Chapter 43. Don’t stop (5)
It wasn’t because of the darkness.
It wasn’t because it was difficult to see what was ahead that I was careful about my steps.
“......Kiri.”
“Yes, my prince.”
The wound was severe. It was serious.
I could see at a glance that a finely inserted blade had been twisted out. It was a wound inflicted with the hope of death.
The person who was standing with such wounds was laid down, raised up a little, and bandaged up with great force. Afterwards, while he was supported again and stood up on his back, Kalian did not say a single word that he was in pain. He didn’t even frown once.
I just couldn’t hear the small, shallow breathing sound for a moment.
So Kirie walked as if she had just learned how to walk. I walked as if a precious glass had been placed on the top of my foot for fear that a person who couldn’t say he was in pain would hold his breath again.
“Kiri.”
“Yes, my prince.”
After Calian went out of the palace, he found the poison bag in Plantz’s hand. The driver who saw it in front of him said what he had said, saying that he had not tried to poison Plantz. Kirie, who handed him over to the wizards at Wilhelm Pavilion and left the palace, told Calian what she had learned while walking to the end of the hallway on the floor where Evan’s body was.
It would hurt less if I thought about it that way.
So Calian continued to think in the meantime, and after saying something to Demirea again, he calmly laid down on Kyrie’s back.
“sorry.”
“yes.”
“Next time, I’ll get drunk and get on my back.”
Next time, I’ll get on your back while you’re drunk, not get hurt.
“all right.”
My back got wet and then dried in an instant.
I was so injured that I couldn’t even guess how much it would hurt, and I was worried that I would worry about the hem of my clothes soaking in blood. A person who cares about such things.
“...... hungry.”
He said he was hungry.
Kirie went down one flight of stairs and then stepped on the next, laughing softly while being careful not to shake her body. Because it was such a Kalyan-like thing to say, I was relieved to see that he seemed to be feeling a little better than before, and I laughed because it sounded like he was in pain.
“You will be going to the palace soon, so please be patient.”
“Yes...”
Calian answered quietly and buried his face in Kyrie’s back. Calian also laughed quietly as he felt like he was lying down in the most comfortable place in the world.
“Lots of bananas.”
“Yes. I will tell this to Confucius.”
“Meat too.”
“yes.”
“Why did they give me another poison bag?”
A heavy story suddenly followed the light, foolish words. I couldn’t continue talking for a long time, so I took a deep breath and brought up the story. Kirie answered without hesitation.
“Does that bother you?”
It really takes a lot of work.
I tried to save my damn young and weak brother, but he ended up pickled again.
“I should have hit you just once before killing you.”
“You couldn’t even hit me?”
“huh.”
They sent me off too kindly, giving me only poison and not teaching me swordsmanship.
If I told you that I hit you, it would be less bitter.
“But you’ll be better than before.”
“I guess so...”
Kyrie answered everything without stopping Calian from talking in a voice like dry sand before the wind. I did it because I thought it would be better than being sick.
“But I guess I don’t like it anymore.”
I hated it so much at first.
“It’s because I understand the prince.”
“me?”
“yes.”
“You’re so kind, Kirie.”
Calian, who praised a knight older than me like he was a child, let out a long, drowsy sigh.
Calian opened his mouth again, as if trying to catch up on sleep.
“Yes... if you want to learn new swordsmanship. There’s no chance you won’t be okay.”
“Are you planning on teaching me everything?”
“huh.”
I have to teach you everything.
I need to tell you right away so I don’t forget.
“There were two swords lying near the body of Marquis Briesen.”
And said.
“The Marquis of Briesen is dead.”
Silence came.
* * *
I was worried about Kirie so I erased the blood.
This time, I used magic because I was worried about Raven.
I was already very surprised before, but this time, I thought that if I came back injured, I wouldn’t want to be alone, so I figured what to do with my remaining magical energy anyway and used magic again.
“The child is being moved to Siegfried Manor for now. The Duke said it would be best not to announce it to the outside world.”
At the words of Siegfried’s knight Yuran, Calian got off Kyrie’s back and leaned against Raven, slowly nodding.
I wanted to say thank you or tell him to go, but I really couldn’t find the words anymore, so I just said nothing.
“The Duke has your full attention, so no one will come here.”
A shallow hill behind Briesen Mansion.
It was Calian who put Raven down in a place where he could safely escape and where there would be no one. From the beginning, we were looking for a place where private soldiers would not come, so there was little chance of others coming here.
“But wouldn’t it be better for us to take you to the palace?”
“it’s okay.”
Calian answered briefly, and Kyrie opened her mouth to further explain.
“It wouldn’t be good if Siegfried’s knight was seen near the palace. And the palace would have probably sent someone by now. Until then, I can take care of him.”
Not Alan, not Balkan, not the article that is completely hard to believe in the current situation.
It was said that in this situation where Siegfried and Briesen were pointing their swords at each other, there would be someone to come pick up Calian, who would be most dangerous if he stayed outside the palace.
Yuran nodded as if he understood, bowed, and then went down the hill.
After a while, Kyrie turned towards Calian and stretched out her arms to help Raven climb onto his back. Then, his face suddenly hardened and he stood in front of Calian.
‘footfall.’
I started to hear footsteps in this place where I thought no one would come.
“Please wait a moment.”
Kirie’s hand slowly reached the handle of the sword. Calian was still leaning against Raven and closing his eyes. I was wondering if there was anything to worry about because Kirie was there.
As the sound of footsteps began to approach little by little, Kirie’s eyes turned sharp.
‘Fifteen people, one by one.’
There was no sound of horse hooves.
Instead, there were footsteps of fifteen people, believed to be the knight’s, and one more person.
A look of slight surprise flashed across Kirie’s face, who had been listening with a very nervous expression.
‘no way.’
Soon, Kyrie let go of the sword handle, turned his head towards Calian, and opened his mouth.
“Prince.”
“Are you from the palace?”
Calian smiled faintly.
This is why I thought that I could go back to the palace in peace, rest for a while, eat bananas, and eat meat.
“Yes. I think so.”
“I managed to find out you were here.”
“But...”
Kyrie trailed off, uncharacteristically.
– Jump and jump.
And the sound of footsteps got closer little by little.
Calian opened his closed eyes and turned his head in the direction of the sound. And he frowned.
“I...”
If I lie down and wake up, I’ll just sleep peacefully.
That guy. That stupid guy. That damn guy. That bastard. etc.
Calian, who had been holding many words in his mouth, opened his mouth with patience.
“Why did that person come here?”
Calian told Alan the names of some of the Balkan knights and told them to come get him. And they were standing right in front of Calian. It was good up to that point.
The problem was that when the knights confidently walked out of the palace, Pea, who had gone out without permission with a more confident appearance, thought out where his younger brother had hidden the horse, and came to visit with his clever mind, standing at the front.
A patient with a pale face who had just recovered from cardiac failure looked to one side as he looked at an intensive care patient with an expression on his pale face that said, ‘I’ve kept that bastard alive so far, so I’ll just kill him and live comfortably alone from now on.’ The corner of his mouth curled up.
“Because my brother didn’t come. I guess he’s dead.”
“Yes... I guess that will happen soon.”
Calian, who barely responded, slowly blinked his eyes.
I was looking at the whitish little snail that I had saved alive for the best, but then crawled out again.
“Damn pea... it’s green...”
After confirming that it was alive and well, I gave it a harsh curse.
– ......Full!
I finally lost my mind.