Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 256 (Part 1):

A few days had passed, just like any other. The guests who had visited Renosa had already left.

It was a peaceful afternoon with the warm sunlight streaming down. The Grand Duchess of Renosa, Margret, gently closed and opened her eyes.

A cool breeze flowed in through the window. A teacup sat before her. It was just like any other day.

As if no hardship or sorrow had ever swept over her.

She hadn’t forgotten yet. But she didn’t regret it either.

Yes, she had no regrets. Just as she hadn’t fifteen years ago.

A child once abandoned could be abandoned twice. Why would it be impossible? She hadn’t regretted it back then either.

Helmut was already a child she considered dead. Family is formed by sharing life together, not just by blood.

Thus, Helmut was her child but not her family.

Before it came to that, Margret was forced to make a choice. Every circumstance forced that choice upon her.

Even so, the choice was hers to make.

Margret abandoned Helmut once again, and she would not forget that fact.

She would continue to live bearing another grave within her. As the Grand Duchess of Renosa.

She was prepared to bear that weight.

The seemingly fragile Margret was, in fact, a cold and strong woman. The noble life she had lived made her so.

Thud! The sound of a door opening was heard. Someone roughly pushed the door open and entered.

“Your Highness, the Duchess!”

The voice of the head maid called out in surprise.

Margret raised her head. There stood Charlotte with an expression she had never seen before.

Her two eyes were hot with passion. Those eyes were strongly condemning Margret.

“Do you know what you’ve done, Mother?”

It was a voice brimming with emotion. It was the first time Charlotte had spoken like this.

Margret lightly raised her hand, dismissing the head maid. Clunk. The door closed again.

Only then did Margret calmly open her mouth.

“It was unavoidable.”

Her expression remained terrifyingly gentle and calm. Like a lake without a single ripple.

“How could a person…!”

Charlotte’s voice was choked with reproach because, no matter what reason was given, it was unacceptable to her.

“Mother, you are the Grand Duchess, but before that, you are a mother and a human!”

A moment ago, when she heard the truth from Michael, it was like being struck by lightning.

Only then did it make sense. The inexplicable attraction. It wasn’t as a man. but as a blood relative.

Charlotte liked Helmut, respected him, and followed him.

That Helmut was betrayed in exchange for saving her.

It was betrayal. A betrayal Charlotte could not accept!

Margret quietly responded.

“It was a choice for Renosa.”

Charlotte spoke in a suppressed voice.

“How can that be, Mother? Senior Helmut saved the Grand Duke… and saved me.”

“Yes, he did.”

That’s why Helmut was spared from being executed by the High Priests.

The High Priests calmly accepted when Margret told the truth. As if they had already guessed.

High Priest Levina’s insight was not to be underestimated. As soon as she heard Helmut’s name, she recalled that ‘Helmut’ from fifteen years ago.

Levina didn’t rule out the possibility of that child surviving and escaping from the Forest of Roots, an unlikely event.

Levina was determined to confirm it, even without Margret’s permission. So it was bound to happen anyway.

Margret explained that fifteen years ago, Helmut had fallen on the outskirts of the Forest of Roots, and as a newborn, he had accidentally come out of the barrier and was saved.

She said that now that the Seed of Darkness had grown, he wouldn’t be able to leave the barrier.

Also, since he had performed a great service in saving the Grand Duke and Duchess, it would be unacceptable to kill him when he was currently without crime.

Therefore, she proposed sending him back to the Forest of Roots, from which he could not escape this time.

Margret presented the minimum point of agreement to persuade them without confronting the temple.

The High Priests agreed. It was unprecedented for someone to escape from the Forest of Roots. Whatever principle allowed it to happen, they believed it wouldn’t happen twice.

Moreover, they were burdened by the idea of eliminating Renosa’s bloodline against the Grand Duchess’ will.

They had already fallen out with Basor. It was unthinkable to turn Renosa against them as well.

Margret spoke in a clear voice. The same words as before flowed out a little longer.

“But for the sake of Renosa, and for your sake, I had to do it.”

There were more than enough reasons to abandon Helmut. Because he was dangerous for having the Seed of Darkness, or for fear of falling out with the temple. Those two reasons were sufficient, but there was one more.

The awakened Seed of Darkness bearer had killed seven members of the Black Wing Knights. He was too strong, and without Helmut, they might not have been able to stop him.

In other words, it was Helmut who stopped him. Because Helmut was that strong.

A certain unease sprouted within Margret.

Helmut was too strong. So strong that even the Commander of the Black Wing Knights couldn’t do anything.

What if he coveted the position of heir to the Grand Duke, which he should have rightfully held?

What if he tried to eliminate his two siblings, especially Michael?

No one would be able to stop him.

Even a mother is human, and it’s impossible to love all children equally.

They say all ten fingers hurt when bitten, but some fingers hurt more than others.

Margret had spent her life caring for Michael. Michael was weak and could have died at any time. It was a miracle that he survived.

How could she not love such a child?

Love for a living child must be greater than for a dead one.

Michael would not want to give up his position as heir to the Grand Duke to anyone, and in that process, he would undoubtedly fall out with Helmut, just as he had with Charlotte.

If Helmut tried to eliminate Michael then.

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