"My ancestor made sure we remembered what happened to Claire du'Gaal," Rhys said as he turned back to face the Witch of Deep Currents. The records weren't entirely clear on how she'd died, but Oisin Blackwell's notes made one thing very clear: the Church had promised to put the Evil Queen on trial for her crimes against the kingdom, but after her capture by the Inquisition, the only thing that followed had been the announcement of her execution.
Even that was suspicious, as witches and heretics were burned publicly, but even the most powerful lords of the land couldn't claim to have been invited to witness the execution of Claire du'Gaal, leaving Oisin to conclude that she'd died at the merciless hands of the Inquisition's torturers and the Church hoped to conceal the truth of her identity.
"I never wanted to see my daughter suffer a fate like that," he said as bitter, salty tears rolled freely down his cheeks.
