Chapter 248: Chapter 248
Lucia's Point of View
Helmsforth Temple
My eye twitched as I sat before Arthur and Cassidy with several others behind them. "Explain it to me one more time." I ordered them.
Arthur immediately pointed to Cassidy Reed. "I was unarmed," He began, which made me groan internally. "When Cass and Ziah showed up. One weight loss joke was made before I was being assaulted."
Turning my gaze to Ms. Reed, she spoke. "Arthur was joking about his missing arm, so I hit him." Arthur coughed in an overexaggerated manner. "Repeatedly."
Rubbing my eyes for a moment, I turned to Arthur. "How is it, you go from scolding me, to scaring the Dwarven Queen to being beaten by Ms. Reed?"
"I'd like to point out that her majesty brought that on herself. Greigh will vouch for me." Arthur quickly replied. "As for Ms. Reed, I assume her violent tendencies make her lash out, and she chooses the weakest targe-" Cassidy smacked him in the chest, which made him flinch before gesturing to her. "See!?"
"Arthur, enough."
Rolling his eyes, he took a step away from Cassidy to the side. "All in all, I think this all happened because of how popular I am. Women love a mystery after all."
Taking a firmer tone, I spoke again. "Arthur!"
"Do not worry about me, Lady Lucia." He used my title. "Once I've verified myself that things've settled down, I will rest. Having my arm back and my sword will help with that, but the Demons know my current state. It's possible they might send someone else." Arthur explained. "Thus, my inability to rest." Gesturing to me, he smirked. "Unless you've somehow created a way to repel the Demon forces without me?" It was a question.
A question that made my lips curl into a frown. "Does the word 'delegate' mean nothing to you?" I asked.
Arthur smirked. "I've delegated quite a lot, in my opinion, but some things need to be dealt with in a more hands-on approach. This is one of them."
Leaning on the sidearm, I spoke. "That is not amusing. I am sentencing you to three days of bed rest. Captain Greigh will report to you along with Sergeant Ziah. Anything you might need will be done by them." He opened his mouth, but I quickly stood and spoke over him. "To see that you are resting, you will be placed in the care of the Reed Family at their home."
Augustus bowed, quickly followed by Austin and Cassidy. "Of course, Lady Lucia." Mr. Reed replied. "We'd be happy ta take care of him." He then looked to Arthur, who looked back at him. "Arthur won't be no trouble for us."
Arthur's head whipped back to me. "I want my sword."
"You will get it." I answered.
"And my arm."
"We cannot return your arm due to it being in stasis. Once it is safe to remove, we will inform you." Gesturing to Mr. Reed, I smirked. "Your student will also be making trips down for training, so please rest well, Sir Arthur."
Scoffing, Arthur replied. "Gonna be hard to rest when I'm being beaten and abuse-" There was a loud crack as Augustus smacked the back of his head with his cane.
Mr. Reed quickly spoke. "We'll get as much rest as he needs." He informed me with a now broken cane in his hands. "Aint that right, Arthur?"
Another scoff. "No respect for the injure-" He was cut off as the group began dragging him away rather comedically.
However, my eyes lingered on him until he disappeared. Arthur knew far more than he was letting on, and he let on quite a bit. That just made me more curious than anything.The source of this content is N0veII_bIn