Duke Dalen and Richard must have been relatively close in that case, right? Or at least on good terms. That was the conclusion he had drawn.
"Understood, sir." Any other time Asbel would have been pretty excited about staying in Gralesyde, but with the recent news...well, he just wanted to get to Lhant as quickly as possible. An evening in Gralesyde would likely be a sleepless one.
Emotion flickered across Asbel's face - not that he was ever all that difficult to read. Unlike Captain Malik whom Asbel was having trouble figuring out just now. He could often be serious but, his instructor seemed kind of distant?
"Captain..."
A few seconds later, Asbel shook his head with a firm expression, clenching his fist in front of him.
"Thank you, but I've already made up my mind. I may not be able to predict the outcome of this mission, but I have to at least try. That's why I enlisted in the Knight Academy, after all. As long as I have the power to stop it, I'm not going to lose anyone else important to me again.
"Besides, I'd like to help you, too, sir. If the town's in a state of unrest, then it's possible the gates have been closed off to travelers. I can find a way to get us inside."
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"Understood, sir." Any other time Asbel would have been pretty excited about staying in Gralesyde, but with the recent news...well, he just wanted to get to Lhant as quickly as possible. An evening in Gralesyde would likely be a sleepless one.
Emotion flickered across Asbel's face - not that he was ever all that difficult to read. Unlike Captain Malik whom Asbel was having trouble figuring out just now. He could often be serious but, his instructor seemed kind of distant?
"Captain..."
A few seconds later, Asbel shook his head with a firm expression, clenching his fist in front of him.
"Thank you, but I've already made up my mind. I may not be able to predict the outcome of this mission, but I have to at least try. That's why I enlisted in the Knight Academy, after all. As long as I have the power to stop it, I'm not going to lose anyone else important to me again.
"Besides, I'd like to help you, too, sir. If the town's in a state of unrest, then it's possible the gates have been closed off to travelers. I can find a way to get us inside."