Chapter 230 — Disheartening Findings.
The sight of his children had been lost.
Orland had caught a glance of his eldest daughter meeting her brother not long ago, nonetheless, the siblings had disappeared from his sight shortly after turning his head to answer the nobles he and his wife were interacting with.
’Did they not dance together?... I believe Paul would have liked to celebrate their meeting with a piece... I remember him saying he often helped Marianne in her dancing lessons...’ — The Duke of Sylfinnier wondered, glimpsing at the place his children previously stood... Along with the Prince’s company.
’Brazen man... Maybe I wasn’t clear enough last time...’ — Orland grumbled, annoyed at the hard-headed Prince he was against, reminiscing of his first encounter with the man after Marianne’s incident while they had dinner with him; That morning, after the release of winged beasts from the Palace, had occurred.
A furtive meeting that did not last as far as an affable conversation would... One that happened in a hallway the Prince was not supposed to roam, and Orland was coincidentally crossing.
"... Crown Prince Zeleskiaz." — He prominently called for the man’s attention, who leisurely watched outside the corridor’s opening in the direction of the chambers the Duke was coming from.
"... Duke Sylfinnier."
"You are near your Guest’s chambers yet no visit has been done... Perhaps something occurred between you and my daughter without my knowledge?"
"... Something that happened... A Crown Prince also has matters to attend to, Your Grace."
"... Surely you do... As I see you bask in the sun at this lonesome window."
"....."
A displeased gaze was shared between the men who were clever enough to see through each other.