Taming My Vampire Servant - Chapter 166
Lucius tried not to succumb to fear. He knew it would cause a big commotion in the quiet library if Sigmund would not calm down. He glanced at Ivory, and he asked her to calm her Servant first.
“Sigmund,” she murmured as she held his arm, squeezing it subtly, “We’re in the library. Please calm down. Lucius must have a good reason.”
With the warmth of his Master’s hand, Sigmund’s eyes stopped glowing and took a deep breath.
While the three were conversing, Lycus was already reading the opened scroll. It showed an inked sketch of a Werewolf, with thick hair and hairy, pointed ears. The wolf form was also drawn, and in the description, it was written that the whiter the fur under the moonlight, the higher the mana quality.
Noticing that Lycus was already reading the scroll, Lucius told them, “Let me explain.. Why don’t we all go somewhere more private?”
He then took the old scrolls, and went to the counter to inform the librarian that he would borrow them. It took quite a long while before he could convince him, but because he’s the son of General Goldwine, he believed that he would use the information on the banned scrolls only for good intentions.
Sigmund and Lycus carried the scrolls, and they all rode Lucius’ carriage. They traveled for several minutes until they reached Greensteid.
The four of them got down to Lycus’ old house, which was already empty because Zen left. While Ivory, Sigmund, and Lucius sat on the wooden chairs, Lycus prepared them a bowl of his mashed potato dish with his signature flavor, as well as green tea.
When they were already complete, Lucius spoke about his mother, “Sir Rheolous told me that mother left us to look for the Werewolves.”
“So the woman last time was yours and Ivory’s mother?” Sigmund asked, “But why? Why is she involved with those scums?”
Hearing this, Lycus dropped the spoon he held. Ivory glanced at him worriedly, and as he picked up the spoon on the floor, he just gave her a reassuring smile.
Lucius responded to Sigmund’s question, “Honestly… I do not know. I am ashamed and I felt like I failed as his son.”
“So mother kept it a secret all these years?” Ivory questioned.
He nodded at his sister, “I only knew of her being an ex-Royal Knight before we left for Topazeon. She mentioned the Unholy Mana, which is I think, the Dark Mana we knew of right now.”
“It existed, even years ago?” the silver-haired Master creased her brow.
Lucius nodded. “Because I know she has trauma with Servants, I did not ask about Dark Mana, nor about Servants any further. I never even got to know what kind of Servant she had back then,” Lucius sighed, “I didn’t even know she was close with Werewolves, so I am really confused right now.”
Ivory sipped tea, and then said, “What if her Servant was a Werewolf?”
“Are you saying she has Silverblade blood?” her brother uttered.
“No! She’s not-” Lycus almost said something. Upon realizing that he should not tell them anything else, he did not continue his words.
“What is it?” Sigmund peered into his light blue irises, “You were saying something?”
“Oh yeah, Lycus. You knew father and mother before, right?” Lucius asked him, “And you know Ivory’s past. I think you are the one who could give us details.”
“Apologies,” he immediately stood up from his seat, then knelt in front of them. He bowed until his forehead reached the floor, “I am not in the position to speak about this important matter!”
Ivory widened her eyes, “Lycus! You were hiding something from me? I thought you were loyal to me?”
“Master, it is a very important matter, and I do not dare tell you until Master’s father, His Eminence, says so!”
Still not mentioning a thing about Ivory’s past, Sigmund’s eyes glowed. He grabbed his shirt and looked straight into his eyes, saying, “Why do you call General Darius ‘His Eminence’?”
“He’s not-” Lycus’ lips trembled as he let the Vampire lash out his frustration at him.
“Continue! What were you going to say?”
“Lycus, please tell us,” Lucius pleaded, “It will be better if we know the truth!”
But Lycus turned to his Master, “If I tell you the truth, you and Sigmund might not be able to handle it… I am sure it will bring a wedge between the two of you!”
“I love Sigmund, and I know he loves me too, Lycus. Nothing can come between us!”
The second Servant creased his brows, then panned his sight to Sigmund, “How about you? Can you risk your relationship with Master Ivory to hear the truth?”
The Vampire turned silent.
“Sigmund, tell him that nothing will change between us even if we hear the truth today,” Ivory held his hands underneath the table, “Let us show Lycus how great our love for each other is.”
Sigmund also clenched his beloved’s hands. When he turned his head to look at Lycus, he saw the seriousness in his expression. He knew Lycus as a smart Servant, so he must have had a great reason why he asked them first. He is very loyal to Ivory, but why was he hesitating to let them know?
Would the truth really negatively affect the current relationship he had with Ivory?
The Vampire turned his head. He stared at the table and said nothing.
She felt his grasp loosening, “Sigmund?”
“No… I…” he murmured and covered his face with his hands.
“What did you say?” Ivory made him face her and forced him to remove them from blocking his face, and look at him directly.
He met her gaze, then looked at Lycus and yelled, “Keep that damn secret… Do not say it!”
Ivory and Lucius were both puzzled at Sigmund’s words. They stared at him, wondering why he refused to hear the truth.
Ivory nudged his arm repeatedly and stared at him teary-eyed, “Sigmund, are you not confident with our love for each other? We trust each other fully, so why-”
“Ivory, you don’t understand! I’d rather not know the truth than lose you!”
Hearing this, Ivory’s tears fell on her cheeks as she felt her heart break. She was frustrated because she longed to know everything about herself, but it was as if the Goddess gave another test to them.
At the same time, she also knew where Sigmund was coming from and was actually touched and thankful with what he said. It was the sincerity in his words that made her finally decide.
“If Sigmund does not want to, then I shall honor his wish.”
The Vampire sighed, relieved that she agreed to him. If she insisted on making Lycus tell the secret, who knows what might happen?
Lycus bowed once again in front of Ivory, his head on the floor, “Please allow me… to resign and leave as your Servant! I have done something that a Servant shouldn’t do – to keep secrets from my Master!”
“Lycus…” Ivory’s eyes widened from the unexpected statement from her second Servant. Wolfram asked her to take in Lycus as her Servant and trust him like she did with Sigmund. Besides, he never ceased to behave well and cared for her as her second Servant. How could she just shove him away?
Keeping a secret from someone is just a natural thing to do, especially when the secret could negatively affect the person’s life. That was the reason why Ivory did not tell Sigmund that she met Wolfram and the pack in her dream, and that she had a pact with them. It was also the reason why she did not reveal that Lycus was a Werewolf Servant without wolf ears. She would definitely tell him, but she felt like it was not yet the right time.
As she contemplated these things, Ivory felt like she didn’t want to pretend as if she never kept any secret from anyone.
“Please stand up,” she ordered. When Lycus followed her request, she told him, “Didn’t you promise that you’ll help me get stronger? I need you to train me how to make my other mana powerful. Don’t leave me, please!”
Lycus, realizing that he was too rash in his words, apologized to Ivory. He glanced at Sigmund, who gave him a short nod.
Lucius sighed, then started gathering the old scrolls placed on the table, “If you’re not going to tell us anything, Lycus, I should go now. I have a lot of scrolls to read.” It was evident in his face as he frowned, that he was disappointed at the second Servant. But he knew he couldn’t blame him at all because Ivory is his Master, and he only acted upon his own judgment thinking about her feelings.
Although the blonde young man already knew that General Darius is not Ivory’s real father, he actually didn’t know who her real father was. But he observed how Lycus addressed him as ‘His Eminence’, so for sure whoever that person was, he would be someone powerful or with great influence.
“Apologies,” Lycus said before Lucius exited the door.