Chapter 147 - Unreasonable Man (2/2)

Lady Rei spoke up, ”I shall protect her with my life.”

”Lady Rei…”

”Rest assured, your sister will be fine with me.”

”Wahhh! Miss Rei?” Shaarya exclaimed.

Rei smiled, ”It's good to see you again.”

Lyn looked back at the two of them. She didn't know how they knew each other, but it does see.

…..

-Dungeon-

The dungeon area was in poor taste. Prince Ereland didn't even try to conceal how badly he was trying to imitate the dungeons from the royal palaces. Lyn left her 'guide' by the staircase earlier and said she would head down the rest of her way herself. Lyn didn't want the guide to be around when she met with Kazuya.

For a cheap imitation, it did an excellent job giving her the creeps. She got that same eerie feeling when she last went to a place like this. That was back when she was training with her eldest brother. But Lyn had not forgotten how depressed and depraved the people in these dungeons were.

It seemed like Kazuya was the only prisoner in this area since she saw empty cells as she walked by. 'The last corner,' Lyn repeated the instructions the guide gave her and continued walking. After a short while, she saw it at the very end.

The scent of blood caught her attention, and Lyn recalled what her sister just said. She immediately rushed over and approached the cell. Indeed, she could spot an injured Kazuya leaning against the wall. His whole body pale, blood gushed down from his face. Blood came from his arms. They must have badly beaten him…

Lyn clenched her fist, that man will not get away with this. She will make sure that Prince Ereland is begging by the end of the day. Of course, they didn't give her the keys, but Lyn had learned how to pick a lock from Rhys using her hairpin. It didn't take long before she hears a click sound; she unlocked the door. Lyn immediately rushed into the cell, and no sooner had she gotten close to Kazuya did she find herself in his arms.

Kazuya had pulled her into his embrace.

”Ka...Kazuya?”

”Hah,” Kazuya nodded, ”I thought I sensed you. But I thought I made a mistake. What is my pretty Lyn doing not following the plan? Aren't you supposed to be distracting him?”

”Allen can handle things when the plan is concerned, and Rhys too.”

”That's true, but I thought you would stay with your sister.”

Lyn shook her head, ”I am worried about her, but,” she felt the tears she was holding back fall from her eyes, ”I'm more worried about you. Dummy, dummy, dummy. Why did you get so hurt?”

”Prince Ereland uses some pretty despicable means to lure me out. Before I met up with your sister, he used children against me. Of course, even then I sustained a somewhat light injury.”

She looked at him questioningly, Kazuya's definition of a light injury definitely isn't light. But there is no use arguing with him about it now.

”And you got beat up because Prince Ereland was forcing Shaarya to agree?”

”Yeah, he wanted it recorded too. He's probably sent it to the Mist Kingdom already,” Kazuya sighed, ”I don't know what he is thinking. Queen Orthez wouldn't care less if I got hurt, but I'm sure she will negotiate since it involves your sister.”

Lyn didn't know what her mother was thinking. But father usually handles all the messages before it reaches mother. Father acts indifferent and casual about it, but Lyn saw her father looking out for Kazuya on more than one occasion already.