Chapter 44: Sealing A Deal With The Dark Witch
I made sure to take Ravenna to a safer, quieter place so she could clear her head after the scene my father caused. Seriously, the poor girl is in such a shock that she can’t stop trembling and moves properly only when leaning against me.
I have no idea what my the Duke did, but it seriously traumatized her. Leonhardt accompanied us to the palace gardens, which I thought would be the best place to catch a breath in the midst of this chaos.
We’re now sitting in a gazebo. This tranquil place doesn’t suit my rotten personality or my carelessly spread legs. Ravenna barely holds a teacup steady, her lips and fingers tremble by trying to do anything.
"What’s wrong with you?", I ask, thinking this might be an overly extreme reaction to that situation.
"You... didn’t see?"
"See what? I don’t know what you’re talking about."
"H-How can you live near that monster?"
I tilt my head, still trying to understand what the hell she means by all this mystery. I eventually give up and shrug, it’s not like I’m a genius to figure out the kind of mental manipulation my father uses to scare people so much.
Thinking in retrospect, it’s mentioned how frightening Duke Moonlight is, but to me, he just seems like a normal man who’s two heads taller than me and has monstrous strength. Oh, wait, "normal" probably isn’t the best term to use in this situation.
Leonhardt watches the surroundings like a owl, turning his neck mechanically from side to side. It’s a bit bizarre, but the fact that he doesn’t want to kill Ravenna already calms my heart a lot.
Now, let’s get to the real subject.
"Hey, do you hate me?"