The room was quiet for a while as they let the two of them talk for a while. Ulysses and Isaiah were silent because they already went through something similar. They both took the deal because they couldn't resist the man's charm.
Ezio on the other hand was intently listening to the conversation because he didn't have any idea what happened during the time that he was not with the master. He was looking at the both of them intently and wondered how the master could talk calmly to the duke. If that was him, he would have stuttered right away and would even try to hide.
"When will you ask for this favor then? Is there a specific timeline for it?" Galahad has his full attention on the young man who was offering him a deal.
"There's no specific time nor day so you should be ready all the time because I may ask for it on a whim and I am not keen on hearing an answer that you can't do it right away. What I want is the moment I ask for the favor you need to give or do it right away." It was a weird way of putting it, but this favor would definitely not be easy.
Duke Galahad had to stay silent for a while. His mind was busy weighing the pros and cons of entering this deal. From his perspective, it was like he was entering a contract with his eyes closed because he was not sure what the other party wanted and when he would want it.
'In the case that he couldn't fulfill the favor that the young man would say, what will happen?' He looked at Cygnus then at Ulysses who was now looking at the both of them.
Ulysses could understand the anxiety that his friend was feeling. He couldn't say that he went through that exactly but because of Linius he needed to agree. He gave a slight nod towards his friend as he silently gave him his support.
"You don't have to worry whether you can do the favor or not because I am reasonable and will only ask you of something I know you can give," Cygnus added to make the duke more at ease in accepting his offer.
After a few more minutes of thinking about it, he finally accepted the offer. "Ah, why do I feel like you are like the devil right now?" He couldn't help but comment after the deal was settled.
Cygnus laughed, "What do you think?" He tilted his head to the side and a flash of red briefly appeared on his eyes which startled the duke. He took a second look but the young man's eyes were back to normal, it must have been his imagination.
Galahad shook his head, "I don't know and I'm not sure. I don't have the desire to know more."
After that Cygnus was shown his room where he took his rest. Ezio on the other hand followed Isaiah who had been studying all this time. He was reading books about magic and in curiosity he asked if there were books about space magic in their library. When he received a positive response, he did not hesitate to join him.
Mr. C also went to familiarize himself on how the servants and the butler of the manor work so as not to get in their way. The two dukes returned to Galahad's study and continued with the documents they were yet to finish. The day passed by in the manor peacefully but in another place, there was a group of people who were getting anxious because their plans had failed drastically.
They sent assassins to kill or at least kidnap Duke Ginehart's son but none of the people they sent succeeded. When they sent another group to look for those assassins, they discovered that they were all dead. They seemed to have underestimated the duke's son or they were not informed of his abilities.
"What should we do now? Everything is not going according to plan! How can we defeat the duke if all of the provocations we did have no effect on him!" One of the people in the room was furious after hearing the report of the assassins dying.
"We've been waiting for this chance for years now and just because of that damn Duke Ginehart, everything became messy," another one complained. His fists were tightly clenched as he gritted his teeth.
It was one of those days where they were supposed to meet and plan for their next move but all they did was complain. They were not in the right state of mind to plan because of the successive failure they experienced. While the others were in an angry rant, one of them was calmly observing from the side.
Indeed, the appearance of Duke Ginehart was out of their expectations as they needed to adjust all of their plans of taking over the Blackwell Dukedom. They thought that they could make the duke relent while the capital was in chaos but they did not expect that the chaotic mess would be resolved so easily and that the duke would decide to go there directly.
They needed to move while taking the Gineharts into consideration. They couldn't fail this time. First, they needed to get rid of the annoyance that appeared within the territory. To do that, they would require drastic measures.
"What should we do now?" One of them finally asked after they all calmed down because they couldn't let this affect their goal.
"For now, let's proceed with what we talked about yesterday." The man who had been silent on the side answered. "Let's observe how they will move, then we can plan based on their response. We can also observe those guests and make adjustments accordingly."
The people in the room agreed with that one suggestion. After that, they all left, leaving the man behind since he was still waiting for someone. The time passed by when the person he was waiting for finally arrived. He stood up and gave a slight bow to the man who came.
"I apologize for all the failures that our group has suffered. We did not expect that Duke Ginehart would come and intervene with our plans." Enrick immediately apologized after the man entered the room.
The mysterious man patted his clothes that were full of mud but it did nothing to remove the mud on his clothes. He ignored it then and continued on one of the seats in the room. His boots left muddy footprints on the floor and the muddy water that was dripping from his clothes made the floor wet.
"What should you do then?" A deep voice came from the man as his dark eyes gazed at Enrick. "Are you expecting me to move for you?"
Enrick felt shivers run down his spine at the voice that sounded like it came from the deepest part of hell. It was deep and carried a pressure that could make someone suffocate. "Of course not, your eminence. We promise you that we will right the mistakes we have committed. You do not need to dirty your hands as we will do the work for you."
He managed to keep his voice steady even though his body was shivering in fear. "You've been saying that to me for the past weeks and yet I do not see any progress from your grand plan. I am getting impatient right now."
Enrick stiffened at those words and large beads of sweat started to trickle down from his forehead. "I apologize for that, your eminence. We are doing everything just to hasten our progress. Please give us more time."
The man did not hear any answer from 'the eminence' but he did not dare look up. From where the mysterious person was sitting, tentacles started to slither towards Enrick. These tentacles were black and were full of slimy liquid that left traces on the floor where it passed.
Enrick was startled when he felt something cold around his feet and before he could react, he was already dangling upside down in the air. The mysterious man stood up and slowly made his way towards the man and stared him in the eye. Enrick could feel the cold breath coming from the man and all he wanted to do was stay away from the man.
"I hope that you won't disappoint me this time because the next time you fail, I will make sure that you'll experience the torture of getting your bones broken, slowly and painfully." After those words, the tentacle that was holding the man swayed a few times before slamming Enrick on the stone floor of the room.
