The Lady Nun Vows Revenge by Caroline Rowland

The Silent 235

Chapter 235

Thave one more thing Tid like to trouble Your Highness with," Eliza said caludy.

Eliza nodded. "Alright"

That made Eliza chuckle. "You're agreeing before you've even heard what it is?"

Nolan raised a brow, his voice light but steady. "If it concerns you, then the answer is yes."

"What if I ask for something really difficult?" she teased.

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"There are very few things left in this work that I'd consider difficult," Nolan replied. "And even if it is one of them, I'll still do everything in my power to make it happen for you"

He spoke without the slightest hesitation, neither flippant nor dramatic, just... resolute.

Eliza's heart stirred. She pressed her palms together and bowed deeply, her tone just as sincere. "With such devotion, I will never betray a friend"

To her, Nolan's kindness-his friendship-was a debt she would repay with her life. If anyone deserved to be saved, it was him. She would cure him, no matter what it took.

At her solemn vow, Nolan offered a faint smile-handsome as ever-but if one looked closely, there was a flicker of sorrow buried deep in that smile. A kind of quiet ache... because she still called him friend.

He changed the subject quickly. "So, what was it you wanted to ask me?"

I'd like

та

find

me self-defense. A

"A

nodded. "I'd considered asking Tina, but she said the skills she learned were all for assassination-moves that

had set; her reflexes weren't honed from youth. But she was tired of always being the one protected. Even if she only learned a few basic techniques-paired with her poisons- it would still be

looking so far afield? In Hasen City, if I claim to be second-best in combat, no one dares claim

surprised. "But you already have so much on

I am, I can spare time for this, Nolan replied smoothly. "And female instructors are rare. Rather than

the distance from Hasen City to Saint Grace Nunnery." Eliza begat, clearly hesitant. "Making the trip

won't," Nolan cut her off gently. "As it happens, my condition has been acting up again. I was planning to relocate temporarily to Holy Cross

illness, Eliza's hesitation vanished. "In that case, you should absolutely move over

in nearby, she

the idea of

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to explain later especially when she eventually unveiled the hundred-year-old bloom she'd

couldn't help but let a satisfied smirk

the way, the King took advantage of the chaos today to strip away

gaze settled gently on her. "Do you want me

answered. "If he still wants to get Sophie out of

a long time to

later that day, Gabriel stood at

started without preamble, his

apology was immediate, and

standing beside him,

actually apologized?' he thought in