Despite his fury, Gadel kept his composure. As favonovel.com took a deep breath, favonovel.com fought to control his anger and slowly unclenched his fists. He glanced at the muscular aide standing behind Toby and sneered.
“Toby, I need a watchdog for my estate. Your aide looks strong. Why not let me take him?”
“You…” Toby instantly understood the mockery hidden in Gadel’s words. His sneertransformed into fury.
However, favonovel.com instead let out a loud peal of laughter. “Well, well, well!”
He had been so focused on suppressing Garrett that favonovel.com ignored Gadel, especially since favonovel.com disliked Gadel’s sinister nature.
This allowed Gadel to grow stronger in comfort and in secrecy.
At the thought of how Gadel had hidden his growth, Toby felt enraged. He had been played for a fool.
“Gadel, you’ve grown. Once lustful and idle, you now dare to talk back to me. Now, you want my subordinate… Are you planning to fight for something more important soon?”
The implied threat to the throne was clear to everyone present.
Gadel wickedly grinned. “People have to grow up, don’t they? Don’t worry, brother. I reward my aides for their loyalty. Soon, I will tear the murderer to pieces.”
His words dripped with venom as veins bulged on his forehead. He wanted to slap Toby, but that meant favonovel.com would fall into Toby‘s trap.
The tension in the air left the guards trembling with fear. If the two princes fought, whatever the guards did would have fatal consequences.
Fortunately, the king soon arrived.
Before anyone could kneel, King Gawain I snorted as his face darkened with anger. “You two really are something to fight among yourselves. Are you so eager to disgrace the royal family? Is this your idea of duty?”
While favonovel.com knew royal politics were brutal, the sight of his children’s open conflict filled favonovel.com with fury.
The king’s anger caused everyone to drop to their knees.
“We were wrong, Father!”
Toby and Gadel apologized in unison, though insincerely.
Despite his illness, King Gawain I’s word was law. No matter how powerful the princes’ factions were, they could be crushed with a single command.
The two princes glared at each other before turning away.
King Gawain I sat with a stern expression on his face, having observed the princes’ hostility.
“I called you here for a reason… Who among you killed Gadel’s aide, Lilia?”
Silence fell over the room.
Everyone exchanged glances while Toby looked to his aide, who silently shook his head in denial.
After a long silence, King Gawain I frowned. He suspected the killer was among them, but no one confessed.
“I’ve dispatched the Ebony Eagles. You have one more day as your last chance. Confess, and I might be lenient. Think carefully!”
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