The feeling of fear… it slowly starts to fill the heart and mind and hollow it then it starts to flow in the blood and make the body weak. It did not matter how much strength the body had, fear made them weak and bound to lose.
Crispin fell on his knees when he heard the guard. As if the woman had instilled true fear in his heart.
"I.. I did not mean to do it. It was Father Joseph who had asked me to punish the duke. I had no hand in it." He fell on the ground and begged like a vermin, not a priest anymore.
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When the door of the carriage opened, Joseph wanted to shout at the woman. He could not believe that he was offered a servant carriage to travel while the duchess took the luxurious carriage all to herself
But when he walked out, it was not Eve waiting for her but Joseph stood in front of Duke Damien. It had been three years since he last saw the man. But he realized the hatred he felt for the man only increased with time.
