Semua Bab Second chance at happiness: Bab 331 - Bab 340

“Cough… cough…” Baldwin coughed lightly, attracting both Jerome and Bari’s attention before subtly gesturing them with his eyes to continue, that the whole court was waiting for him to speak.“Ahem…” Bari tried to clear his throat with a sheepish grin as he walked back to where his men were standing, Credi in the lead. He straightened his posture as he turned to face Orseus “Gotta few weeds that we pulled out from the land. My good friend suggested returning them to where they came in style.”He let out a long sigh as he continued “Unfortunately a weasel escaped from my trap…” He shrugged carelessly “Not a bother, they always come back for more when the memory fades...” He punched his fist into his other hand “And this time, I will be waiting.”“You are right about the weasel…. Ha…ha..ha..” Corenlius laughed, thoroughly humoured by Bari’s theatrics; he didn’t know Bari had this side to him. He was all quiet and gloomy when they last met but that is justifiable, no one would be able to

Viktor turned to stare at Issac, Cassian’s lackey for more than a decade in shock; everyone thought that he was doing this to gain favour in his stead but he knew better… he was not a senile fool, if he was, he could never have found himself a foothold in Alaistair and Cassian’s camp… not just a foothold, he was their equal partner even though his station was several steps lower than theirs.Everything he had today was earned by himself, the means it was used to earn was nobody’s business to judge, each man to himself, everyone has their own scales or right and wrong. The only person who could judge him was him, because only he knew the path he had trodden, the walls he scaled, the stones that crushed his feet, the thorns that pierced his feet and heart, his rights and wrongs, no one had more acumen to judge than him…. not even that self-righteous bastard who pulled him out of the quagmire he was meant to rot.“I am afraid I am not qualified for the job.” Viktor only paused for a fract

Su Han didn’t waste any time as he rushed to bury his dead while urging Song Kai and Gu Hei to do the same. He knew the Zumerongs were men of their word, and they had an hour, but that wasn’t a lot when you had to bury more than half your men. He sighed regretfully as he looked at the bodies that laid spawn all over the ground, lifeless and bloody.This morning, they were standing tall and proud, certain of their victory as they stood towering over the measly numbers on the opposite side and yet now, they were on their knees, scurrying to bury their dead before the Zumerongs ran out of patience. He didn’t know why he thought he could win when he knew that battles were never fought with numbers; he knew the clout and might of the Zumerong forces but in his ignorance he had assumed that, with the fall of the roaring lion, he finally had a chance… how laughable… in place of one, sprouted two!Burying 80,000 men was no easy feat but he still managed; He looked over to the other side of the

“Our Duke also asked us to pass a message to your king.” The head guard spoke once again, noting that no one wanted to challenge them anymore “This is just the first of many greeting gifts that our duke and his highness, the supreme royal sovereign are sending your way.”“We hope he enjoys every single one of them.” The head guard chuckled as he pushed Viktor forward “My lord, you better be on your way and not delay delivery of our sincerity.”Viktor’s lips twitched but he didn’t respond; he knew there was no point, he had reached the gates of no return. He took a step forward before stepping back, in line with the head guard and asked in a whisper “What will happen to my family?”The head guard looked at Viktor with a scrutinizing gaze before relenting with a sigh “If it were up to us, we would repay by the same token you gave our marquess decades ago. But our dukes’ scales are balanced and we follow.”“For what it’s worth, I never knew the Marquess was……” Viktor paused swallowing his

“By the heavens…” Cornelius cursed and dashed down the dais without care for his image or the presence of the younger generation. He muttered under his breath as he reached Jerome “I just found you; I cannot lose you a second time…”“I am fine… just need to lie down for a bit.” Jerome tried to smile looking at the worried faces around him.“Let’s get him to safety, away from prying eyes first.” Corenlius ordered once he regained his composure.Esmeralda stepped forward from the corner where she was waiting quietly; she didn’t wait for anyone to call for her; she knew that they didn’t register her presence. She had been following second master since he left Southamberston to fulfill the duty he was assigned. She didn’t trust him to obediently stay out of trouble.“We’ll use the passage to your chambers?” Baldwin pursed his lips as though he wasn’t convinced with the plan himself.“We need to get uncle to Southamberston.” Jack interrupted, concern written all over his face “It would be g