Chapter 235: A holy knight?
Edgar threw Cass’ arm over his shoulder, holding onto it as he practically carried the other man out into the hallway. He was glad that Edgar wasn’t going the Fiona route, since it had already been embarrassing enough to have her carry him.
He didn’t need the whole fucking hero party to do it. If Edgar did it, then it would only be like, Lady Ava who hadn’t carried him around.
He had a suspicious feeling, nay, a recollection from the book that Lord Ridgewood had already carried him. Maybe not like a Princess, but he was pretty sure that he had. Gross.
Edgar opened the door, both men still in shock so that neither one of them called out to them as they left the room. There were a few Priests outside, waiting around but Edgar shook them off, telling them to go find where Lucian and Sir Forsythe were. He kept a few behind, telling them to check on his father and Gideon, but the way he said it....
Well, it sounded like they would have to grovel to more than one person to get back into some good books.
They were alone, wandering down the hallway slowly to the main part of the temple when Edgar finally spoke up.
"I’m...sorry. I truly had no idea that he had done that." Edgar sounded pained. Upset. Hell, Cass could somewhat understand why. Lord Ridgewood and Edgar had been childhood friends. Had grown up together while Lord Blackburn had been ostracized. They had a bond that Cass would never understand.
Lord Ridgewood had basically thrown it away just because of a reason Cass didn’t understand. Edgar looked upset, ill.
"Why did he do it?" Cass asked, curious. Edgar swallowed thickly, glancing around the hallway before he let out a deep sigh.
"The Ridgewood and Vespertine family are quite close." He started. That wasn’t anything new to Cass, he knew that much. "But...I don’t think people realise that we used to be one family." Edgar revealed and Cass blinked several times in surprise as Edgar gave him a tight smile. "Gideon and I are not only friends, but cousins. Distant at this point, but it does mean that the contract that the Vespertine family made with the gods still applies to them. Which also means-"
"-They can develop holy powers and also have to uphold the contract you agreed to?" Cass finished, and Edgar nodded.