
BRACKET!
NAH!
Just as Duke Leonard was about to sleep suddenly a crow slammed into the window of his room and pecked from the outside with its beak. The suspicious Duke Leonard picked up the sword and walked to the window to check.
“What's up?!” Duchess Nice asked in surprise and immediately stood by her husband.
BRACKET!
The crow again hit the glass because it was not opened.
“That demon crow of the black forest.” The duchess was getting scared, only this time she saw the demon beasts directly her red eyes were sharp at them.
“There are messages.” Duke Leonard looked at the letter strapped to the crow's feet, he immediately opened the window.
He took a letter tied to the feet of a crow and opened it while the bird was gone shortly after the letter was taken from him.
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...For tenants...
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...Your daughter we found, we're in a state of emergency we're taking her home. Get the pay ready and we'll be there in an hour....
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...Ed...
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Duke Leonard was sculpting, his hands were trembling and his heart was agitatedly mixed with worry, what if this was just a letter sent for him to play tricks on him but what if this was really a message from the guild leader of a hit man no one would dare to use Ed's name carelessly like this, no one would dare to use Ed's name carelessly like this, unless the guy's a fool.
“What's up?” the Duchess asked worried about seeing her husband lose focus, so she picked up the letter and read it to herself.
“You hired them?” the Duchess asked in surprise. “If the noble guild knows you are cooperating with them then they must have used this opportunity to bring you down.”
“I have no other choice, anyway I did not ask him to kill people I just bought some information and hired them to look for my daughter.”
“They found Leathina?” the Duchess asked seriously, The Duke nodded.
“They have long found Leathina, but Leathina does not want to go back and asks to be kept secret.”
“Leonard, I'm glad Leathina survived and is alive but how can you bear not to tell us you also know her sisters are worried about her half-dead sister at least tell them Leathina survived.” The Duchess was disappointed that Duke Leonard, her husband, had kept the news of Leathina secret all this time when his two younger siblings were looking for her like crazy everywhere, the original problem had been forgotten Duchess now she was only fixated on Leathina and forgot the noble guild.
“If they knew then they would definitely go looking for her missing brother, their lives would all be in danger and Leathina would be back in the sights of greedy people.”
The Duchess weakened despite being disappointed in Duke Leonard, she also knew the Duke's worries now.
“But why Leathina should be a target just because of her ability, not other witches can also do the same.” The Duchess is sad for Leathina.
“Leathina's ability is a gift, her ability is different from others don't you see for yourself she is able to heal me who is almost dead without even giving my condition even better than before, he also treated many people that night. If one managed to bind Leathina then that person would monopolize her power and make a profit for herself, but it was different from Leathina. That great ability had a side effect if overused his life energy would be drained and Leathina would die. How can I let that happen.”
"W-how did that happen, why did he have to die if he helped people?!"
"You don't see, his energy is drained after treating everyone.it is a reward after being given a gift."
“Instead Leathina, forgive me.” The Duchess relented and ended up apologizing.
“We don't have time to fight, hurry up and prepare the money and how will this guy show up? Can I tell Nicholass and Nora?” The Duchess asked curiously and impatiently.
The Duchess of Nice was so happy she immediately went out to tell her two sons while Duke Leonard prepared the payment for them.
They're gathering together, they're, nora's eyes twinkled impatiently waiting for her sister to come home as well as Nicolas who was worried from earlier whether his brother would come home safely or not several times he even offered to go to the shadow army guild to pick up Leathina but her father is detained.
Previously the Duchess of Nice had ordered the servants to have no one come out of their rooms so only the four of them knew Leathina was coming home.
It had been two hours and Leathina had not yet appeared, Nicholass and Nora were increasingly worried because the agreement passed from the hours set by the guil he rented always kept the promises he had made with his clients but why they were so long now.
“Dad, can't be like this what if someone stops them while on the way here.” Nicholass was already impatient from earlier his hands even broke out in cold sweat because he was worried about the safety of Letahina.
“Calm Nicolass, wait a minute. They also open people carelessly you will mess up their plans that we do not know if you are impatient.” Duke Leonard calmed down and Nicholass sat back down.
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Adam and Nina did not bring Leathina back, instead they went to the most famous restaurant in the kingdom. Although it was almost midnight the place was still very crowded by the visiting nobles.
“This will make us conspicuous.” Leathina looked around her and sure enough all eyes were on her because of the clothes of the three of them that looked like midfielders and instead entered the most luxurious shop in the kingdom.
“Dirty once!” one of the visitors complained.
“Didn't any officers throw him out?!”
“How can they get in here.”
People started protesting instead of going out Adam was acting like a beggar begging to be let in and even asking for leftovers.
“View prohibited entry please exit!” a man of great stature drew Adam.
“I'm hungry sir, look at my two sisters please feed us leftovers in the kitchen.” Adam bleaches.
The waiter was silent for a moment then dragged Adam to the back door.
“Any meal is here, come here!” His words brought the three of them in through the back door but had not yet reached the kitchen of the restaurant a waiter picked them up and took them to the top floor of the most luxurious floor there.
“I'll deliver them.” Said the waiter earlier and led the three up to the top floor and entered the corner room.
“Thanks.” Adam then went inside followed by Nina and Leathina.
“Leathina!” suddenly a man in neat clothes hugged her. “You're okay ask the man khawtair.
“Edward?” leathina asked unsure. “AKu can hardly recognize you by your changing style of speech, dress and hair color.” Leathina hugged him back to calm him down and was relieved to see Edward and Troy safe.
“What is your identity now is Edward the prince of the kingdom and not Ed the assassin?” Leathina asked jokingly and Edward nodded in agreement.
“How about Zeyden and Aelfric?” Tanya Leathina was curious.
“They're fine, we left before the fight. Winter is even there.”
“Really?”
“Iya, she's keeping watch outside.”
“It looks like soon the kingdom will be messed up.” Mumbled Leathina, but not too dizzy.
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