Chapter 240 (1/2)
Chapter 240
Max held the doorknob as she waited for Rudis’ response Rudis was evidently hesitant, her face uneasy as she opened her mouth with a reluctant tone
“The Lord has asked for food to be prepared and served to the guests They are probably at the dining hall”
As soon as Max heard her response, she immediately opened the door without any hesitation and left the room She could feel Rudis rush to follow her, but she pretended to be ignorant of it and quickly ran down the stairs, seeing servants busily carrying kegs of beverage and trays of food Max brushed off their startled glances and headed straight for the dining hall She hid along the hallway that led to the dining hall and secretly listened to the loud voices of the knights It was difficult to understand every detail of the conversation as it was a es, but it see about war horses and weapons
Max frowned at the tepid conversation The atmosphere was so casual that it didn’t seem like a place to discuss important issues
‘Were they… really just hired to keep Anatol safe?’
She wanted to try peeking through the cracks of the dining halls’ doors, but she didn’t want to be caught by any of the knights who always had keen senses, so she settled for listening to the intermittent voices that resounded from a distance Then suddenly, someone tapped her shoulder Max let out a little startled cry and looked to see who it was Ruth was glaring down at her with creased eyebrows
“What are you doing in a place like this?”
Max was e, so her face turned red, and she quickly straightened up her posture
“T-that’s…”
Ruth’s eyes narrowed as she fiddled with the hair that fell forward her face and searched for an excuse Max aardly lowered her gaze Since seeing hiain back in Croix Castle, they never had a proper conversation yet, so she had no idea how to approach hiled to uests… who arrived…”
“I see, you’ve seen the Rakasi roo “So, you came down here to eavesdrop?”
“Ea-eavesdrop… I can’t even ot her elared at him As he witnessed her attitude take a turn, he turned his back at her to hide his laugh
“If you linger around here any longer and Sir Calypse sees you, you’ll get a lot of scolding Please, come this way”
Before Max could retort, Ruth went up the narrow stairs which were used by the servants Rudis, who followed Max like a shadow, hesitantly followed, looking anxiously towards the dining hall that was noisy fro room situated on the second floor, then pulled thecurtains open and lit the fire withbetter now?”
He asked as he dragged a chair next to the fire and sat down Max, as standing by the doorway, nodded
“I’m mu… much better”
“If it’s possible, I want to personally check your condition, but I will need permission from the Lord to do that”
Ruth e her to sit down Max asked Rudis to bring him a cup of hot drink and then carefully sat down across from him After a moment of silence, Ruth spoke first
“I was relieved that your co yourthem ell Thank you… for your concern”
She fiddled with her skirt and plucked up her courage to raise her head and look at hin of pity or aardness in the wizard’s eyes Max’s shoulders relaxed as she watched hiloohed in relief at his normal attitude and raised her question comfortably
“Why are… those pe-people here? It was so sudden… why are thosehired?”
“Lord Calypse didn’t tell you anything?”
Ruth asked back, his forehead wrinkling Max thought for a moment then shook her head The wizard took soh
“Sir Calypse has officially declared war against the Duke of Croix”
Max’s whole body froze Although she half expected that it would happen, her heart still sank upon confir her complexion turn pale, Ruth hasted to speak
“It was decided after several internal ainst the Duke of Croix This was bound to happen sooner or later”
“But… u-until now, they had no intention of going to war The reason that this is happening now… is all be-because of ain as if he couldn’t find the right words to say Max lowered her head with a desperate expression Her clasped hands visibly trehing heavily on her chest, then Ruth spoke in a cold voice