The Web of Knightspur-Chapter 101

The man was walking in the garden when he heard footsteps coming his way.

A smile formed on his face as he looked back. "Grand Duke Beaumont."

Duke Christopher said with a smile as he bowed, "Crown Prince Richard,"

The Crown Prince nodded his head as he looked at his cousin who stood straight looking at him. "The Grand Duke took some time to come,."

"I was working and it does take time to come here from the room. I apologize." The Grand Duke said with a straight face but his tone did not reflect his apology. Grand Duke Christopher’s expression was as blank as paper.

"Yes," The Crown Prince’s lips curled up as he said, "I forgot how busy you are. For once I thought that you were the man who ran the Empire."

The Grand Duke understood the meaning behind the Crown Prince’s words but he did not reply.

The Crown prince walked toward the garden. His eyes stayed locked on the flower as he took them in his hand. His fingers brushed through its petals as he said, "It’s it beautiful?"

"It is," The Grand Duke said as he observed the Prince seriously. He could understand what was gouging in his brain.

"So you do know that I like beautiful things." The Crown Prince said without looking back.

"I think at this point everyone knows that," The Grand Duke said. His eyes were narrowed as if he was serious.

"Yes, and everyone also knows how I hate when people try to take things that are mine." The Crown Prince clenched his hand while the flower was still in his hand. He looked down as the petals of the flower fell down on the ground.

"And I do not care if I destroy the person as well," The Crown Prince smiled as he looked at Grand Duke Christopher.

"Is this a threat?" Grand Duke Christopher laughed as his eyes turned sharp. This body was filled with a killing instinct. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Is it?" The Crown Prince’s aura became stronger. Both the men stared at each other as if they would be pulling out the swords any minute, but soon the Crown Prince chuckled, "How can I do such a thing? A threat to the mad dog of the Empire? A threat to the Grand Duke? No, I can never do that. We are cousins, isn’t it."

"So what was the meaning of the Crown Prince?" Grand Duke Christopher raised his eyebrows in annoyance. He looked down at the flower petals scattered on the ground. "I thought I had a clear understanding looking at this."

The Crown Prince looked down as he laughed. He shook his head as he walked forward in the garden. His legs stepped on the flower petals crushing them in the process.

"No, I just want the Grand Duke to remember that the Princess that you will be taking belongs to me. She can or cannot be the Crown Princess but she will be marrying me sooner or later." The Crown Prince said as he looked around. His fingers rubbed through the plant from time to time.

He looked like a man who knew what he was doing. A man who admired plants a lot.

"I do not understand what the Crown Prince is worried about?" The Grand Duke said as he followed behind the man, "I know that she could be the future Crown princess. And I do not intend to create any friction between our family."

"That is good then if you understand it." the Crown Prince said as he turned around. "Don’t you think that the temple is maintaining the garden very well.? It is the second best in the entire Empire."

The Grand Duke nodded his head. He knew what the Crown Prince was trying to do. He had said these words and he just wanted to talk about everything else now to distract others.

"Yes," The Grand Duke nodded his head as he smiled. He took a step forward as he pricked the flower, taking its smell. It was a red rose that was about to bloom completely. His finger touched the petals softly as a smile formed on his face.

"I never knew that Grand Duke likes flowers?" The Crown Prince said as his eyes narrowed in annoyance. His gaze was fixed on the rose that was in the Grand Duke’s hand.

"Well I was never interested at first," The Grand Duke said with a smile. He did not look up at all, but his gaze was on the Rose. "But looking at how the next ruler of the Empire admired it, I decided to try and like it. After all, we as a subject should follow in your footsteps."

The Crown prince laughed as he nodded his head. I took a step forward as he tried to move towards the Grand Duke. He extended his hand as he tried to take the flower from his hand but Grand Duke Christopher avoided it.

The Grand Duke’s hand that was holding the flower moved back as he looked at the Crown Prince. "The Prince has so many flowers in his garden," A smile formed on the Grand Duke’s face. "Your garden is known to be the one that is always filled with beautiful and rare plants. The most valuable in the whole of the Roulux Empire. The most valued of them all."

The Crown Prince took his hand back, but his eyes turned sharper as a cold aura surrounded him. His face showed that he was not very pleased with this situation. "What does the Grand Duke mean by this."

Grand Duke Christopher blinked his eyes as he looked down at the flower. "Well, as the Crown Prince said, we are cousins, right? Aren’t we family? The Crown Prince has all the beautiful flowers with him already. Can’t I take this one?"

The Crown Prince looked at the Grand Duke who was looking down at the flower as if it was the most beautiful thing. He waved his head, "We can discuss this when the time comes."