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Louisa was stunned. "What... What?"

When Louisa was brought in, her eyes were covered with a blindfold. The room was dimly lit, with only a few faint, yellow candles flickering in the darkness,

So Louisa didn't recognize where she was.

When she heard the voice and opened her eyes, she didn't bother to look around. Instead, her gaze was immediately drawn to the figure standing about ten feet away.

Louisa asked in a panic, "Who... Who are you?"

Eliza noticed Louisa staring at her, her gaze fixed and unwavering. With a slight raise of her brow, she said, "I'm Eliza, the Holy Lady of Walden you've been searching for."

"You? The Holy Lady of Walden?" Louisa's weak voice suddenly shot up, her tone and expression filled with disbelief.

She shook her head. "Impossible! The portrait-you look nothing like the person in the portrait!"

Whether it was her appearance, demeanor, or even her aura, everything about Eliza seemed so different. It was as if they were two entirely different people.

Eliza chuckled softly. "Maybe the portrait you saw wasn't of me."

Louisa's gaze darkened, her eyes sharp and intense. “Come closer. Let me get a better look at you."

Eliza took a step forward.

Louisa said, "Closer... I still can't see clearly"

Eliza took another step forward.

broke the silence. Louisa yanked at her restraints and lunged forward, teeth bared, aiming straight for Eliza's

immediately drew their swords, the

motionless, not even flinching as Louisa lunged at her. In the end, Louisa's teeth snapped down on nothing but

intentions and stopped just

took to

her effort had been wasted, Louisa slumped back against the torture rack, baring her teeth into

tried to rip the flesh off Eliza's face with her teeth, all in a deranged attempt

to guess?' Eliza remained where she was, her gaze calm and unshaken as she said, "Your killing

really are the Holy Lady of Walden. But that just makes me want

unhinged, a

The moment she

now that I've seen you in person, I realize those groveling servants in Hasen City dared to deceive me. One day, I'll skin both the woman in that portrait and those servants alive!" Delicate... Hearing this description, Eliza immediately guessed who

curious to see you skin the woman in that portrait. It's a pity, Louisa, that

on, tell me!” Louisa laughed agair filled with defiance as she refused to admit

vice

stone platform nearby, hes gaze sweeping over we assortment of tools

instead, you were too busy gawking at my face. Now that you've had your fill, why don't you take another look? Sure, it's a bit empty since some

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her expression quickly shifted as her eyes widened in shock You, you broke into the

Louisa wondered, 'Impossible!

How could they possibly get in? "Wait... Could

"The mighty Prince Regent's men are keeping sorcerers

place, killing our people as if it's nothing. And you- whether you're an official or a noble-you're still Bortenland citizens. Yet you colluded with these outsiders, occupying territories, slaughtering innocents, committing atrocities beyond imagination. People like you deserve to die!" The

"Ahh! My face! You wretched woman! How dare you cut my face?" Her shriek pierced the air, sharper

of rage, panic, fear, and hatred, all colliding in a chaotic mess that momentarily

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