"Father!"
Eldar's second son couldn't hold it in anymore, he climbed on the coffin and cried out loud.
Eldar's eldest son frowned.
He walked to his brother's side and patted his brother's shoulder. Then, he turned to Mary and said, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. Peters lost his composure because of his father's death."
"Em."
Mary looked at the blood in the coffin and nodded noncommittally.
The blood was so fresh.
It didn't feel solid at all.
The joints and muscles weren't stiff either.
It was as if the person had just died.
The knowledge that her mother, Ellen, taught Mary before slowly came up in her mind when she looked at the body. She then looked at Kieran.
Her eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Fantasies are beautiful.
"Reality is cruel."
But sometimes, reality is much crueler than one can imagine. "
Kieran touched the young princess' head, pointed at the coffin and continued, "Before we came in, the person in here was alive."
"He was nervous, so he kept pacing around the coffin."
"But it didn't ease his nervousness at all. Quite the opposite, everything that happened outside made him more anxious."
"He felt a little regretful."
"But he couldn't make up his mind to fight to the death."
"Especially when he crawled on the ground in the formless presence, he felt despair, he needed to find some comfort."
"Coincidentally …"
"There's one here."
"Alcohol was very suitable for soothing his current mood. He uncorked the bottle without a second thought and drank it all in one gulp."
"Then, his son came in."
"He still didn't know what to do in front of his son. His son, on the other hand, had already made up his mind."
"Other than death, what else can be considered as a matter?"
"Nothing."
"But when it comes to one's own death …"
"How important is it to be able to live on, to the point that family doesn't matter anymore."
Kieran's voice was calm, but the things he described were hard to accept.
Or rather, they shuddered despite the cold.
"Hon. 2567, what are you talking about?"
"My father died a long time ago, how could what you said happen?"
The eldest son of the elderly duke roared angrily.
At this moment, he was acting like a brave warrior.
That was because he maintained the courage he deserved when facing a powerhouse who could fight against an entire army alone.
Worthy of commendation.
If only he wasn't a wolf in sheep's clothing.
When Kieran's gaze swept over, the other party immediately bowed once more.
"Sorry, Hon. 2567."
"Because of my father's death …"
"The wine bottles that fell to the ground were broken. You didn't have time to sort them out, so you hid them all under the coffin."
"In order to conceal the smell of the wine, you purposely took out the offering wine and placed it in the most conspicuous place."
"The people who entered this place saw it at first glance and subconsciously thought that the smell of alcohol came from there."
Kieran interrupted the man's words.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
The eldest son of the elderly duke growled again.
This time, the other party's expression turned ferocious because of the low growl.
"You don't know?"
"It's fine.
"Take the old count's hand away. You have time to deal with the shards of the wine bottle, but you don't have time to change your father's clothes. At most, you can cover it with a coat, but on his inner clothes, there will still be traces of the sword piercing through.
"And the most important point: your sword."
"Are you sure you wiped your sword clean?"
"You've wiped away the blood, but can you change the sword marks left on Duke Will?"
Kieran's voice was still as calm as ever.
However, despite his calm voice, the eldest son of the elderly duke started to tremble.
Especially when the second son found the broken wine bottles under the coffin. He picked up the elderly duke's hand and saw the sword marks under his coat.
"B-Brother, can I have a look at your sword?"
The second son of the elderly duke said.
His voice was trembling and stuttering.
"You trust an outsider?
You don't trust me?
I am your brother! "
The eldest son shouted loudly.
The second son was obviously stunned by his brother's shout. While he was stunned, the eldest son drew his sword.
Chang!
Amidst the loud unsheathing of the sword, the blood-stained blade was placed on the neck of the old duke's second son.
The eldest son held the sword and hid behind his younger brother.
"Why?"
Looking at the faint bloodstains on the blade, the second son felt as though his entire soul had been sucked out. He muttered in a low voice.
"Why?
Do you know what father wanted to do just now?
He wanted to use himself and me to beg for His Highness's forgiveness, but he left the whole of Will Prefecture to you!
Why? "
"I also want to know why.
I've done so much, I've racked my brain for everything, but what about you?
You enjoyed everything that father and I gave you, you could live a carefree life, cause trouble, and every time you got into trouble, father and I had to solve it for you.
"But you made him leave Will County to you at the very last moment!"
The eldest son of the old duke roared at his younger brother.
He then looked at Mary.
"Your Highness, please move aside.
And please tell Hon. 2567 not to make a move.
I want to leave this place!
As long as I can leave this place, I'll let Peters go! "
The eldest son of the elderly duke shouted.
Instinctively, the adults in the south moved aside.
Mary and Kieran, however, didn't move.
The young princess frowned hard, looking at the eldest son with disgust.
Kieran, on the other hand, didn't show any changes in his expression.
"I think you are mistaken on three points.
"First, your father brought you to beg for Mary's forgiveness. In a stable situation, Mary will not really punish you severely. At most, she will imprison you. And the Will family, which has lost both of you and is left with only the second son, is obviously a piece of juicy meat. Everyone here will inevitably be tempted."
Once they are tempted, given your brother's reaction, he will surely fall into a disadvantageous position. He will seek help everywhere and then be devoured by everyone.
The matter will naturally reach Mary's ears. Whether it is her character or for the sake of the stability of the south, there is a high chance that she will release your father or you. "
Kieran's calm tone made the old duke's eldest son's hand tremble.
He didn't think of all these in the spur of the moment.
Now, even if he thought of it, all he had left was regret.
Clenching his teeth, the eldest son panted heavily.
"What about the second point?"
The eldest son of the elderly count asked in a rather unresigned manner.
He wanted to know what other mistakes he had made.
"The second point?
You used your brother as a hostage … "
"But what does he have to do with me?"
The moment his words subsided, Kieran vanished on the spot.
The eldest son of the elderly duke panicked, but before he could do anything, Kieran had already appeared behind him.
Huala!
The crow feathered mantle that was fluttering due to the rapid movement slowly fell to the ground.
The eldest son of the elderly duke looked at his empty palm in disbelief. A line of blood spread out from his neck.
Puk!
Blood gushed out, his head flew up high and fell to the ground.
"Third, you overestimated your own strength.
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