Chapter 150: Chapter 148: Acknowledgement(2)
When he heard the word "werewolves," Luke's face became serious. He almost forgot that there were werewolves from the Dark Eye who had been captured as prisoners of war. Luke then made a serious face at the gate. Soon after, he noticed the gate slowly opening and saw a knight with jet-black hair and ruby-red eyes emerge; it was Liam.
Liam came to a halt when he noticed Lance standing in front of him, but he was even more taken aback when he noticed Luke staring at him.
"B-brother! You are awake?!"
"Good to see you, Liam."
Liam frowned and looked at Luke with concern.
"Do you think it's okay that you're moving around like this after only waking up?"
Lance gave a snort.
"Don't worry, he'll be fine. He can even blabber nonsense as soon as he woke up earlier."
Luke frowned at Lance but Lance just ignored him and entered the dungeon. Luke simply sighed, and Liam trailed behind him. While walking inside, Luke began to question Liam.
"What happened while I was gone, Liam?"
Liam took a moment to think of what to say before speaking.
"We took the werewolves into the dungeon after you fainted. Jay and I decided to work together to guard the werewolves which his highness immediately approved."
Luke cast a glance in the direction of Lance, who was walking in front of him. He then proceeded to ask another question.
"Did anything strange happen while I was away?"
"Well..."
"Hmm? "
Luke turned his head towards Liam and saw Liam's extremely serious face. Luke can tell what happened just by looking at that grim expression.
"It appears that there is quite a buzz because of Jay's unexpected appearance and assistance in the war?"
Liam nodded and sighed.
"Fortunately, the Reece soldiers and the Magic Tower defended him. Jay had also made a public appearance to demonstrate that he was not a threat to the kingdom. While we're at it, we made Ava and Shawn appear in front of the public with Jay."
Luke scratched his head and thought deeply for a few seconds. He's concerned because so much has happened while he's been gone.
"So? How did it turn out?"
"Fortunately, the public was very understanding and quickly accepted them. There were some who were still against them but his highness took care of it."
"Let me guess, the ones who were against it were in a part of the second and third princes' faction."
"Correct, the king has yet no say to this matter though."
"Oh my god what an irresponsible moron..."
Liam just sighed while nodding as if he agrees with Luke. During Luke's absence, he witnessed firsthand the king's and the other princes' irresponsibility and corruption. Even the queen is irresponsible, as she simply threw the situation into Lance's hands, putting Lance in a difficult situation.
"We've arrived."
Lance's voice made Luke and Liam stop moving. Luke then moved his gaze forward, peering inside each of the cells. Luke then frowned as he examined the werewolves in each cell.
"What's this?"
'Why are they looking at me like that?'
Luke frowned while looking at the shining eyes and bright faces of the werewolves that were looking at him. They all look so harmless that you will completely forget the reason why they are in the cell in the first place. They appear to be lost puppies rather than prisoners of war.
Luke was taken aback by this completely unexpected sight. He was expecting aggressive growls and killer stares, but what he saw in front of him was the polar opposite.
"What the... What the hell is going on here?"
Luke then turned his gaze to Lance, who began to speak in a sighing tone while shaking his head.
"They've been waiting for you to wake up."
"What? Why? "
"Ask the caretakers- I mean, ask the guards."
Luke then turned his gaze to Liam, who is staring blankly at the werewolves in the cells. Liam then spoke.
"Jay did the majority of the work here."
"What exactly did you guys do?"
"Well, we wanted to make sure you had everything easy once you woke up, so Jay and I did a little bit of... lecturing on them."
"...Lecturing?"
Liam nodded and turned his head to the side, causing Luke to look in the same direction. Luke then noticed a wooden door slowly opening and what appeared is a happy-looking orange-haired man coming out with a cup of smoking-hot tea, it's Jay.
Jay hummed as he exited the room and was about to drink his tea when he noticed a few people nearby.
"Hmm? Oh, Liam? You are back already-?"
Crack! Crash!
Jay was taken aback by the familiar blank face staring back at him. He was so flabbergasted that he dropped his teacup, causing it to shatter on the ground. Jay remained frozen as he stared at Luke; he had not expected Luke to awaken today. He was completely unprepared for it!
"Oh, my lord..."
Luke cast an uneasy look at Jay's stunned expression. Jay appeared stunned as if his soul had left his body for a few seconds. Luke simply sighed and decided not to prolong the situation any further.
"What happened here, Jay?"
"Oh? Uhm... Well, I was guarding them...? "
Luke frowned, causing Jay to flush. Jay then made a few fake coughs and tried to keep a cool face.
"Well, commander, a lot has happened during your absence, but everything has ended on a positive note. Liam and I also decided to guard the prisoners as a precaution."
"No, no, I already knew that."
Jay tilted his head in confusion while looking at Luke.
"Hmm? Then what would you like to know commander?"
Luke frowned at Jay and used his thumb to point to the werewolves who were staring at him like well-trained puppies.
"I wanted to know what the hell did you do for them to look and act like this."
"Ah."
Jay snapped his fingers as if he understood what Luke was saying and began walking towards the far end of the cell. While Luke and the others walked behind him, Jay began to explain.
"While guarding the werewolves, Liam and I became curious about how the werewolves became involved with the Dark Eye. So we decided to lecture them while asking them a few questions."
"...What kind of lecture?
Lance responded with a sigh.
"You don't need to know."
Luke frowned but eventually sighed. He wanted to know what they did to the werewolves, but after seeing how stressed Lance looked, he no longer wants to know. Luke simply chose to listen to Jay's explanation.
"We spoke with the captain of the werewolves we captured, and we discovered that they were forced to obey because their king decided to join forces with the Dark Eye for power reasons."
"Ho...."
Jay nodded and continued to speak as Luke let out a light gasp.
"The werewolves became puzzled as to why their king chose to side with humans, causing rifts and cracks in the werewolves' beliefs of not associating themselves with human activities. This also resulted in the formation of two opposing factions, making the werewolves' bonds unstable. These guys that are in the cells were the ones who disagree with their king's decision."
"I see..."
Luke simply nodded as he listened to Jay's explanation. The situation with the werewolves reminded Luke of something from his past. He then simply sighed. It appears that wherever he goes, situations like this will continue to exist.
Jay came to a halt in front of the cell that is in the far corner of the dungeon, causing Luke and the others to do the same. Jay then took a step back, allowing Luke to see inside the cell. Luke then took a step forward and peered inside the cell through the bars.
"Hello!"
"What the hell!"
Shing!
Luke's heart nearly jumped twice as a result of the unexpected surprises. Luke then pressed his chest against his chest while staring at the scene in front of him. He then noticed Liam pointing his sword at someone's jaw, and the person to whom he was pointing his sword simply gulped while staring at the shiny sharp sword pointing at him.
Luke turned to face the person Liam was threatening with his sword. It is the man who suddenly appeared in front of Luke's face, surprising him and causing him to take a step back.
"Oh dear!"
Luke then looked at the person in the cell that suddenly spoke and saw him looking at him with an apologetic expression. Luke looked at this with confusion at first, but then noticed that the person, no- werewolf, was becoming nervous because of the sword pointing at him, so Luke signaled Liam.
"Liam put the sword down."
Liam remained silent at first before lowering the sword and returning it to its scabbard. But it appears that Liam is still focused on the werewolf inside the cell.
The werewolf just chuckled nervously as he looked at Luke, who was approaching him slowly. He then noticed Luke looking at him for a few seconds, as if observing him, before speaking.
"What is your name?"
The werewolf blinked a few times before speaking with a bright smile.
"My name is Felix! It's a pleasure to meet you, commander."
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