105 < Chapter 21. Behind the Abyss (2) >

That evening, a representative from Tensyl's Sadan found Remain.

It was just before dinner. It was a quiet time for Le Maine, so no matter how abrupt the visit might seem, it was not enough to not meet her.

"Go back."

However, Grand Chamberlain Raul said:

Remain refused to meet with the Sadan delegation. It was because I was busy.

The face of Raul, who preached his intention to refuse, clearly showed whether he thought anyone could come and see him anytime.

At this moment, Raul was a spokesman for Le Maine, king of the continent's most powerful nation, Cairis. He was no acolyte serving King Cairys, a friend of Tensyl's.

Tensyl's Sadan delegates ran up their faces, but they had to back off without refuting anything.

- Due to the abrupt nature of the home country, it has become difficult for the priests to stay in Cairis.

So they hurriedly left the palace without even seeing Remain's face, leaving a message of apology.

It was still before the supper began.

It meant that he retreated that quickly.

Le Maine walked to the window and watched Tensyl's wagon leaving the palace with a blank expression.

The atmosphere of Remain reminded me of him just this time last year, as if this office had gone back a year ago. You look cold and expressionless. You think about Randall, whom you met just three hours ago.

'I've never heard of anything special.'

Randall, who was looking for Remain's office this afternoon, replied to Remain with questions about the High Septon. I just said that with a dull face.

After that, Khalian meets Randall and the High Priestesses leave the palace. If he didn't know what that meant, Remain would have to step down from the throne at once. It means that Randall knew exactly what they were. No, it was said to be very deeply related.

"I can't forget the look on Randall's face."

Alan, who was sitting on the couch, looks at Remain.

"How did Randall end up like that?"

"Because of you."

Remain nodded in Allen's candid answer, which he never misses. Le Maine knew that, too. Le Maine was very angry with herself.

Immediately after meeting Randall, Khalian came straight to the Arfia Palace.

And announced that they were divine knights. There was only one reason that Kalian told Alan about it first. I asked you to protect Remain in case you need to.

That's why Alan, who was sitting in Remain's office again, opened his mouth quietly.

"Have you ever met Eline's son?"

"The king of Libern."

"Yes, that's right."

It was the king of Libern who gave his carriage to Allen leaving Eline Libern. It was a silly thing to say, but it was always worth listening to, so Remain just answered quietly.

"I've met the king of Libern, but never the prince."

"There is no such person."

A bunch of ridiculing horses. I didn't mean it as a compliment.

Remain, however, was still unaware of its intentions, just waiting for the next word to follow.

"I don't know if you know, but Eline's husband, Taean, was executed."

"I know."

The death of Teean was also the death of the king's husband and the deep involvement of the Grand Wizard Alan Manasil. I couldn't help but hear rumors all over the continent.

To explain him, I said:

Thean tries to poison Allen by misunderstanding that Eline is in love with Allen as a matter of men and women. I chose poison because I couldn't kill it by force. But Alan's son, not Alan, died by accident. Elinne immediately sentenced Teean to death, not knowing that Teean was behind the case.

"Since then, Eline's son has lost quite a bit."

Thinking about that time, I couldn't help but think of my son who had forgotten. Alan pauses. And it was a long time later.

"Do you know what Eline did to him, anyway?"

"I don't know about that."

"I had my daughter-in-law Rachel clean for a month."

"Cleaning."

There were no other princes or princesses in Libern.

He ordered the one prince to do what his servants did for a month.

"I went directly to the dead man's house because of Taeyan, and I made him realize what he had done wrong. He stayed calm when he found out that my father didn't die unfairly."

"Did that happen?"

"No matter how over-handed Devil was, I cared for my child. So it would be your fault that Prince Randall became such a blackguard. It is your duty to reflect."

He knew Le Maine was blaming herself. I've already noticed that I can't blame Randall for thinking it was my fault.

Alan once again sees through Remain's insides.

"But you must punish him for his wrongdoing. We can only punish our children as parents because we don't have any evidence."

Lemaine still had a lot to learn from Alan.

Remain smiles as he sees the wizard who had become obscured of the king's approval paper.

Immediately, Remain summoned Grand Chamberlain Raul to deliver a few words to Randall. It was to bring in foreign knights and give them time to reflect on the threat to the safety of the royal family.

* * *

Deficiency.

Something lacking, something that was never there in the first place.

Or it just vanished.

"Raven has a teat on his ankle. My cat has no name."

That's how Kalian's story began. I sat on the grass outside the training ground.

An autumn wind came out that didn't suit this beautiful season when red roses bloomed.

"Kyrie has different eyes and Hina can't speak."

It was so sudden that Plants had no idea what my brother was talking about. But Kalian keeps talking.

"Yan is Yan."

Callian smiles for a moment, taking out Jan's name, which is too difficult to count on.

Plants' face was irritated. As soon as I heard Chase's moaning, I was listening to Callian's moaning.

Callian hasn't even told you what happened with Randall yet. I didn't want to say anything in the first place.

A Kalian who visited the Arfia Palace after meeting Randel.

Plants that met Chase and gave him about five rounds of the Senho Coffin.

That's how Khalian followed the Khalidan way. Plants came to the training ground and just ran into him.

'You can't go in there. I'm in Kiri.'

The training ground was wide and Kiri was always there. Because of this, Calian explained again, looking at me with his eyes and asking me why.

'I don't think we should interfere today.'

That's exactly what Callian said. He didn't even say what he shouldn't interfere with. Then he sat down in front of the training ground and began to unravel the endless depression.

I told him not to go in anyway, but he couldn't go in. Calian's mouth was already open. So what can I do? Listen to him.

"My teacher lost his son, and you lost more."

He doesn't even know that he has lost his youngest son.

Shake it.

Calian swallows his horse and slowly moves his head to the left and to the right. He looks at his opponent, sitting across from him for a moment.

"In addition, my brother has never had anything and has nothing to lose. Probably still, unhappy."

"· · · · · · · Has my brother gone mad?"

My bruise hurts worse than my new cut.

That's exactly what Kalian said.

I pressed down on the plant with just that much pain.

"And I've lost my whole life."

I put pressure on someone else's wound and then I shred it. It was made so that they could no longer say anything else. There is no place for lethality.

I wonder what the poisonous bastard is eating this time. Plants looks annoyed. Callian says again, disappearing.

"You're right. There is no one intact in the palace."

Then he pointed to the Chermill Palace behind his back with his fingertips.

"What was he so unfair that he became so alone?"

With only the Chermill Palace behind him, Plants understands who Kalian is trying to talk to now without turning his head.

"I don't know why that is. I'm sad. I'm angry. That's just it."

"Something happened."

"Ah. I haven't explained yet."

"I didn't."

I knew that Calian had met Randall, so Plants was just wondering if something bad was going on.

Callian opens his mouth again to explain what happened a moment ago.

As the story progressed, Plants became increasingly sharp eyes after hearing that Randall had dried up the rose with an unknown power.

Callian smiles, smiling, telling you all about you and Randall.

"Why don't you just go to Camelon? It's a little scary."

I can't tell if it's a joke or a joke.

Plants sweeps out the spilled head and replies.

"No."

"Why do you hate it? It must be different now."

Why I don't want to be king even though I don't have the Silica to wield the Plants on my own.

Plants raises his head and looks around the palace.

It's quiet and silent. I can't breathe.

Soon, Plants turns his head toward Calian and answers in a low voice.

"· · · · · · · Want to live."

Calian smiles in a small voice as he stares at such plants without speaking for a moment.

Plants wants to live.

I can't think of a happier horse.

* * *

- Prince Randall has been absent from the nobles' banquet for three months.

Outside the palace, there was news like this with a good reason.

In fact, I was locked up in Chermill because of Tensyl's sacred knights, but I couldn't go public with it.

Among the nobles, there was a brief commotion that the punishment was a bit excessive because they had just left the dinner. But it hasn't been noticed for a long time.

It was because Kalian did another job at the ball, which was the last day of the festival.

People also noticed that Kalian was coming in with Plants this time. I wanted to double-check that they really held hands.

The wait was not long.

The door opens and the voice of the knight proclaims Khalian's position. Along with him, the nobles' gaze settles on Khalian. And everyone opened their mouths.

Calian does not enter alone, as if he would meet everyone's expectations.

"With Prince Kalian Lane Cairis."

But what was next to it was not Plants.

Of course it wasn't Alan Manasil.

It was the biggest nobody expected.

"This is Count Demirea Siegfried."

A bronze curly braid and an ornamental grey dress stood beside her.

It was not the meaning of a marriage.

Demirea is more powerful than that.

Callian.

The three princes, Khalian, declared that Siegfried was on his back.