The Three In One Transmigration
#33 - The Beginning of a Problem
The night before Slatanis left, and Slatanis had just finished writing a farewell letter and put it on the table. Simultaneously, the soldiers and knights were currently camping outside the Palace complex while singing in front of the bonfire, while some were on night watch helping the knights from Bellwyne Palace.
Right now Rodrik was sitting in front of a bonfire that he had made himself and separated from the others.
“Sir Rodrik,” said one of the knights of the order of the royal guard as well as an instructor in the elite forces of the kingdom from behind. It was Greg, a veteran knight with gray black hair.
“Sir Greg?” Rodrik asked without looking.
“Can I sit next to you?” Ask Greg.
“Sure, Sir Greg,” said Rodrik and Greg was sitting next to him.
“Why don't you join the others?” Greg opened the conversation.
“Somehow, I was just thinking about someone and needed a quiet place,” Rodrik said.
“Someone is this ... is she a woman?” Greg asked while throwing a twig into the campfire. “Has something happened to him? or ... or has something happened between you?”
Rodrik turned to Greg, then went back to daydreaming and staring at the bonfire.
“Hahhh~ is very complicated,” said Greg sighed. “I first met him while I was still in the knight order templar.”
“Priestess? Arch priestess?” Ask Greg to guess.
“Bukan .. in fact he is one of yang— ah,” said Rodrik and began to stand after remembering that everything that happens in the inner circle of the temple is a secret to outsiders. “Let's go back to camp,” he added and start about to lift his leg.
“So ... she is a witch?” Greg asked as he began to stand up.
Rodrik just turned his head with his cynical eyes glancing back.
Between the silence of two seconds, suddenly from the sky came the sound of flapping wings. The two who heard it spontaneously looked up and watched a golden and glowing winged entity fly over it.
“What is it?!” Greg felt confused and surprised.
But in contrast to Greg, Rodrik seemed silent and somewhat smiling while looking up for a moment at the hair of the entity simultaneously. Then without realizing Rodrik, simultaneously Greg turned out to see Rodrik's expression that seemed relieved.
“Oho,” said Greg in a slow tone so Rodrik could not hear him.
“Ahem, it looks like it's coming from inside the Palace,” said Greg bertehem to take Rodrik's attention.
Rodrik was hooked and looked over with his poker expression.
“Come,” said Rodrik then walked away from Greg.
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Next morning.
Roland who could only sit on the sofa inside Slatanis' room while continuing to hold the farewell letter, felt reluctant to do anything. He just stayed there while daydreaming.
“Do I have to go to him?” Said Roland as his eyes only stared at the ceiling of the room.
He stood up, “ alright then, I will come to you wherever you are,” he said with a rather moody look.
He started to open the door, but suddenly the sound of knocking on the door rang.
“Nona ... Miss Slatanis?” Call a waiter, Sasha from behind the door.
Roland thoughtlessly opened the door.
“He's gone,” Roland said with a glum look.
“Ah, incidentally, Mr. Roland, Mr. Willem has called you to return to his room,” Sasha politely said as she slightly lowered her head.
Roland without saying anything immediately walked past Sasha, while Sasha immediately kind of peeked out.
“It seems true Miss has been gone since last night, as told by Shade,” muttered Sasha while closing the door.
Simultaneously inside Willem's room, while the King, Cael was already inside with Willem sitting on a long sofa.
“One of my most trusted knights last night saw a figure flying with its sparkling golden wings from inside the Palace. Not only that, some other soldiers and knights also saw it,” Cael said looking seriously at Willem who was sitting opposite him.
“Do you have an explanation for that?” Ask Cael again.
Willem only silently looked at Cael with a look at his wife then said. “Please forgive me your majesty, it seems there was an intruder who had entered into this Palace, then managed to escape with his magic.”
“Inbuser huh? So you consider even my elite troops, those witches are useless even to prevent the intruder from entering though?” Cael asked looked at Willem more deeply and seriously.
Cael also leaned from the serious hunchback attitude.
“True ... You were right,” said Cael. “But did you know that some witches from my elite forces had chased them with their horses, then cast some magic but nothing hit. Even if hit, their magic will just disappear as if he is immune from magic. What kind of a witch could she actually be that strong? Hmmmm.”
“Once again, but at least he didn't hurt us,” Willem said.
“Infiltrate then come out without giving any effect to people, hmmm very strange. I wonder, what exactly is his purpose in infiltrating like that? Is he a spy? But if he's a spy, where was there such a frivolous spy when he ran away?” Cael continued to quip.
While Willem seemed to be letting out a drop of sweat from his right temple.
Tok tok!
“Dad?” Call Roland who is currently outside.
“Ah, please come in, Roland,” said Willem looks relieved while standing as if to welcome.
The door opened, and Roland entered the room along with Sasha, who was standing next to the door.
“Open?” Said Roland and immediately lowered his head in shock as he watched the King also in his father's room.
“I heard you were close to the investor's woman ... Hmmm, what's his name?” Asked the King while looking at Roland who was still standing.
“Slatanis Paduka, his name is Slatanis,” said Roland sounded a bit annoyed from his tone.
“Ah yes,” said Cael briefly as if. “By the way, where is he now? Didn't I ask the waiter to call her too?” Continue while looking down at Roland.
Roland felt annoyed as he gritted his teeth deeply, yet still kept his flat expression.
“She's gone,” Roland said briefly.
“Aahhhh, gone? Did it go last night?” Cael asked with a smile but with a condescending look.
Roland felt even more annoyed by the question, while his father was already sitting back while holding his chin up with both hands. Willem looked tense with sweat pouring from both temples.
‘This person ... What is it exactly? And how did he know about Slatanis' departure last night?’ Roland thought amongst all of them while still staring at Cael who was looking down on him.
Amidst the silence while Cael was still waiting for a response, Roland glanced at his father once more to confirm his state.
‘Did he feel annoyed just because Slatanis left this place without his permission .. Damn these royalists! You don't even want to glance at the ordinary residents, but now you actually feel humiliated because they ignore you! Then I have to answer as is for her to be insulted even more,’ Roland thought.
“True ... he left last night, O majesty, because—” said Roland stopped while Cael stood up abruptly.
“It seems like everything is clear,” Cael looked at Roland with a big smile, then turned to Willem who was still bowed seriously. “Deliver him to my elite troops, because right now we desperately need troops to strengthen our country. Remember, this is an edict, if you ignore it, then it will be considered treason.”
Cael immediately walked out to the door and passed Roland who was still standing still.
“And another one,” said Cael stopped then turned to Willem. “I heard from the elite troops that she has huge red and busty hair.”
Cael continued walking while the door was opened by Sasha who was ready to stand by the door. Then Cael came out and the door closed again.
“Dad! Don't say—” said Roland was restrained when he saw his father breaking the table in front of him.
Brak!
“My honor .. Not only can I not keep my promise to my helper, now my honor is even trampled on in your majesty,” Willem said.
Roland immediately knelt down and rested while looking down before his father.
“Please forgive me dad, this is all because of me,” Roland said.
“Not ... don't think about it, we'll find a way,” Willem said.
Meanwhile, Sasha who noticed that was immediately whispered by Shade who was residing in his shadow.
‘What will you do?’ shade said by telepathy.
‘First, please convey this incident to Miss, then after that we discuss what we need to do next,’ reply Sasha through the same method.
‘Good,’ said Shade.
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