Chapter 186
A warm cup of coffee sat on the table, steam curling into the quiet air. Ruth picked it up slowly, took a sip, and stared out the window with a distant look in his eyes.
His other arm taped onto the armrest as he pondered about a certain thing, no, a certain someone who had been missing recently.
After a certain amount of time, he opened his lips.
"Any news of the rascal?" he asked, his voice calm but laced with something unreadable, casting a brief glance at Rami.
The butler shook his head solemnly. "Till now, there hadn't been any news," Rami replied, his eyes catching a faint flicker from the ring on Ruth's hand—an artifact tied to Kael's life force.
That flicker meant Kael was still alive somewhere out there and sighed heavily.
"…What a hassle?!"
After a moment's hesitation, Rami asked quietly, "Are you worried about him, My Lord?"
Ruth, just about to sip his coffee again, froze mid-motion and stared coldly at Rami.
"Worried?" he repeated with a slight frown
"Why do I need to worry about that brat? He is already an awakened and grown up. The moment he awakened, my duty to look after him was over."
He let the words hang for a moment before continuing, a sharper edge to his tone now. "Now, if he can't survive out there, it just means he is just incapable… What I am worried about is the mess that he might cause."