In a discreet corner of the large room, out of sight, Lior walked up and down.
Naëlle nervously fiddled with her gloves.
Lord Severian, arms crossed, stared at the ground, grim.
— "Father…" murmured Lior.
"What do we do now…?" »
Lord Severian turned his head sharply towards him, furious.
— "You still dare to ask me for a solution?!"
After provoking the heirs of TWO great kingdoms?!
Do you realize what you've done, stupid?! »
— "I… I didn't think that…"
— "YOU NEVER THOUGHT!" »
Severian thundered.
"You humiliated a vampire princess.
Threatened an heir of the hunters.
And insulted a future queen!
Do you want us to be executed as a family or something?! »
Naëlle tried to intervene:
— "But Lord Severian, it wasn't that bad…"
— "NOT SO SERIOUS?!" »
He almost choked.
"You pissed off people who could raze this kingdom to the ground in one night!" »
At this moment...
Heavy footsteps sounded behind them.
An overwhelming presence.
Lord Severian turned around... and immediately turned pale.
Before them stood:
Eiden.
Bryan.
Ikan.
And Alixia.
The blood left Lior's face.
Naëlle became livid.
Lord Severian forced a shaky smile.
— "My… my lords…
what is this hon. worth to me..."
— "Useless. » cut Eiden sharply.
Severian swallowed.
Bryan took a step forward, his gaze burning.
— "How dare you open your mouth again…
after what your children did to the heirs to the throne? »
— "Sir… it's a… misunderstanding…" Severian stammered.
Alixia exploded:
— "A MISUNDERSTANDING?!"
Your son kept asking me for money!
He humiliated me in front of everyone!
He asked his guards to attack me!
THEY BROKEN MY ARM! »
With these words...
Bryan's aura exploded.
His eyes turned blood red.
The chandeliers shook.
The room vibrated under the pressure.
Bryan, in an icy, slow, murderous voice:
— "YOU…
HAVE…
BROKEN…
THE ARM…
FROM MY…
PRINCESS…? »
Ikan, very calmly:
— "Not forgetting the scratches…
and broken leg. »
— "…"
Bryan's aura doubled.
Eiden frowned...and spoke telepathically.
Eiden:
So tell yourself...
do you want Bryan to massacre them or what?
Ikan:
I wouldn't be against it.
Plus he annoys me.
And he's not even prettier than me.
How could Alixia be interested in a guy like that?
Eiden:
Oh…I see.
Love rivalry then…
he chuckled mentally.
Ikan:
Say what you want.
But if I was dead... maybe you would joke less.
Eiden:
…
How's that?
Ikan froze.
- " …Nothing. »
— "Ikan. »
— "Yes father…"
— "Don't make me read your mind. »
— "No, but you don't have the right to more…"
Too late.
Eiden's mind sank into his son's.