The Yuan patriarch arrived at the main palace on the day of Hayanari’s cremation.
Kazane and her countrymen had been kept informed of the developments all throughout the investigation, but by this point, she didn’t care about who would receive the punishment for her brother’s fate. She only cared about getting proper justice, even if that would mean she was wrong in her own earlier judgments.
On an isolated hill outside of the town surrounding the palace complex, a large pyre had been built around Hayanari’s body. Aside from his own people, Bai Ruyi and a handful of the friends the twins had made here during their stay were present.
Qing Xue was present as well, but he stood far away from the party, ready to leave if anyone told him to.
The Emperor himself did not come, but he had dei
