Chapter 108

"This far should do."

Shing!

At the same instant, Christine's rapier flashed with a cold edge of light.

Shing! Shing!

The knights who had followed him drew their swords as one.

"What is the meaning of this?"

"Who ordered it? Isabel? Maurice?"

"Th-that's—"

Christine's lips curled into a crooked smile.

"Not that it matters, really."

Shhk!

A sharp sound cut the air, and blood sprayed from the knight commander's throat.

"This is why I hate taking sides. Everyone betrays you like it's nothing."

Christine flicked the blood off his sword.

By then, heavily armed soldiers had surrounded Christine's party and the Black Keep entirely.

"Are you Count Weiss?"

Clop, clop...

A dazzling white horse emerged from among the soldiers, parting them as it came.

The man riding it wore fine banquet clothes, as if he'd just stepped straight out of the dinner hall.

Short curly brown hair, and large eyes…