Chapter 29

Chapter 7. The roses would bloom soon (2)

It was cloudy all day, and the next day it rained heavily.

Calian woke up at dawn to the sound of rain and wind hitting the window. When Jan visited Calian’s room to greet him in the morning, Calian, who was sitting with his back against the head of the bed, waved his hand and greeted him.

“Did you have a good dream?”

Jan, who had always asked for the morning greeting, received Calian’s greeting with an awkward expression.

“Yes, my prince. Did you have a good dream?”

Calian nodded and held out his hand. He asked for a car. Calian took the tea handed to him with a nonchalant expression and took a sip of it.

Then, for a moment, he slightly lifted his mouth from the teacup.

‘different.’

There was a subtle difference. It was such a small difference that I wouldn’t have noticed it if I hadn’t been paying close attention, but it was clear.

It wasn’t difficult to realize why. I knew it instinctively. That Silike increased the poison.

Calian put his lips to the glass again and smiled slightly.

‘Silike. ‘The poison has risen.’

During the festival, I tried to turn my insides upside down, but it seems that my reason also turned inside out. Because the nobles’ reaction to Calian was very good.

‘Are you going to drink like you don’t know this time? Or will you get bitten?’

After a moment of contemplation, Kalian drank the remaining tea and returned it to Yan.

‘If you don’t increase the amount to the point where you die right away, there won’t be any major problems until Tuesday.’

Calian said to Jan, who sent the maids away after finishing preparing breakfast without knowing this fact.

“Two people will be visiting on Wednesday. Don’t be surprised because they are half-elf siblings.”

While listening to those words, Yan said as if it was a welcome sound.

“Is this the escort you were talking about?”

“Yes. My older brother is Kirie, and my younger sister is Hina. Kirie is a guard. But I don’t know her last name, so I can’t confirm her identity. So I’d like to ask you a favor.”

Yan smiled slightly as if he understood what was being said. In order to work at the royal palace, one must verify one’s identity, but for the two, this was not possible.

“Are you talking about identity verification?”

“Yes. I think there will be no problem if Siegfried guarantees that there is no problem with my identity.”

Jan shook his head.

“In that case, I think Lord Manasil’s guarantee would be better than our family’s. If the Lord said the children were brought from Riverne, then even if they don’t have a last name, it wouldn’t be a big problem. If it’s not possible because they are from a foreign country, then my family will also guarantee them. “Then no one will be able to say anything different.”

Calian looked at Jan as if he had seen him again.

“You seem like a capable person now.”

Yan, whose expression had turned sour at those words, chuckled and fixed his face again. Then, after straightening Calian’s shirt pin, he walked away and asked.

“I heard that sometimes elves use healing powers other than divine power. Don’t those siblings have that ability?”

Calian responded by patting his chest.

“Even if it has healing powers, it doesn’t necessarily help me. I’ve never heard of such a thing.”

“Well, I guess that’s because it has the power of blessing.”

Suddenly, lightning flashed outside the window and thunder boomed. The rain was getting heavier. Calian said while looking out the window.

“The only plan today was hunting, right?”

“Yes. After breakfast, there will be a hunting contest... only.”

“It’s going to be cancelled.”

It was a little disappointing.

“Except for the first day of the festival, I haven’t been able to appear in front of the nobles, so I was planning to make a mark one more time before the period expires. It’s a shame.”

“Yes. I think today will be difficult.”

Calian said, taking his eyes off the window as if he had no choice.

“Please come visit Master for a moment today. It doesn’t matter when you go.”

“Yes, my prince. What shall I tell you?”

“Please ask your Majesty to delay Tuesday’s meeting by just 10 minutes.”

“Okay. I’ll be right back as soon as you finish breakfast.”

It may have been difficult to understand his intention, but Jan nodded without asking anything else.

Calian responded by nodding his head, finished getting ready without saying anything else, and went to the restaurant.

* * *

Plantz did not appear.

After listening to the story, it seemed that Planz also did not go to breakfast after the festival.

‘It actually went well. ‘I don’t want Plants to ruin this place from now until Tuesday.’

Kalian, who was watching the rain falling down the window, heard the sound of Randel getting up from his seat after finishing his meal.

Calian opened his mouth without looking out the window.

“The roses will bloom soon.”

It was a first time.

It was a normal conversation here, but it was also the first time Calian spoke to Randel first.

Because of this, Randel stopped and turned around.

And then he looked at Calian with those deep eyes.

Calian also turned his head to face Randel.

Somehow, I felt like I was seeing those eyes properly for the first time. It feels different from when I encountered it in the rose garden earlier.

Blue eyes that try to look into the bottom of a person.

Thanks to this, he should have been able to afford that amount of time, but Lemain did not have that luxury. It was because of a wizard who came without warning.

“Please take a look.”

Lemain stared at the stack of documents in front of him. LeMaine, who saw that it was just over a span in thickness, asked in a low voice.

“Are you still dissatisfied with me?”

Alan’s sharp-lined eyes softened.

“Is that possible? Just think of it as a leisurely old man who has found some pastimes.”

He wasn’t old enough to begin with, and he didn’t have the appearance to say such things. As if there was nothing he could do,

Lemain lowered the document he had been holding to his side. I placed it. Alan, who glanced at it, opened his mouth.

“Eline doesn’t look at things like that, but you’re eager.” “

I see.”

It could have been said as sarcastic, but I could tell that it wasn’t that intention. On the day I first met Alan, I had said the same thing. After being criticized a lot, the comparison was made.

Lemain, who had been thinking about the King of Riverne for a moment, got up from his chair.

“I’m not as carefree as that woman.”

Soon, he went to the sofa holding a bundle of Alan’s documents. Lemain walked over, put on his glasses, and said,

“Sit down.”

Alan nodded and sat down across from Lemain. Soon, the chamberlain came in, put down two cups of tea and dessert, and left. Lemain savored the scent of the tea. He put it in his mouth, swallowed it, and said,

“I stayed out overnight.”

“I asked you to look after some work, and you said Prince Calian.” “

I’m worried.”

“You’re at an age where you want to go out for a while.”

“It’s okay to do that .” Is this the condition?”

Alan, who understood that he was asking if he was free of the poison, shook his head. However, since he could not give specific details, he simply gave a simple answer. “It is being maintained to the extent that it is not dangerous

. Since the prince has a very cautious personality, we are keeping an eye on him first.”

“Are you saying he drinks it knowing that it is poisonous?”

Lemain’s voice rose slightly, and Alan said as if to calm down.

“We are also taking medicine, so he is not in immediate danger. It seems like he has an idea, so let’s wait and see.”

“......Kalian, whom I hear about through sutras, always puzzles me. It’s so different from what others have told me.”

Alan answered with a light face.

“Is that so?”

Then, as if Alan was thinking of admonishing him again for saying ‘I heard it’, Lemain added more.

“Now, plan . Similar to Tsu, but smaller than Randel. I know that it comes down to below my shoulders.”

Calian’s height.

It meant that he was trying to get attention.

Lemain put down the teacup he had been holding for a while. A small clicking sound was heard.

“So..... “I hope I won’t have to blame myself again for the caution you’re talking about.”

Alan nodded without answering. Then, he took out another bundle of documents from his bag and handed them to Lemain.

“What kind of paper is in that thin bag? It seems like a lot of work goes into it.”

LeMaine chuckled as the workload seemed to keep increasing. If anyone had seen him, he would have been very surprised, but Alan didn’t know how expressionless LeMaine was. So he thought it was just that and opened his mouth. “When it’s free, I do it for free

. Please read it.”

“What else?”

“I collected it to see if I could temporarily fold the griffin’s wings.”

It was a document summarizing the details of my research on Silike. It was the same one I had given to Calian, and I looked through a few pages. Lemain put it down on the side of the road. A self-deprecating voice came out.

“I did something useless.”

“I guess you already know this.”

Alan picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Because of the taste of the tea. I don’t know if it was LeMaine’s voice, but I could clearly feel the bitter taste.

The sound of Alan setting down the glass clattered loudly.

“I don’t know if you want to keep talking like that in the future.”

Alan picked up a piece of chocolate and put it in his mouth. I put it in. Because my mouth was bitter, the sweet taste came out this time. Alan’s finger pointed to the document lying on Lemain’s lap. “If not, why don’t you turn it over now?” Whether it’s the document or

this

country

.

LeMaine, who had decided to ignore the rude tone, began to turn over the documents. Soon, his face changed noticeably. When the chocolate had all melted and disappeared in

Alan’s mouth, LeMaine’s slightly trembling voice came out. .

“......Wizards.”

“Do you like it?”

It was a tongue-in-cheek remark. Even after hearing from Calian that Lemaine was already thinking about the same thing, he was making up his mind.

“Whose idea was this?”

“Not me. I’m just a very useful teacher.”

“Was that child thinking the same thing as me?”

A strange thing appeared in Lemain’s eyes.

LeMaine began flipping through documents again and exchanging opinions with Alan. Their conversation continued as the night deepened and the light came again.