56 An Unrefusable Invitation

The mood had subtly changed in the Evergreen estate after Reed's little incident, to say the least. Murmurs floated around in hushed tones that the new master was insane and that he muttered strange curses in his sleep. That he was suicidal and that his incident had been a desperate cry for help. That he was an idiot of the highest degree…

Arcano sighed deeply. He knew now that he'd have to keep himself on high alert around his master, for the young man's sake and his own. Only the Devil himself knew what'd happen to him if word ever reached Lady Violett of what had occurred yesterday. He had not failed a single mission that the Kingscrown family had ever assigned to him since the day he joined the prestigious order of the royal guards.