Published at 18th of October 2020 04:54:01 PM
Chapter 35: Chapter 35 - The Rose Will Soon Bloom
Chapter 35: The Rose Will Soon Bloom
The sky was murky for the whole of yesterday, and it rained today .
Calian woke up early in the morning due to the sound of the raindrops gently beating against the windowpanes . When Yan came into Calian’s room to give him his morning greetings, Calian, leaning back against the bed frame, waved at Yan .
“Did you sleep well?”
That was the same words Yan said every morning, so Yan greeted Calian awkwardly .
“Yes . Did you sleep well too?”
Calian nodded and stretched out his hand . He wanted tea . Yan, keeping a straight face, handed Calian his morning tea . Calian supped the tea . Then suddenly, he took his mouth away from the teacip .
‘It’s different . ’
It was just a nuance, but still a difference . If his attention hadn’t been sharp, he wouldn’t have felt the difference .
He soon found out the difference, which wasn’t hard to find . Silica had increased the poison .
Calian put his lips on the teacup again and smiled .
‘’Oh, Silica…”
Silica seemed to have lost his mind since the nobles’ reactions to Calian was too good .
So, was it going to be that he would drink it while pretending to not know it this time too?
After thinking for a split second, Calian drank all the tea and gave Yan the empty cup . If the dosage wasn’t increased to an amount that Calian would die, it would be alright until Tuesday .
Yan, not knowing this, sent the maids back after they were done preparing breakfast . Then, Calian said .
“Two people will come on Wednesday . They are half-elves so don’t be surprised . ”
Yan happily said .
“Are they your personal bodyguards?”
“Yes, the elder brother is Kirie, the younger sister is Hina . But I couldn’t get a profile check on them . I don’t even know their last names . That’s why I want to ask you for a favor . ”
Yan, having realized what Calian meant, smiled . In order to work in the palace, one needed to go through a profile check, but the two couldn’t do that . Therefore, Calian was asking Yan to stand witness for that their identies were clean .
However, Yan shook his head .
“In that case, it would be more preferable to have Sir Manasil stand as witness . If Sir Manasil says those were people he brought from Liebern, there would be no problem at all, even if they don’t have last names . If people take problem the fact that they are from a different place, my family will also stand witness . In that way, nobody will be able to say anything . ”
Calian looked at Yan in a different way than before .
“You looked like somebody with a lot of power just now . ”
A smiling Yan bashfully cleared his throat . Then, he fixed Calian’s shirt pin which was out of place, and moved a few steps back and asked .
“I heard elves use another kind of power to heal . Do they also have the power to do that?”
Calian patted his chest a few times and said .
“Even though they have the power to heal, it won’t be much of an help to me . I also have never heard that before . ”
“I guess so . ”
Suddenly, lightning struck from the sky . The rain was pounding heavier . Calian, looking out the window, said .
“I only have hunting on my agenda today, right?”
“Yes, there is a hunting tournament after breakfast…”
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Yan, having said that, also looked outside .
I presume that it will be canceled anyways .
Calian was a bit sad to hear that . He hadn’t been seen to the royals other than the first date of the festival . He planned to meet them before too much time passed, but that plan was clearly off the menu .
Calian, in defeat of the situation, said .
“Go visit the master today . When you go doesn’t matter . ”
“Yes sir . What would you like me to tell him?”
“Please tell him to ask the king to delay the meeting on Tuesday for about 10 minutes . ”
Although Calian’s intentions were not clear to Yan, Yan didn’t ask for an explanation .
“Yes . I will promptly go right after breakfast . ”
Calian responded by nodding and didn’t say much more . He got ready for breakfast and set out for the dining room .
Frantz was nowhere to be seen . Calian heard how after the festival, he didn’t come to breakfast .
It was better off, Calian thought . From today until Tuesday, Frantz shouldn’t mess up breakfast .
Calian, looking at the rain drizzling on the windowpanes, heard Randel getting up after he was done with his breakfast .
Calian, still looking outside, spoke .
“The roses will soon bloom . ”
That was definitely a first .
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It was a first that there was a normal talk going on at breakfast . What was also a first was how Calian spoke to Randel first .
Therefore, Randel stopped and turned around . He looked at Calian . Sensing that, Calian now looked at Randel .
It somehow felt as if Calian looked at Randel’s eyes for the first time . It was a different feeling than when the two met each other at the rose garden .
The pair of eyes that looked as if it was looking not at you, but at the soul . Those blue eyes .
Calian thought he knew why Randel was staring at him like that, smiled, and opened his mouth again .
“I took a walk yesterday, saw the roses, and thought of how you cared for them . There’s no other meaning to my words than that . ”
Well, of course, those words weren’t completely without reason .
It was to garner attention . That way, on Tuesday, Calian could be of help to Randel .
There wasn’t much of a response from Randel .
“… alright . ”
Like he had done at the rose garden, only short conversations were exchanged .
Calian could hear Yan breathing . When Calian looked back, Yan looked like as if he was in shock . Yan then talked to Calian when he was leaving the dining hall .
“Roses…?”
Calian replied as if he was innocent .
“What about roses?”
“You’ve talked to Randel for the first time in 14 years! And you talked about how roses will bloom . Why would you talk about such a meaningless thing?”
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“Meaningless…?”
Calian’s face straightened . Yan hurriedly covered his mouth . Calian’s eyes moved to Yan .
“You’re getting more and more defiant of me these days . ”
“Sorry . ”
Calian thought as to why Yan was doing this .
Then, he suddenly coughed .
– Cough!
At that sound, Yan’s sad face turned into one with concern .
“Your honor…”
Calian replied as if he was alright .
“I slept with the window open last night . Didn’t know it would rain…”
It was a lie . At the pungent scent coming up his throat, Calian closed his eyes .
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