Please, I do not want a heart

57: Please I Do Not Want a Heart

'The body?'

Benjamin's heart start furiously pumping. He have to watch every twitch and move of this young man's facial muscles.

"Where is my father's body? He is the strongest knight in this continent. If there is no proof of his death then there is a higher possiblity that he is alive."

"Hooo.."

Benjamin wants to smile from the boy's statement. He is impress because it made it harder for himself to read the boy's real intention.

"Any news about my older brother? How about the Clover Country? I assume that this all happen there because, my father supposed to use the portal there to Spade. That was the plan."

When Soliard raised his head to look at Benjamin, he could see a spark on the young man's eyes.

'Is it eyes that says he believe to the Spadian king, or is it eyes with determination with me not knowing where it should be placed?'

"As of now, the clover country is not accessible. The Imperial knights tried to enter but if we push harder, it seems the knights will retaliate and a civil war will break."

"A civil war? What of the Spadian knights that came with my father? They are far stronger than clover's knights and have won all this wars from the foreigners at the border all this years?"

"It seems that there is a correlation between the Spadian knights and the Clover Country. That is the only reason I could come up at this time, on how the Spadian King fell into his demise and the closure of the Country of Clover from the rest of the Empire."

Benjamin continued on observing Soliard's demeanor. He could see that the young man is clenching his fist so tightly that a blood start seeping out of it.

"The knights of Spade swear an oath. The knights of Spade will never betray their king."

'Yes that is true.' Benjamin answered internally. The reason that the royals of Spade never fail to win against it's own rebellions against it's own people for all these years is because of these oath. The oath of knighthood in Spade is an absolute loyalty towards the royal family. These knights are even willing to raised their sword against their own family.

"The only one we have that witnessed everything inside the Clover country is the Spade king's steward. We will try all means to enter Clover Country while we wait for Sir Kaleid to wake up. It will not be wise if Spade finds out that their king is currently missing, a new rebellion is something we do not want at this time. We need to stealthily move and find the truth. However, I want to let all the royals of Spade to know about this, so that they can prepare for the worst possible truth."

It means that even the youngest princess of Spade needs to know about this. However, Soliard kept his frozen expression.

'Damn it, Joseph, you made the same damn mistake. This is all because you were so damn stubborn and decided to chained your precious daughter in that place.'

Benjamin held a scoff out of him, he feel frustrated to his one and only friend, with all the decision he made and all this feelings that is currently filling up inside.

'You want her to be a daughter of Spade and nothing else? You just erased all of her escape route. You think you are so damn omnipotent?! when even the prophecy said you will die too?! And what you know?! You are the first one to go!'

Benjamin cannot help it but sigh to let out the heat building up inside his body.

'I believe you know me the best, the reason the seal left my body is because I am so damn selfish. I will do anything to save myself and my son. Probably you are no longer here, in conclusion, I will need to use all possible cards that will be beneficial to me.'