28 Disappearances at the Port City (2/2)

”My lady, I would be able to symphatize with your sentiment more if you explained what you have just found out.”

She breathed in and out for a few moments before turning to him. Her gaze solemn.

”All of the missing persons were either teenagers or children. Their ages ranging from 8-16. Most of them were young women. Some were male children who were described to be frail-looking and effeminate. This not a simple case of mere disappearances, Luke. Someone is behind all of it. They didn't disappear. They were abducted.”

Luke was dumbfounded. She figured all of that by just looking at the posters? He haven't gotten a word in before Chalice started to talk again.

”If my hunch about their circumstances is correct then most probably, these pitiful children were already sold off by now. Still, we need to investigate the manner of their disappearances to make sure of it. I might just be mistaken. After all, the details in these posters aren't sufficient enough for any conclusive judgement. Even though, I can't stand it if this goes on. If it is really a trafficking syndicate behind all of these disappearance, then as the Proxy Fief Lord I will take the necessary actions to eradicate them. If it wasn't, Wyndham is within my jurisdiction. In the end, I still need to deal with it no matter what.”

He held her shoulders down and had her face him. Luke lowered his head near hers, their foreheads touching each other. His brows furrowed together. He knew what he was supposed to do. Why was she still so worried? It's enough for her to figure things out. If she even took it upon herself to make actions regarding this issue, what use was he as her right-hand man? Seriously, no matter how smart she was she would always slip into being a blockhead.

”My lady, please get a hold of yourself. We have people to handle this. Why are you so agitated? You have me to take actions for you. You only need ask.”

Luke smiled when Chalice finally stopped her tirade. She looked at him dumbly for a long while before she brutally smacked his face. Luke was shocked and was about to retort kindly. However, he was stunned silly instead when she saw the redness of her cheeks. It was only then that he realized what he did.

Luke felt his cheeks reddening as well. What was she embarrassed for? Now even he was feeling embarrassed. He was totally innocent alright?

”Stupid Luke. Let's go already. Make sure to deal with this. Report to me of any information you come across.”

Chalice harrumphed before turning away and once again dragging him with her.

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”...”

A certain knight who was overlooked by two tied-up people who were caught up in their own world.

'The hell princess! Just because you have Luke with you now, you have forgotten about your cute knight. You're a traitor, Chalice! Traitor!”

Levi stared after them blankly as he robotically followed their steps. The two really have forgotten that he was with them all this time.

Levi looked up at the sky and lamented his wretched fate.