Chapter 17.1: Alkimas Workshop (4)
Bark grabbed his bloody chest with trembling hands.
Varia, who was watching the situation, finally regained his composure and opened his mouth.
“…I apologize for the rudeness, so please have rcy, Sir Akin.”
If they didn’t bow and apologize, it wouldn’t be strange if soone’s neck was blown off.
Even Varia, soone who had a great influence on the entire North, was just a aningless existence in front of the Lord’s power.
The knight who cut down Bark was Akin Kradel, the vice-captain of the Iron Blood Knights.
From the mont a big man like this showed up in person, he already had a hunch that sothing unusual had happened, but the words that ca out of the other’s mouth were beyond his imagination.
The Lord’s order, why…
Why did the newly enthroned Seventh Lord ask for him and Scarlett? Didn’t he arrive in the capital just yesterday?
What was even more incomprehensible was the vice-captain’s attitude.
Anyone could see that he was overbearing on their side, but was polite to Scarlett.
While Varia was confused, he couldn’t help but feel an ominous feeling that sothing terrible was about to happen.
The vice-captain who drew the sword approached Scarlett and stood next to him without paying attention to the fallen Bark.
“Then we’ll move right away.”
Scarlett looked at Thane and the elders in embarrassnt, as the others were looking at the knights at the sa ti.
“Umm, why are taking the family head…”
One elder opened his mouth involuntarily, but shut it back imdiately.
He had no choice but to do so because Bark who did the sa, was now in that kind of situation.
However, the vice-captain answered in a polite voice this ti.
“Don’t worry, the Lord asked us to escort the workshop owner, so it’s definitely not a bad thing.”
“…”
The elders had no choice but to remain silent.
Although they were worried about why the Seventh Lord was looking for the family head, but they couldn’t stand in the way of the knights either.
“Si- sister.”
Thane grabbed his wounded arm and stood up.
Scarlett saw that and was about to talk to the vice-captain, but another elder stepped forward and said.
“Family head, don’t worry and go. We will treat Thane’s arm right away.”
She hesitated, then nodded.
Knights were attached to both sides of Scarlett. So knights then approached Varia.
Varia let out a small sigh and turned to Bark.
“Treat your wound.”
The knights led the two of them and moved straight to the Lord’s castle.
***
After passing through the main gate of the castle and entering the inner sanctuary, Scarlett looked around with a nervous expression.
Just looking at the sight of the knights standing guard throughout the castle, she felt the severity of the situation.
There was no way that she, a re outsider, had ever entered the interior of the castle like this.
When I reached the huge building in the center, there was an elderly butler waiting at the entrance.
He bowed his head and greeted Scarlett.
“My na is Floto, the head butler. The Lord is waiting for you, let lead you there.”
Then he turned his gaze and took a quick glance at Varia before he started walking in the lead.
Passing through a wide and long corridor and stairs, we arrived at the highest floor of the building.
When I arrived at the central hall on the top floor, I saw a man sitting on a chair looking at sothing, and a female knight standing behind him.
“…?”
Upon seeing the scene, Scarlett’s face was instantly filled with doubt and bewildernt.
It had to be. Because the faces of the two were familiar.
The unknown custor who visited the studio in the morning and bought a scarlet potion, and paid three platinum coins as if they were a penny.
But what were they doing here…
“My lord.”
Floto said and bowed his head.
Scarlett also looked at the man with a dazed expression.
Suddenly, the conversation she had with Thane flashed through her mind. A conversation about the newly enthroned Seventh Lord.
“As you commanded, I brought you the owner of Alkimas Workshop and the head of the Varia rchant Corps.”
Putting down the thing he was holding in his hand, the man slowly turned his head to look at Scarlett and opened his mouth.
“We t again so soon, workshop owner.”
Scarlett, who finally grasped the whole situation, lost her mind for a while, then belatedly lowered her head.
“It’s an honor to et the Seventh Lord…”
The Seventh Lord then turned his gaze to Varia this ti.
Varia did not dare to make eye contact and hurriedly bowed his head.
“It’s a lifeti honor to et the Seventh Lord…”
“Why do you think I called you?”
Varia felt his heart froze at that indifferent and cold voice.
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