Tales Of Hearts | Liskook

Chapter 33

The sudden voice pulled Lisa out from her unpleasant thoughts. She turned back and saw two boys dressed head to toe in black tunics looking at her curiously. At their gaze, she instantly straightened herself up, realizing that they were apprentices she had seen several times with Jungkook before.

The two boys politely bowed their heads as a greeting, hands on their chests in reverence as one would expect from a knight-in-training.

"We're sorry to have taken you by surprise. We were worried about the Madam being alone, so we had to come and talk to you," the boy explained, looking apologetic.

"I-it's okay. Tha-thank you for... worrying about me, I..."

Her eyes wandered to the side, her tongue inexplicably finding difficulty with words to address the young boys before her. A boy with stunning silver hair was quick to notice this, and he introduced himself in haste.

"We apologize for the late introduction. I'm Yurixion Lobar. We are knights in training waiting for our knighthood next year."

The taller boy next to him also opened his mouth to say, "I'm Garow Livacon. I'm going to be knighted on the same day as my friend here," he gestured to the silver-haired boy.

Lisa fumbled with her hands, "I, I am Lisa, Lalisa... Calypse," her introduction coming out in an embarrassing stutter. Despite having already known her identity, Yurixion flashed her an amicable smile, as if to reassure her.

"You must have been taking a walk alone," he continued after the exchange of names had come to close.

"N, no.... I, I was touring the in-inner facilities," she answered with some hesitancy, fearing the latter would reprimand her/

The boy's face turned grave after hearing her answer.

"It is dangerous for the Madam to travel alone even if it's just inside the castle.There has been frequent outside visitors these days and if somehow a mishap occurs-"

"Mi-mishap...?" She asked back in shock, finding the situation quite nerve-wracking.

Sensing their Madam's apprehension, the boy hurriedly added in panic, "I wasn't trying to scare you. I was just worried for the Madam of the estate..." then he added in an afterthought, "Ah! If you don't mind, may we accompany you, Madam?"

Lisa hurriedly declined with a fervent shake of her head, "N, No. I-I can't just take your, pre-precious time..."

"Please don't say something like that! It is an honor for a knight to serve the Madam. We, we may not have been officially knighted... yet we would risk our lives only to save you from any danger," the boy heatedly expressed.

At the startling amount of fervor in his words, Lisa took an unconscious step back. Seeing their madam recoil, the boy next to him stabbed him in the ribs as a warning.

"Yuri, Stop exaggerating your words!"

"Exaggerating?! I am deadly serious, I truly would..."

Perhaps realizing his brashness, the boy quickly clammed his mouth shut with some embarrassment. The next time he faced Lisa, he was a tad calmer.

"Anyways, you can't go around alone. I can call a guard if it's specifically my service you find not to your liking," he gently said.

As much as Lisa appreciated their efforts, she found it to be over the top to be guarded inside the castle's safe premises. "It-it's just in-inside the castle... to-to go that far...."

"Madam, there is no guarantee that the castle is safe! If anything happened to you, Madam, I would be too ashamed to face Lord Calypse on his return."