Cornflower Witch

Chapter 367 Hiltiya Under the Window

Light snow began to fall outside the window. Perhaps due to the terrain, Hiltiya always felt that the winter winds in the Asura region were particularly strong and the weather was much colder.

One afternoon, a few days after she started school as usual, Aurora said she would take her to meet one of her cousins, who was now a manager at a theater in the Asla district.

"Oh, is this the Miss Hedra that Aurora mentioned? She is so cute and beautiful, completely different from her name."

After school, the three went to a restaurant and met Aurora's cousin. He had the same silver-gray short hair, but his eyes were golden. His clothes were also very eye-catching, with pink and yellow checks on one side and pure white on the other, like the color scheme of some kind of playing cards.

"Hello, my name is Brandon." He bowed gracefully, like an actor before a performance on stage, his hind legs pressing down with his body.

"Hello." Luo Wei'er and Xilutiya returned the greeting by lifting their skirts together.

Upon seeing these two young women whose looks and demeanor were no less than his younger sister's, the cousin became excited and immediately began to talk incessantly. He introduced himself and praised the two women's cuteness and beauty. Although his words were exaggerated, they were surprisingly endearing.

"Alright, have some water." After Brandon finally finished speaking, Aurora handed him some water to calm him down.

"Oh, how thoughtful, my lovely little sister Aurora." He took the water, drank it down in one gulp, and then finally got down to business.

"I find the misunderstanding surrounding Miss Hedra very interesting. If the case could develop in an even more 'bizarre' way, it could be the subject of a play."

After listening to what he said, Aurora supported her right elbow with her left hand and sighed helplessly.

"You're here to solve problems, not to discuss the script."

“I understand, I understand, but Aurora, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise and approaches to problem-solving.” He held up a finger in front of Aurora to explain.

"As your cousin and a member of the Helt family, my specialty is opera performance. In my opinion, as long as we promote the case and let more people know about it, especially those interested dignitaries, then the police will not dare to easily find someone to take the blame and close the case."

"In a sense, fame is a shield, especially when dealing with official institutions."

"As for your suggestion to speak to a high-ranking official and ask the police not to make things difficult for Hedra, I could do it, but it wouldn't be very effective. My familiarity with those high-ranking officials is based on the bond between me and an actor. If I mention other things, it would cross the line of that relationship and easily make people resistant and wary. Even if they agree, I can't ask them to take it seriously or actually do it. The effect is very unknown."

"However, if it's a recently popular event, the adapted hot script is different. I can proudly recommend it to all the dignitaries I know, discuss the matter with them, and 'incidentally' mention Hedra's affairs, as well as various interesting parts, etc. I can play a huge role in this and use the identity of the Helt family to create waves in the entire Asura District's entertainment industry."

The other party's righteous and eloquent argument silenced Aurora, marking the first time that Hilti and Lovely had witnessed Aurora being defeated in an argument.

Seeing Aurora become dejected and dispirited after his barrage of words, Brandon immediately changed his expression, his gaze softening again. Like a man making a heartfelt confession in an opera, he took Aurora's slender fingers and gently brushed them across her forehead before offering her exaggerated but sincere praise once more.

"The bright moon appeared through the curved corner of the eaves, and in its pure white light, all shadows and unease vanished instantly. Oh, Jelia~"
The girl before me is the bright moon in my life; her beauty is purer than the white snow, making one forget the filth of the world. The exaggerated aria, though cheesy, also has a unique charm.

"Okay, okay, I understand. No need to comfort or praise me." Aurora picked up the doll in her arms, blocked Brandon's view, and then moved behind Sylvia.

After chatting and laughing for a while, they got back to business.

"Come to think of it, the other side only attacked orcs. Is there some kind of grudge between them?" Aurora wondered.

"They were probably bullied by orcs in the past," Luo Wei'er guessed simply.

"Shouldn't you retaliate against the person who bullied you if you've been bullied?" Aurora asked, tilting her head.

"Maybe they're afraid to retaliate against the people who bullied them." Luo Weier thought for a moment, but then felt that something didn't quite make sense.

"He's killed so many people, and several of those killings were extremely dangerous and nearly resulted in a complete collapse. This is definitely not something a cowardly person who wouldn't dare to retaliate would do," said Hilti, who had transformed into a detective, offering a simple assessment.

"What was the motive?"

"Who knows? There are too many possibilities." The girl shook her head slightly.

However, is it really necessary to put on a whole script just for this, with the sole purpose of clearing her name? This made Hilti feel that it was unnecessary and a big fuss, but considering how much Lorra and Aurora were helping her, she couldn't bring herself to say such demoralizing things.

To be honest, there are quite a few factions and forces on the Mage Alliance side. The higher-ups of the Woodland Alliance really think highly of her, believing that she alone can change the course of events.

At night, after everyone else had gone to sleep, Hilti sat by the living room window, gazing at the faint moonlight outside.

Bathed in moonlight, her long black hair slowly faded, returning to a soft silver. It wasn't a pure, blinding white, but rather a soft, muted gray, much like her personality. She wasn't the kind of person who was straightforward and ruthless, but rather someone who would treat others gently even if she knew the truth. This quality stemmed from a deep empathy that brought her compassion or a sense of shared suffering.

Although the Woodland Alliance sent her here with a risky plan that disregarded her safety, she would not hold a grudge or betray them. This was partly because the Woodland Alliance had indeed provided her with a lot of help, enabling her to grow, and partly because she was very clear about what the Woodland Alliance's higher-ups had seen and foreseen.

The pressure from the Mage Alliance caused anxiety and unease among many insightful members of the Woodland Alliance. They didn't have many better options and could only try one by one, and she was merely one of the possible alternatives.

Even the most favored and pampered child in the family may have to be ruthlessly sent away in the face of a crisis in order to save the family from disaster.

(End of this chapter)