Published at 17th of July 2019 03:23:45 PM
Chapter 18.2
Episode 5: This Is Way Too Explicit – Chapter 18 . 2
“Don’t be late… today or ever . ” Silica folded her fan and stared into Franz’s eyes once again . “I will not let anything get in your way . ”
Silica turned around brusquely and left . The door slammed shut and Franz dropped his hand that was pointing at the door .
Franz stared blankly at the glass of unfinished alcohol in his hand . He clenched his teeth and hurled the glass at the wall .
—crash!
The glass shattered into a million pieces and scattered all over the floor . Some of the shards bounced off the floor and cut Franz’s hand, causing it to bleed . The attendants and maids who were hesitantly waiting outside the door all rushed in when they heard the crashing noise . Franz hung his shoulders low as he gazed at the droplets of blood that dripped from his fingertips .
“Get out . ”
“Your Highness, your hand is bleeding . We must tend to—”
“Out! Get out! Piss off!”
…Calian!
After lunch, Calian changed into his ceremonial attire . The antidote seemed to be working, considering that he could breathe more easily now . The fact that he didn’t drink his morning tea thanks to Alan’s sudden visit must have also added onto his improved health .
While the maids brushed Calian’s hair and did a final check, Yan explained the schedule for the final day of celebration . “You will soon be heading out to watch a horseback riding show . The venue is about an hour away from the palace . From 8pm, you will be attending a ball . ”
The reason as to why the princes were all taught how to ride horses and why the King was heading out to watch a horseback riding show on his birthday was simple: Rumein loved horses . In any case, Calian also enjoyed spending time with Raven . He had no qualms with the King’s tastes .
“Is that the show that Brissen Merchantry had to cancel?” asked Calian .
“Yes indeed . If you would remember, Viscount Brissen had visited to join Your Highnesses for dinner as an apology . ” A show large enough for the King to attend was usually organised by a large merchantry . Part of it was because there was no theatre company with that large, and another part was because most large stages were owned by a merchantry . “It was decided that Pollun Merchantry would be in charge of the show this time . It’s our first time watching a show that isn’t organised by Brissen . ”
“Pollun?” That name sounds familiar . Calian knit his brows and closed his eyes . After thinking for a while, he opened his eyes in a sudden realisation . “Baron Pollun . ”
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Yan nodded . “Yes . He’s a young baron called Melfir Pollun . I heard that he’s quite a clever and able man . I’m not sure exactly what happened, but it’s almost as if Brissen yielded the show to them . ”
Calian scoffed .
They gave it to Pollun because they didn’t want to get hung to death . Instead of saying his answer out loud, Calian’s eyes sharpened as he finally remembered what had happened . Calian remembered Melfir Pollun from this one famous incident that had spread its news all the way to Secretia .
A member of the royal family—moreover, the first prince—was injured during this incident .
When the royal family was leaving the grounds after a horseback riding show, a temporary structure that was built for the show collapsed . Randall, who was walking down the stairs, was struck by the falling structure and fell to the floor below . Although the injury wasn’t fatal, he broke his leg and had to rest in Tensil for about a month .
So that’s supposed to happen today, huh . Since Rumein watches so many horseback riding shows, I never even thought that it would be today .
Calian tapped his finger on his knees . It wasn’t simply an accident . They later found that the rope that held the structure in place was tampered with using a sharp object . Although that in itself wasn’t a good enough evidence to conclude that Melfir tried to harm the first prince, Randall was the grandson of the King of Tensil . After Tensil’s strong complaints, Rumein sent Melfir to the gallows .
Upon hearing about this incident, Bern had had a discussion with Chase about the verdict being too rash considering that the deed was too sloppily executed for it to have been targeting a member of the royal family . Chase seemed to have figured out something, but he didn’t tell Bern what he had realised . Bern remembered this incident because he had been trying to guess what it was for a long time .
It’s extremely unlikely that Pollun was the culprit .
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Only an idiot would leave such a crucial evidence behind in his own show venue after targeting a member of the royal family . If he really was a clever and able man as Yan had concluded, he would use this show as an opportunity to connect with the royal family—not as a stepping stone to being executed .
Brissen is the most suspicious after all… why did he target Randall? It was only to injure him, too . Or was he just after Pollun Merchantry?
Did Pollun even pose that much of a threat for Brissen to involve Tensil and the royal family?
Bern nor the Old Calian remembered much about the merchantry . Calian frowned .
“Your Highness…?” said Yan hesitantly . When Calian turned to face Yan, he asked in a soft voice . “Is something bothering you?”
“Huh?”
He must have been concerned since Calian was frowning at the mirror without saying anything . Calian smiled and shook his head .
“No, I was just lost in thought . ”
Calian noticed that Yan always seemed uneasy whenever Calian took his time in front of the mirror . Just how many mirrors did the Old Calian shatter?
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Calian stood up and assured, “You don’t need to worry about the mirror anymore . ”
“Yes, Your Highness,” muttered Yan, embarrassed that his thoughts were read .
Calian pretended not to notice . Instead, he asked, “Will Baron Pollun come and greet us during the show today?”
“During a show, the host usually sits next to His Majesty . He will greet you before the show begins . ”
“Alright . ”
Calian could not stop himself from being suspicious about Brissen’s intervention . Something fishy was going on .
I’ll save him first and find out what’s going on .
The first thing that Calian must do was to ensure that Melfir Pollun wasn’t executed . Grasping the situation would come after that .