The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 1238

Chapter 1238: 1238




On the second day, a new chamber was built beside James VIII's chamber .

The chamber didn't have extravagant decorations, just a simple place with a line of sharp and clean words carved on it: Grave of James VIII"s good friend, Eldar .

It was what Mary wrote herself and was etched by the royal craftsman in the shortest time possible .

Although it was against the rules to place non-royalty beside a king's chamber in the royal tomb, everyone who witnessed what happened last night didn't have anything to say about it .

In fact, even if objections were voiced out, they wouldn't do any good .

Mary was exceptionally persistent in this case .

"Your Highness, some less than pleasant rumours are circulating around the palace . " 

Duke Zilin told Mary softly during her break .

"Is it about Duke Eldar?" Mary asked without lifting her head .

"Yes . " The young duke nodded .

"Find the source, see what they have to say . If it's just someone who misspoke, 10 strikes from caning . If it's with malicious intent, send them to Perry Kaner . I want to know who is behind this," said the young princess softly .

"Yes, Your Highness . " The young duke then bowed and walked outside .

Duke Zilin was a little unaccustomed to Mary being so stern after a single night of events .

However, Duke Zilin didn't think it was a bad thing for his cousin .

As a ruler of a country, being merciful all the way could never work .

He knew this as well because he was in control of the Northern lands .

Soon, after half an hour, Duke Zilin returned to Mary's 'king's meeting chamber' with a report .

"Zardin and Oboard's death wasn't enough to frighten them?"

Mary frowned when she got Duke Zilin's report .

"Your Highness, you can never underestimate the greed and foolishness of these people . " The young duke curled his lips .

Duke Zilin had the least amount of favour toward those parasite-like nobles that lurked in Riverdale .

He was never fond of them and would never be .

A bunch of bastards who caused a scene using the death of an elderly man should be hanged to death .

"If they have already forgotten the pain, it only means that the pain from last time wasn't painful enough to keep them remembering," the young princess mumbled softly .

"Is that what Sir 2567 said before?"

Duke Zilin immediately speculated after hearing the words that did not fit the princess' style .

"Um . I think it's quite reasonable . Send more men, teach them pain . "

The young princess nodded and gave her last order before standing up and going over to the weapon rack .

She carefully picked a longsword from the rack and headed towards the empty space in the 'king's meeting chamber' . A sword instructor was waiting for her since a while ago .

Why was it not Kieran?

Since both of their strength was too far apart, it would be meaningless for them to duel .




Knowing that, Mary chose the royal sword instructor instead of Kieran or Duke Zilin .

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Looking at Mary, who attacked like furious lightning with the sword, the young duke exclaimed with a nod .  

He admired her gift and her hardworking .

Everyday since he came, other than the necessary time to deal with official documents, Mary would train herself in swordsmanship, regardless of whether it was a rainy or sunny day .

"If she keeps this up, catching up to me is only a matter of time, I guess?"

The thought popped up in Duke Zilin's mind .

However, he quickly shook his head because he thought of Kieran .

With Kieran's instruction, Mary would not just simply catch up to him; surpassing him was more likely .

And whenever he thought of Kieran, the young duke would sigh again .

Until now, he still hadn't found anything that would be of worth for the exchange of the Viper Sect Ultimate with Kieran .

"What should I use for exchange?" the young duke mumbled .

. . .

The order that Mary gave quickly entered Kieran's ears through Perry Kaner .

He didn't say anything about it though .

Mary was an independent entity with her own thoughts and she didn't need to ask his opinion . She was not his appendage .  



Nevertheless, Kieran clearly felt the impact of the old duke's death on Mary .

'I won't tell you!'

Kieran couldn't help but take in a deep breath when he thought about the words the old duke said before his death .

The old duke did it on purpose and didn't leave anything behind for Kieran .

"Is this revenge?" Kieran shook his head .

He didn't mock the old duke for his childish behavior, neither would he sneer at the old duke's naiveté .

The old man held on to his thoughts, it ran thoroughly throughout his will .

Maybe his ideals were different but…

It was enough for others to respect the old duke .

However, what the old duke had chosen would not be Kieran's choice: risking it for his good friend .

Despite the narrow chances of survival, Kieran would fear nothing .

But dying after a good friend?

Kieran wouldn't be able to do it .

The most he would be able to do is kill every enemy of his good friend's so that his friend could rest in peace in heaven .

"So, different ideals, eh?"

 A sigh later, Kieran concentrated on the last secret phrase the old duke had uttered before he died .

"The light of dead silence, pierce the sky and land? What would that be?" Kieran pondered upon it with furrowed brows .

Kieran hated these kinds of secret phrases that were without a start and end, and what he hated more was that the person who uttered it died before his eyes, thus forbidding him from getting more information .

No doubt, it was one of the worst news for him .

Of course, he wasn't absolutely without good news either .

He wasn't searching for the answer alone .

Maxim, the Raven Sect recorder, sat at the study table after moving a pile of new books in . He was reading the books related to Warren's royal family with his head down .

These books mostly came from the Warren royal family collection while some were from Raven Sect's own collection .

Celty, who had a malt candy in his mouth, was unusually focused as well .

He was trying his best to not get distracted by the sweetness on his tongue but too bad…

"Celty, quiet . "

Maxim couldn't help but raise his head since he was so disturbed by the sucking from this friend of his .

"Fine, fine . "

Celty nodded repeatedly but the sucking in his mouth got louder .

Maxim furrowed his brows tight but he was helpless against his friend . In the end, all he did was turn his head down to the books again .

About ten seconds later, after the disruption, Maxim jumped up .

The sudden motion shook Celty, causing him to cover his mouth . He was afraid that his friend would grab the malt candy away from him but Maxim moved around Celty and went towards Kieran with joy .

"My lord, a discovery!"