[center][h2][b]Ophelia[/b][/h2][/center]

Upon receiving the queen's admonition--and grace--Ophelia nodded and knelt dutifully before the sovereign and her throne. She did not look up as she continued to speak, though there was a hint of curiosity about her face at the revelation of this 'Paarl' being mentioned. Ophelia immediately knew what had happened and found herself somewhat shocked that this conversation had not already happened 5 years prior... though with how rare darkbeasts were purported to be perhaps it made sense why not. 

"Paarl, O Sovereign, was transformed into what has been called a 'Darkbeast', according to my sources of knowledge. We were attacked by such a beast and left with no choice but to defend ourselves and kill it. It had been chained by the denizens of Yahar'gul and used as a guardian of that place." Ophelia recounted truthfully, typically not a liar at the best of times, never mind in the strange situation she now found herself. She hoped such an answer would not displease the sovereign, though judging by what the Messengers had revealed if this Queen was indeed his mother (or some other relation) it would perhaps be difficult news. Still, Ophelia was of the mind that meaningful relationships could not be built upon an unstable foundation of lies. This was no exception.