Adele said that she had clearly sent Aldor back to Leopold's estate.
However, the knight said that Aldor was in the capital with Adel, which was a bit disconcerting.
'There's no way Adele was mistaken.'
Since it didn't seem like the knight was lying, there were two possibilities.
One is that Aldor disobeyed Adele's orders and went somewhere other than Leopold's territory.
Another one is that while Aldor was on his way to Leopold's estate, he had an accident or other unavoidable circumstances and was unable to come to the estate.
'Probably the latter.'
Because Aldor was never one to disobey Adel's orders.
'Is the Duke of Lucien bringing it with him?'
If not, then maybe he knows what happened to Aldor.
He didn't know which one it was, but what was certain was that he had to meet the Duke of Lucien.
“There’s nothing I can do.”
Perdes didn't want Adele and the Duke of Lucien to get involved, but he couldn't just leave Aldor alone like this.
Even though he usually disliked him, he didn't wish anything wrong on him.
Moreover, if Aldor were to make a mistake, Adele would be very sad, so Perdes wished for his safety.
'I have to go back to Adele first.'
As he was leaving the Knights' quarters, someone approached him.
“Lord Perdes!”
It was Jack.
No matter how busy he is, Perdes has to say hello to Jack, whom he hasn't seen in a long time.
“Hi, Jack. I’m busy right now, so let’s talk later.”
“OmYes, just a moment!”
He was literally just saying hello and leaving when Jack grabbed his collar in a hurry.
I'm so busy, why are you bothering me?
“If you are going to Her Excellency the Duke, please tell her what I said!”
Perdes, who was about to show his irritation, hesitated at the subsequent request.
“What are you talking about?”
“That the Vice-Captain suddenly disappeared at Martina Station, and that he spoke to a suspicious person wearing a black robe on the train from the capital to Martina Station.”
"...What?"
What does this mean?
Unlike Perdes, who was half-stunned by the sudden words, Jack smiled brightly and continued speaking.
“I think Her Highness wants me to gather information and report it to her, but as you know, Perdes, I can’t write.”
“...”
“But I was wondering how I should tell Her Highness the Duke in the capital about this news, and then Lord Perdes...”
"Wait for a second."
Perdes, who came to his senses late, waved his hand.
“So that guy, Aldor, suddenly disappeared at Martina Station? He had a close conversation with a suspicious person on the train.”
“I don’t know if they had a close conversation, but I heard that they did.”
“To whom?”
“I heard that from the servant of the Duke’s residence who was monitoring the Vice-Captain under Her Highness’s orders.”
Adele gave such an order.
He was a little embarrassed and sad.
Because it meant that Adele didn't trust those around her enough to have to keep an eye on Aldor.
'That would be the same for me too.'
Perdes sighed deeply and washed his face dry.
He was going to return to Adele immediately, but after hearing Jack's story, he changed his mind.
“Jack. Let me meet the servants who were watching that man.”
There were a total of five servants who received Adele's orders, and while talking to them, Perdes found out a few more facts that Jack didn't know.
First, Adel sent not only Aldor but also Aaron and all the servants of the Duke to Leopold's estate.
Second. Just before arriving at Martina Station, Aaron had a heated argument with Aldor.
Third. Aaron disappeared first, and Aldor said he went to look for him but never came back.
Fourth, Aaron, on the other hand, came back shortly after, but immediately packed his bags and left, saying he had to go on vacation.
Fifth, the servants also told May about this fact.
And lastly.
“May, you said you sent her a letter three days ago.”
May, who had been dragged out by Jack while sleeping, nodded in a half-asleep state.
The other employees had finished their conversation and returned to their rooms.
Perdes stroked his chin and sorted through the stories he had heard so far in his head.
Three days was plenty of time for a letter to reach Adele, but sometimes it was delayed.
So it wasn't surprising that Adele hadn't received the letter yet, but it still bothered him.
'I should check the post office tomorrow when the sun rises.'
Besides that, he was bothered by more than a few things, such as the fight between Aldor and Aaron and Aldor's failure to return after going to find Aaron.
He was also curious about who the suspicious person Aldor was talking to on the train.
When he first found out that Aldor was missing, he thought something had happened to him.
After listening to other people's stories, Perdes changed little by little.
Aldor may have left of his own volition, disobeying Adel's orders.
“What are you doing here?”
Suddenly, when he heard Byblos' voice, Perdes turned around.
Byblos was leaning against the wall, looking at him with disapproving eyes.
“When did you come?”
“Just now. Two hours have passed and you still haven’t come, so I came to see what was going on.
“I’m sorry. Something came up suddenly.”
May and Jack, who were still there, rolled their eyes and looked back and forth between Byblos and Perdes.
Perdes was the Prince of the empire, and the only people of higher status than him were the Emperor, his wife, and the Crown Prince.
Strangely, he uses polite language towards Byblos.
“Lord Perdes, who is that person...?”
Jack asked casually, but Perdes did not answer.
“Judging by your expression, it looks like something bad has happened.”
“Yes. A rather serious problem has arisen.”
“Do we have to solve it here and now?”
"No."
Not only was this not a problem that could be solved here, but it was time to return to Adele.
“I’m going back now. Sorry for keeping you waiting.”
“Yes, I know.”
Byblos turned around first, and Perdes followed behind, giving instructions to Jack and May.
“If Aldor or Aaron ever come back, make sure to hold them tight so they don’t go anywhere.”
Perdes told her to sleep, but Adele couldn't.
She paced the room anxiously, waiting for him to return.
It was a late yet early hour. The high moon was waning, and a bluish dawn filled the window.
Squeak-
As the tightly shut door opened and the person Adele had been waiting for came in, she approached him with a cheerful smile.
“Lord Perdes!”
"What."
Perdes stopped coming in and looked at Adele in surprise.
“You weren’t sleeping?”
“Yes. I can’t sleep.”
“No, you probably couldn’t sleep because you were waiting for me.”
As Adele smiled silently, Perdes let out a small sigh.
“I like it that you’re waiting for me, but I don’t like it when you’re not feeling well.”
“It’s okay. The paralysis has completely gone away.”
“Good night to you too, Perdes.”
"Yes."
Perdes blew out the candles himself and left the bedroom.
Adele left alone, stared into the empty sky filled with the light of dawn and closed her eyes tightly.
She thought she wasn't sleepy, but she was wrong, as soon as she closed her eyes, she felt sleepy.
Well, after going through so much, it would be strange if she wasn't tired.
Soon, the sound of peaceful breathing began to echo softly throughout the bedroom.
However, the knight said that Aldor was in the capital with Adel, which was a bit disconcerting.
'There's no way Adele was mistaken.'
Since it didn't seem like the knight was lying, there were two possibilities.
One is that Aldor disobeyed Adele's orders and went somewhere other than Leopold's territory.
Another one is that while Aldor was on his way to Leopold's estate, he had an accident or other unavoidable circumstances and was unable to come to the estate.
'Probably the latter.'
Because Aldor was never one to disobey Adel's orders.
'Is the Duke of Lucien bringing it with him?'
If not, then maybe he knows what happened to Aldor.
He didn't know which one it was, but what was certain was that he had to meet the Duke of Lucien.
“There’s nothing I can do.”
Perdes didn't want Adele and the Duke of Lucien to get involved, but he couldn't just leave Aldor alone like this.
Even though he usually disliked him, he didn't wish anything wrong on him.
Moreover, if Aldor were to make a mistake, Adele would be very sad, so Perdes wished for his safety.
'I have to go back to Adele first.'
As he was leaving the Knights' quarters, someone approached him.
“Lord Perdes!”
It was Jack.
No matter how busy he is, Perdes has to say hello to Jack, whom he hasn't seen in a long time.
“Hi, Jack. I’m busy right now, so let’s talk later.”
“OmYes, just a moment!”
He was literally just saying hello and leaving when Jack grabbed his collar in a hurry.
I'm so busy, why are you bothering me?
“If you are going to Her Excellency the Duke, please tell her what I said!”
Perdes, who was about to show his irritation, hesitated at the subsequent request.
“What are you talking about?”
“That the Vice-Captain suddenly disappeared at Martina Station, and that he spoke to a suspicious person wearing a black robe on the train from the capital to Martina Station.”
"...What?"
What does this mean?
Unlike Perdes, who was half-stunned by the sudden words, Jack smiled brightly and continued speaking.
“I think Her Highness wants me to gather information and report it to her, but as you know, Perdes, I can’t write.”
“...”
“But I was wondering how I should tell Her Highness the Duke in the capital about this news, and then Lord Perdes...”
"Wait for a second."
Perdes, who came to his senses late, waved his hand.
“So that guy, Aldor, suddenly disappeared at Martina Station? He had a close conversation with a suspicious person on the train.”
“I don’t know if they had a close conversation, but I heard that they did.”
“To whom?”
“I heard that from the servant of the Duke’s residence who was monitoring the Vice-Captain under Her Highness’s orders.”
Adele gave such an order.
He was a little embarrassed and sad.
Because it meant that Adele didn't trust those around her enough to have to keep an eye on Aldor.
'That would be the same for me too.'
Perdes sighed deeply and washed his face dry.
He was going to return to Adele immediately, but after hearing Jack's story, he changed his mind.
“Jack. Let me meet the servants who were watching that man.”
***
There were a total of five servants who received Adele's orders, and while talking to them, Perdes found out a few more facts that Jack didn't know.
First, Adel sent not only Aldor but also Aaron and all the servants of the Duke to Leopold's estate.
Second. Just before arriving at Martina Station, Aaron had a heated argument with Aldor.
Third. Aaron disappeared first, and Aldor said he went to look for him but never came back.
Fourth, Aaron, on the other hand, came back shortly after, but immediately packed his bags and left, saying he had to go on vacation.
Fifth, the servants also told May about this fact.
And lastly.
“May, you said you sent her a letter three days ago.”
May, who had been dragged out by Jack while sleeping, nodded in a half-asleep state.
The other employees had finished their conversation and returned to their rooms.
Perdes stroked his chin and sorted through the stories he had heard so far in his head.
Three days was plenty of time for a letter to reach Adele, but sometimes it was delayed.
So it wasn't surprising that Adele hadn't received the letter yet, but it still bothered him.
'I should check the post office tomorrow when the sun rises.'
Besides that, he was bothered by more than a few things, such as the fight between Aldor and Aaron and Aldor's failure to return after going to find Aaron.
He was also curious about who the suspicious person Aldor was talking to on the train.
When he first found out that Aldor was missing, he thought something had happened to him.
After listening to other people's stories, Perdes changed little by little.
Aldor may have left of his own volition, disobeying Adel's orders.
“What are you doing here?”
Suddenly, when he heard Byblos' voice, Perdes turned around.
Byblos was leaning against the wall, looking at him with disapproving eyes.
“When did you come?”
“Just now. Two hours have passed and you still haven’t come, so I came to see what was going on.
“I’m sorry. Something came up suddenly.”
May and Jack, who were still there, rolled their eyes and looked back and forth between Byblos and Perdes.
Perdes was the Prince of the empire, and the only people of higher status than him were the Emperor, his wife, and the Crown Prince.
Strangely, he uses polite language towards Byblos.
“Lord Perdes, who is that person...?”
Jack asked casually, but Perdes did not answer.
“Judging by your expression, it looks like something bad has happened.”
“Yes. A rather serious problem has arisen.”
“Do we have to solve it here and now?”
"No."
Not only was this not a problem that could be solved here, but it was time to return to Adele.
“I’m going back now. Sorry for keeping you waiting.”
“Yes, I know.”
Byblos turned around first, and Perdes followed behind, giving instructions to Jack and May.
“If Aldor or Aaron ever come back, make sure to hold them tight so they don’t go anywhere.”
***
Perdes told her to sleep, but Adele couldn't.
She paced the room anxiously, waiting for him to return.
It was a late yet early hour. The high moon was waning, and a bluish dawn filled the window.
Squeak-
As the tightly shut door opened and the person Adele had been waiting for came in, she approached him with a cheerful smile.
“Lord Perdes!”
"What."
Perdes stopped coming in and looked at Adele in surprise.
“You weren’t sleeping?”
“Yes. I can’t sleep.”
“No, you probably couldn’t sleep because you were waiting for me.”
As Adele smiled silently, Perdes let out a small sigh.
“I like it that you’re waiting for me, but I don’t like it when you’re not feeling well.”
“It’s okay. The paralysis has completely gone away.”
She waved her left arm around to show that she was really okay.
Still, Perdes clicked his tongue and wrapped his arm around her shoulder as if he couldn't stand it.
“Let’s sit down and talk instead of standing around. It seems like the conversation might get long.”
Could it be that the story is getting longer...?
Adel feeling uneasy, grabbed his arm and asked.
“Sir Aldor... wasn’t at the mansion?”
"...No."
At first, he was going to tell her the truth, but after hearing the servants' story, Perdes changed his mind.
After meeting the Duke of Lucien in person and hearing his story, he must tell her the truth.
“I woke him up to check if he was still sleeping and we had a huge fight. He’s a really bad guy, I tell you.”
“I guess that’s to be expected since you woke me up while I was sleeping.”
Adele, who had fallen for the natural lie, smiled in relief.
Looking at that face, his conscience prickled, and Perdes turned his head slightly.
“By the way, I heard an interesting story.”
“Is that a funny story?”
“Yeah. I heard that guy and Sir Aaron had a fight.”
Adele's eyes widened.
“Really?”
“What are you so surprised about? They’re both human, they can fight.”
“That’s true, but... this is the first time I’ve seen Sir Aldor fight other knights.”
“This is your first time seeing it? Really?”
Adele nodded.
“Since Sir Aldor doesn’t express his emotions easily, he rarely clashes with other knights.”
Besides, since he was the vice-captain, the knights tended to listen to him well.
But Aldor fought Aaron.
“What happened?”
“Well, I didn’t ask in detail, but I’ll ask later if I get the chance.”
“No. It’s not a good thing, and I think it’s better not to do that.”
"Yes."
Perdes grabbed Adele's shoulder and turned her towards the bed.
“Now that your questions have been answered, let’s go to bed and sleep.”
“I’m not sleepy.”
“Still, go to sleep. If you sleep, I can sleep too.”
As Perdes spoke, Adele had no choice but to lie down on the bed.
"Good night."
Still, Perdes clicked his tongue and wrapped his arm around her shoulder as if he couldn't stand it.
“Let’s sit down and talk instead of standing around. It seems like the conversation might get long.”
Could it be that the story is getting longer...?
Adel feeling uneasy, grabbed his arm and asked.
“Sir Aldor... wasn’t at the mansion?”
"...No."
At first, he was going to tell her the truth, but after hearing the servants' story, Perdes changed his mind.
After meeting the Duke of Lucien in person and hearing his story, he must tell her the truth.
“I woke him up to check if he was still sleeping and we had a huge fight. He’s a really bad guy, I tell you.”
“I guess that’s to be expected since you woke me up while I was sleeping.”
Adele, who had fallen for the natural lie, smiled in relief.
Looking at that face, his conscience prickled, and Perdes turned his head slightly.
“By the way, I heard an interesting story.”
“Is that a funny story?”
“Yeah. I heard that guy and Sir Aaron had a fight.”
Adele's eyes widened.
“Really?”
“What are you so surprised about? They’re both human, they can fight.”
“That’s true, but... this is the first time I’ve seen Sir Aldor fight other knights.”
“This is your first time seeing it? Really?”
Adele nodded.
“Since Sir Aldor doesn’t express his emotions easily, he rarely clashes with other knights.”
Besides, since he was the vice-captain, the knights tended to listen to him well.
But Aldor fought Aaron.
“What happened?”
“Well, I didn’t ask in detail, but I’ll ask later if I get the chance.”
“No. It’s not a good thing, and I think it’s better not to do that.”
"Yes."
Perdes grabbed Adele's shoulder and turned her towards the bed.
“Now that your questions have been answered, let’s go to bed and sleep.”
“I’m not sleepy.”
“Still, go to sleep. If you sleep, I can sleep too.”
As Perdes spoke, Adele had no choice but to lie down on the bed.
"Good night."
“Good night to you too, Perdes.”
"Yes."
Perdes blew out the candles himself and left the bedroom.
Adele left alone, stared into the empty sky filled with the light of dawn and closed her eyes tightly.
She thought she wasn't sleepy, but she was wrong, as soon as she closed her eyes, she felt sleepy.
Well, after going through so much, it would be strange if she wasn't tired.
Once she was sure Aldor was okay, Adele gladly accepted him.
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