Run Away Villian

A broken soul

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"I've called you all to announce something"The duke's introduction.

All the servants was confused by the sudden gathering and  start gossiping but stop when the butler cleared his throat.

"Just as you know, I brought someone back with me" The Duke continue as he  glance  at Knox in the corner who was holding Rosh in his hand.

He then make a sign to him to walk forward. Knox who easily understood what the Duke meant walk forward.

"This young boy is brought here to be an aid to Kai in the near future as he took over my position" Introduce the Duke as he put his hand on Knox shoulder.

All the servants attention shift to the boy immediately and the gossips start to circle around again.

"But that doesn't justify for any of you to threat him unjustly, he still have the Elwyn bloodline running through his veins so i hereby order for this boy to be treated the way you treat the young lord of the house "
Ended the Duke that makes the gossips to be more louder.

Everyone have there own thing they want to say.  Some are against, some doesn't care, and there those who is sweating cold sweat in the corner.

But what could they do? They are nothing but mere servant of the Elwyn Duchy. Although they've been experiencing more freedom that cause them to start to defy the rules set by the Duke's itself, thinking the doesn't care and the young lord is now on the hands of the Head maid.

But now, everything change. As an unexpected variable enter the manor. The once carefree and lavish life that the servants was experiencing was starting to detroit because of the doing of the unexpected variable.

The Duke then clear his throat, shutting the servants. He then look at Knox and bow to him slightly nod that Knox replied with a smile.

"I am knoxerion Lemuel Gray. I hope for your kindness and support as long as i am the aid of the young master" Knox introduce to his self with the outmost innocent smile he can make.

After his introduction no one dare to say anything until the Duke cleared his throat once again.

"Now that we are done in the  introduction i feel like we should proceed with the most important matter that need to be discussed"Said the Duke with a cold stone expression on his face.

The servants felt chills running through there veins to the point that they couldn't even meet the Duke's gaze any more.

They knew that the Duke only use such tone when he was discussing something that involve something threatening and was happening today was something to be considered to be threatening.

"I've been always away lately due to some important businesses. And because of that i was unable to attend to the estate problems mostly" Start the Duke with the same cold and serious tone of voice.

"But it never occur to me that in my time of disappearance, one rat would be brave enough to defy the rules that have been implemented since the founding of the Duchy" Continue the Duke with danger in his tone that start to makes the servants shiver in fear.

"And that very same rat, dare to start exploiting my disappearance to start her very own little kingdom inside this manor without me knowing" Said the Duke emphasizing the word 'her'.

The head maid flora who couldn't raise her head thinking he will be found out gather all her remaining courage to look upfront only to saw Knox wearing the same smirk she did when he poisoned him.