Chapter 29 - An Unfortunate Encounter (2) (1/2)

Chapter 29 – An Unfortunate Encounter (2)

Looking up at the source of the voice, Leah gasped in surprise. For hidden in the shadows, was a man, who had his head poking out and looking at them.

He was a slender man with a lean build, and his stare was as sharp as a cat’s. He hurriedly made his way towards them, and gestured quickly to the alley before disappearing once more.

Frowning, Ishakan went back outside to see what was happening. Leah felt her heart sink as she followed him out.

There was a middle-aged man, flirting with some of the Gypsies. Behind him were knights, dressed in casual clothes, watching dutifully as he laughed in amusement with the Gypsies. Leah’s eyes narrowed as she saw who the man was.

It was her fiance, Byun Gyongbaek.

“Amazing,” Ishakan mused, “Isn’t that Byun Gyongbaek?” he asked her, leaning in further onto Leah’s damp hat, while she had barely fixed the hem of her cloak.

It was a well-known fact that Byun Gyongbaek was quite fond of any form of entertainment. Whenever he would wander into the West’s Royal District, he, without fail, would head straight first to the red light district, whose alleys were filled with alcohol and women.

However, she had not expected to see him today.

Leah hopes none of his knights would notice them, allowing them to slip away with ease. But it seemed that would not happen, for his knights had already spotted them. She caught them glancing to one another, watching their in their peripherals.

One of his knights drew closer to him, whispering softly.

And Byun Gyongbaek’s grip on the woman gypsie’s waist loosened up, his grin turned into a frown as he shifted his gaze towards them.

Unlike Leah, who was clearly covered and well-disguised. Ishakan was not.

They couldn’t run. They’d surely be caught.

Leah finds herself in a difficult situation. She hadn’t anticipated sneaking out of the castle late at night would turn dangerous. Her worst case scenario involved being caught by some of the guards of the Royal family, but not this.

“It’s too late if we run for it now.” Ishakan calmly told her, which was a clear contrast to the panic she was feeling at this very moment. She looked at him desperately, watching as his eyes glinted dangerously as at the nearing figures. It was clear to her, he had no intention of running away.

Suddenly she was reminded of the Kurkan’s hostile nature. And the man in front of her was their leader.