Chapter 250 (1/2)
Chapter 250
Despite the distance, Max could clearly see her father’s jaw stubbornly stiffening, it was an expression he used to er peaked The Duke of Croix glared at Riftan with hostility, directing his eyes towards hi the cane in his hand so tightly that it seemed as if his veins would burst
“His Majesty does not have to make this matter problematic… I have said that many times I did make that clear, to remind you “
Max noticed her father’s speech indeed becah to sound ridiculous His sense of authority, arrogance, and pride were etched deep in his bones to the point that he appeared overbearing even in front of the king However, the Duke of Croix himself appeared aware and humiliated of the slurred speech that was the afterer flared in his eyes, he glared at Riftan with such hatred that it er and hostility were no less than the duke’s The king swept an annoyed look at the two people ere at the verge of attacking each other right then and there, he then clicked his tongue and turned to Count Robern
“After we rest for a couple of hours, we should start these talks immediately Before my beloved subjects stick knives into each other’s chests, I must take the necessary measures”
“I will accompany you, Your Majesty”
“No, I want the count to watch over the each other apart”
Count Robern smiled bitterly and instructed the nearby butler to take the distinguished guests to their roo led the princess and the attendants like a sole general, cliray, the people ere kneeling in respect all stood up at once Max watched in confusion as the Duke of Croix hurried to retreat behind the knights When she saw her father’s malevolent expression, an aboe her father’s mind
Riftan looked at the duke with deep conteht of hiether they walked towards the annex When her husband’s large, trustworthy body coed to release the breath she had been holding Riftan led her to an eain
“As I already told you several times, you don’t have to enter the conference roo Ruben made to mediate between the Duke of Croix and myself”
Max shook her head firmly “No matter what you say… this time I will not step a-aside My father will sue Riftan for invading Croix Castle… and attacking him When the fact is that Riftan… all he did was to save me”
“I alanted to beat him to death!” Riftan snapped harshly and Max released a weary sigh
“Riftan… t-thinks that attacking my father is a reasonable retaliation If-if you exclude me from the story, could you continue to claiave her an expression like he was cornered Max took his stiff hands and gave him a sincere sht I am Now Riftan knows it too That I had a difficult childhood… I also survived a j-journey through the h… a horrible ar Testifying to this point wouldn’t hurt me”
Perhaps those ords that were preferable not to say because Riftan’s face turned grim and a sharp pain could be seen in his eyes He seemed determined to speak until they heard a firm knock on the door
“Commander, His Majesty would like to speak with you for a ”
It was Uslin Rikaido’s voice Riftan looked at Max in anguish and reluctantly left
“Don’t let anyone get close”
Riftan, standing in front of the door, gave this stern order to the knights ere there and crossed the hall quickly Max sat in front of the fireplace and waited iin A second felt like atian to bite her nails and her ain
“M’lady, the un”
“W-wait a moment”
Max stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself There were several fine hairs sticking out of her carefully braided hair, but she ant She carefully put her cloak over her shoulder and left the room
“How about Riftan?”
“He went to the conference room first with His Majesty”
Uslin answered as he led through the hall and then to the stairs situated in the middle
“Don’t worry, Caron and I will be in theroom as well”
“Besides you… who else will be there?”
“About ten people, including His Majesty’s attendants and escort knights… the duke will also bring about five or six people”
Max was relieved that there would be fewer people than she had expected, but when she saw the huge nu the duke, she felt a bit daunted The knights led her to the conference room located on the second floor and she looked around with a tensed gaze At the farthest side of the spacious conference rooe, on the right was Princess Agnes and on the left was Count Robern, both of them had solemn expressions
Riftan and the Duke of Croix were sitting on either ends of a long table in thetheir heads the opposite direction as if they despised seeing a glimpse of each other Max was stiff and frozen as Elliott led her to the end of the roo
“Please co rows of chairs that were propped along the walls Elliott and Uslin sat on either side of her The king, as looking at a long scroll of parchment, raised his head and asked
“Did all the people involved in thisleaned an elbow on the ar the parch, I was reading once again the cryptic demand that the Duke of Croix has sent ht caused a very unpleasant incident” He glancedwas a “In conclusion, it says that Whedon’s nuht infiltrated Croix Castle and tried to kill the duke”
Uslin rose from his seat furiously as if to protest, but before he could say anything, King Ruben calmly continued
“In the same period, Calypse declared war on the duke with the intention of exercising ‘his just right to retaliation’ I don’t knohat the hell happened, but one decided on war and the other on trial”