Guess? She didn’t know that she had to play a guessing game here. “Are you sure about that? What if I managed to guess the right person?”
“Then you can request anything from him.”
Smirking, she unsheathed her sword. This is going to be fun. “Shall we add a twist then? Let’s use swords.”
“Oh, you know how to handle a sword? Would it be unfair if it's you against all four of us?” The man asked.
She shook her head. “Don’t worry. I can bring you all down single-handedly.” She’s not sure who Dillon is since she never met him, but she knows he has a mask…and he’s strong. She’ll have to test them then...She’s confident that she can win.
As they all agreed, Lady Vienna lunged at all of them.
Attacking them one by one, it took her a minute to bring the three of them down. She smirked, now knowing who Dillon is. Or, where he is...
“That’s amazing, but you haven’t guessed who Dillon is.” The last masked man standing said.
“You’re Fedel, the owner of the Sylvian Library,” She said, looking around. “And Dillon is not here.”
The man looked blinked, looked around them, then chuckled. “Wow, as expected of Lady Vienna.”
“Oh, you know me. Well, as expected of the Rouge guild.” She retorted.
“As promised, you can meet Dillon.” The masked man threw a cloth to cover her eyes. “Please bear this for a moment. We cannot let someone see our hideout.” He said. She could hear him turning metal and a switch lighting up. The man then guided her towards a door and walked until they stopped. He then removed the cloth from her eyes and disappeared before saying, “Knock three times.”
She did as he said and the door in front of her opened. Revealing a tall man with a black mask on. She could not see his face or even the color of his hair as he was covered with the hood of his cloak.
He just stared at her coldly. His red eyes were like fire. All she could do was gaze at his muscular figure. Of course, he had a cloak on, but his body's muscles were visible.
"Hello, Lady Vienna. I was waiting for you.” His cold voice said, slicing through the icy thin air.
The room was dark with only the candles dimly lightening up the room. The walls were painted white and plain, and the only furniture she could see was the table by the window and the sofa placed in the center of the room. She saw him sitting by the sofa and she sat in front of him.
"Speak what you want. And give us 5 bars of gold.”
“I request that you kill Duke Raziel.” She said, looking him straight in the eyes.
“I think you misunderstood our guild. We don’t kill people. We only seek information.”
“No, I know you can do it.”
The man just stared at her, analyzing what she said. He spoke up again "Really? Then I'm afraid I have to test you. I saw how you brought down my men outside.”
He stood up and unsheathed his sword from his belt.
"Are you challenging me?" She asked, standing up also. Whenever someone challenges Lady Xaviera into a duel, she never backs down. She takes pride in her skills. She's confident she'll win.
"If you managed to even scrape me, then I agree to your request. If not, then I'm afraid you'll have to go home achieving nothing." The man declared.
"Sounds good to me." With that, the lady launched at him first.
She tried to stab him in his stomach but he was fast. She launched again, and again, trying to test the waters but he could avoid her attacks easily. He was just allowing her to attack him continuously and he'd dodged it. Breathing hard, she paused, analyzing his movements. He was calm and he moved fluidly.
His skill is no joke. That's for sure. She has to take this seriously.
"That's amazing. But I think you have to work harder." It was his turn to attack her, which she also managed to avoid. Her movements were a bit limited as she was wearing her dress, weighing her down.
"You're quite skilled." The lady commented. "But I think my knight is more skilled." With that, the next thing she knew, she launched again and managed to cut his mask in two.
His mask fell down, revealing his face, but his hand was quick enough to cover his face and he turned around to avoid her. “Stay away.” He fired.
Lady Vienna smirked, but then realized it. Dillon was always mysterious in the book, his identity was unknown. Could it be...Wait...no, those red eyes and black hair and mask...why was she stupid?
“Duke Raziel?” She asked, her eyes wide and her mouth hanging open.
Dillon is Duke Raziel! He’s the villain!
She laughed hysterically, at her stupidity. She wanted to avoid Duke Raziel, came for Dillon to ask him to kill Duke Raziel, but turns out, they are the same person! How could she miss this fact! The hometown of Glenarm is part of the villain’s territory!
What had she done? Now that the damage is here, she won't have a choice.
Dillon was frozen in front of him. Wearing another mask, he turned to face her. “Congratulations, you found it out. ”
Lady Vienna could hear the gritting of the teeth of the man in front of him. He was not impressed by this. Dillon spoke up, giving her a pointed look. “No...I didn’t mean to.”
“Too late for that. Now that you know it, keep this secret all the way to your grave.” She felt chills running down her spine by his words. “Leave now. I’ll see you soon.”
What could he possibly mean by that? They won't meet again! And she doesn't want anything to do with his secret. But deep inside her, he knows something wild is going to unfold soon.
She was only a kid at that time, her memory was not clear but she could recall bits of it.The first time he encountered Duke Raziel was when they were still kids.She remembered her father took her with him to the palace for a tea party held by the empress.And that time, all the children of the nobles were all gathered to play together by the gardens."Ouch!" Yelled a child in pain, glaring at Lady Vienna. She was pulling the child's hair as a joke until the child got enough."Vienna is pulling my hair!""We won't want to play with you, hmp." running away from her, all the noble kids left her alone. Tsk...then don't! she thought. She left and headed far towards a tree. She'll just read a book then.Sitting on a tall tree, she stopped when she realized that there was a child behind her. the person had his eyes closed and was actually sleeping. He wa
In the land of Xynnar, where the Duchy of the Donovan Family resides, Duke Raziel Valen Donovan was found huffing as he came back from Lady Vienna's house using his horse.He could have used the carriage, but he's disguising as Dillon for now. People would get suspicious of him.No one has to know.No one.But now that someone is aware of his identity, he can't stay still. Out of all people, it had to be Lady Vienna, the precious daughter of Duke Xaviera.He wanted to kill her, to silence her but he couldn't.Everything was already planned out. His army, the planned battle...but he decided to delay it for now.He removed the mask he wore as Dillon and put on his mask as Duke Raziel. The wind blew as the night sky filled with stares. He stroked his horse named Tiberius and gave him a pail of water. "You did good for tonight, Tiberius."
“Can I ask what the duke said to you my lady, should we write a reply instantly?” Titus spoke up. “I didn’t know you were close with him.She shook her head, “No, we’re not close. I’ll deal with this alone.”Titus nodded understandingly.“I’ll talk to my father about this.” Standing up, she made her way to her father’s study.She knocked on the door and said, “Father? It’s me, Vienna.”"Vienna? You can come in.”
Her brother glanced at Duke Raziel, then turned to look at her as she stood frozen by the door. “You two know each other?” He asked.She raised her eyebrows at the question. “What?” Why is this man here? What is he planning to do?Duke Raziel stared at her, his eyes were telling her something. “It has been a long time, Lady Vienna.”She snorted, realizing what he was doing. He came here, as her brother’s guest, claiming that they are friends. How impudent.The nerve of this guy! After threatening her last night and sending her a letter asking for her hand in marriage, he appears here
"Have you heard what is the talk of the town these days?" Lady Vienna heard one of the waitresses say, as she spoke with her friends far away from their table. After the duke’s visit a few days ago, the duke invited her again to the coffee shop, threatening her about her visit to the Rouge guild if she didn’t go. Having no choice, she decided to finally attend.The waitress glanced at Lady Vienna carefully, noticing that the lady was there. Turning her lips upwards, the lady raised her eyebrows at her and smirked at her. One of her colleagues did not see her as she was facing the lady with her back so she was not careful with the next words she uttered, "Ohhh, I've heard it! Apparently, the tyrant duke, that Villain Duke Raziel Valen Donovan, had asked for the villainess' hand, Lady Xaviera!"
The next day, Lady Vienna prepared herself to go with her father to the palace, which she finally managed to convince. She decided not to bring her knight Titus, which Titus strongly opposed but did not have the choice but to listen to her request.In the book, there is another reason why the empire would fall soon, and she has to get a chance to talk to the emperor. But first, she’ll have to gain his favor."Can I ask why you want to go with me to the palace, Vinnia?" Asked her father as they got on the carriage. "Are you going to stalk the crown prince again?"She shook her head no. She has completely lost feelings for the crown prince the moment she knew her fate. "I want to meet Prince Avelin
She wanted to refuse him, but then she just agreed, they already encountered each other, and might as well talk to him. Plus, it would be too strange if she just fell on the grass and instantly healed already. The princess must not have told the crown prince about it...Good thing that the halls were empty and no one saw them. If not, she would not be surprised that tomorrow's news would be all about her and the crown prince. When they reached his study, he let her sit on the sofa, and let her face him with his sparkling golden eyes. His blonde hair was smooth and silky and she fought the urge not to run her fingers through it.The lady sent him a smile, "Oh, you can just leave me at the infirmary or ask for a maid to send me home, your highness. I came with my father."
The day had passed and Lady Vienna was found lazily lying in her room for the whole day. She felt tired from all these events from these past few days.Her maid, Roxy, couldn't help the smile spreading to her face. "The crown prince had sent you some tea leaves, my lady."The crown prince? Oh right, he promised to give her some tea leaves that time when she visited the palace...So he was serious?"Here's also a note attached to it." With a note on hand, Roxy handed it to her lady. Lady Vienna reading the letters written on it. It was wrapped in an elegant envelope, with golden colored ribbon and sealed with the beautiful golden seal, with the sun and lion symbol of the royal family, indicating it was truly from the palace.