Published at 18th of October 2020 04:53:55 PM
A fleeting thought crossed Calian’s mind . He wondered where Randall went off to, noticing his absent presence . He didn’t find him during breakfast prayer early on and his figure was nowhere to be seen in the banquet . It looks like he’ll arrive late .
Calian frowned lightly at the round table erected specifically for the Kailis princes . He did not look forward to sitting next to Franz who was leaning back on the chair with arms resting on the table .
Franz turned his head to Calian and smirked .
“It’s been a long time,” Franz said with a smile .
The place became eerily quiet at the sight of Franz and Calian together at the round table . There was no need to pay mind to the reason . When Calian suffered from a strong bouts of cold Silike passed to him, Franz, smirking, drove her away with a single sentence and command .
Now the two princes sat together so closely for the first time after the incident . The nobility grew curious about the status of their relationship . It was not friendship, but they weren’t enemies either . The thought left the nobility in curious wonder .
Calian pursed his lips tight and showed no hints of speaking either . He knew his path would be different from Franz . They’ll only walk a separate road and grow further away from each other . There was no need to pretend .
As the silence dragged on, the gazes from the nobility turned away .
But…
“Hey,” Franz said .
His sudden voice caused the eyes of the nobility in the banquet hall to quickly snap back towards him . They stared intently at Calian while they leaned onto the table with wide eyes .
Calian did not answer .
The nobility wondered again in interest what occurred between them in the past .
“Hey, bloody eyes . ”
“Calian . ” Calian turned his head to Franz, eyes glaring hatefully hearing the nickname he loathed and never wished to hear again . “I’ll let it go this time, brother,” he added with a stiff tone .
At his cold reply, Franz’s light-green eyes lit up jubilantly for a slight second . His eyes looked at his brother and studied him for minutes on end . Then his lips slowly twisted open and a small voice whispered out from his lips, “You won’t . ”
You won’t .
Calian’s eyes flashed and narrowed slightly .
“You stand up for yourself . You even use swords skillfully and ride horses just as well,” Franz said, his voice sharp and piercing . He leaned onto the back of his chair again and gave a leisurely sigh . “I want to know . Who are you?”
His last comment caused Calian to flinch .
Calian looked back at him and said nothing in return .
Yes…
If it was Franz, it would only be a matter of time before he notices . Calian, his own little brother he played around with like a puppet in his hands suddenly changed overnight . It would be foolish to think someone as perceptive as Franz to not notice his drastic change .
‘No . It doesn’t matter,’ Calian thought for a short moment .
He came to that final decision .
It was neither positive nor negative .
Calian smiled in requiescence . “You say strange things, brother . ”
Calian did not need to pull Franz to his side nor gain his trust . There was no need to remain amicable and friendly . And if Franz suspected something off in his sudden change, he’d never dare to reveal his deeply hidden secret .
Calian would simply delay his question .
After that, Calian remained calm and stayed . Despite the noisy ruckus blaring in his mind, his disposition looked calm .
Franz looked at Calian with murderous intent . He gave a sigh later and pushed his seat back, muttering ‘fine’ and stood up thereafter . He turned away and left the banquet hall without a word . He never came back .
Calian’s gaze did not leave Franz’s empty seat .
Watching Calian from afar, Allan donned a face-full of worries . Though he did not hear the conversation from where he stood, he noticed Calian’s stern expression after Franz left the banquet hall .
Seconds later, Calian lifted his head . His gaze locked onto Allan for a moment . Then he gave a light, carefree smile to him, as if saying, ‘I’m fine’ .
Instead of hurrying towards the third prince, Allan nodded simply, a sign of his deep worries for the third prince .
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