Chapter 251 (1/2)
Chapter 251
At that sight, Max felt the inside of her stoly caler reached the tip of his head While Max felt anxious on whether Riftan would lose his tenes, who had been silent, opened her mouth as if she could not bear it
“What you’re de is excessive! Sir Calypse is undeniably an honorable knight He is the warrior who risked his life by participating in the subjugation of the dragon on behalf of the duke! If you put him on trial, all the people in Whedon would place the blame on the duke”
The duke’s face flushed red from the princess’s cold, indifferent cry He looked at her with bloody eyes and refuted
“The perpetrator infiltrated my castle and attacked me, as unarmed When that fact is made known to all, I doubt that it will be a subject of one-sided criticisaze flew back to Riftan and he threw out his words with nation “It does not h the trial, I am sure the perpetrator will pay for his sins coe no matter what happens”
“It’s pointless listening to these endless words”
Riftan, watching the duke’s pathetic face, unfolded his arms and slowly leaned to the table He appeared exactly like a wild beast on the prowl just before rushi+ng to attack its prey Feeling threatened, Duke Croix visibly flinched and backed away Riftan, who glared at him scornfully, muttered in a low, sinister voice
“I have always thought that it’s excellent to have talent for co up with a plausible cause How about you just tell the truth? You’re scared of me to death”
“The au-audacity of yours… what nonsense are you spouting!”
“You were terrified by my declaration of war” He twisted the corner of his mouth and stated coldly “It seems as if you think that you’ll be safe oncea lord is stripped away fro When I aer bound by any vow or oath, only then you will co insane I a silence instantly fell in the hall Riftan spoke slowly, like a tiger pushi+ng its prey into a corner, ignoring the alarmed reactions around hi stealth, to hide anywhere without le noise When I was a inably dirty ithout even blinking an eye Do you knohat thatto sleep, you will think of whether you will be able to open your eyes the next day When you wake up in theyou will do is check that your head is still attached to your neck Whenever you leave the castle, you will be rolling your eyes fro somewhere around Go ahead and stripto live your whole life in such tension and fear, Duke…” As if checking the effect of his words, he looked across the table, towards the duke’s face, and slowly finished his speech “If you can live through that, then by all means, try and see”
“H-ho dare you…! To make such a despicable threat to me…!”
The duke ju, lean body tre He pointed to Riftan and addressed the king aloud
“His Majesty, did you hear hi about! How can it be said that such a shaht and a hero at that?! He is a dangerously insane person, that’s what he is! There is no need to even go to trial to prove it He must be deprived of his title ireat nobility!”
“Be quiet!” King Ruben’s deep voice echoed through the hall, which was nothing short of chaos He ed his temple like his head ached and drew in a deep breath “Are you tellingjourney just to see this mess?”
“Your Majesty, will you really defend what he is saying right now? If you don’t punish hih! If you interrupt reat Royal family”
The Duke of Croix reluctantly sat back down after looking at Riftan with a helpless disht sternly “Calypse, those words you just said cannot be justified, even bythreats should not be done by a knight Such excessive remarks do not favor your situation”
“Didn’t he just declare that he has no intentions of dropping the charges under any circumstance? In that case, there is no reason for me to mince my words” Riftan leaned back in the chair and said sarcastically “Once I aht That would er have to uphold chivalry Mercenaries have mercenary rules: to return as soon as you receive”
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The at Ruben had barely calain The duke asked how dare Riftan intimidate him, and Uslin confronted him and raised his voice to claim that he was the one who insulted hi the duke’s knights, the situation turned into a co Ruben said Such a violent and fierce discussion was not expected to be intermittent, so Max felt herself shrink in an instant Irritated, King Ruben jumped from his seat
“These insolent people! Should I pour cold water on your heads tois sitting between you! “ He hit the table roughly to
Max looked at hi, tired of the rudeness of his subjects, would renounce the mediation for the reconciliation of the parties However, the king showed a surprising degree of patience He walked to the , looked up at the pale winter sky; then turned around and looked at them with a mollified expression
“It will be impossible to speak when all of you are in the same place I will talk to each of you separately Calypse first, I’ll start with you” The king declared in a dignified voice and looked at the Duke of Croix with piercing eyes “The duke will be waiting in the next roos that have intensified in the , they all stood up, leaving only Riftan First, the duke led four knights and a priest outside the door, followed by Max and Uslin walking towards the entrance She couldn’t tear her gaze from behind Riftan, until just before the door closed The situation was much worse than expected Her father’s deterined, and her husband didn’t see see hi Ruben did not intervene, a trial would be held at Drakiuht whether Riftan would have the chance to win the trial She wandered in anguish down the corridor, then ihts hastily stopped her
“M’lady, please stop It is better not to talk to such a person”
“J-just for ato discuss with him”