Chapter 13. I found it (3)
– Bow your head at least.
Kalian spoke while standing right in front of the living room door, so Jan, who was outside, heard exactly what Kalian said. Because of this, it was difficult to erase my anxious feelings.
It would have been reassuring to have Kyrie, but Calian was not escorted by Kyrie within the castle. It gives you time to practice freely.
‘If I had known this would happen, I would have brought the knights even if I came late.’
Since there had been no armed conflict during that time, I had no idea that it would be so disappointing to agree to the idea of leaving the knights behind, thinking only about getting back to work quickly.
Since it was a meeting with a prince, Gray, who entered the parlor, was unlikely to be armed. But wasn’t Jan the one who grew up watching Slayman closely? The Sword Master did not know that anything in his hand could be used as a weapon.
‘I wonder what he would do if the Margrave lost his temper and went on a rampage.’
Jan remained in his position, unable to relax.
Meanwhile, there were people walking towards the living room.
It was Arsene and Rachel who received homework on movement magic from Calian. It seemed like they were coming to the parlor to have a conversation about it, but there were already people using the parlour.
“Go somewhere else and talk.”
So Jan said this and tried to send them away.
Since Jan was outside, it meant that Calian was inside the closed door, so Arsene nodded without asking anything else. Tessid’s butler approached him and said something quick-witted.
“There’s a place upstairs where you can talk, so I’ll show you around.”
“I know where it is, so you don’t have to go to any trouble.”
Rachel, who said that, winked at Arsene.
Soon the two turned to go to the place the butler had talked about.
– Clap!
However, the two soon had to stop together without any thought of who went first. This is because a person was seen running down the hallway in the distance.
The silver hair shaking with every step was clearly visible.
“Hina?”
It was Hina.
Hina usually never ran around like that. So, that look was like saying something was wrong.
Yan, who had called Hina, walked forward with a stern expression and asked.
“What’s going on?”
Hina’s whole face was covered in tears.
I spoke sign language while looking at Yan, but his hands were shaking so much that it was not easy to recognize him. Yan bent down, made eye contact with Hina’s face, and spoke with a calm face.
“Hina. Take your time. It’s okay, take your time.”
Hina nodded at those words. Then he moved his hand at a slightly slower pace.
– Oppa knights.
Jan, who had forgotten a lot of sign language and was not good enough to recognize it all, recognized only two words from Hina’s hand gestures. But that alone gave me a rough idea of what was going on.
“Kyrie Brisen’s knights?”
Hina nodded.
Yan’s expression hardened and he asked once more.
“Has there been a fight?”
Hina’s head moved up and down again.
“Where is it?”
– word.
“stall.”
Yan, who had no more questions to ask, stood up. And then I looked towards the living room for a moment.
Since the conversation between Calian and Gray had not yet ended, I could not go directly to Hina to confirm what she had conveyed. Then Arsene stepped forward and spoke.
“I’ll go.”
Jan bowed his head slightly as if he was grateful and said to Arsene, who was willing to step forward in a situation where it was difficult to leave without permission.
“There seems to be a problem between Kyrie and the Brisen knights. It must be in the stables.”
At those words, Hina nodded next to her. It meant that what Yan said was right. After confirming that, Arsene was about to head towards the stables when Jan spoke.
“Lord Hertz. You must not harm him first.”
“I don’t know that much, so don’t worry.”
As soon as he said this, he left.
Rachel tried to follow Arsene, but Jan stopped her.
“It is better for Lord Hertz to handle this alone. Lord Grace, please look after Hina.”
Since Arsene was Calian’s person, Calian was able to solve any problems that arose, but Rachel was not yet able to do so. Besides, isn’t Rachel a stranger who just came to Kairis from Riverne? If I got caught up in the affairs with Brisen, trouble would arise.
It wasn’t clear whether everyone understood that was the reason, but Rachel nodded without saying another word, held Hina’s shoulder, and gestured for her to go to the room together. He then took Hina, who was still shedding tears, up to his room.
Yan, who was looking at Hina’s back, frowned slightly.
I didn’t know exactly what was going on. However, it was clear that the Gray Knights had touched Kirie and Hina, whom Calian loved like his own blood.
“If the prince knew about this, he wouldn’t just let it go. What should I do?”
I have a feeling that something has happened that will never go over well for Calian. Jan let out a short sigh.
* * *
There was silence like the eye of a typhoon in the living room, without knowing what was happening outside. It felt like if there was even the slightest deviation, the situation would spiral into an uncontrollable situation.
In the silence, Margrave Gray Brisen was trying not to let the smile on his face fade. Thanks to this, although it looked a bit unnatural, I succeeded in putting something similar to a smile on my face.
“What do you mean by bowing down?”
“It’s rude to question the prince’s words back.”
Complete bottom.
Right now, Gray chose to believe his ears rather than get angry.
Because I never dreamed that I would hear something like this. So I looked at Calian with an awkward smile, like a child drawing with a brush.
Calian had been staring into Gray’s eyes from a while ago. The chill left his young eyes as they were.
The expression looking down at Gray also did not change at all.
Calian opened his mouth once again in a clear voice.
“Margrave.”
Gray Briesen was one of those who stood at the pinnacle of power.
The eldest son of the Marquess of Evan Briesen. The older brother of Queen Sillike Brisen.
When it comes to swordsmanship, he is one of the five strongest men on the continent and a margrave.
It is obvious how such a person has lived until now.
The duke’s eldest son, who only serves as a servant, is really strange. Most people live like Gray as if it were natural.
Kalian, or Bern, had seen such people countless times. I dealt with and governed them on behalf of the good-natured Chase.
So I knew it well.
“I told you to bow your head.”
These types of people need to be brought down to the bottom.
Then you can choose whether to show your belly or stick out your claws.
Gray unconsciously made a grim face at the perfect underbelly that even Lemain couldn’t do. While Tecid, who was standing next to him, remained silent, Gray opened his mouth.
“What did you just say…”
“I guess what you should be moving isn’t your mouth.”
Calian didn’t even listen to Gray’s words until the end.
Calian’s voice was calm and his expression did not change at all.
Gray saw that and got up from his seat.
He is one head taller than Tesid, who is rather tall. Gray’s eyes, with his tall body upright, were focused on Calian.
‘Are you trying to put your life out there? Or maybe I will let go of reason and pull out a sword hidden somewhere.’
Or is it going to show an unexpectedly wise response?
These thoughts went back and forth in Calian’s head.
The idea is to predict Gray’s next move.
However, these numbers that Calian had predicted soon became useless.
“Now that you have risen, please show respect and sit down, Margrave Briesen.”
This is because Tecid blocked Gray’s actions like this.
Calian’s eyes turned to Tesid.
Gray didn’t seem to be thinking, but it was Gray, not Calian, who Thesid was helping now. To prevent further mistakes, we mediate to prevent these minor emotional battles from causing bigger accidents.
At most, it would have taken a great deal of courage for a viscount to stand and stop the margrave.
The unfortunate thing is that only Calian understood Tessid’s intentions and mindset. And Calian only hoped that Thesid would not come forward.
Calian turned his head, which had been facing Tessid for a moment, and looked straight at Gray again. Since I was standing far away, there was no need to look up at Gray, who was taller than me. Gray, seeing those eyes, frowned for a moment.
– You shouldn’t think about the three princes of the past.
It was only now that I realized the meaning of one line of the letter that Sillike had sent. It was not that he had not heard rumors about Calian from various places as well as news from Silike. But I never thought that was an exaggeration.
Gray could barely suppress the urge to hit Calian’s head right away. If such a thing had been done, the entire Marquis of Briesen would have been slaughtered. I reminded myself that now is not the time to hastily pick up the sword.
“I’m awake, then.”
However, that did not mean that he had any intention of quietly retreating.
Gray’s face formed a twisted smile.
Instead of pulling out his sword, Gray made very exaggerated arm movements. Etiquette, which anyone could see was full of lies, was created at Gray’s fingertips. It was a greeting full of mockery toward superiors, like a circus clown would say.
“Gray Brisen meets the great Third Prince of Kyris.”
After that, Gray raised his head and looked at Calian.
Since he was asked to say hello and he said hello, how could Kalyan have anything to say even if his appearance was frivolous? So, it seemed like they were looking forward to seeing what kind of response they would make to such a greeting.
However, when Gray looked up, his expression was completely distorted.
Calian’s head turned towards Thesid.
I didn’t even look at Gray’s greeting.
Calian turned to Thesid as if he had nothing more to see about Gray. Then he opened his mouth with a tired expression on his face.
“I am tired so I will go up first. Please take good care of the Margrave, Viscount Reddington.”
After saying that, Calian’s head turned towards Gray.
Calian concluded his speech in a calm tone.
“I heard it hurts a lot.”
Then he turned and walked out, as if he no longer felt the need to deal with Gray.
Gray’s eyes changed as he realized he had been completely ignored. When Gray finally couldn’t stand it anymore and took a step after Calian.
– Quang!
An unexpected roar shook the castle.
Calian’s eyes turned sharp after hearing a loud explosion that shook the window.
Magical power felt instantly.
That energy belonged to Arsene.
