The Grand Duchess Escape

oan….

That meant she was used to it.

Such pain.

Now, he was filled with rage that he didn’t understand.

“Ryzen!”

Ryzen, who was cleaning up nearby, rushed to his master at his lord’s call.

“You called for me, Your Excellency?”

“Go get the doctor.
Now.”

Since this was a rather large convoy, there were physicians among the members.

Well, it was ‘were’ since this statement was true until just a few moments ago.

“The physician was killed in the attack just now; I have contacted the Capital residence to send additional people-“

“So you’re saying there are no doctors?”

Calix cut him off coldly.
A shiver ran down Ryzen’s spine at the cold atmosphere; his master was clearly furious.

“Ryzen, I ordered you to keep my wife safe.”

His cold voice subsided faintly, but his fierce red eyes flashed with anger.

“What is all this?”

For a moment, Ryzen did not understand Calix’s words.

All of them were almost in great danger, but fortunately, they were safe thanks to the Grand Duke, who arrived on time.
The damage might have seemed bad, but it wasn’t that serious, not as much as it could have been.

‘Then why is My Lord in such a-‘

Ryzen’s confused gaze passed through the Grand Duke and moved to the slender woman next to him.

Tattered hems and open wounds.
His eyes opened wide in shock.

“Your- Your Highness…!”

It was then that he realized what he had missed, and Ryzen’s face turned blank.

As his lord began to slaughter the beasts, the first thing he had to do was to make sure of the Grand Duchess’s safety and well-being.

Reflecting back, it was no surprise that she was injured since the impact was so severe that the carriage was destroyed.

However, the only thing he did was the trivial task of removing all the remaining beasts and cleaning up the scene.

Having been attacked unexpectedly and being too reassured by the fact that the Grand Duke had arrived, he made a terrible mistake.

No, this was not a mistake; he dared not call it in such a way.

“What would have happened if I had been even a little late?”

Ryzen immediately knelt down and lowered his forehead to the ground.

There were no excuses to be given to his master.

It didn’t matter what the scale of the beast’s attack had been or how hard he and the other knights had done to fight it back.

What mattered was that he had failed to carry out his master’s orders properly.
The fact was that they caused injury to a precious individual who should not have been injured, not even by the slightest.

“Do you have anything to say?”

There was nothing he could say even if his head were to fall off right there.
Ryzen answered with his head down.

“I will accept any punishment for the crime of failing to follow your orders.”

“You know, no further explanation is necessary.”

Calix raised his body and drew his sword.
The blade, which had cut through dozens of beasts in one stroke, was smooth and free of any bloodstains.

Feeling his master’s eerie energy approaching, Ryzen closed his eyes tightly.