Chapter 21. Beyond the Abyss (1)
A little before Calian meets Randel.
Planz was looking at the person who blocked him with a slight frown.
“What happened to my younger brother’s proud older brother?”
Chase smiled as if he had swallowed something bitter, but did not respond.
Chase was alone now.
The reason was unknown, but the knight named Teilan, who always accompanied him, was nowhere to be seen. Not only that, there were no other knights or attendants by his side. Then, he naturally stepped in front of Plantz, as if he had been waiting for him.
“I was waiting for Prince Planz.”
“why.”
“I wanted to ask you something and talk about it.”
“I think you came alone.”
“Yes. I went out secretly. Because escorting was a hassle.”
Because it’s annoying.
He must have looked at Kairis really softly.
What if Lemain changes his mind and takes her as a hostage, or if the things Randel has hidden attack him? Plantz chuckled at this thought that occurred to him in a split second.
‘Who cares about whom?’
Didn’t Calian just bring Plantz to the front of the palace and then go out again? I didn’t know, but it was dangerous to be alone, and there was no one like Plants in this Kairisis.
Anyway, Chase continued to look at Planz on the horse with an extremely calm expression on his face.
Planz didn’t know, but if Alan had seen this, he would have been quite impressed. The first time Alan met Calian, Calian looked at Alan on the horse and had the exact same expression.
– Get down first. Let’s talk.
An expression like this.
Of course, whether or not he knew that the figure looked so similar to Calian, Planz’s mood wouldn’t have changed much. Just meeting someone I didn’t like again made me feel very bad.
“After meddling about the Balkans. I wonder if you still have something left to say.”
Plantz, who had blurted out these words that could not be considered polite even after wiping his eyes, jumped off the horse with a light teasing.
Anyway, I had already experienced a lot of what Plantz said the day before. So Chase smiled and answered as if this was nothing.
“Is the name Senyu-gwan? There’s a nice place to walk.”
“that’s right.”
“Can I talk to you for a moment?”
Plantz looked around with an expression of disapproval. It was clear on his face that he wanted to ask if he couldn’t just talk here.
– Multi-faceted, multi-faceted.
But as if to answer that thought, a carriage was seen entering the palace.
Isn’t it impossible for the crown prince of Secretia and the second prince of Kairis to argue in the middle of a road where carriages and horses constantly come and go?
Moreover, while we were talking, it occurred to me that Kalyan might come. Plantz, whose thoughts reached that point, nodded slightly instead of asking why he had to go to such a place with you.
“Sure.”
Then he handed the reins of his horse to a nearby knight and started walking ahead.
Chase was silent the entire walk.
Of course, the same was true for Plants.
Those who met Planz showed courtesy and hurried away. It’s quiet these days, but that’s because I was worried that Plants might be upset. Chase laughed quietly when he saw that, and Plantz pretended not to hear.
Soon, the two entered the walkway of Senyu Pavilion side by side.
Plants and Chase’s mouths opened at the same time as they stepped into the trees that were starting to become thicker.
“so.”
“one thing.”
Plantz clicked his tongue and nodded towards Chase. It meant speaking first.
“There is one thing I would like to ask.”
Plantz nodded and Chase continued.
“Prince Calian, I saw an Auror two days ago, but I didn’t see him yesterday. I heard that from Lord Castrin, but do you know anything? I was worried that there might be a problem.”
“I see you’re worried.”
Plantz, who opened his mouth with a grin, stopped talking.
I was so worried that I came all the way to Kairis, and I was so worried that I kept waiting for me, not knowing when I would come. Looking at things like that, it seems like they were really indispensable brothers. I was about to say that.
And I simply nodded and answered.
“Magic. I don’t want anyone knowing how poor my brother’s swordsmanship is.”
“You mean the Marquis of Briesen?”
“okay.”
I wonder if it’s true that I’m talking to someone from Secretia. There is nothing I don’t know.
Plantz nodded, thinking that he should go out and catch some birds after Chase left.
“You are saying that you hid the Auror even though Lord Castrin was there because you had to hide it from the Marquis of Brissen. Rather, you should be wary of Lord Castrin…” “Because there is
no need to be wary of you.”
Chase’s steps slowed.
I found out that it was the result of an accident that Calian was hiding his Auror in front of him.
Soon Chase looked at Plantz.
It was clear that he couldn’t get the words out. Plantz, who knew very well what was being said in his throat, let out an annoyed sound.
“My brother knows too.”
Chase’s feet stopped.
Plantz, unable to bear his frustration, continued speaking.
“My younger brother knows that my younger brother knows who my younger brother is. My younger brother knows that, but he is showing off.”
Do you think Kalyan said that to me?
Why don’t you know that I just noticed it too?
More than that, why am I saying this?
Can’t the two just meet?
What on earth is this doing to me?
Instead of getting angry, Plantz just walked around the Senyu Pavilion without saying a word.
What can I say?
He’s making a face like that.
* * *
When Verne had just turned ten years old.
Devlan, the king of Secretia, went out to sea with his two sons. Then he threw Bern into the middle of the vast sea.
This was done to find out what Chase, the concubine’s son, thought of Bern, the queen’s son, and to instill in Bern, who was now a grown man, fear of himself as the king.
Bern, whose only experience of the sea was building sandcastles and playing with Chase, was completely submerged in the deep sea without being able to do anything. Chase, who saw this, without any hesitation, jumped in to grab Bern and fell with him. Because Chase couldn’t swim either.
In the end, the knight Teilan rescued them both, and from then on, Bern lived with Devlan as his lifelong enemy.
It wasn’t because he drowned himself.
It was because Chase almost died because of Devlan.
Anyway, the reason Calian suddenly remembered that incident was because of Randel. No, it was precisely because of Randel’s eyes.
Calian’s fiery eyes looked into Randel’s watery eyes, and Randel opened his mouth in a clear voice.
“okay.”
Randel’s eyes were like the sea that day.
If you look at it, it will encroach endlessly.
In this way, Jongnae would feel the last moment of having to let go of even the faintest breath he had managed to hold on to.
Kalian was reflected in Randel’s eyes.
A young child who was having a hard time even surviving each day was crawling down to find the other side of Randel hidden deep in the depths. Before we knew it, he had become a completely different person and was now trying to strangle Randel.
“I was always curious.”
After saying that, Randel let out a short breath.
This is because of the life of Calian, who is directly in contact with his gaze. Because the red eyes, which contained no emotion other than murderous intent, were constantly probing into Randel’s abyss.
“How did you change so much?”
“Thank you.”
Calian was not good at lying.
The answer now was not a lie either.
Therefore, Calian’s murder aimed only at Randel was never a lie.
“Do you know what you have done now? You have brought the sacred knight of Tensil into the palace with an army from a foreign country.”
Randel laughed.
It was not a sneer or a malicious laugh. It wasn’t a forced smile to forget about life.
It was a perfectly meaningless laugh.
When Calian saw that smile, he almost cut Randel down for a moment. If I hadn’t pledged to live as a Calian and constantly reminded myself that Randel was my bloodline, I would have completely forgotten about rational judgment and picked up the sword.
How can people.
How can you make such an emotionless face?
“Know.”
Calian, who had been thinking of the sea that day, was now thinking of Sispanian that day, full of the smell of grass. Randel now looked a lot like Sispanian after looking back on Calian’s memories. This is the same person who said that he ‘understood’ everything about Calian and Bern without any emotion.
Sispanian learned many ‘human’ things from her companion, Hatsuara. However, with Hatsuara’s death, the things he had learned from him were also lost.
Calian also lost a lot.
– Did you become like that because of something you also lost?
I had that random thought for a moment.
In any case, when Calian realized what he was doing by bringing his sword into the palace, he lost his thoughts and opened his mouth again.
“Get bitten before I go.”
“Is there anything you can do if you go?”
“I told you. I could kill them all.”
It was a warning.
In fact, it could only be a warning.
Randel was supposed to ‘not know’ about him. By their status, they are clearly priests.
One of these knights will have an identification card with the name ‘Malcolm Chetish’. And of course, he would not have entered the palace carrying a weapon.
“I don’t really think you can do it. There’s no proof.”
“Have you experienced how far I can go?”
“We have the same purpose as your wizards. So, they are not the ones who will harm you or your majesty.”
“They were brought in to keep Briesen in check, so are you saying we should just pretend not to know?”
A voice full of chills came out of Calian’s mouth.
“Just because the purpose is the same, we cannot regard Tensil’s knights as the same as Vulcan. Even if I give in a hundred times and Brother Randel’s words are true, he is bringing in Tensil’s knights to attack Brisen. This is not something that can be tolerated. “If you are so proud, don’t hide it, but bring it in. Do it in the right way, with the right cause.”
Balkan was an army created by Calian when he took the opportunity to risk his life. It was duly created with Lemain’s permission.
“The Margrave Briesen is probably already on his way back. If you were thinking of getting rid of him first, it’s too late.”
When the story about Gray Briesen was mentioned, Randel looked at Calian again. This time, Calian did not avoid Randel’s gaze.
Calian’s eyes shone sharply.
Now I fully know what was hidden.
“Were you planning to summon the Margrave of Briseen to Kairisis to empty the Margrave and fool me and Brother Plantz? In the meantime, you want Tensil’s Holy Knights to attack the Margrave.”
With thirty holy knights, the knights of the Masterless Margrave would not be such a difficult opponent.
Afterwards, when Gray hears the news and returns as a Margrave, he also gets rid of him. Even if only 20 Holy Knights survive out of the 30 who fought the Margrave Knights, they will be able to deal with Gray at least.
Even if he couldn’t kill Gray, just eliminating the Margrave’s troops would cause quite a bit of damage to Briseen, so he probably thought that was enough for a first attempt. Afterwards, Calian did not know whether he planned to receive more military support from Tensil and use it to launch an all-out war against Brisen, or whether he intended to borrow Balkan’s power.
Whatever it was, it was nonsense for Tensil’s knights to enter Kairis, so it had to be stopped now.
“I had the second one in mind. What you found out was surprising.”
“Brother Plantz is not the only one with eyes and ears. This is not something that can be solved by deceiving Brother Plantz alone.”
“I didn’t even know you could stop it.”
“I’m sorry you didn’t know.”
They thought Calian wouldn’t know.
Even if they knew, they thought they wouldn’t stop it.
“Send the knights back. Instead.”
Randel laughed again.
And then I looked at Calian.
After saying that, Randel quietly stretched out his hand and examined the rose vine. Then, I picked up a rose branch that had grown unusually thick. A rose that had just begun to bloom was held in Randel’s hand.
There was an uneasy feeling in the air.
“Don’t grow too much or go too far.”
Calian’s eyes narrowed, and Randel’s hand glowed red for a moment. And the rose looked like it had disappeared from Kalyan’s hand one day.
– Pass….
It lost its life, dried to black, and then
crumbled and scattered like ashes left over from a fire.
Randel’s always calm voice was addressed to Calian.
“Because it doesn’t look good.”
Calian watched the dried roses scattering and disappearing in silence. I just watched it all disappear. After that, he turned his attention to Randel again.
Randel was saying that now.
A useful and capable younger brother who will support the future king. Just do that and live like that. If you do that, I will let you live.
Calian’s red mouth drew a long arc.
“I’m going to Camilon and get a dog.”
I decided not to listen to anything Randel said.
