The Path of a Black Sheep in a Fantasy World (BL)

Chapter 128

"Well, what a warm welcome." The man said, his voice melodious but cold. They all shivered at the sound, feeling as if they were hearing a siren speak. They took on a fighting stance, with slight hesitation as they looked at the unconscious mage in the man's arms.

"Oh, yes, the mage. You must be worried about him, the pretty little thing he is." The royal member said as he glanced down at Kaleb with curved eyes, his face coming closer to observe the mage. He let out a thoughtful hum before making a tsk sound with his tongue.

"He sure doesn't look healthy, let's treat him right away." The mysterious man said before turning to walk toward the village. The army stayed grounded where it was, looking at him with vigilant eyes. The man turned back once he realized he wasn't being followed, tilting his head to the side in incomprehension. Many shark intakes of breath were heard with the single alluring gesture of the beauty, but the cold eyes that looked over at them made the few lustfuls gulp with shaky knees as they dropped their improper gaze.

"Oh, I forgot. I'm your ally, not your foe." The man said before continuing his walk while holding Kaleb in a princess-carry, as if his words held the absolute truth and couldn't be challenged. Adam, Evan and Ben glanced at each other before nodding, knowing that they couldn't be stubborn with Kaleb held hostage. If the dark mage was to fall into the foe's grip, it would be their end.

They all followed the man, admiring the way he walked imposingly like he owned the place. He could have been walking in a swamp and he would still have been looking just as elegant and beautiful. He truly had the aura of a royal.

Of course, many royals were now incompetent and couldn't even win in a fight with an E class adventurer. They relied on their past achievements to gain authorities over the mass, abusing their useless power. However, they could all feel that this man before them was dangerous and shouldn't be underestimated.

He was a 'real' royal.

Adam and Evan let out a breath of relief when they saw that the village was intact, and they relaxed when they saw the habitual guards standing around the village, waving at them with a relaxed stature. They did tense up when they saw the man holding Kaleb, but it was more of a prey reaction instead of a fighting one. They knew he was stronger than them, and respected it.

Ben gestured at his man to introduce themselves while they followed the man to Athena's tent, the giants dispersing around to talk with the much smaller villagers.

The royal entered the tent as if he owned it, making Adam grit his teeth but before he could say something, he saw Athena drinking tea at her table, looking unbothered, if not used, to this behavior.

"Look over at him." The man ordered the chief and while the old lady would normally reprimand such behavior, she only glanced at him, looked at Kaleb, and then patted her bed beside her. The man carefully set the mage down, looking at him one last time with an hidden intent in his eyes, before turning back toward the three waiting men.

"Oh, dear, don't get mad at him, it's just how he is, he doesn't mean any disrespect." Athena told Adam as she saw his clenched fists. The old lady took Kaleb's pulse as she spoke and then started some mysterious concoction to feed the unconscious man.

"Who is he, grandma, and what is he doing here?" Adam asked as he held himself back from pouncing on the arrogant royal. He doubted he could win this fight and remain in one piece. It was better to keep his strength for the real war. If Athena was this unbothered by him, then it meant he was really an ally.

"Well, to answer your question, my name's Leopold Kesenka, for short. As you already must have guessed, I'm a royal. More precisely, I'm the son of the current King and Queen. Well, one of their sons, and not the first in line for the throne." The man, Leopold, told as he took a sip of tea after Athena poured one for him while continuing her concoction, looking relaxed and not as if he had just dropped a bomb. Adam, Evan and Ben looked at each other, trying to guess if they had to bow or get down on one knee. Let's say it wasn't everyday that they made a direct descendant of the King, and they weren't exactly sure on how to react.

"No need for formalities, I am here on my own and do not wish to be treated like a prince." Leopold said as he crossed his leg over his other, raising his pinky as he took another sip. His behavior sure screamed royalty and made it uncomfortable for the others to just treat him like a commoner.

"So, well, sir Leopold, what can we do for you?" Adam broke the ice, feeling his patience running low as the prince kept stealing glances at Kaleb instead of elaborating on the reason for his visit.

"Just Leo would suffice, I do not wish for my identity to be exposed for now." The prince corrected and Adam nearly threw himself on him to rip his hair out. As if his identity hadn't already been exposed with his princely attitude!

"I am here for the revolution. You see, it may be hard to understand for you, but from a young age, I knew I was different from my family. They were all so dumb and lazy, making our people suffer for nothing. However, I was too weak at that time, so I chose to take on the weak prince role. Meaning I feign an illness for most of my life to be sent away in a corner of the castle. While they thought I was wasting away, I was in fact training and gathering my own people, to one day overthrow my father or brothers. In fact, it is one of my closest guards who caught wind of your little revolution, and I chose to come here to ally myself with you. I can lend you power, people and weapons." Leo explained as he glanced at a corner, where they briefly caught a glimpse of a face hiding, before it blurred away. Adam raised a brow at the information, before remembering that he did hear his father talk about a weak prince who nobody ever saw.

"So, if what you say is true, what do you gain in this?" Adam questioned, not dumb enough to think that the prince was doing this for charity work. Leo looked at him with a smile, making the warrior shiver and Evan push him behind his back to protect him.

Hey dear readers, Leo is like a mix of a fox and a venomous snake ;)

What do you think he wants?

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