The next morning...
rlin was relaxing in his room, reading a history book he hadn't finished yet.
Reading alone in the library made him a little uneasy. It was very quiet, and for so reason, he felt like soone was watching him.
Of course, he didn't believe in ghosts. Most likely, it was just his imagination.
As he was imrsed in his reading, a knock sounded at the door.
Knock!
rlin flinched slightly and glanced indifferently at the door.
"Who is it?" he asked.
"It's , Luna. May I co in?"
"Luna?" rlin's eyebrows lifted slightly. He hadn't expected her to co here. Still, he didn't think much of it and replied, "Of course. The door isn't locked."
Clack!
The doorknob turned slowly, and the door creaked open. Luna, dressed in a blue gown, appeared.
"What do you want?" rlin asked calmly, not even looking at her.
Luna felt annoyed by his indifference. She stepped inside and stared at rlin, who lay lazily with the book in both hands.
His casual attitude seed careless and hardly fitting for a noble child.
"Am I disturbing you?"
"You can figure that out for yourself," rlin replied, still indifferent.
"You…" Luna's face flushed with anger.
For the past ten days, she had been constantly frustrated by rlin's infuriating indifference.
She had been the one to oppose this engagent, and she should have been the one acting indifferent.
But for so reason, in this case, it was rlin who behaved that way. Truthfully, it made her uncomfortable—annoyed, even.
Moreover, many noble children adored her—and only rlin dared to act like this toward her.
For the first ti, Luna began to doubt her own charm.
Holding back her anger, she sat on the edge of the bed and said, "I ca to ask for your help. It's very important."
Her tone sounded serious, piquing rlin's curiosity. He closed his book and glanced at her.
"What is it?"
Luna hesitated for a mont, as if unsure whether to speak.
rlin, growing impatient, slowly sat up and said in a cold, threatening tone, "If you don't want to tell , forget it. Don't bother ."
His expression was so icy that Luna felt a flicker of fear.
rlin had no intention of persuading her or being gentle just to get her to talk.
As he had said before, he would not follow the sa path as rlin Clay in the novel.
It was impossible for him to flatter or be nice to a girl like Luna—the type who, when treated well, would beco arrogant and ungrateful.
Luna pursed her lips and pouted, then said in a weak voice, "It's… I found a very big secret, and I need you to check it out."
"A very big secret?" rlin furrowed his brow. "What is it? And why are you telling ?"
Considering his attitude toward her all this ti, he had assud Luna would hate him. But he was wrong. She actually seed to trust him more.
The secret she ntioned had to be important, yet strangely, she had co to him for help.
"There's no one else I can ask. Besides, you're the only one I trust."
Her last sentence was so quiet that rlin almost didn't hear it.
He studied her carefully before asking, "Tell —what secret are you talking about?"
"It's…" Luna bit her lower lip. "I found a Golden Grail in the underground room of the library."
rlin's eyes widened in shock.
"A Golden Grail, you say? What does it look like?"
He stepped closer and stared at her intently, instantly frightening Luna.
"Your expression is terrifying! Can you calm down?" She protested, clearly annoyed.
rlin realized his overreaction and quickly composed himself.
"Sorry, I didn't an to. Now, tell what it looks like and how you found it."
If his guess was correct, the Golden Grail she ntioned should be the Grail of Ti.
"Well, actually, earlier I…"
Luna began to explain everything. In short, she had visited the library to look for sothing to read.
She hadn't been there in a long ti, but for so reason, she felt drawn to it—especially since rlin had been visiting the library frequently lately.
While searching for books, she discovered an old volu on the farthest shelf.
Out of curiosity, she pulled it—and suddenly, a hidden door opened behind the shelf.
It turned out the "book" was actually a lever that revealed a secret room.
She stepped inside cautiously and, at the deepest part of the room, found a golden grail.
Not daring to explore further, she hurried back upstairs and closed the hidden door behind her.
rlin listened intently to her story, his heart racing.
He picked up the book he had been reading and flipped to the seventh page.
"Does it look like this?"
He showed her the illustration, and Luna examined it closely.
Her eyes widened, and she nodded eagerly.
"Yes, that's exactly it! But wait…"
Suspicion flickered across her face as she looked at rlin.
"Why is the Golden Grail in that book? Don't tell …"
Before she could finish, rlin gave a slight smile and nodded slowly.
"Yes. It's the Grail of Ti—an artifact left behind by your family."
Thump!
Luna's heart raced, and her face drained of color.
"How is that possible…? Why would the Grail of Ti be there?" she muttered, dazed.
She knew about the Grail, of course. Her father often talked about it with her and her mother.
He said the Grail was connected to the royal scepter once owned by the Tharot family.
If the scepter could be found, they would be able to regain their forr glory.
It was just a rumor, a legend—but her father believed it. That was why he had been searching for it for years, but to no avail.
"Do you plan to tell your father about this?" rlin asked, pulling her out of her thoughts.
Luna looked at him and nodded firmly.
"Of course! I have to tell him."
rlin chuckled softly and shook his head.
"I suggest you don't. It's better if we check the grail first. You might be mistaken, and it could turn out to be fake. If you tell your father and it turns out to be wrong, wouldn't that make him sad?"
Luna hesitated at his words. She couldn't be sure whether the grail was real or not.
After all, people had searched for it for hundreds of years, yet it had never been found. It was entirely possible the one she discovered was just a fake.
"You're right, rlin. But I don't dare to check it alone. Would you… co with ?" she asked shyly.
"Sure. Let's check it out."
Luna sighed in relief and nodded slightly.
Unbeknownst to her, a faint, aningful smile ford on rlin's lips.
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