Anastasia was both horrified and awed hearing her daughter’s explanation.
At first, she was horrified, since that curse sounded extremely powerful. It was basically a neverending torture that can be used for various reasons by the witch, be it for investigation, or even worse, for pleasure.
At the same time, she was awed when Aria gave her idea. They could use this curse on their soldiers, so their soldiers would never die no matter how severe their injuries were.
Aria raised her brow seeing her mother’s reaction, "Don’t you think that idea is great, Mom? Holy Achate can be the strongest in the world, because nobody—not even the Beast King, could kill our soldiers."
Anastasia’s lips began to curl as she slowly threw away her morality.
"I could see that, Aria. Undying soldiers would be amazing for our kingdom. But you know we have ’Holy’ in our name for a reason, right? Do you think they would be willing to get cursed?" Anastasia asked.
"Why is that a problem, Mom? You can just tell them that I’m the Saintess or something, and what I use is a blessing to protect them from death, that way they can serve God forever. Isn’t that neat?" Aria chuckled. "And if the church suspects me as a witch, then you can just dispatch a few of our loyal guards to assassinate the pope. He’s not even fully guarded most of the time."
Queen Anastasia began to feel at ease again. She was scared of what her daughter would become at first, but when she saw the extreme growth that Aria showed in just a month, she realized she had to support her daughter’s studies no matter what.
"Is this just one of the curses? Is it not the strongest?"
"There are many curses in this book, and I can only use one curse right now, and only to humans. I cannot curse or charm someone with a higher power just yet," Aria replied, implying to one person. "For that beastman, I would need even more human sacrifice until I’m strong enough to learn love charm, and possibly use it on him."
"Then, can you do something to the people outside of the gate? They have been protesting every day, I get a headache thinking about them," Anastasia frowned.
"I cannot do that, Mom. Cursing one person already takes a toll on my mind, I cannot possibly curse all of them," Aria said. "Besides, I’ve seen their numbers. They seem to be growing every day."
"They are hungry. It’s been a month since the Beast King banned any travel in and out of Holy Achate. We cannot do anything, and people are starving, especially the peasants," Queen Anastasia added. "That’s why I’m wondering if you can do something about it."
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