How To Choose A Knight (28 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 92

“What is it?”

“A pleasant mealtime, brother! I’ve had no time at all today, so I came to see you however I could!”

El Sion’s breakfast was usually very simple, but even so, it was still the royal table—undeniably lavish. As the king waved his fork in the air, urging him to eat, Axel finally picked up his utensils with a sigh.

“That smile of yours feels somehow unpleasant.”

“You look cheerful!”

They spoke contradictory words at the same time.

“Are you saying I look cheerful? Where on me does it show?”

“What’s wrong with my smile? Can ‘my’ knight really say such a thing?”

The head steward, overhearing their exchange, clicked his tongue inwardly.

Few people truly understood the relationship between Rainer and Axel.

In the first place, most of the nobles who had tried to place Axelion on the throne without Axelion’s consent had lost their heads at Rainer’s order. Nearly all records of the first prince had been erased, and every portrait of him burned to ashes. Talking about him had become nearly taboo, so the story never passed from mouth to mouth.

Yet anyone seeing them like this would surely feel suspicious—such familiarity between them!

At the same time, it warmed the steward’s heart to witness the king’s many expressions. He wished solely for the king’s happiness.

While the king’s other attendants seemed uneasy, fearing Axel might change his mind, that didn’t seem likely at all. So he merely bowed his head and smiled quietly.

Despite the elderly steward’s warm sentiment, Axel’s voice was utterly cold.

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