"Contract.
I will sign the contract."
Alistair spoke up.
"Huh…?"
The Falconkin's expression changed.
"I killed Rune Feline, I will sign a contract that states that. That should be enough to assure you, right?"
Alistair spoke with a calm look on his face.
However, Rune, who was hiding in the room widened her eyes in shock.
What was Alistair trying to do!?
Sign a contract!?
But he was clearly lying!
If he signs the contract and the Falconkin gets the Ancestral Order involved, then there is no way they can save him.
Rune wanted nothing more than to appear in the room and stop Alistair, however, she knew she couldn't do that right now. That would not only ruin the plan, but it would also ruin Alistair's effort.
Coming out and stopping Alistair might save him for now, but that would reveal that Alistair was working for her, there was no guarantee that the Skythorn Falcon City won't make a move against Shadow of Silence after knowing that.
Not to mention how Felix would realize all this was a trap and would be alerted, pushing things to an even bigger mess.
Rune narrowed her eyes in self-hate.
She hated the fact that her brain didn't allow her to be reckless.
In the end, she just closed her eyes and stopped observing the situation.
Nux, who was observing everything had a strange look on his face as well.
Alistair's expression may be calm, however, that man was going against Ancestral Order, the power that even the top Divine Stage Cultivators of the world fear.
He was practically sacrificing his life.
Nux didn't expect him to be so loyal to Rune.
And with how Rune was acting and holding herself back, Nux couldn't help but be even more amazed.
He knew Rune was affected, but that amount of self-control…
It may not look like much but that is something that requires much stronger willpower than what Alistair was currently showing.
Both Rune and Alistair…
They were amazing people…
"You are going to sign the contract?" The Falconkin asked to confirm.
"If that is what it takes to convince you. Of course, you would have to state that you wouldn't come after me or my Assassin Hall later." Alistair replied.
"Alright. I will trust you."
The Falconkin agreed to the terms.
A Contract was signed.
Both parties kept a copy to themselves, the Falconkin left.
As soon as he left, Rune appeared in the room and,
"What were you thinking!?"
She questioned in anger.
All this time when she was containing her emotions, they all burst out at the same time.
Alistair was a little taken aback when he saw Rune acting like that, however, in the end, he just smiled and,
"Don't worry, Lady Rune, since you weren't the one who planned this and I was the one who did it on my own accord, the Order won't come after you."
"That is not what I am asking you idiot! I am saying why are you risking your life!? Even my father wouldn't be able to save you if the Ancestral Order comes after you, you fool!"
Rune shouted in rage.
"I am just paying you back, Lady Rune.
You saved my life before, if I can help you by sacrificing this life, then I will do it without a second thought."
"You…"
Rune's anger soared.
This feeling of someone sacrificing himself for her sake…
It was suffocating.
"And here I thought you were just some insignificant character I would never meet again but you turned out to be quite brave, huh." Nux, who decided to show himself spoke.
"Nux Leander…"
Alistair narrowed his eyes.
So he was the guest Lady Rune was talking about. She even asked him to prepare some rooms for them… to think he would meet this man again…
Suddenly, Alistair's expression changed.
"Your cultivation…"
"That's not important right now. What's important is that you have foolishly risked your life and are now in a position where saving you is close to impossible."
Nux replied.
"As I said, I am willing to risk my life for Lady Rune."
"If you are that loyal, then shouldn't you have considered everything before making a move? Why are you sacrificing your life for something so insignificant?
Why did you directly jump to signing the contract? You could have just kept saying, 'I have killed her', it was not like he had any way to confirm this fact.
And once Rune doesn't appear for a month, a year, or a few decades, he would have no choice but to be convinced."
Nux spoke. This was the plan B Amaya had. It would have taken away their chance of using the Trial Tower right after Rune becomes the successor, but it wasn't that big of a problem.
Alistair's expression changed when he heard Nux's words.
"W-Why didn't you tell me sooner!?"
"And how was I supposed to tell you? By stopping time or something?"
"The contract, we need to get it back from him," Rune spoke in an urgent tone.
"We cannot defeat him with the current strength we have, even if we can, it would ruin our plan and this man's effort. Not to mention how he would still die." Nux sighed.
"Then what should we do!? Is him dying the only way!?" Rune questioned.
"Well, he might be saved, but that depends on his luck." Suddenly, Amaya came out of the portal and spoke up. Alistair was shocked, he still wasn't used to them popping into the room out of nowhere and somehow knowing everything about the situation.
"What do you mean?" Rune questioned.
"They won't involve the Ancestral Order in this matter very easily either. If we get lucky, then in the future, we can get our hands on the contract. The probability is low, but it is not zero." Amaya replied.
"Are you telling me to sit back and hope for the best?"
"That is the only option, yes." Amaya nodded.
"…"
Rune turned silent.
"Lady Rune."
Suddenly, Alistair called out.
"As I said, I am willing to sacrifice my life for you. My determination was halfhearted. Please do not worry too much."
Rune glanced at Alistair and then,
"You are a fool."
Saying those words, she disappeared.
"Well, that is not a lie,
You really are foolish."
Amaya nodded as she glanced at Alistair. T
hen, she walked into the portal and disappeared.
"…"
Alistair didn't know how to act in this situation.
Nux just patted his shoulder.
"She seems to care about you."
Suddenly, Nux spoke up.
"I-I was taken aback as well, I didn't think she would act like that," Alistair replied.
"Hmmmmm."
Nux started thinking.
"You think I would have a chance if I save you?"
"Chance?" Alistair frowned.
"Nothing.
You better pray that I manage to impress her with this,
Else I'll make you pay for making me work so much."
Saying those words, Nux disappeared.
"Wha- Huh…?"
Alistair, on the other hand, couldn't understand anything at all…
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