Rise of the White Devil

Chapter 28 Pride

As Lucas arrived with Sylv and her mother at the throne room, luxurious with white and gold, he saw an elf with regal appearance. The elf had long blond hair and deep blue eyes, next to him a younger version of the elf, with much shorter hair.They were Michael and Raphael Velariah.

Both were standing in front of the throne, gazing at Lucas, while Sylv and her mother stood at the right side and a bunch of royal guards were next to the sides of the throne, awaiting the king's orders.

"So you are the one who saved my daughter's life, huh?" The king said as he gazed at the white-haired 'human' in front of him.

While the prince, a little behind, looked worriedly at his little sister to see if she was okay.

"That is correct. It was my mission after all," Lucas said, looking directly into the eyes of the king and speaking in a neutral tone.

The king was surprised; normally, someone at Lucas's age would never dare to meet him in the eyes with his back straight and not even an ounce of fear in him.

"Then, as a father and king of Eldrath, I would like to convey my thanks to you. I will allow you to pick one skill book in the royal treasury," the king offered, causing everyone to widen in shock, the guards instantly protesting.

"My king, you can't allow a human to enter the royal treasury!"

'Wow, how fearless, to object to their own king's words… Still, looks like a lot of elves don't really like humans, huh? Even if they don't show it, they still feel like humans are disgusting creatures. Well, that is normal, I suppose…' Lucas thought, sighing inwardly. He knew all too well how cruel and disgusting humans could be...

"Yes my king! You shou-"

"Silence," the king spoke, making the atmosphere in the room freeze and become extremely more tense than it already was.

"So, you say I shouldn't reward the person who saved my daughter's life? The life of the princess of the elven domain?" He said with cold words, making the guards shrink back in fear.

"P-please forgive us, your majesty. We didn't think about that," the guards said, bowing their heads, realizing their mistakes.

Ignoring the guards, the king gazed back at the human who didn't show any sort of emotion.

"Before meeting you, I did a little re