Chapter 29 - I Mean No Harm (1/2)

Chapter 29: I Mean No Harm

They left the pub and walked for a little while to a secluded street The ht, but veiled in clouds Moreover, the hour was so late that not even hts were on It was dark, and there was nobody walking by

Only then did Calian stop Those ere quietly following him also came to a halt

Calian turned around and stared at the two for ahis robe in place His black hair slid out

—fwoosh!+

Calian draped his robe around Hina’s shoulders She was still dressed in clothes that revealed a lot of skin Calian quietly tied the robe’s strings together for her and turned to Kyrie Kyrie wasn’t in a particularly good condition, either His shi+rt was tattered and covered in blood and sweat Calian clicked his tongue He took off his jacket and handed it to Kyrie

Calian glanced at Hina’s ears that were peeking out fro silver hair “Did you cut theet cut?”

The scars at the tips of Hina’s ears looked as if they had been cut with so sharp—as if to hide the fact that they used to be pointed Kyrie’s ears were not pointed Even though the two of thes, they looked quite different Calian recalled Kyrie’s drunktheir father and his sister reseh he had no recollection of his parents

Kyrie and Hina were half-elves

Hina flinched Kyrie stepped between Hina and Calian as a protectiveus, but…” Kyrie said in a wary voice

Calian hurriedly lowered his head He was once again reminded of Kyrie from that day as his voice trembled and trailed off

— This… is all I can do… to repay your kindness…

He felt happy, sad, thankful, and sorry all at once Everything that he couldn’t possibly put into words all formed a teardrop and rolled down his face

“Hahh…” Calian sighed and calmed his I heard froh he didn’t exactly hear it from thee to cover up

Calian continued, “So you don’t need to be so wary I ust of wind blew across the three The clouds drifted away and theinto Kyrie’s eyes

Finally having seen Calian properly, Kyrie bowed hurriedly Hina followed her brother and boithout really knoas going on

“Please forgive hness My oblivion caused me to cast unreasonable doubt,” said Kyrie

Hina jolted visibly and bowed even more deeply

“My name is Kyrie, and , so we don’t remember our family name”

Kyrie didn’t need to bow to Calian Calian murmured a yes and raised them up by their shoulders “So, did you cut your own ears or did someone else cut them? If someone else did, I’ll pay them back for what they did”

Hina shook her head and touched her ears She must uess that she had cut theh it didn’t happen very often in Kailisys, underground auctions of elves were still co this time

“What about your voice? Were you born without one? Otherwise, I’ll pay them back for that, too”

Hina chuckled and shook her head once again She had expected a prince to be a very faraway person—as high up as the sky Yet, she could tell that the boy in front of hi for her

“She couldn’t talk since birth, Your Highness”

“Anything else that needs payback?” asked Calian again, recalling Hina’s dress

Thankfully, Hina shook her head for the third time and pointed at Kyrie She was safe until now thanks to Kyrie

“I see”

— My sister chose death for herself

A beautiful half-elf girl ns nothing

Calian had not asked him about the reason for her suicide He could tell fro After Hina had killed herself, Kyrie killed everybody in the garounds and ran away to Secretia

“Thank God,” thank God that history hadn’t repeated itself yet “I saw you on Astrisha Street yesterday”

Kyrie seeured that it would be difficult for Calian to rehts, right?”

Kyrie was surprised once again It was just as Calian had said “Yes, that is correct I was there yesterday”

The Master of the garounds had asked to see Kyrie, so he was out for a little while Kyrie had only been watching for a short tinised Kyrie in that short ht?”

Calian had asked the same question to Kyrie once upon a tiht, Kyrie?