CHAPTER SIXTEEN – AN ODD WARNING FROM THE MYSTERIOUS PERSON
«…. "Crown Prince. Please exercise caution and restrain. Someone had found Fifth Prince Laurence unconscious and sent to the infirmary" …. »
Those words from his aide through telepathy almost make him to lose his composure when he heard the news about his little brother.
"Ah… Your Highness?"
The Crown Prince snapped from his thoughts as he looked around that he remembered that he was still within the presence of these rotten people.
'I almost lose my composure in front of these rotten people. I don't want to make things more complicated, so I need to get out of here first.'
"Apologies, Gentlemen. This Prince needs to attend some matters. If you'll excuse this Prince"
He might be from the Royal family and the current heir to the throne, but it doesn't mean that he had absolute power among these nobles, and they still obeyed the current King of the Empire.
'I need to be cautious this time and never let my guard down.'
After he bid farewell, the Crown Prince left the private quarters of the Albert household and immediately looked for the infirmary to see the situation of his little brother.
«... "Crown Prince, no need to make your way to the infirmary. This one had prepared to transfer the Fifth Prince back at the palace for further treatment" … »
As much as he wanted to see his little brother right now, the Crown Prince still heed on his trusted companion's words through telepathy, and he didn't bother to reply.
'Just what in the world—?! We are inside the Duke Albert household and the security in this place is secured! Don't tell me… damn it! I shouldn't have left him all alone!'
Before he could lose his composure, the Crown Prince immediately left without bothering to greet the other nobles at the banquet who wants to talk with him when they saw him.
After the Crown Prince left, the other nobles from the banquet began whispering themselves about the Crown Prince's sudden departure.
The Crown Prince just ignore those whispers as he prioritizes to go back to the palace for his little brother and he didn't want to confront these rotten nobles who knows nothing but their own greed.
'I have no time to deal with them. Just let them whisper for all I care. Just what happen to Jules?! Tsk! Seems like I let my guard down once again!'
His footsteps are in a hurry to leave the banquet, but he remained compose as he didn't want others to attract his anxiousness and take advantage of the situation.
The Crown Prince's expression remains indifferent, just like how a royalty should present themselves in public.
However, his eyes are raging in anger because of the Fifth Prince's situation, but he is good at hiding his emotions well so that others won't be able to tell what he is thinking right now.
On the other side of the balcony, Axel saw how the Crown Prince seems to be in a hurry to leave the banquet and that makes him frown for a bit.
Devon could tell what the first young master was thinking just by observing the boy at his side.
"Seems like the Crown Prince had some urgent matters to attend that makes him left in such a state. However, I didn't see the Fifth Prince with him. I wonder if that's the case, then?"
Axel frowns; "Now that you mention it, I haven't seen the Fifth Prince since he left the banquet earlier with the servant from the household by mother's orders. Did something happen?"
"It will inform us if something happens, and the Albert household is secured for any intruders or accidents that would happen"
The first young master snickered at the mention of the word "secured" that makes him want to laugh like a madman.
"Are you joking right now, Devon? Did you forget what happen at the banquet earlier when the Fifth Prince almost…. I said, almost assassinated in broad daylight and not just that… inside the Albert household banquet!"
It pissed Axel off, or rather, couldn't contain his anger by just thinking about what happen at the banquet earlier.
"The Fifth Prince might be a magical wastrel and a disgrace to the Truman Royal family. However, these rotten nobles forget this child is still a royalty no matter what happen, even if the King himself didn't favor his fifth child"
Devon immediately understands right away what the first young master is implying, and he made a mistake.
"Apologies, young master. This servant misspoke and didn't think before speaking"
Axel; "Not your fault. It's good that you acknowledge your mistake and for understanding my words without explaining too much"
In the past, Axel didn't care about the Fifth Prince or about his reputation at all, but he is not a narrow-minded kid like the other noble children out there.
'Not that my eyes had opened everything and even though I am still a kid, I know how to differentiate from right and wrong in my own judgement.'
He frowns as he thinks further about the sudden departure of the Crown Prince and his hidden rage emotions in those eyes.
Others wouldn't notice it since those rotten nobles only looked at the Crown Prince's appearance as a royalty, but Axel could see the similar rage in those eyes.
The rage from the Crown Prince's eyes, it reflected to him just like himself before….
"Summon the servant that was with the Fifth Prince. Seems like something had happened without our knowledge"
With that, Axel left his place and Devon only bow down to acknowledge his master's order.
"As you command, young master"
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Laurence gasps as he opened his eyes from that strange dream that he had, and he is sweating like crazy as he looked around to see where he is right now.
'Where in the f*cking hell am I right now?!'
"Argh…."
'My head still hurts! Feels like someone is drilling my skull from the inside!'
He held his forehead to ease the pain that he was feeling and observe the surrounding area.
'If I remember correctly, this is the original Laurence's bedroom in the palace from his memories… W-wait a damn f*cking second! How the f*cking hell am I here right now?!'
The former assassin remembered he was still at the Albert household's banquet and just left to go to the restroom by that household's servants.
'I repeat, why am I so unlucky? Is this my karma? Did karma exist in the first place? Argh! I don't know!'
As he gathered his thoughts of what happen the moment he arrived in this world, Laurence suddenly remembered that odd dream that he had before he fainted.
'Those memories… that isn't from the original Laurence. W-wait… Something is not right. That person in that dream… that person had a snowflake wing symbol just like the ones that appeared on my forehead!'
The former assassin tried to comprehend on what happen in that dream and the words coming from that mysterious person.
'Remember the past? Sort out things in the present and be prepared for the worst future? The Code? Destiny? Identity? Who?'
Unanswered questions that keep on popping up from one after another that he feels like his mind would blow up in any minute.
Laurence wanted to understand what those underlying messages mean, but he knows that no one in this world would provide him an accurate answer for all his questions.
'Is that even from the original Laurence's memories? But I already went through to look at it and those memories aren't there! Just what in the f*cking hell that I got into?!'