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Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 293




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Chapter 293

"Anfey, don’t you think it’s getting a bit late?" Suzanna asked .


Anfey jumped off the bed and walked over to the window . He opened the shutters and peered out . "You’re right," he said, nodding . "It is late . " Then he walked back and sat down next to Suzanna again .
Suzanna sighed and shook her head . She didn’t just want to ask Anfey to look at the time . She was implying that he should leave her room now because it was getting late .
Suzanna rolled her eyes and pushed him away from her . "Quit being annoying," she said .
"Annoying?" Anfey asked, sitting up straighter . "Are you annoyed by me already?"
"You know what I mean . "
Anfey smiled . He lied down on the bed . There was no indication that he would leave her alone . He turned to stare at Suzanna and suddenly spotted suspicious movements behind her . "Stay where you are!" he bellowed as he sat up .
The unicorn jumped . Then it whimpered and ducked behind the bed .
"What are you doing?" Suzanna scolded . "Don’t scare it . "
Anfey did not say anything to Suzanna . Instead, he pointed at the unicorn and said, "Don’t come any nearer . " Whenever he was with Suzanna, he would completely let his guard down . It was in those moments that he was the most playful .
"So what?" Suzanna asked, frowning . "Come here . Don’t be afraid . "
The unicorn looked at Suzanna then back to Anfey, its eyes filled with fear and doubt .
"I don’t care if that thing’s closer to you, but I won’t let anyone touch you," Anfey said seriously .
Suzanna blushed . "You idiot," she blurted out, punching Anfey on the shoulder . Normally, she would just roll her eyes when Anfey made a joke . This showed how truly embarrassed she was .
"It’s not me, it’s Bruzuryano," Anfey muttered . Suzanna’s clothes were washed with silkvanilla infused water . The scent of the plant had made the unicorn mad, and so it was constantly trying to cuddle with Suzanna . This made Anfey jealous, even though he knew that he had no reason to be and that the emotion was irrational and stupid .
Of course, Anfey wouldn’t let jealousy cloud his judgement . He was afraid that the unicorn would be lured away by a stranger using silkvanilla and so had done some experiments . He discovered that unicorn would only follow a few people even if they had the plant . It would not follow men . It would follow women, but only women it knew . He had a maid wear a dress washed with silkvanilla water, but it would not go with her . It would not let Doris hold it either, even though it had known Doris for a while . In the end, the only people the unicorn would approach were Niya, Shally, and Suzanna .
Suzanna kept her eyes on the floor and did not want to look at Anfey . She was a very traditional person, and she did not like Anfey making lewd jokes about her . She did not like initiating any intimate gestures, either .
The unicorn didn’t know what Anfey and Suzanna were arguing about, but it could tell who was winning . It saw Suzanna rolling her eyes and turning away, and knew that Anfey had won the argument .
Anfey felt bad and needed to distract Suzanna . He sighed and waved his hand at the unicorn . "Come here," he said .
The unicorn sprang up and bounced over to Suzanna, then plopped itself down between Suzanna and Anfey . It turned and kicked Anfey a few times on the leg, as if it was angry that Anfey had scolded it earlier . Yesterday the unicorn had rammed into him and left him with a large bruise . Anfey knew that the unicorn’s strength would only grow over time . If he kept allowing the unicorn to kick him, who knew what would happen . Anfey decided that he would start training the unicorn so it would know how to deal with other people .
Suddenly, the two heard a soft tapping .
"Who is it?"
"It’s me," Christian said .
"Christian?" Anfey asked, frowning . He got up and opened the window . "I see you’re ready to be a thief," he joked .
"I know," Christian said as he came into the room . "I need both your help . "


Anfey nodded . He turned to Suzanna and said, "Can you take the unicorn to Shally’s room?"
Suzanna nodded . She could tell Christian had ran into trouble and he could not solve it by himself .
After Suzanna took the unicorn to Shally’s room, she met Anfey and Christian in the garden . Christian glanced around nervously to make sure they were alone, then released a soundproof magic spell that covered the three of them .

"What happened?" Anfey asked . "Why are you so nervous?"
"I have a mission," Christian said with a sigh . "I need to complete it today . "
"What mission?"
"I need to kill someone," Christian said briskly .
"Who?"
"Rodhart . The fake one, at least . "
"So that’s the mission His Majesty gave you?" Anfey asked, shocked .
Christian nodded, his eyes downcast .
Anfey could not understand what Yolanthe was thinking . He did not know whether the fake Rodhart had to die, but he knew that if Yolanthe wanted him dead, he did not need to ask Christian to do it .


"Father told me that he had done too much for me already," Christian said, shaking his head . "He told me that I should be responsible for planning my future from now on . The first thing I have to do is to kill the fake Rodhart . " Christian paused for a second, as if waiting for his words to sink in . "I understand Father’s intentions . If I become a murderer, I have to accept the consequences . "
"His Majesty is mad," Suzanna said incredulously . "He told you to kill, yet he wants you to take responsibility for it?"
"He has to kill the fake Rodhart, but he doesn’t have to be a murderer," Anfey said quietly with a frown .
"He’s right," Christian said . "Father told me that I can hire people to do it . He wouldn’t care if I bring the entirety of Sacred City with me, as long as it gets done . The point is, I cannot be accused of the murders . "
"He’s testing your abilities, then?"
"Yes . "
"Wait," Anfey said . "Hold up . You know how Hui Wei found out you’re the prince? We overheard a conversation between two students at the academy . If they know, the rest of the city will soon know, as well . It’s not hard to put two and two together, you know . The fake Rodhart had to go . I think His Majesty orchestrated this entire thing . "
Christian frowned . "You may be right," he said . "He spread the rumor so I would have to kill the fake Rodhart . "
Anfey frowned and began formulating a plan . Due to the difference in status, he knew far less than Christian did . It was hard to create a big picture with the limited resources he had . After a few minutes, he realized he was not getting anywhere and gave up .
"How long does it take to get to Swordbury from here?" Anfey asked .
"The fake Rodhart is in a palace near the city . He is coming here tomorrow . "
"His Majesty summoned him?"
"Yes . "
"So our only target is Rodhart, right?"
"The palace is guarded by the palace guards, but they will not try to stop us . Everyone else must be killed," Christian said . "It’s mostly his servants and personal guards . There is a priest of light with him as well . "
Anfey frowned . If the palace guards were cooperating with Christian, they didn’t need to hide .
"What do you think?" Christian asked .
"You’re saying this is a plan laid out by His Majesty?"
"Not exactly," Christian said . "I took a guess . It’s hard talking with my father, you know . Everything he says sounds like it’s implying something else . "
"Pity," Suzanna said . "The life of a prince sounds no better than that of a peasant . "
"A prince with a mission forced upon him is even more pitiful," Anfey said . "Christian, tell me everything about the conversation you had with His Majesty . "
"It’s too long for that," Christian said, shaking his head . "It involves some secrets about the court that I cannot tell you . But the last thing he said to me was perhaps the reason he gave me this mission . "
"What did he say?"
"He said there is not a single ruler with a clean history . Every monarch must bloody their hands . If I wanted peace of mind, I might as well give up my claim . "



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