CH 127

“Kendrick.”

It was Lamont who had the first rhyme. Lamont, who stood the horse in front of Kendrick, jumped lightly from the horse’s back.

“Lamont.”

“I think you need to explain what this is all about.”

Lamont said, pointing towards the land of Tamar where Linsy had been found a moment ago.

It seems that the lion clan has also confirmed that part of the land of Tamar has been purified.

Kendrick patted Linsy, who was asleep, frowning as if hurting. 

“It is as seen.”

“Don’t you think you skipped too much? No matter how close you and I are… Things related to the land of Tamar must be made clear.”

“Haa. It’s troublesome….” 

“Is it true that this little baby bird purified the land of Tamar?” 

As Lamont beckoned, the knights of the Lion Clan took a step back.

Kendrick’s sharp gaze was directed at the knights of the Lion Clan, and then slowly moved to Lamont’s face.

“Yeah.” 

“Kendrick, if this is known…” 

Kendrick cut Lamont off.

“If it is known, the beastman society will be turned upside down. Raniero’s power and morale will rise significantly, and perhaps they and other clans will try to take Linsy. Even if they don’t touch Linsy….” 

“There will be many things they want from Linsy.” 

Lamont answered after Kendrick’s words. Kendrick’s and Lamont’s gazes turned to the baby bird at the same time, which was soundly asleep. 

“All of them will do anything to purify the land of Tamar. Furthermore, since Giles flowers are being distributed everywhere, those who are addicted to Giles flowers will also flock to seek treatment. It’s not that you don’t know, Lamont Fernando.”

Kendrick put Linsy in his arms and covered the baby bird with her jacket. He didn’t hide the fact that Lamont’s gaze was unpleasant. 

“So help me. The Wolf Clan intends to put this matter unwritten.”

If this was revealed, all the clans would be aiming for Linsy.

They could take Linsy and try to force her to purify the land at Tmar, and maybe— they could do something harsher. 

Kendrick didn’t want to let this little child, who was only ten years old, go through such danger.

Of course, the Wolf Clan will protect this baby bird with all their might, but—.

‘Still.’

Even so, the guardian’s heart doesn’t want to leave even the slightest danger.

Lamont raised his eyebrows when he heard that he was thinking of putting this matter.

“Kendrick, this will come out someday. How long do you think you can hide it? One year? Two years?”

Lamont turned his attention to the baby bird Kendrick had hidden in his arms.

The red tail feathers jutted out between the jackets.

“If it is revealed later, it will become more of a problem. The Wolf Clan may be expelled from the beast society altogether. Besides, how many eyes are there… Do you think you can cover everything?”

“Lamont.”

Kendrick called his best friend in an annoyed tone.

“If you block it with words, there is nothing you cannot hide or cover. If you don’t even know, why are you acting like that? I don’t want you to cooperate for long.”

Kendrick’s eyes turned to the sleeping baby bird in his arms.

“Ten years. I just need to hide this child until she reaches adulthood.”

Only until Linsy comes of age, and she has the choice of whether or not to stay in Wolf Mansion. 

Can such a young and weak baby bird withstand the repercussions that this event will bring?

‘She won’t be able to stand it.’

So at least until she can hold out,

He had to protect this child until he grew up to that extent because that’s the parent’s duty.

“Ten years… do you think it will be possible? Ha, of course….” 

Of course, he doesn’t know his heart either.  

Lamont nodded low, then raised his head.

It was after the day was bright. As the day dawned and the sun rose, the place Linsy had purified became more visible.

Lamont pointed there and asked Kendrick.

“What are you going to do about that? It’s so noticeable that you’ll soon be caught by another clan.”

“There is a way for that.”

Kendrick held Linsy in one hand, raised the other, and swung it once.

Then the shadow wolf that was gathered earlier reappeared.

As he snapped his finger, the shadow wolf ran straight toward the purified spot.

Just like the time before when he asked for Linsy and brought him out.  

The knights of the Lion Clan, the Wolf Clan, and even Lamont watched Kendrick’s actions with their mouths shut.

Silence fell heavily.

Kendrick wrinkled his brow slightly so as not to be seen. When the supernatural power reached the land of Tamar, the crowd came.

“Kendrick, no way.”

Lamont quickly realized what Kendrick was up to and stopped him.

“No. You said you were going to hide it for ten years. Ten years in his way, your body won’t last even one year.”

The shadow wolf soon arrived at the place where Linsy had purified it.

And,

They crouched carefully on it. Not long after it, the shadow wolf’s body gradually scattered.

A shadow covered over the spot where Kendrick had been purified.

The land of Tamar was originally a land where everything died and turned black, so it was not visible at all when it was covered by a shadow.

Kendrick said as if he was surprised.

“There are no curses in a purified place, so it doesn’t seem to put too much strain on my body, Lamont.” 

If he uses his powers on the land of Tamar, the effect of the curse puts strain on his body.

However, no group of people went when they covered the place where Linsy had purified it.

Lamont sighed in relief at Kendrick’s words.

“Ha… yeah. I will help you this time because I have affection as a friend. But Kendrick, when the Giles flowers become more distributed, and the damage becomes severe, I must inform the beast society of this fact.” 

Lamont looked directly at Kendrick.

“It’s not that I don’t know the pain you’re going through. But… sometimes you have to sacrifice small things. Of course, I agree with you that the time is not now.”

After Lamont finished speaking, he turned around and addressed the lion clan.

The language of the lion clan echoed loudly across the borders of Tamar.

[This matter will be left unresolved. Nothing was seen or heard. It is assumed that there were no lion clans here today.]

As Lamont’s voice resounded, the knights of the Lion Clan fell silent at the same time.

After that, he seemed flustered for a while, then bowed his head.

Kendrick, who had been watching the scene, also called the Knights of the Wolf Clan.

When he gathered together all the knights and soldiers guarding the borders of Tamar, the number was quite large.

[This matter will be left unresolved.]

The head of the Wolf Clan, Kendrick Yekhart, gave the order with the authority of the head.

The wolf clan bowed to the head of the clan.

Even while all of this was going on, Linsy was sleeping in Kendrick’s arms without knowing it.

Kendrick wanted this child to sleep like this for the rest of her life.

‘Have a nice dream.’

Kendrick, who organized the situation, lifted his jacket and looked down at Linsy, and thought to himself.

In the future,

He’ll make sure she can only have good dreams.

***

Yeckhart’s mansion.

Arsene, who had struggled with pain the whole time, calmed down at some point.

The maids and Hern were surprised and hurriedly checked Arsene’s condition.

“Young Master, Young Master!” 

The maids covered their mouths, terrified that Arsene might have gone wrong.

Last night, Arsene’s condition was so bad that it wouldn’t be strange to die right away.

However, Arsene’s condition didn’t deteriorate as the maids feared. 

“….” 

It was definitely getting better.

Arsene’s breathing gradually returned to normal. Arsene, who had been gasping for breath with his mouth open the whole time, slowly closed it.

The stiffly rigid tail was moving gently before they knew it, 

Even his expression, distorted by pain, looked peaceful, Just like he was sleeping.

Hern hurriedly checked Arsene’s condition, and his eyes widened in surprise.

“…How could this be!”

Arsene’s condition was returning to normal.

The spots on his back that symbolized Tamar’s curse gradually blurred.

“Young Master’s condition is getting better!”

When Hern shouted, “This is a miracle,” the maids burst into tears in surprise.

Some even ran out, saying they needed to send Kendrick a telegram immediately.

Arsene was sleeping soundly in the middle of that loud noise.

Then,

Paat—!

Arsene’s ability, the shadow wolf, appeared for a moment and then quickly disappeared.

“….!!”

The shadow wolf was wagging its tail excitedly,

It disappeared so quickly that no one saw it.