“Report in detail what you’re talking about.”
The Knight of Dawn, Erios Killiet, was an easy knight to serve.
He was cautious and rational in everything, and did not get excited easily or show emotions.
He didn’t use his position to be overbearing and didn’t bother his subordinates because he believed that his work should be done by himself.
But just one thing.
“Did the child disappear while i was out of the Duke’s residence?”
When it came to his nephew, his eyes changed.
Even when surrounded by monsters, he had a calm voice, but he gave off a violent spirit and was glaring fiercely.
The subordinate who came to deliver the news shrugged his shoulders and answered.
“Well, that’s not it.”
The place where Artea disappeared was none other than inside the Duke’s residence.
Even a nurse and a maid were near Artea.
“Well, since she’s such a young girl, I thought she’d be found around here…After a search, they said she were nowhere to be found.”
They went on an outing, and the child disappeared while the nanny was asleep.
It is said that at first, she thought it was no big deal that the child had disappeared for a short time and that he was nearby.
However, strangely enough, Artea was nowhere to be seen, so they immediately notified someone else and started a search, but Artea was never found.
“What did you do that no one knew while a child disappeared?”
Inside the duke’s residence, the duke’s daughter disappeared without anyone even noticing the slightest hint.
Although a search was in progress, considering the time that had passed, there were concerns that a violent crime might occur.
Even so, Artea is a child who lost her parents in an accident.
I’ve never been worried for a moment, but something like this is happening.
“Shall we publicly reveal Lady Artea’s disappearance and start a search?”
“There is no need for that.”
Even in shocking situations, Erios quickly reviewed the situation and figured out what to do now.
After finishing the subjugation, he decided to return immediately and activated an anti-magic artifact that was one of the few in the empire. It was the privilege of an imperial duke.
“Where is it?”
“that is….”
Erios frowned upon hearing the name of the place where Artea was located.
A familiar place name.
Fortunately, Artea was not in some secluded place.
It was also a place where you could feel safe if Artea was there.
But that didn’t mean it was a comfortable place for Erios either.
“Luckily, Artea is safe and without any injuries.”
The woman in front of him shrugged her shoulders without a hint of emotion.
“Oops, I forgot to say hello.”
She was someone I knew.
No, she was not just an acquaintance, but they were deeply involved.
“Hello, Duke Killiet?”
His former lover was there as he rushed to meet Artea.
While I wasn’t looking at her, her intelligent eyes became clearer and her elegant appearance became more adult-like. The rare purple eyes shone like amethyst..
“Well, I can’t say hello.”
Treating him with respect as if she were seeing him for the first time.
***
“……..”
Duke Erios Killiet’s eyebrows twitched a little at my greeting. I thought the eyebrows were thick and handsome, but how could they not have presence? I couldn’t see it wrong.
‘Whenever you say you will raise my child well, you don’t even know that the child runs away from home.’
Out of annoyance, I wanted to trouble him a bit.
Anyway, I don’t think it’s a good idea to do that with a child.
-Luckily, Artea is safe and without any injuries.
Before any other greetings, i told him that Artea was safe.
‘Seriously…if it didn’t look like he came here in a hurry, I would have cursed him as soon as he got here.’
Of course, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t angry, but….
It was hard to raise my voice in front of him when he was in a hurry.
And this guy wasn’t dressed nicely either.
‘No, I didn’t mean disheveled. But what is that? Your clothes and your face are covered with blood.’
But even beneath the disheveled hair, his eyes were creepily sharp.
The two seemingly opposite elements worked well together, exuding a sharp, harsh aura.
This was a knight of the West Light, known for his inhumanly refined swordsmanship.
‘After seeing Artea, I can’t help but realize that you two are uncle and nice. Especially that silver hair….’
While I wasn’t looking, did the lines get thicker and taller?
I felt emotional for a moment, but I quickly erased the feeling.
Although he was a knight, he had more of an aristocratic appearance than a wild one, and even though I hadn’t seen him, I suddenly felt like he was a man.
Men grow up quickly even within a few years. Women don’t change that much after going through puberty.
“Then would you like to take a seat? I guess we have something to talk about…I think there are a lot.”
My voice was higher than before, and the corners of my mouth were raised…The knights who followed Erios did not let down their guard.
There was no fool who thought that I was smiling because I was happy.
Of course, I laughed out loud as if I had no idea what that was like.
“Where is the child?”
It was a good attitude to start by asking about Artea’s whereabouts.
But if that’s going to be the case, shouldn’t you have kept her well from the beginning? A perverse feeling arose.
I raised the corners of my mouth.
“How did Duke Killiet not know that Artea had run away from home?”
When I asked a question instead of answering, the butler next to me got angry instead.
“The Duke is away to subdue monsters! When he heard that Lady Artea had disappeared, he came right here without even stopping by the Duke’s residence!”
At least it happened when the duke wasn’t around.
Well, he is in tatters from head to toe, but I have no intention of denying that he rushed there from the scene of the subjugation.
But do you always interrupt when people are talking? Did I ask you?
“What a loyal butler.”
First of all, I gave a compliment.
“But why didn’t such a loyal person help Artea?”
Do you have no eyes for people? You don’t have any personal clothes? It’s just your lack of ability.
No matter how you interpret it, I guess you were so stupid that you couldn’t understand what I was saying, which was interpreted in a bad way.
The butler was furious, but could not continue speaking.
“They said they had strengthened security after an accident a few years ago, but I don’t know if the security is poor or if there is a problem with the guards themselves?”
“…….”
“Well, whether it’s a system problem or a human problem, it’s both the fault of Duke Killiet, the head of the family.”
The story went like this.
According to what I researched, the duke castle’s barrier was tight until the knights guarded it.
Then the answer is obvious.
‘Even though Artea went out, no one knew about her because she was an insider.’
Whether it was intentional or a mistake.
“Duke Killiet must have gone to subdue monsters, so let’s say he was busy. So what were other people doing at that time?”
“……..”
“This is a question to ask the butler. The young Duke’s daughter went missing from inside the Duke’s residence and was found in Sortis Estate. What do you think about the process? I guess he wouldn’t have been sitting around doing nothing while calling for the Duke who was subduing monsters.”
However, the butler was unable to say anything to the questions given to him.
“I did some research, but….”
“What are the results of the investigation?”
In the end, if i didn’t find out anything, isn’t it the same as doing nothing?
I shrugged my shoulders.
“I don’t know if he has loyalty but no ability, or if that loyalty is a lie.”
While the butler was speechless, I gave an order to congratulate the guests.
“I would like to speak alone with Duke Killiet. As expected, I don’t think I can trust anyone when situations like this happen.”
“…….”
“Do you understand, butler?”
I brushed off the butler’s anger and instead fed him the counter.
Erios bit everyone with a light wave.
The butler who had been stabbed in the painful spot could no longer complain and retreated.
‘Now, let’s talk in earnest.’
The people who followed disappeared, and now it was just the two of us left in the living room.
Erios Killiet and I.
“You should have contacted me as soon as you found Artea.”
What came out of Erios’ mouth was informal language.
Unlike before, I immediately responded informally.
“Artea didn’t want to go to the Duke’s residence.”
“what?”
“And what do i believe in when i contact you? A duke who couldn’t do anything while the child running away from home?”
The duke’s family may still be the reason that caused Artea to run away from home.
• ❁ • ❁ • ❁ •By Esraa• ❁ • ❁ • ❁ •
…. So why did they break up 👀
OMG our FL is such a cool aunty 🥺