GDC 97

Chapter 97 — Initiation

The knight Norton glanced at Raphael, then leaned toward Demichi and whispered quietly:

“That’s… His Grace’s little brother-in-law…”

“So what? I knew that already.”

“…He’s someone the Grand Duke cherishes… a lot…”

“What?”

At those words, Demichi jolted in shock and quickly set Raphael down.

“Norton, you bastard! Why didn’t you say that earlier?”

Raphael gasped, coughing from the loosened grip on his neck, as Demichi’s enormous hand patted his back like thunder.

“So you’re our Grand Duke’s one and only precious little brother-in-law? Forgive me, young master! I had no idea—it was rude of me not to recognize you!”

He leaned in, grinning mischievously, and whispered into Raphael’s ear:

“Don’t tell His Grace about this, alright?”

Norton glanced at Raphael and added in his usual calm voice:

“The training yard is full of sharp weapons. It’s dangerous. You should return now—I’ll escort you.”

“That’s right,…