Mᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴀᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ᴄᴀᴛs!?『ɴᵉᵘᵛⁱˡˡᵉᵗᵗᵉ ˣ ʳᵉᵍʳᵉˢˢᵒʳ!ᴍʳ』

XVI

A ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛ

Neuvillette does as told and follows the woman to a midsize mansion, she opens the door and a butler hurries over to take her cloak, when she removes it, Neuvillette cocks his eyebrow.
"I look familiar I know, Klein is my brother."Her black hair complements her dark blue eyes, a pair of eyes he couldn't forget.
"Thank you for trusting me. If you would have went back something bad would have happened to both of you. I know you have questions and I'll answer them after we put him in bed to rest. Please allow my butler to take him and his adorable pet to rest."Neuvillette tenses up at this suggestion and she took notice of this and changed her suggestion to them going with the butler and they would sit in the balcony where Neuvillette could see him.

And now here they are, making themselves comfortable outside with tea.
"Ah sorry for the late introduction, My name is Helen."

"Nice to meet you officially, so what do you know and why was it dangerous for us to return?"

"Audre is why it would have been dangerous. Though I don't have concrete evidence on her involvement in M/n's injury—"

"Excuse me?"Helen nods her head and explains that she knew that her nieces had something to do with the incident and it was premeditated but Klein had nothing to do with it.
"Why would she want to hurt him?"

"Audrey was jealous of M/n's relationship with her father. M/n was his prized student even before she was born, she wanted to learn but unfortunately didn't have the talent for it like M/n but even then they included her in training. Her talent was in route scouting. She was a huge help but that wasn't good enough for her. She tried many times to harm him but none worked until that last attempt because before then she gained a delusion from a Fatui member. Since then she's tried to kill him, I'm not sure how he survived that last attempt though...However, I believe Sauveur was the reason."Neuvillette jumps a bit, how did she know the name of M/n's summons?
" worry not, I know a beast tamer when I see one, I'm also a beast tamer. As you know Beast tamers aren't considered humans since we can take on features of our beast companion. So your Fiancé is part of his beast and his beast is part of him, if he dies so does Sauveur. M/n is a constant target as long as Audrey roams free."

"I feel there's another reason why she'd want him dead."

"And you'd be right, Duke Wriothesley. She's in love with him but the Duke only comes around when M/n is near. Our lovely tamer was none the wiser but the Duke knew, he didn't want to be alone with the girl in case she would try something he didn't or wouldn't like. He told me this a long time ago. To Audrey, M/n had everything she wanted, her father's training and attention plus the pure adoration of Wriothesley but it was platonic. Ah, Stefan please bring the files on Audery's movements."A man much like Clorinde suddenly appears next to Helen and hands her the files.
"Here's everything I have so far to clear my brother's name. He was such a good man who loved his family and friends more than anything. So when he was charged I couldn't—No, no one could believe it..."Helen's voice shook violently as she tried to hold her emotions back.
"Please reopen the case but privately and when we have all the evidence then open it publicly. Can you do that for me?"

"Yes. I too wish to clear Klein's name. I wish to return his good reputation so that he can truly rest in peace."

"Thank you so much....I'll let you rest now, M/n looks a bit lonely in that large bed. Sweet dreams Neuvillette."Helen leaves with her guard Stefan and Neuvillette sits on the bed, his mind still running from the unseen danger, he glances over at M/n's sleeping form and relaxes enough to lie down next to him on top of the covers.
"I promise to protect you no matter if there's a contract or not..."Neuvillette mutters as he boldly places a tender kiss on M/n's forehead.