91 Relief (1/2)
Chapter 91: Relief
Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion
”Did you see Joel, Alisa and Iven? Are they safe now? Where are they now?” Recovering from the surprise of suddenly seeing the princess on his windowsill, Lucien asked so eagerly that he forgot to use the proper salutation.
Anyone who cared about his or her family would definitely react like this. And Lucien regarded them as his closest relatives in this world.
Although he had killed Janson and the squires in the dungeon, Lucien was still looking forward to the confirmation from the princess. After all, the battle tonight was so cruel that ordinary people like Joel, Alisa and Iven could easily become the innocent victims of the many powerful magic spells.
”Well… I was fighting on the frontline, Lucien,” said Natasha a bit embarrassed. ”Sorry, I should’ve paid more attention to your family… But don’t worry, Lucien. I did confirm with the knight who was responsible for saving the hostages, and they are safe.”
”Thank you very much, Your Grace.” A sincere smile appeared on Lucien’s face. As his whole plan was like walking a tightrope, any tiny mistake could kill the people that he cared the most in this world. ”Then where are they now? When I can see them?” Lucien asked again.
”They are in the main cathedral right now, since they were tortured badly, both physically and mentally,” Camil answered. ”The pastors in the church will take care of them, and they need to be questioned later.”
”But they are innocent! They’re just ordinary people…” Lucien shuddered to think of the questioning that he received, or say, the one this body once received, from the Church.
”I know what you’re worrying about, Lucien,” Natasha comforted him, ”Last time you were wronged as a suspect, but this time it’s different. The Church just wants to ask them some questions about the dungeon guards of Argent Horn, nothing else.”
Then Natasha said to lady Camil, ”The power of a radiant knight is surely impressive. That sudden attack you launched toward the great priest was so powerful that the poor people in the dungeon were even knocked out. I wonder when I will become a radiant knight.”
”May… may I ask what is Argent Horn?” asked Lucien purposefully.
”It was Argent Horn that kidnapped your uncle and his family. They are followers of demon, and they call themselves Argent Horn,” explained Natasha. ”Their souls are completely corrupted by darkness. When we were trying to catch the heretics alive, they shouted ‘Return to the eternal silence’ and blew themselves up.”
Speaking of this, Natasha’s heart was still beating fast. Although she was only one step away from becoming a radiant knight and was quite experienced in fighting, the horrible scene of the heretics exploding themselves in front of her was still bothering the princess’s mind.
”All of the heretics… they killed themselves?” Lucien of course hoped that they were all dead so the Church and the princess would never know how he actually awoke his Blessing.
”Most of the heretics died, and some of their leaders escaped.” Then Natasha slightly raised her head and said with pride, ”But I caught a priest alive. And we learned that the right hand of a powerful demon was sealed in the relic, but it was taken away by the heretics who escaped.”
Hearing that a heretic got caught, Lucien’s heart skipped a beat. He quickly calmed down and asked, ”Any other information? I’m afraid they’re plotting something toward you and the grand duke.”
”Yes, they are planning on something big.” Natasha touched her chin thoughtfully, ”But only the great priests know the plan.”
”We’ll investigate the personnel of our intelligence department. I’m sure we can find more later,” added Camil seriously.
”I see… so I’m safe now, right?” asked Lucien although he already knew the answer. He felt he could be a pretty good actor.
”Although we did not find the person who was always watching you, I’m quite sure that you’re safe now. After all, the heretics suffered a great loss tonight, and they are currently busy with running for their lives.”