With an elevated heart rate and smoke nearly billowing from the Duke, Butler Gary almost mistook Duke Leander's reaction for intense concern.
Although maybe it was.
Because before the duel even started, His Grace had tried to convince Xavier out of it.
Now, whether the concern was for his precious son or for this young cadet did not really make a difference, since when it came to life, they were basically one and the same.
Still, it could not be denied that the youngster had scored points when he defended their Young Lord with unshakable facts.
And somehow, it felt nice to know there was another person in this house who seemed to operate with logic before temper.
Then again, there were times when even he was being tested by the heavens. Because witnessing someone try to assassinate Lord Xavier in such a dirty manner would drive even a saint into full-blown fury.
And if they had been able to hold it in earlier, they certainly could not now.
Crack!
