Chapter 182 - The Ark Of A Choice

"You didn't hurt our little Valkyrie, despite what you've heard. Even when you were scared, you still did not ignite your Molotov. And we thank you by giving this dish in front you," said Baldwin, giving a cheeky smile.

"You knew?!" said Yan, engulfing the whole dish down.

"Yea, all of us know that Mav is been targetted. But those who had ill intentions were all killed by her powers. But you, little one, are special. We heard that the Hornet would be coming to town, so we prepared a bit. "

"Well, I couldn't kill her. You guys would've survived the attack. And besides, no one told me that she would be a small child."

"She might look like one, but she's old in terms of human years. About 70 to 80 years. But her lifespan is much bigger, so she's still a child," described Ysabeau.

"You had a choice to kill her when she was not with us. Yet, you didn't take it."

"But I couldn't have taken her life... I would have failed that mission instantly."

"It's the fact that you let her do what she wanted. Look at her, you'd think you'd stand a chance against her?" asked Baldwin.

"Hey, her not constantly biting you is the best thing that can happen to you. Nevermind having a chance against her powers. Her bite is enough to kill," said Minwoo, reminding himself of all the painful moments.

Yan kept silent as he asked for more in his heart. To his surprise, the Old Chapel heeded his wish and gave him another helping. He inwardly thanked the Old Chapel, who gave him a bit more meat.

"I'm, well..." was what Yan could muster for the time being.

"You're?" asked Minwoo, tilting his head.

"I'm not supposed to kill her. That was not my mission."

The entire room went dead silent. Baldwin, Gillian, and Minwoo blinked in confusion.

"Then whose was it?' asked the men.

"That was supposed to be Ashley's job," murmured Yan, taking his second round.

Minwoo's eyes darkened on the mention of that name. He folded his arms as he leaned back on the chair.

"I thought you were on good terms with him?" asked Gillian, shooting a questionable look to Minwoo.

"We used to be. He went haywire when I told him I'd sided with the Mages. That was quite a few days back. On top of it, I didn't know that he'd disliked me from the beginning. I always thought I was good with him," said Minwoo.

"Well, you thought wrong of your family member," said Baldwin.

"I'll have to agree with you on that one."

"So, we'll count him out?"

The Marquess nodded.

"The Human Hawkeye is out to get her? I'm quite impressed," said Baldwin, downing the last mouthful.

He too ordered a second round. Meanwhile, Mavislin had been happily stuffing her face with meat and ordered the third round.

"Why would you be?" asked Yan.

"Do you think to target the last child of Valkoia to be an easy task?" laughed Baldwin, while swaying his head.

"Is she that powerful?" asked Yan, looking at Mavislin.

The little Valkyrie looked at him with a mouth full of stew.

"I'm quite impressed that mere human could ever think of assassinating little Mavislin. If she can kill Mages, then rest assured that humans are nothing to her," explained Gillian, smiling proudly.

"Ah, but the thing I'm interested to know is your mission. Who were you supposed to kill?" asked Minwoo.

Yan looked guilty as he put out a bony finger towards Minwoo. The Marquess looked shocked.

"Me? What have I done to you?!" asked Minwoo.

"No, no... It's just a mission from Ashley. He'd said that if I could pull it off, I could be the mafia head within the Teuton domain," elaborated Yan.

"The poor lad hasn't got much of choice, does he?" asked Gillian.

"Well, I'm going to give him one. Since this involves my little brother, Ash, then I'm taking matters to my hands. I don't want Mavislin to get involved with my sibling rivalry. Or any outsiders to mess with my family affairs."

"I find that troublesome," finished Minwoo as his expression darkened.

Yan's ears perked up as Minwoo looked at him. By now, Mavislin had her fill with beef goulash and hopped out from her seat. With a small plea, the Old Chapel gave Mavislin her little toy bunny. She plopped down right in the middle of her play area.

"If Ashley gave you the chance to be mafia head of Teuton for killing me, then I want to give you something even better. Join us in the new system we are planning out with the Mages. Where we work with each other to restore order in the domains," said Minwoo.