“What the hell do you think you’re doing?!” Ivan yelled, running behind Izek and taking the opportunity of having separated from the rest of the Paladins to berate his captain.

 

“I’m going to beat up that big b*stard, why?”

 

“Is that all you’re thinking about right now? Protecting your wife’s boyfriend? F*ck, I’m not even sure that b*stard will recognize us! And what if the rest heads this way after all? What if your wife does too?”

 

“I tried to divert them but it’s impossible if no one ever f*cking listens to me!”

 

Indeed, the reason Izek went against the Knight Commander’s orders was to prevent anyone from coming near the Moon Tower.

 

The secrets related to Rudbeckia could never be revealed to the public. If, while confronting the Frost Dragon, it did happen to get exposed, then the amount of witnesses had to be strictly limited to the Knights of Longinus and the King’s Guard.

 

In other words, only the greatest powers in Britannia, the Omertas, the Knights of Longinus, and the Royal Family, could know of Rudbeckia’s ability and connection to the Frost Dragon.

 

Ivan understood that very well. The only problem was that…

 

“The commander is going to kill us.”

 

“If he does that, he’ll have no knights to lead.”

 

“Your father will too. And His Highness…”

 

Before Ivan could finish the thought, a flash of lightning exploding right in front of his feet rendered him motionless. The loud bellow of a certain man that followed next had him cowering and regretting all of his decisions.

 

“Izek van Omerta! Stop right this instant!”

 

Despite his father’s livid declaration, Izek kept on pushing forward, not once turning his eyes towards the two men in charge whose orders he was blatantly disobeying.

 

The Knight Commander and the Duke of Omerta shared a look, the same thought running through both of their minds.

 

“Where do you think you’re going? Sir Ivan! Hurry up and stop him!”

 

“It’s impossible for me to do that, Commander!”

 

Lamenting on his sh*tty luck and his presumably ruined career, Ivan sent out a prayer begging for the commander and the duke to understand and chased after his goddamned friend.

 

As the two Paladins vanished into the distance in half a second, the Duke of Omerta pinched his nose and looked like he was about to collapse at any moment.

 

The events from earlier flashed before his eyes as a splitting headache had him angrily rubbing his temples. His daughter-in-law covered in blood, his son trying to kill the firstborn of the Pope… He had barely managed to separate the two. He hadn’t even had the time to catch his breath before Cardinal Valentino completely disappeared from under his nose and a damn dragon and its legion of murderous monsters attacked the city.

 

To make matters worse, his blasted son had gone out of control, breaking protocol and going against direct orders from not only the commander but also the king. Not even the Duke of Omerta knew what to do right now.

 

The Knight Commander didn’t look any better, his blood pressure about to reach heights it had never reached before.

 

Then, the man did something unexpected. He sighed and put his hand on the duke’s shoulder. It had him unknowingly exhale his old comrade’s name for the first time in a long while.

 

“Sir Barons.”

 

“Your Grace, don’t glare at me like that, and just avert your eyes.”

 

speech was rude, the duke understood what his old friend was trying to say and he rolled his aching shoulders, keeping his

 

surroundings gradually becoming more and

 

***

 

long history, was

 

the backdrop of a burning red sky truly was something straight out of Hell. The Frost Dragon was indeed the

 

eyes aflame with the thirst for blood looked down at the horrified people below, the horror of it all descending down on them

 

not surviving the punishment that was awaiting them if they managed to

 

to the side and did the

 

what he had witnessed earlier, but Ivan found himself comparing the Cardinal Valentino from today

 

that crazy lizard felt far more

 

this reptile know that the tower it was demolishing with its gigantic claws was considered a national treasure and the apple of Britannia’s

 

up his eyes was no less bloodthirsty than the golden

 

this bizarre staring contest with his wife’s shameless boyfriend she had once run away with in the past, the strongest knight in the

 

down, you

 

shriek of an enraged

 

***

 

back streets of Elendale and avoiding

 

fiery red, the setting sun casting long and foreboding shadows and snowflakes

 

through the air. Ellenia next

 

members of Longinus are at the Moon Tower, so we can’t

 

corpses of not only humans but mostly demons, piles and piles

 

of the Royal Family of Britannia where the Moon Tower was located lay at the center of the capital. Reaching the

 

out

 

fury

 

you doing here? Andymion, have you lost

 

explain, so just get out of the way,” Ellenia snapped at him, still dignified like she always was, and tried to

 

Sir Camu couldn’t allow for that

 

It’s too dangerous! Where are you

 

is an order from Duchess Omerta, so none of you have the right

 

it had my eyes almost popping out of my skull. Sir Camu looked even worse, his jaw almost having dropped to the ground. Andymion

 

“Duchess…”

 

an expression I could not describe. His light blue eyes, so similar in color to

 

“If something were to—”

 

heading towards the Moon Tower,

 

blink as we walked past

 

My Lady? Duchess? You… You must

 

of outraged curses and cries reached my ears as we moved further along the street, and not long after that, Sir Camu’s angry yell sounded

 

disobey orders and get to the designated safe area! Ah, f*ck it. He’s going to kill you,

 

been thankful? I watched as Sir Camu hesitated for a while before he raked his hands through his hair and turned around, catching up to his colleagues. I didn’t think that

 

like this and had to explain what I had wanted

 

consequences too much, because a kobold jumped

 

front of me, when its vacant orbs had chilled me to the bone. The verdant glow the little kobold

 

this have to

 

too caught up in surprise to say

 

put me down and tried to block the monster from advancing when Ellenia mouthed a prayer under her breath, made the sign of the cross, stepped forward and held out her arms in front of

 

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