“Fortunately, the duchess is completely unscathed,” the knight straightened his back. “The duchess should be resting now, and you can also return and rest.”
Naily was silent for a moment, then nodded: “Understood. Please both be careful.” After speaking, she walked back to the side wing where the guest rooms were located, stopping at her own door.
She took a deep breath and pushed open the door. The window directly opposite the door was empty, without even the expected blood stains. Naily’s gaze froze for an instant as Kalsas leaned against the wall corner behind the door, covering his mouth and slightly curving his eyes at her. She closed and locked the door behind her, listening carefully to ensure no one was in the corridor, then said as emotionlessly as possible: “You’d better leave quickly.”
“This city is full of temple and holy water scents, which is not conducive to my recovery,” Kalsas said, smiling at the corners of his mouth despite revealing information disadvantageous to himself. “I’ll leave before sunrise. Until then, you can either ignore me or…”
He deepened his smile, his eyebrows and eyes cunning and sarcastic: “Take the opportunity to kill me.”
Naily observed him calmly, motionless. “Hmm? What’s wrong? Suspecting this is a trap?” Kalsas laughed lowly a few times, pointing to the wound on his chest, seeming nonchalant.
“Objectively speaking, if you used all your strength now, you might have a chance of winning.”
“Repeatedly testing me is meaningless,” Naily stood by the door, with the demon king sitting in the corner. She looked away, taking out a magic potion from her storage space and throwing it to him.
Kalsas caught it but placed the bottle beside him, covering his mouth and coughing: “This won’t help my wounds.”
Naily turned her gaze back to him, asking: “What did you do?”
“You’ve probably noticed, I went underground. There was something I wanted to destroy, but I failed, that’s all,” Kalsas swept his messy bangs upward, observing Naily’s reaction through his fingers, slowing his speech. “You not only spared my life but even… seemed to want to save me. Can you tell me why?”
