Lucerne was first pushed to conflict on the age of fourteen. The place he was despatched to was the gates of the Elpirim Mountains.

‘If it’s the Elpirim Mountains… … .’

Elisha heard of them, too. It was as soon as the zone most overrun with monsters within the empire. Now, all of the monsters had been cleared out, and it was an space identified for its plentiful manastone mines.

Moreover, the Elpirim Mountains had been the start of Lucerne’s heroic story. It was as a result of the boy commander had succeeded in organizing the place.

“There was a spot known as the Masar Mercenary Corps. They had been competent mercenary military, trusted by nobles. Sadly, they had been caught up within the rise up of the remnants of the Previous Kingdom Alliance. Since a lot of them had been from the Previous Kingdom most of them had been falsely accused and purged. At the least the survivors, together with their bereaved households, had been pushed to the Elpirim Mountains together with Lucerne. It was a spot to die. And with the individuals of the Masar mercenary corps they had been destined to be buried collectively.”

“… … .”

Elisha listened rigorously to the story.

“And I heard that it was the Cartier household who despatched the mercenaries there.”

There have been some tales she knew and different tales she didn’t know. On the time, being despatched to such a spot was a dying sentence, and Lucerne appeared doomed to die. Nevertheless, the shadow demon dwelling in his physique woke up and saved everybody.

“I heard later that Lucerne was not regular at the moment. That … … . Merha—that rattling bastard to Lucerne-nim… … .”

So when the mercenaries met Lucerne for the primary time, what they encountered was a toddler that resembled a beast greater than a human that was accompanied by a guardian deity.

Amongst them was a younger man named Pian. Pian was a reasonably well-known mage on the time, however he was despatched there after being accused of treason with the Previous Kingdom and condemned by the Cartier household.

Pian was additionally well-known as a trainer of royal research within the Previous Kingdom. There have been many monarchs within the Previous Kingdom Union, so all of them needed to entrust their youngsters to him. Such a mage named himself Lucerne’s subordinate and trainer.

Chris was there too. He was an excellent knight and swordsman of the Kingdom Union. Elot was 14 years outdated on the time, a genius wizard much like Lapis and Lazuli now. Elisha felt dizzy.

‘I drove that treasured wizard to dying.’

There should have been quite a few political causes in between. It was already 20 years in the past that the Previous Kingdom coalition collapsed. Shortly after Elisha’s beginning, she was instructed that the dominion’s union had collapsed.

For the following 20 years, the territories from the Previous Kingdom Union grew to become prey for neighboring powers. Certainly the Lor property was additionally consumed by the Cartier household.

It was extremely probably that the Masar mercenaries had been those the Cartier household mistakenly caught whereas plundering the territories. With out doing so, there was little likelihood they might be pushed to dying together with Lucerne, not anybody else.

“They survived there for 3 years and cleared the Elphirim Mountains. And after returning to the capital, Lucerne made most of them knights.”

Lazuli mentioned calmly.

“After which what?”

“Everybody betrayed Lucerne.”

She had heard the story earlier than and knew it. Jacob’s father, Stevan, was alive on the time. He was mentioned to be a depraved and charming trickster who cruelly performed with individuals’s minds.

“Some had the lives of their households held hostage, whereas some had been bribed with cash. Everybody deserted Lucerne. Not solely that, however they had been compelled to chop ties with him. I don’t know what merciless issues transpired in between however in the long run, that’s what occurred.”

“In order that’s why he mistrusts individuals?”

“… … He desires to guard individuals.”

Lapis added rapidly. Then Nora opened her mouth.

“Stevan coaxed all of them out and slaughtered them in a single day. And he declared mockingly, ‘Every little thing that comes into my arms is mine. I can deal with them nonetheless I please and you may’t do something about it.’”

“… … .”

“The Cartiers are such individuals.”

Elisha couldn’t say something. Lucerne wasn’t even an grownup on the time. However throughout such childhood, he had encountered every kind of people; his household, subordinates, and mates.

And he was betrayed by and misplaced each a kind of individuals.

“What have they got to do with you?”

Elisha requested calmly.

“… … We’re the explanation Pian-nim betrayed the final.”

Lapis confided.

“He did it to save lots of us. The final took us in and guarded us. As a result of he’s that sort of individual… … .”

She noticed the guilt in Lapis’ eyes. She needed to consolation him.

“What about Nora?”

“I used to be a distant relative of Chris, a retired knight and mercenary.”

Elisha deserved to know the circumstances.

“There are simply issues like that on the earth. In that case, who might resist?”

At her phrases, Lapis, Lazuli, and Nora fell silent. Elisha took a spare lily from their arms and set it afloat within the river.

“So that you’re not at fault.”

However what they wanted was Lucerne’s forgiveness. Sadly, Elisha couldn’t give it in his stead. So all she might provide was a sigh of tenderness.

***

“The place have you ever been?”

When Elisha entered her parlor, Lucerne was studying the papers nonchalantly. Lastly, she sat down subsequent to him.

“I drank tea on the cafe.”

“Elisha, you recognize I get stories about your day.”

She checked out him. She was much more confused, and her coronary heart ached.

‘Why on earth did he spare me then?’

The day Carola mockingly invited Lucerne in her earlier life. He had slaughtered everybody within the constructing. His anger was now comprehensible.

Elisha ought to have died then. As a substitute, she enraged the snake and, someway, managed to be the one one who escaped its lethal venom.

She even went as far as to say she knew Pian. It was apparent how Lucerne should have taken the scenario. Elisha should have been one other betrayal of types to him. Moreover, individuals had been much more upset after being stabbed within the again by an insignificant being.

“I went with Lapis, Lazuli, and Nora to the riverside.”

“… … I do know.”

Lucerne nodded.

“I’m not snitching. In spite of everything, Nora will reply actually for those who ask.”

“That’s true, too.”

She approached Lucerne. She got here near him.

“I’m positive that big-mouth Lapis mentioned spilled all the pieces about my previous. Do you assume this can ease my anger?”

“You mentioned you wouldn’t be offended with me.”

“… … I did.”

Elisha appeared into his eyes. Since she was hardly ever affectionate, Lucerne stared at her with out shifting after which, with a suspicious sidelong look–

“Are you sympathizing with me?”

“Are you loopy? Who am I?”

Is there something extra silly than a herbivore worrying a couple of predator? Elisha was easy and extreme.

“Sure, in fact, you might be.”

Lucerne was baffled. Silence handed for a number of seconds. However ultimately, Elisha spoke up first.

“… … are you okay?”

“What?”

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