Edrique was briefly distracted by Eugene’s beautiful appearance, but after coming to a realization, he felt goosebumps rising all over him. He quickly remembered the warning he received from the three nobles – he must never be fooled by the knight’s appearance.

“Ehem! Right. So you are heading to subjugate a dungeon at my sister’s suggestion?” Edrique said after taking his seat.

“Yes, and in order to do so, I needed to pass through your territory, Lord Edrique. It would have been disrespectful for me to not pay you a visit. But I happened to receive an invitation from three of your men, my lord. I think it was a very fortunate encounter.” Eugene responded.

‘Very fortunate? So if I did not send anyone, you would have come on your own and thrown a rampage here? You’re saying that I should know how fortunate I am?’

Edrique felt cold sweat soaking his back. It was truly frightening. Edrique would not have let him into the castle even if the knight came of his own accord. However, it was clear that the knight would have started rampaging in the nearby villages or in front of the castle instead. Casualties would have been inevitable, and the knight would have also sustained injuries or would have even died.

If that happened, then Essandra’s plan to put pressure on him using that incident as an excuse would have succeeded.

‘This is quite difficult.’

Essandra was in a precarious...