Chapter 88: 88: I know what you know.
Leo pulled the reins of his horse as he stretched out his hands "My sword"
He demanded as one of the guards approached, handing him his sword.
He wasn’t the best in fighting amongst the male leads but it didn’t mean he wasn’t good at it. He was pretty versatile amongst the male leads, so he had the knowledge of different skills.
Leo stared at the sword that was handed to him as he smiled "I’ve dreamt of this day for long. Now it’s finally coming to pass. I’m going to take the head of the wizard of EL..."
He turned, looking at Eden who had his eyes on him. Leo smiled "I’m finally going to bring your reign of terror to an end"
"And do you think you can kill me that easily?" Eden questioned.
Leo glared at him "We’ll just have to see. We have the whole night to figure out how to do that"
"What’s it?" Eden suddenly asked as Leo approached him with the sword "What is it you want from the Emperor?"
Leo scoffed "And why would I let you know? What’s it to you?"
"I’m just curious. Curious to know what you desperately want that you would run around chasing someone like me to obtain it. It’s just funny"
Leo smiled "It doesn’t matter. Because when you’re dead I’ll have it anyways. So stop blabbing and prepare for your death"
He now was close to Eden as he held the sword horizontally, while observing Eden for a while. As though calculating how he was going to take his head.
Eden stared at him while still sitting, observing what Leo was about to do next. He knew he was calculating how he would actually kill him. He knew Leo would do it. And he knew he was about to do it.
But he wouldn’t let him kill him right now.
"Is it about your family?" Eden asked out of the bloom, staring at him.
Grand Duke Leo paused. His sword was still in his hands as he slowly turned to look down at Eden who had a manipulative smirk on his face.
They were quiet for a while. Staring at each other.
"What...?" Leo asked.
Eden laughed softly now "You think I wouldn’t know? How naive indeed. You really keep underestimating me, Your Grace. That breaks my heart though"
Leo sat there, staring at him for a while without saying anything. He was still trying to digest what Eden had said.
And in the silence, Eden had his mocking glare on Leo.
He was taking a risk. One he wasn’t sure was completely going to favour him.
He didn’t know if Leo was going to let him off from death if he used this tactic. Leo was unpredictable, so he didn’t know if Leo was going to kill him off in fury instead.
So he knew he had to have a backup plan at least. And so he spoke to Lenny in his mind.
"I’ll need your help again.. PLEASE HELP ME" Eden was already panicking in his head while still keeping a calm expression and smirking at Leo.
"Signal me when you’re ready. I know how to handle it so you can escape" Lenny replied back in his head.
Eden was more at ease now.
"What do you know...?" Leo finally asked, trying to keep a calm expression.
It was obviously shocking to hear something like that from Eden’s mouth. Especially since Leo was sure that he was the only one who knew all he was planning to do.
He wasn’t one to share his plans with anyone at all. He had no friends or anyone to confide in. So all he did was alone. And he never expected to hear it from someone like Eden.
Eden smiled "Why? Am I not supposed to know it..or say it?" He had a hand over his mouth now, playfully covering them.
Leo’s expression was now cold. He was clearly furious "I said... What do you know?" His voice was murderous as well.
"Oh. That’s scary" Eden said sarcastically as he slowly got up from the ground, now stretching himself out.
Initially he was the one who was scared, but now he had the upper hand against Leo. And so it was now his time to be at ease.
"I’m not human after all. You said it yourself" Eden smiled, stretching himself out "And as a non-human, I happen to know a lot of things. Like why you wish to meet the emperor"
"You...!" Furious, Leo stretched out his sword at Eden.
Eden casually stared at the sword. He smiled "Why are you letting it out on me. I’m not the one who killed your family"
Leo gasped softly. Shocked at the words Eden spoke. He was now rather terrified at the fact that Eden potentially knew everything. And he couldn’t even tell how he did.
"How did you know..?" now Leo asked.
"You keep forgetting that I’m a wizard, and I know a lot of things" Eden said "Like the fact that you detest the royal family because you believe they were the ones who killed your family"
Eden had hit the nail on the hail. He had said all Leo needed to know before he panic. All he needed to say for Leo to confirm that truly, he knew it all
And in panic, Leo had jumped down from his horse, positioning his sword right beside Eden’s neck. It was a threat. A threat to have his head at any moment if he said any word.
"Shut up unless I’ll have your head this instant" Leo muttered, his murderous eyes on Eden and his sword on his neck.
But Eden didn’t seem scared at all. Rather he smiled as he stared at the sword that sat on his neck and stared at Leo’s face.
"If you kill me now.. you’ll lose all your chances of knowing the whole truth which you’ve been searching for for years..." Eden said "Do you think you can bear doing that?"