Chapter 39: Unveiling Shadows
"You don’t have an answer, right?" I inquired, but once again, silence filled the room, deepening my suspicions.
"Please, leave!"
"Let’s maintain our relationship as employer and employee, and I will provide you with the contract paper as soon as it’s ready," I stated.
"No!" he objected.
"I’m not taking ’no’ for an answer, so leave. You’ll receive the contract papers in a day or two, so be patient until then. But don’t worry; I will fulfill my duties as required, so you don’t have to concern yourself with that," I declared, closing the door firmly in his face.
I collapsed onto my bed, a whirlwind of thoughts tearing through my mind, threatening to overwhelm me. I had thought that once I got past this stage, everything would fall into place, but now the situation seemed even more tangled. How had that assassin died so mysteriously before I could extract any answers? Did they hold their own name in higher regard than their own life? Or was it the work of someone in a position of power?
"Duchess, the workers have assembled in the hall," Grant informed me.
"I’ll be there," I replied, rising from the bed. As I attempted to leave the room, Erios finally materialized.
"Master! Are you alright?" he inquired with genuine concern, his first words to me.
"That’s what I should be asking. What happened? You claimed you could read my mind, understand my inner thoughts, yet you didn’t reach out to me. Why? Is it because I can’t defy my fate? Is that why you couldn’t connect with me?" I questioned.