This is just a shot in the dark here. But is our FL’s mother going to be the wife of the duke and was she in some way related to that barony family? I am guessing that they might have had her killed hoping that the child she bore would not become the saintess thus getting rid of competition. They wanted a sure chance that the honor would be given to their family instead of the chance of it going to the Duke. This is what I think happened
thompsonemia
This is just a shot in the dark here. But is our FL’s mother going to be the wife of the duke and was she in some way related to that barony family? I am guessing that they might have had her killed hoping that the child she bore would not become the saintess thus getting rid of competition. They wanted a sure chance that the honor would be given to their family instead of the chance of it going to the Duke. This is what I think happened