Chapter 29: Realization
When General Maldor saw how disrespectful Versei had been towards Elio, his king, he knew he didn’t need to wait for orders to know what to do next.
He nudged one of the knights present in the king’s chamber who nudged the one beside him and they slowly walked past Versei who was heading for the exit, placing themselves in front of him to block his way.
Before Versei could say anything, Elio let out a chuckle, taking a step toward the bald-headed fat pig who had dared to disrespect him.
If he didn’t teach him a lesson, he would think that Elio was a joke.
"Insignificant? Humph! I thought that... that perhaps if I mentioned it you would show some remorse... However fake it could have been, yet you think it’s insignificant? You insult my Queen, and then dare to show that level of disrespect in front of me?"
He took another step.
"Tell me, what’s significant to you then, uh? Isn’t the most significant thing right now to get rid of the Blue Monsters? Yet, back in the meeting, you tried to frighten us claiming we can’t afford to provoke them."
"Because you didn’t succeed, now you want to turn the officials against me by attacking my Queen’s dignity and imposing a marriage proposal you know I would never agree to. What could be the motivation behind it?"
Elio paused for a while, looking as if he was in deep thought.
"Oh, you want Lord Ahtred to get angry when I refuse his daughter’s hand in marriage. You want us to fight among ourselves instead of fighting against the monsters. That would make us more poor, more desperate, more in need of you. You want us to run to your wife for loans, is that it?"
Master Versei had been standing still, not even bothering himself to turn around and look at Elio, yet the mention of his wife made him flinch, spinning around to face Elio.