Vol 1 Chapter 21 (2/2)

No time –。

The knight gritted his teeth, released the reins, pushi+ng hard against the horse’s back, and jumped down The forward round, his back hitting a tree hard At the same ti

The knight struggled to sit up, reaching a hand to draw his sword But there were already two shadows in his field of vision, the cold blade of the sword neared his throat

“Take off his weapon, and tie hi the sword said His face washis eyes

His coht’s sword Then brought out bundle of rope, circling around the knight’s wrists and anklesa knot

“You’re Felix Paladin?”

“Who are you?” the knight asked

Thethe pressure at the tip of the sword, “Soht to ask questions”

— So they came for me

The knight released a breath softly, replying calmly, “Yes”

“The incident in Nove”

“I’ve already told the istrate, how many more times do you want me to say it?”

“Once, if what you say is the truth, I can give you a quick death” Theit towards the knight

“At the request of the Marquis’ daughter, I escorted her froht said his face blank, “When ere almost at the manor, she told me that there was no more problems, she could walk the rest of the way herself, so ent our separate ways”

“What did you do afterwards?”

“Returned directly to my rooms in the church”

“Huain, “then the next day the body of the Marquis’ daughter was found, what coincidence”

“I’ve been interrogated(3) before,” the knight replied coldly, “there is only one answer(4), I did not kill her”

“And before that? After you left the church, you did not return directly to the o? Who did you see?”

“I cannot divulge that(5)” the knight said calmly

“Oh~ so it’s that again,” the ly, “ ‘I ht, a dog of the church”

“That is the truth” The knight frowned, “In addition she has already passed away, do you want me to break an oath to the dead?”

The laring at hiht looked back without fear, with no indication of wanting to escape in his gaze

“Even if what you say is the truth,” the , “But… I still have to answer to my employer”

He gripped the hilt of the sith both hands, raising the blade, aiht’s throat

“Any last words?”