Earl and Fairy: Volume 1 [Complete] by Mizue Tani

Author:Mizue Tani
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf

Edgar was left alone in the room, with only the light of the hearth to illuminate it. He had sunk down onto the sofa and sat there without so much as stirring. He was thinking deeply about their next movements. His features were carved into a stern expression that Lydia would not have imagined possible from the way he had teased her with his carefree smile.

“I believe it would do you some good to retire now, my lord,” Ermine said, having just come into the room.

“Have a seat. Would you like something to drink?”

Ermine remained standing, her tone anxious as she said, “May I ask something?”

“About Lydia?” Edgar guessed. “And how I managed to bring her here?”

Ermine knit her brows forlornly.

“Don’t make that face. You should know by now that I have no qualms about using dirty tricks to get what I want.”

“You must have qualms. You have always suffered greatly for it.”

Edgar sighed quietly. “There is nothing to be concerned about, Ermine. I haven’t done anything to Lydia.”

“Do you mean that?”

“I couldn’t do anything. And I do not know why,” Edgar muttered, somewhat miserably.

Ermine visibly relaxed, although she still looked as though she was on the verge of tears. “Do you mean to say that Miss Carlton is still willing to cooperate with us, despite knowing that we deceived her?”

“She has no intention of aiding us in thievery. She has said that no one but the true Blue Knight Earl is capable of obtaining the sword, and she will therefore attempt to dissuade us when we are in its presence.” Edgar rested his chin in his hand, and a self-deriding smile rose to his lips. “Lydia is a fascinating girl. Just as I think I have her under my thumb, she proves me wrong. And yet, she is exceedingly simple and wears her heart on her sleeve. She says exactly what she thinks. She was unable to deny my earnest supplications, despite my being a heinous villain.”

Ermine cocked her head, as though she struggled to imagine Edgar pleading so desperately.

“I told her a little of our past. Strangely, I believe I wanted to see how she would respond.”

“And how did she respond?”

“She may well be under the impression that my brain was removed and that I have therefore taken leave of my senses.” The memory elicited a chuckle from Edgar. “However, though my tale should have been more dubious to her than the existence of fairies, she believed it. She informed me that she despises liars. I shouldn’t be surprised if those curious eyes of hers can see through any measure of falsehoods and untruths. But I do not possess an honest bone in my body. My name, my life itself...it is all fake. In my world, everything is a lie; the difference lies in how earnest each one is. The most earnest of those lies become my truth. I believe she understood that.”

Edgar’s claim to the Blue Knight Earl’s title was one of those lies that was desperately earnest.

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