Cassius pov
I played music in the room to get rid of the voices that brute was making. I wish I could stop him from entering into the palace. I still remember the time I went to the marquees palace after marriage for a ritual. Instead of welcoming me with flowers and gifts, I was welcomed with the clang of swords.
He attacked me because he felt his sister was not happy when we went there. Though he was right, he attacked the archduke with a sword after inviting him to the palace!! Look at the nerves of the man, hmph!!
And the worst thing was he was better than me in sword wielding. Though I had practiced swords all my life, it had only been a hobby. My work was in administration. While the man had trained hard day and night to be the head of the army of the empire.
He disarmed me in 20 seconds and then tried to attack my hands. I was thoroughly embarrassed as my clothes were slashed and there were small wounds and marks of sword on my skin and chest area.