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When you face a beast, your fear is the best reason it has to lunge, tear, and bite.
That was exactly Karon’s situation at this moment. Before this little girl, the moment he showed any weakness, or let any normal human instinct leak through, he would end up like her own brother.
She was a beast, and this damned study was a cage, locking him inside with it.
Karon swore that after this, he would immediately learn the Church of Order’s Arts for Divine Servants. No, since he had been able to awaken corpses before being purified, why could he not attempt higher-level Arts? Divine Seeker, Divine Shepherd, or even an Inquisitor’s.
Even if learning those early carried enormous risks, it would still be better than this.
Truthfully, Karon did not have much right to complain about his delay. He had only completed his purification yesterday, and this little beast had arrived today. The only real negligence was that this morning, he had sat at the desk and calmly eaten a breakfast that had not been very good.
Aside from that, he decided that a secretary’s desk would be added next to his in the study. Even if he was just sitting in the study, idly trimming his nails, Alfred would still have to sit there with him.
Judia walked over to the desk. Before she pressed the bell, she smiled. Then, she turned to look at Karon.
He caught the movement out of the corner of his eye, but continued tugging at his shirt with his fingers.
Ding… Judia rang the bell.
Borg stood outside the door. He was Tier-1 in the family faith system. Karon did not think the young man would be a match for this insane royal.
When Borg saw there was suddenly another person in the study, he visibly froze. He had been standing at the study’s door the entire time, so how could he not have known that someone had entered?
“Fetch me a set of fresh clothes,” Karon said. “Princess Judia drooled all over mine.”
“That’s not true!” she protested. “You just like eating my drool.”
After that coquettish remark, Judia even gave Borg a sweet, innocent smile.
“Young Master,” Borg said. “The master has asked if you plan to attend the cemetery...
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