Tamon, who had been staring in the direction of the sailor on the mast, frowned.
His eyes immediately looked down to the sea where the ship was floating.
rumbling âŠâŠâŠ!
It was an ominous vibrating sound spreading from very deep.
âItâs coming.â
Jorge, who was watching Tamon, jumped up and lifted the spear.
His speciality was not swords, but spears, and his spear weighed more than any weapon and boasted great destructive power.
âThere it is.â
Tamon, who had taken out his sword, moved.
âAh, general! Thereâs another one!â
With two leaps, Tamon jumped over the shipâs railing at once.
He briefly shouted at Jorge, who was startled and tried to follow.
âCover outside. Thereâs more than one of them.â
ââŠD*mn it! So sudden!â
Jorge said in a panic, but he had already sent a hand signal before Tamon could say anything.
The spearmen who had been waiting drew their bows in unison. Jorge also let go of his own spear and raised his sharp harpoon. AndâŠ.
Splash!
Without hesitation, Tamon jumped into the sea.
***
ââŠâŠAh!â
âŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ What was that?
Roselyn wrinkled her brow as she looked at the black hair rising from the sea.
She was looking at a person. The immature younger brother of Tamon Krasis.
âAhâŠ..!â
Suddenly, the dark hair came up the seashore, looked around the area and found Roselyn sitting on the beach.
While he opened his eyes wide and was briefly mesmerized, the distracted twins quickly blocked Roselyn and shouted.
âGuards! Guards!â
âIntruder! Intruder! Guards!â
ââŠâŠ Hey! Hey, guys, shut up! No, Iâm not!â
Startled by the loud shouting of the girls, Cassion hurriedly rushed out of the sea.
The twins who were standing in front of Roselyn had nowhere to run and their mouths were covered as they were grabbed by Cassion.
âArgh!â
âKyaaâŠâŠâŠâŠ ugh!â
But since there were two twins and only one Cashion, one of them escaped and shouted.
âHey! Guards! Guards!â
âHey! Be quiet! Donât you people know who I am?â
Cassion shouted threateningly, but the brave twins did not care. Slipping out of his grasp, Tasha quickly replied.
âI know! I know, so Iâll scream!â
âWhy are you screaming when you know!?â
âBecause we canât do anything, thatâs why we have to call someone else!â
âHa, you!â
Cassionâs face turned red with a smart response.
He grabbed the fleeing Tasha and quickly covered both of the twinsâ mouths at the same time.
âOooooohhh! Ughhhh! Ugh!â
ââŠâŠ ugh! Ugh-Ugh!
Tasha and Louie were small in stature. They were very ordinary women who had never learned anything like self defense.
The story went that Cassion, who had been sickly when she was small but had exercised tirelessly to build up his strength after his illness, was enough to subdue them.
Roselyn, who had been watching the scene from a distance, let out a small sigh.
The twins had shouted so hard that it worked, and the knights who had been guarding a short distance away rushed to the scene.
At that moment, a look of dismay crossed Cassionâs face, but it was quickly erased.
It was replaced by a bold expression.
Roselyn couldnât help but let out a giggle.
âThatâs a great confidence.â
Cassion turned his head and looked at Roselyn.
âI canât believe it was a woman that my brother hid. Itâs a womanâŠâŠâŠha.â
Even though he smiled in vain as if it were absurd, he couldnât take his eyes off Roselynâs face. He frowned his forehead to the fullest, but his gaze toward her was shaking helplessly.
Roselyn just watched Cassion, who was confused as he looked at her.
She didnât take any action, nothing at all. She did so even though she knew it was making Cassion more confused.
ââŠâŠ Master Cassion!â
From afar, Satin came running with the knights.
Cassion, who glanced at him, asked Roselyn in an annoyed voice.
âYou! Whatâs your name?â
âShall I answer or not?â
Tamon didnât want his brother to see her. Probably because he would make trouble.
And she didnât want things to get too noisy or tiring here either.
Roselyn silently raised her eyebrows as if she didnât understand.
Cassion, who was waiting for her answer, frowned in frustration.
âYou canât tell me? Or did my brother tell you not to answer me?â
Cassionâs sharp tone caused the twins who were being held silent by him, to struggle and fuss again.
âUuuup! Uh-oup! Kuuuuup!â
âUh-uh, uh-uh!â
âBe quiet for a minute. You guys! Itâs so loud itâs killing me.â
âUupuuup! U-p-u-p! Uppuup!â
âKuuuuup! Kuuuuup! Kuuuuuck! KuujigâŠâŠâŠâ
Tasha and Louie didnât give in and shouted.
âAhhhâŠ!â
He bared his teeth and growled, frowning grimly when he saw the knights running closer.
ââŠHey, how come the old Satin is so fast?â
He didnât like Satin, whose short legs ran so fast.
It made him (Cassion) upset to think that he (Satin) had to run so desperately to catch him. (Cassion)
âMaster Cassion! Oh, hah hah! Did you come in? Oh my god! Youâre all wet! Did you just swim here? Oh my! If you catch a cold, youâll be in big trouble!â
Satin quickly wrapped the large towel around his shoulders.
âOh, Master Cassion, please let the twins go.â
âTheyâre too noisy.â
âMaster Cashion jumped out of the water so suddenly, they all must have been surprised!â
âHmph! These kids know who I am, and yet they squealed and squealed as if they saw an intruder!â
âBecause youâre an intruder!â
âSatin!â
Satin laughed with a surprised look on his face when Cassion snapped at him angrily.
âStop it, Master Cassion. Yes? Come on, come on, letâs go home. How on earth did you get here?â
ââŠâŠ..Because of that woman, isnât it? The reason you closed the east annex.â
âOh, I donât know. Master Cassion. Iâm not the one who gives the orders.â
âDo you think it makes sense that you, the butler, doesnât know whatâs going on in the mansion?â
âI didnât know. How could I have known that Master Cassion would swim across the sea and jump out onto the remote beach of the east annex?â
Cassion hit his chest as if he was frustrated by Satinâs words escaping like a sly snake.
Meanwhile, the knights, who received Satinâs wink, grabbed Cassion from both sides and lifted him with force.
âWhat are you doing? Let go! Who told me to touch my body carelessly?â
Cassion growled. When the knights flinched, Satin patted Cassionâs back and soothed him.
âYouâll catch a cold. Arenât you suffering from pneumonia? Come on, letâs go quickly. What? Oh, Tasha! What are you doing? Tell the chef to serve hot tea!â
âYes, sir!â
âNo! No! No! No! Iâm not going! Let me down? Do you want to die? Oh, my God! What are you doing?â
Cassion struggled desperately, but he could not escape the hands of the knights who had seized him.
Unable to bear his anger, Cassion turned his head and shouted at Roselyn.
âYou! What is your name?â
âWhy are you so obsessed with names? What are you going to do with it?â
Roselyn silently turned her head away. Cassionâs angry voice echoed across the beach.
âYou there! Hey! Aah!â
âŠbrothers side by side were first in line to pluck a manâs soul.
***
Roselyn didnât want to see any more of Cassion.
Satin was becoming more and more alert, and the number of guards had increased.
She also decided to restrain herself from walking on the beach until Cassion left the mansion.
A few days, yes. That night when she thought she would never see him again because he would be leaving soon.
After daring an early morning swim, Cassion was soaking wet and tapped on her window.
Knock. Knock.
****
âShould I shout?â
Roselyn stared at the shivering Cassion through the balcony window with a troubled face.
No matter how warm this country was, even the sea at night couldnât be warm.
He tapped on the balcony window with a pale face, but didnât make a fuss.
It was only natural, since the knights were on the lookout for the area night and day.
He couldnât have known that, but it was a very drastic move indeed.
Knock. Knock.
Cassion tapped on the window again as if to tell her to open it quickly. The shivering figure was like a wet rat.
âWhat should I do?â
Looking at him with a troubled face, Roselyn quietly approached the window. Cassionâs face brightened.
Staring at him as he eagerly gestured and pointed to unfasten the clasp, Roselyn reached out and grasped the curtain.
Then she pulled it slowly as she looked at Cassionâs face.
Just before the curtain closed, she caught a glimpse of Cassionâs puzzled face.
âNo, what! Hey, open it! Open it!â
She could hear Cassionâs voice shouting in a small, startled way from behind the closed door. It was a whisper, not loud enough to draw attention.
Roselyn pretended not to hear it and dug under the covers.