Mr. Zen gave Stefanus an ambiguous look, even though no one else could hear their secret conversation anymore.
"I hesitate to say he'll be okay," he said as he glanced at Baron Jason's body, which was cold from the severe wound on his neck. "The wound was quite deep and he was bleeding profusely. The chances of him surviving were pretty small. But we must not give up because all possibilities can still happen."
"That's what I'm afraid of," Stefanus whispered, checking on Baron Jason's condition. Even at a glance, he could guess that perhaps the baron wasn't easy to save. "Meanwhile he must be safe," he continued. "If only he had gone through this without His Grace involved."
"But why do you have to worry so much? Wouldn't you be happy if His Grace and Miss Lyra's wedding had to be postponed and maybe even annulled?"
