The Duke stare into the boy's eyes, and he could feel the strong resolve coming from the boy.
He knew well that it wasn't the young man's fault, and the boy has done all he could to protect his daughter.
Still, he foresees that the young couple's journey will be a perilous one. Therefore, he needed to push the boy further to find out how far he is willing to go for the sake of his daughter.
"I have no use for your promise." The Duke responded coldly like the winter air, "Your words is not enough to guarantee her safety. As long as there are people like Hector or Odiet out there, she will always be at risk if she stays expose by your side.
And you cannot always be there to protect her."
"Then I'll defeat all her enemies!" Prince Leon shouts as his body began to tremble with anxiety. "I'll destroy all of them before they could even hurt her."