Saved By The Mad Duke

The young woman’s arrogant reply only made Bella furrow her eyebrows in annoyance as she continued in a colder tone,

"What in the world are you doing here?"

Khala shrugged her shoulders before replying, her voice as nonchalant as ever,

"The castle changed, but you are still the same, Bella. You are not old enough to be such a grumpy old maid, you know. Especially when you are greeting your guests."

"Guests? I am only grumpy towards annoying troublemakers; guests I treat with proper respect!"

Ignoring the maid’s reprimanding words, Khala followed the knight who was carrying Aideen’s body with her eyes until he disappeared into the hallway of the second floor. Noticing the woman’s interest, Bella stood right in front of her and offered her a menacing glare before asking again,

"What are you doing here? Oh! Oh, Holy Saviors of All Sacred! It was you! You did that, didn’t you? What a horrible girl you are! I cannot believe this!"

Khala discarded the maid’s lament with a dismissive wave of her hand, her face twitching with an irritated grimace,

"Oh, calm down already, will you? Such a noisy woman, I swear! I mean no harm. I came here to visit my old friend, am I not allowed?"