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Leo immediately examined Caron's condition. His cousin's blood loss seemed severe.
"Priest! We need a priest, now—" Leo shouted urgently. But before he could take a step to look for one, Revelio appeared behind him, quickly pulling out a small vial from his coat. Without hesitation, he poured the elixir from the vial into Caron's mouth.
"This will work faster than a priest," Revelio said.
"This is..." Leo began, confused.
"This is the dew of the World Tree. It's incredibly expensive. Hah, I was saving it to use it in a near-death situation, but look at this, your cousin's draining all my resources," Revelio said.
The elixir seemed to take effect quickly. Caron slowly opened his eyes, and his gaze found Leo's guilt-riddled face. But Caron knew this wasn't the time for comfort, so he spoke firmly. "Leo, listen to me carefully."
"Shouldn't we take care of your injuries first...?" Leo suggested.
"Contact Grandfather right away. Tell him I almost died in the Imperial Palace," Caron said with a strained breath, but flashed a grin. "Once he hears what happened to me, he'll come here in person. This is out of our hands now. Things have escalated too much."
An attack on a member of the Ducal Family of Leston, during a banquet hosted at the Imperial Palace? And by a succubus, no less? This wasn't a matter anyone could simply overlook. Neither the Leston family nor the imperial family could turn a blind eye. Furthermore, this was a major event that would shake up the entire empire.
"Not once in fifty years has something like this happened....
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