Deon looked in his partner's direction apologetically. He was used to his elder brother being overprotective so he thought nothing of the current situation but when he considered it from Mikael's perspective, it would definitely paint his eldest brother in a bad light.
His eldest brother was nothing like the cold exterior that he shows in front of adults. As a crown prince, Avery was the exact copy of their father. Cold to his subjects but soft on his family. He even tolerates Cail, their second brother's arrogance and mischiefs but he was especially soft on Deon.
"These filthy insects! How dare they touch my little brother?" Avery kicked the killer ant egg to his right, crushing its shell that oozed with dark green liquid. He looked at his drenched shoe in disgust before issuing his order,
"Burn them all."
"As you command, your highness." The Captain of the Royal Almagi Order bowed.
