Chapter 40: The Rose Will Soon Bloom

Around the time that Rumeins banquet ends that signifies the start of supper time.

Babump!

Calians heart beat loudly once. It started to beat in such an unsual speed that he could feel it even if he didnt put his hand on his chest.

Caliam quietly closed his eyes and opened them again.

Everyones wine glass was filled. The empty coffee cup that was set in front of Calian was put away, and a beverage cup that took place instead of wine was put down. Calian stared at the beverage cup. Of course, it was a completely normal beverage. However, Calian wanted to make sure that it looked like a poison was blatantly put into the beverage. There was no way one could say one was poisoned when one didnt drink or eat anything at all after all.

It takes around half a day before the result of detecting trace of poison that was made with magic reagent can come out. It didnt matter if the truth that the beverage was completely normal was revealed afterwards.

Right now there were mages from the union that were spreading wildly the news about many mysterious deaths occuring everywhere, and before the shock of that news could even disappate, the news of Calians death would add even more to the shock anyways.

No one will take interest in the detection result at all.

Calian lifted the beverage cup and slowly drank it. Silike turned her head and stared at Calian, as if she realized something. The two locked gaze at each other without any expression on their face, then both turned to other direction as if they both promised to turn at the exact same time.

Cough.

Randall heard Calians cough, and turned to stare at him.

Calian and Randalls eyes met together for a brief moment. Suddenly, Randalls forehead creased.

He realized it. What Calian had planned.

How his sibling was feeling in terms of health. The reason why Calian talked to him like that. And what role he had been entrusted for today.

Im completely fine.

The reason why he answered with an expression that looked not fine at all, at his question worrying about him.

Babump!

He heard the sound of heartbeat again. The medicine completely dissolved.

And therefore, Calians heart stopped neutralizing the poison.

The Tacrimosa poison that was slowly subsiding started spreading as if a drop of blood touched a body of water.

Calian felt his hand started to shake, and gripped it hard. His coughing became gradually louder, and more often. The royals stared at Calian. Silike was making an uncomfortable expression, and he could feel Rumein looking over Calians condition.

Then, a strong pungent smell of blood suddenly came up to his nose.

Cough!

From Calians mouth came out dark red blood and splashed onto the ground. The royals all screamed in horror and stood up from their seat.

Babump!

The pain of his heart twisting became even more severe.

Just because you wont die from it, doesnt mean the pain is lessened after all.

To him, the ice spear that Arsen Hertz threw into his body felt like it was less painful than this. He was able to clearly feel his airway being burned up and his lung being shredded into pieces.

Calian couldnt control himself from unconciously grabbing at his chest and yelping in pain.

And in the end,

Thud!

he lost his strength and fell to the ground.

Prince!

Everyone inside the hall became swept up in panic, and the Knights of Kaela surrounded the banquet hall. Soon, Rumein came upto Calian.

Calian.

Rumein got down on one knee to the floor and lifted Calians body. His small stature made him easy to carry into his arms. Small sounds of murmur came