101 < Chapter 20. This time (3) >

Callian lets out a long hand with a note.

"I should thank you."

I learned that Chase remembered Bern. Nevertheless, all I could say was, 'Very good.'

I couldn't break even for a moment.

Isn't there someone who is constantly chasing after Kalian? It's like clinging to your thoughts about Chase and your past so you don't get carried away.

Because of this, Kalian thinks this situation is like Randall's words walking towards him.

Now you're the Third Prince of Cairys.

It's not King Bern who just needs to protect one brother peacefully, so stay sharp.

Otherwise, it would be out of my hands right now.

"I just want to thank you for your consideration and for your deep attention."

So, Kalian greets his empty room with a sigh of gratitude and a sneer. After a long time standing in the middle of the room, I was able to postpone my feelings for Chase a little longer.

After barely returning in perfect form, Calian once again reads the note in my hand.

- No Malcolm Chetish of the Catholic Church.

When you return to your room, the magic book from Melpire Pollun arrives. It was not ordered by Callian. Instead of returning it, I opened a second book with a familiar gesture and hid Euria's notes.

It was how Uriah used to communicate things through Melpire to Calian.

I told him he didn't have to do that, but he seemed pretty obsessed with being an informant. Thanks to you, I've gathered a pile of magical books on Calian's bookshelf that don't know what they mean.

Anyway, the note was the answer that Kalian asked Uriah to find out the day before.

Latran is about the Catholic Church that Khalian rescued from the territory and rendered the failure of the Grey Bricen Change Bag irreversible. It seems that Malcolm was the only one with a face among the synagogues who wanted to see him, but this mission said he wasn't there.

In Tensyl, however, he sent thirty synagogues, including the one he had received back. He certainly said that.

Callian sits on the couch muttering to himself.

"That's a little different. Maybe the rest of the priests didn't come in after Malcolm."

Soon, Kalian slammed his head and tapped his knee, thinking.

After a while, Jan comes in, and together with the dried strawberries and mint, we put down a cup of tea. Then you look at Calian's face for a moment and open your mouth.

"Earl Manasil hasn't come to the banquet hall, should I call him? You seem troubled all day."

Since he didn't take care of his face in front of Jan, he couldn't even ask what was going on, and he was worried for two days.

Thinking about it, when I was outside, I mostly consulted Jan, but I didn't have much to say to Jan after I came back to the palace after the adult ceremony. Calian points to the spot opposite, thinking it might have been Seoul.

"Jan. Sit down for a second. I'll tell you."

Jan sits in front of him in black.

"Listen to me."

"Yes, Prince."

"I sent thirty synagogues from Tensyl. Maybe Randall's involved."

There has to be a purpose, but there has to be a reason. I think Randall called Grey, too, but Grey's not coming over to see your dad. And then Randall suddenly asked me where Lennon Brissen was today.

Perhaps the most important thing that Brother Randall is planning right now has something to do with the High Septon. It's so weird that you asked me to give you the location of Brissen's birthplace. On a day like this.

So here's what I think.

Actually, Randall first called a grey brisen change bag to try to get my attention. But he hurriedly threw another bait because the change bag wouldn't come.

Just so I don't have to worry about the High Septon.

"So that's my question. Why did the High Septon come?"

Jan glances at Calian with a slight nod.

"· · · · · · · Hmm."

The baby elephant.

I don't think you understand.

In fact, Calian nods, smiling slightly, because he didn't expect a special answer. This is about Kalian, after all.

Yan, sitting still, continues to look at Kalian, says.

"I can't send thirty."

Jan did not fail to understand.

Moreover, Jan's answer touched more fundamental.

"I can't let you go?"

"You were sick in Cairys this spring, right?"

That was just a fact that Kalian knew well. One of the Knight families who was following Kalian was affected by the plague, so Kalian didn't send a lot of money.

Calian raises his head slightly.

It was because something popped into my head.

Kalian opens his mouth a little more like a soliloquy.

"Of course I'd be sick if there was water."

Wet food rots.

Wet roofs and wet wooden walls are moldy and eventually rot.

The epidemic in which the day gets warmer and all the environments rot never subsides. Even after the plague has broken out in one piece, not to mention after the whole kingdom has been submerged.

"You'll need a priest, but I'm sending a priest. In a country that suffered because of its lack of boredom, it would be impossible to send thirty synagogues to celebrate the birthday of the king of another country when thirty people in my country are dying."

"Yes, it is."

"Why didn't I measure it?"

This time, Kalian's thoughts were short.

"Maybe he's not really a priest."

If these are false priests, except for all or part of a deception, it makes sense that Malcolm is not there.

"Then why did they send false priests?"

Callian reaches out to Jan, who looks like he's been collecting smart things for a lifetime. Then Jan replied with a look on his face, "Why are you asking yourself that?"

"I don't know."

"Oh, right."

I just spent my whole life trying to get smart.

* * *

Aison Aprine, who gave the rye cookies to Callian, was an Earl, but not known to many. In fact, most of the families of the Knights who did not work with the Marquis of Brissen did.

'What should I do?'

Because of this, ISON was circling around with a somewhat embarrassing face. I used to attend tea times for the local aristocrats, but there were no friendly aristocrats around.

Of course, I wasn't embarrassed because I didn't have anyone to talk to during tea time. I didn't have anyone to ask about what ISON wanted to know.

- Does anyone know why Prince Three isn't coming?

Questions like this.

At first, it was a little late.

However, I was embarrassed that Khalian didn't come, even though the other two princes and King Remain had entered. Remain barely praising Calian, and it seems that he didn't come because of the bad things that happened to Remain's eyes.

So I was worried that something might have happened to Kalian.

As I was about to leave after tea time, a servant approached. Then, after a very short walk, he immediately went away.

"Be the last to come."

Aizen takes off his shoelaces in fear of hearing it.

The acolyte's words must have been Calian's message.

The servant who came with him tried to tie his shoelaces quickly, but Aizen refused and told him to leave the banquet hall first.

When I was working on my shoelaces with my lower back bent.

The sound of someone's voice follows with the sound of a covered foot.

"What the hell."

Aizen's head flickers.

That low voice is like saying, "I'm struggling alone under the sky."

It wasn't Kalian's.

ISON stands up in surprise. As you've heard, Plants is standing in front of you, looking as if he could die right now.

Prince Plants. '

I'm waiting for Kalian, and I met Plants. It was the two princes who betrayed the Khalian who saved my life.

When Prince Kalian said he was waiting for Prince Aezen, he couldn't help but give him the right answer.

"I'm not used to tying my shoelaces, my prince."

One of Plants' mouths twists when he hears it.

Plants stared down at Aizen's shoes without lowering his head again.

"Don't be ridiculous."

I was a little surprised to see him again.

It was not because of my unspoken manners. Until just now, he looked like he was foolish in everything in the world, and that's why he was staring at ISON when he became the eye of the wolf that was about to hunt.

Plants' voice penetrates Aizen's ears again.

"My brother. Why are you looking?"

Aizen was also not a fool.

Because of this, ISON was able to realize a few things at that moment.

What the acolyte said a moment ago was not from Calian, but from Plants. And now Plants knows he was looking for Callian.

Maybe again.

Maybe Calian and Plants aren't hostile.

Anyway, as Eizen, who was deep in his thoughts, continued to refrain from speaking, Plants said again as if he had a dull face.

"I don't believe you. Me."

Prince Plants says it's best to speak without the tail of his head.

Now Plants doesn't explain how he knew how to find Callian, doesn't tell him what his relationship was, just asks why he's looking for Callian, and blames him for not believing in himself.

Where in the world is this foul talk?

With a gentle charisma, he was unable to adapt to Plants, who was a stranger to him, but he did not wait and continued to speak.

"There's one crazy wizard who likes to fight in the Balkans, and he can fight you tomorrow."

Then he moved his feet toward the banquet hall door as if he had nothing else to see.

"My brother said he'd come see you tomorrow."

There was originally a meeting with the ambassadors tomorrow.

So there was no way that Kalian could be there on that schedule. Remain conscious of Taylan, the knight Chase was traveling with, must have excluded Calian's companion.

So at that time, Plants was prepared to meet up with Kalian and Aizen.

Aizen, who finally understood Plants' intentions, bowed his head to the walking two princes.

"Thank you so much, Prince Plants."

Of course, Plants was not at ease with that.

* * *

There was very little time until the supper.

Plants returned to Chermill Palace exhausted.

Plants sent him to his room for a meeting of servants about his schedule after tomorrow. And I saw a silver-haired maid standing in front of the visit.

Hina turns her head to hear the footsteps and bows down toward Plants.

After seeing it, Plants sighed for a short time.

It was probably in there again.

'I am Prince Kalian's cat.'

The cat is in Plants' room.

The cat grows up and the cracks don't widen, but it's still coming in free. What a curious tribe.

"Hello again."

- I'm sorry.

"What."

What do I do about the cat coming and going?

This led to the visit being made by Plants, who handed it over roughly.

- Boom!

And I just closed it.

There was something inside.

Hina looks at the puzzled face and Plants takes a moment to confirm that this is the fourth floor. Then he looked at Hina and said,

"Leave it. Cat."

I was thankful that I would take care of the cat because it was a busy place in the palace. Henna smiles and greets again.

Thank you very much, Prince Charming.

It was Plants who still hadn't learned the word 'good'. They do not tell us anything.

Hina, who didn't intend to teach me this time, quickly said goodbye and turned back.

After a brief glimpse, Plants enters the room.

Then I opened my mouth with a slight frown.

"I'm here."

On the couch in the room.

'I am Prince Kalian's cat.'

There's a cat, and there's a Calian between the couch and the cat.

"· · · · · · · I thought this was my room."

If there is a cat and cat owner in any room, isn't that the room belongs to the cat owner?

Seeing one and the other wandering into the room without an owner, Plants makes an annoying noise, and Calian grins.

Then he lit a light far away, pointing to a jewel-like Siegfried tube that glowed alone under the sunset, and brought out a sudden word.

"Join me for dinner today."

I thought you wanted me to let you know the two princes are holding hands again.

"I wonder what my brother is up to."

"It's no big deal. It seems like Brother Randall is sending us 30 false priests."

Since Randall did something shallow to keep Calian from caring about the thirty High Septon, Calian was willing to do the same.

"But I don't like swinging anything."

I don't care what I did with 30 false priests.

I care about the alliance between Kalian and Plants, which will keep you from propelling properly.