"Hm?" Cyrabelle raised an eyebrow. She hadn't expected the Little King to lose his temper so suddenly. She glanced back at Green, who stood ramrod straight, then hesitated. Instead of speaking, she stepped aside and left him fully exposed to the angry Little King.
The Little King and Marquis Belon were both taken aback. They had expected Cyrabelle to intervene and reprimand her subordinate—not as a sign of weakness, but to protect him. What was she doing now? Their first thought was that she meant to use them to kill him. Was this man not her confidant after all? Did she want him gone for some reason, but couldn't do it herself, so she had brought him here?
They dismissed the thought almost at once. They might have done such a thing themselves, but Cyrabelle never would. If she wanted someone dead, she would kill him herself. She had no need for such tricks.
There was no time to dwell on it. The Little King had held back for too long. He might as well go all the way, strike hard, and test Cyrabelle's reaction while he was at it. After Grand Duke Mora's departure, where did the Military stand?
Though the Little King was a member of the royal family, he was too young and too closely tied to Marquis Belon. Grand Duke Mora and Cyrabelle had therefore kept their impending abandonment of this place from him. But Grand Duke Mora's unusual behavior before leaving, along with certain actions by Cyrabelle and the Military, had led the Little King and Marquis Belon to suspect that a major upheaval was coming.
The Little King had intended to use this opportunity to draw information out of Cyrabelle. Green's presence was unexpected, but he decided to turn it to his advantage. Cyrabelle's