Chapter 28:
TREASON IN THE TREES
Conrad's POV
The king's words hit Conrart like a ton of bricks and he caught his breath, thinking his words over multiple times in the hopes that he'd heard him wrong. He was dumbfounded. "Surely I heard you wrong, your highness", the man said in a wavering, low voice.
The king somehow heard him over his own wailing at the guards, in another attempt to go on a single-handed search. He stopped and clenched his hands into fists, glaring at the older man as he'd never done before. A tick of irritation formed on his temple as he growled, "What part didn't you understand? Yozak is the spy for Big Shimaron! Yozak is the spy for Big Shimaron! Yozak is the spy for Big Shimaron! Did you hear me, that time? Now let me go - we don't have time for this!"
Yozak... the spy...? As suddenly as a switch is flipped, his heart hardened and he became angry, clenching his own hands into fists. Yozak betrayed his highness? How could he? No... he was a threat from the beginning. I should've known when he spoke ill of his highness back at Van Da Via Island that he wouldn't devote himself.
Gwendal's expression darkened and the soldier could only really assume that he was thinking the same thing and feeling just as blood thirsty. "Let him through", he grumbled.
The guards stiffly moved aside, clanking their swords as they did so, signaling to the king that they'd moved. Like water through a broken dam, the shortest of them flew past them quickly and without hesitation, Lord Weller and Von Voltaire following closely behind.
The king's guard gripped his sword tightly as the anger set in deeper and deeper.
Yozak, if I find you, you're a dead man.
Adalbert's POV
"I know your secret, Gurrier", the blonde said, smugly. He was just so happy to finally have the opportunity to win over the red-head. He hated him to the core.
"My secret..?"
"Oh, please spare me the play. Velma caught you slipping information to Big Shimaron. And, don't worry, we were sure to question the guards thoroughly. We know that you've been doing so for quite awhile now and that you are the one who informed them of his highness' plans, putting him in the direct line of fire. We know that you have been working with them to-"
Yozak drew his sword with a growl and swung to cut his head off but the outcast was quick. He drew his own sword and their weapons clashed with a loud clang. As they pressed their swords against each other in the hopes that one might give out, they glared into each other's eyes with all the hate they held in their hearts for one another. Adalbert, however, had a smirk on his face. He was enjoying infuriating the man, pouring salt into his wounds.
"Why don't you drop your sword and surrender, that way I can hand you over to his highness to punish as he sees fit."
Simultaneously, they backed away, stopping to study each other. Thankfully, Velma stood to the side with the rest of his crew as they waited for him to finish. He hated when others would intervene and definitely didn't need help. Besides, he loves a good one on one.
"I would never surrender to a traitor like you", the spy growled.
"A traitor? Oh! Well look who's talking", the blonde nearly laughed. The red-head lowered his head slightly and a slight amount of guilt seemed to coat his features. Good. He deserves to feel guilty, for the way he's treating his majesty. "That's alright, though. I'll be just as happy to present his highness with your detached head."
Yuuri's POV
Yuuri ran through the hall, thankful that he'd spent enough time in the castle to at least have the direction from his bedroom to the front entrance down-pat. Adalbert didn't have to add anymore wording to the note for the king to know what it meant or whether or not it was specifically about this. It was the blonde's answer to the king's question: Who is the rat?
The man said that he'd look to see if he could find the culprit but Yuuri never would've guessed it would be their spy. He stood by me when I was hurting and claimed that he'd remain faithful to me. He seemed so honest and kind... I thought he was my friend... I need to find him and figure this out - figure SOMETHING out!
With every thought he had, his speed increased, worry and fear giving him the strength to run faster and for a longer period of time. By the time he'd reached the front of the castle, he realized that he needed a carriage to go searching due to his lack of sight but he hadn't, exactly, planned that out, yet...
As if the Great One heard his worry, the king heard the sound of a horse neighing over the rainfall, before him. Conrad halted behind him. "Your highness, where are you going?"
"You can't just run off like that", Gwendal added, a thousand times more sternly. "Do you even have a plan as to how you're going to find him? We need to sit and discuss this before-"
"I hear horses", Yuuri interrupted, causing the slightly lighter haired demon to growl furiously.
Luckily, Conrad cut him off before he could begin to shout. "A carriage filled with goods will be leaving soon..."
"Urgh, why would you tell him that", Gwendal barked.
Conrad laughed. "I couldn't quite tell you. Maybe it's his highness' charm - I'm surprised you aren't affected by it yet, Gwendal", he joked.
The Maou ran forward with a little more caution, seeing as he wasn't exactly sure where he was going and was merely going by the sounds of clanking, horse huffs, and hooves. Not surprisingly, he soon found himself bumping into something plushy - probably a person - and on the ground, covered in mud.
He heard a growl of frustration before said person gasped in shock and said with a much more worried and kind tone, "Your majesty! Are you alright, your highness?"
"Your highness", Conrad echoed, coming up behind him. As he wrapped something around him - maybe a blanket or a towel - he asked the same question: "Are you alright, your highness?"
"Yeah, but I'm muddy and my bandages are soaked...", he began. He trailed off as they began to slip and he allowed them to do so. He opened his eyes once they were removed and gasped in shock.
"Your majesty", Conrad asked, looking as worried as can be.
"I can see..."
(I'm gonna start wrapping this series up, since it's not very popular. At least I don't think it is. Although, if I start to miss writing KKM, which I'm sure I will, since I love Conyuu, I'll definitely make a sequel or something. I guess I should've done that with this series, huh? It's so long! We're almost to chapter 30! What?! When did that happen?! xD)
