Chapter 238: I don’t want to be here when you two find out
Cass stared at Lucian as he came to a stop before him, and then Lucian’s expression brightened. He scanned Cass, taking in how he was standing, the look in his eyes and rudely, leaned in and sniffed him.
Then he pulled back, his grin growing.
"You look so much better than before. What happened?" He asked, glancing at Edgar and Edgar’s face darkened. Edgar shifted slightly on his feet, his gaze going from Cass, to Lucian and then to Sir Forsythe.
"We need to knock some sense into Gideon like Fiona did to us." Edgar told him grimly. Lucian paused, glancing between Cass and Edgar. Cass was looking at Sir Forsythe, who seemed weirdly excited about hearing those words.
"Oh? What did Lord Ridgewood do to my Lord?" Sir Forsythe asked calmly, but Lucian turned to him, his eyes wide. It was a slightly comical look on Lucian’s face, and Cass wondered what the man was going to say.
"I would...be careful there, Sir Forsythe. Lord Ridgewood is a good fighter." Lucian told him and Sir Forsythe’s hands clenched. He looked mildly insulted, but Cass knew from the way his eye was twitched that there was nothing mild about it.
"Are you saying that I am a bad one?" He asked, raising his gaze to meet Lucian’s and Lucian shook his head.
"No, I’m not. You are quite good for a human. I’m saying make sure you have the other two with you." Lucian said and Sir Forsythe nodded, his shoulders relaxing slightly. Cass was kind of glad that Lucian said that. It had put a halt to Sir Forsythe’s plan, because when you heard that from a dragon, whether you liked them or not, it did make you pause. It meant that whatever Sir Forsythe was plotting, he was going to wait until he had backup. Cass was still worried though.
"Or you could take Byron with you." Cass suggested. "He’s probably not as skilled, but still Lucian strong." Lucian nodded at Cass’s words encouragingly.
"Or that." Lucian said, backing Cass up. Edgar groaned.
"You’re going to let him come back to the mansion?" Edgar asked incredulously. Cass was a little surprised, but at the same time, wasn’t. Cass thought the man was going to try to defend his best friend more, but it was clear that Edgar cared more about Cass either as a person, or as a hero, than Cass had considered. When Cass looked at the other man he had a rather serious expression, his handsome face drawn gravely.