over the desk for a moment before he began.
"As you know, I was invited into Myrrhvale territory as an observer. Officially, my job was simple: watch the succession and make sure no other Great House, or any outside family for that matter, was influencing who became the next head."
Caelum nodded once. "Yes. That much I understood."
"There were already several observers before I arrived. Lucard au Vaelion was one of them. Zafira du Zar'khael was another, and there was at least one more who never became particularly relevant to what happened."
Trafalgar's fingers rested against the edge of the desk.
"Lucard being there bothered me immediately. After everything we've learned about House Vaelion, seeing one of Roderic's sons sitting inside another Great Family's succession was enough to make me suspicious."
"What caused that suspicion to grow?" Caelum asked. "Did you find anything directly tying House Vaelion to what happened?"
