The Duke's Passion

883 Cautious

Just like how the soldiers were wary of Rufus, but with the lift of Heliot's hand, they allowed the boy to run past them. Law didn't even bother, despite the wariness from the soldiers, stopping several steps from Heliot and Rufus.

"Hah..." Law rested his hands on his thighs, panting. When he gulped, he raised his head to reveal the fire in his eyes. "I'll take them."

Rufus and I leliot furrowed their brows, confused.

"Them." Law straightened his back and pointed his finger at the survivors both men were arguing about. "I'll take them."

"Law." Still confused, Rufus huffed quietly. "Where's the Madam? Why are you alone, and where do you plan on taking them?"Rêạd new chapters at wuxiahere.com

"I do not mind handing their safety to you for as long as you can reassure me you have a better plan than running around mindlessly," Heliot added.

'I knew this will happen. Fortunately, Mother knew these two very well - especially the prince of Karo! Law cleared his throat and marched towards them. As he did, his hand slipped inside his clothes, warranting a defensive stance from the soldiers.

Law stopped, looking around at the weapons aimed at him.

It was just a paper.

"When we parted from Sir Knight, my mother and I went to find any survivors in the area. And somehow, we stumbled upon an area that had become the evacuation shelter for all those who had resisted the king" Law breathed out solemnly, handing the scroll to whoever would take it. "Believe me or not - even I am still in disbelief, but the discovery we found will be a great help to all of us. Here, take a look!"

Heliot assessed the boy's solemn countenance, trying to detect the slightest contempt or deception in the latter's eyes, but to no avail. Law seemed to be saying the truth, but Heliot didn't want to believe his eyes. He believed that not everything that could be seen by the naked eye was trustworthy. Even so, he couldn't blindly disregard Law's remarks.

"Take it," ordered Ileliot to a soldier, jerking his chin toward the scroll.

The soldiers near Law nodded, marching cautiously towards Law. When he stood beside Law, there was this uneasiness in the soldier's heart. He thought of many twists and turns of events if this boy was proven to be an enemy. What made his heart even more restless was the fact that everyone would only find out if this boy were an enemy disguised as a boy if he killed him.

"I can take your life even before you can step into my vicinity" remarked Law, tossing the scroll to the soldier. "Hurry and take this to His Highness. We are running out of time." The soldier almost flinched as he caught the scroll. His heart raced for a moment, thinking touching the scroll would unravel something deadly. It didn't happen. The soldier gazed at the scroll in surprise before shaking his head and heading to Heliot.

"Your Ilighness." The soldiers handed the scroll to the prince of Karo, not knowing the latter had been studying the scroll.

'It did seem it look like a normal parchment. Heliot slowly took the scroll, snapping his eyes back to Law as soon as he took possession of it.

"In it was the path we can use to keep the survivors safe," explained Law while Heliot carefully unrolled the scroll. "The land of Spade has more surprise than we thought. Underneath the very ground we are standing on had many paths leading from one town to another. It was the reason I caught up with Sir Knight."

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