Chapter 97: Limited Time

Crown Prince Hemeri had maintained his silence for too long that Captain Iscar struggled to remain calm, especially after the response he just gave to the Crown Prince!

"No matter how the enemies managed to do that, it was my job to stop it but I failed, Your Highness," he finally said, breaking the tormenting silence that felt like hours to him. "As the Captain, I should be held responsible for it, Your Highness. I will accept whatever punishment -"

"Will that change anything?" Hemeri interrupted the Captain and then slowly rose from his seat. "Is this what you can do best, Iscar?"

Some past incidents made the Crown Prince colder towards the Captain of the Black Guards compared to any of his other people. However... maybe because there was nothing he could do about it or because he felt like he deserved to be treated that way, the Captain never once complained. Even this time...