Chapter 27: 26

The knights, who had gathered to watch the two’s sparring match, averted their gazes or looked elsewhere when their eyes met Khalid’s. It was because they would even suffer more if Amavand, the Vice Commander, was beaten to that extent.

“Tsk. Everyone has lost their discipline.”

Khalid discontentedly clicked his tongue when seeing the knights avoid sparring. He thought that he would have to schedule a training session and make them suffer sooner or later. Ruffling his sweat-drenched hair, he moved forward.

“Huu.”

Having wiped away his sweat with a towel in a corner of the training ground, Khalid sat down on the bench. Although his head had cleared up a little, the suffocation in his chest was not relieved.

Woof, woof!

As he sat in a daze to catch his breath, he heard a dog barking. Turning his head toward the sound, Khalid saw a military dog trainer together with a dog that was waving his tail. Then the dog rushed towards him.

“Ah! Ron! This kid! My, my apologies, Commander-nim.”

“It’s okay.”

The military dog trainer, who was suddenly dragged along by the military dog, bowed his head in surprise. Khalid glanced at the panting dog in front of him, then lightly patted his head. Then the dog licked Khalid’s hand as if he had been waiting.

“His name is Ron? Is his training over?”

“Pardon? Yes, sir! We were going to play ball as a reward for training.”

“Is that so? Then can I go for a walk with this kid for a while?”

“Of, of course!”

Khalid received the leash from the military dog trainer and stood up. Arriving at the back garden with the military dog, he loosened the leash and threw the ball to the opposite side. Then, the dog got excited and ran away.

“Good job.”

Khalid lightly smiled as he watched the dog catch the ball he threw. When he repeatedly threw the ball without thinking, he felt as if his stuffy heart could relax a bit.

At that moment, the military dog, who just returned with the ball in his mouth, pricked his ears and stopped. Then, he jumped out of the backyard like an arrow without giving Khalid time to do anything.

“Ron!”

Surprised by the sudden action, Khalid called the dog’s name and immediately followed, but it was too far to catch him. Military dogs who were intensively trained were no different from lethal weapons. It would be a disaster if the dog attacked the servants in the diplomatic office.

“Ah!”

Not different from what he had expected, from the side where the military dog ​​was running, a sound close to a scream echoed over. Khalid hardened his eyes and accelerated his pace. As he came out of the backyard, his eyes widened when seeing the person who was half crushed by the large dog.

“Your Imperial Highness?”

“……Your highness?”

Renato, who was being licked everywhere by the dog that rushed at him, also recognized Khalid’s presence.

“Why are you here……”

Bewildered by the unexpected meeting, Khalid opened his mouth before closing it again. He had never made an appointment or received a message, so had no idea why Renato was here.

“Ahhh! My apologies!”

“Your Imperial Highness!”

Nasir, frozen in surprise because of the unexpected occurrence, came to his senses and apologized. Louis, who had been following from a distance, also ran over with a pale face.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

Nasir wandered around Renato, not knowing what to do. Louis also stamped his foot behind him.

“Please wait a moment. I will get him out right now.”

Nasir barely regained his senses and gulped. What if the military dog bit Renato? Just thinking about it made him feel dizzy. He hurriedly tried to pull the dog away from Renato.

“Here, this guy, come here! Hurry!”

“Grr……”

At Nasir’s whistle signal to get away from Renato, the dog lowered his body and growled. It was a clear sign of rejection.

“Why, why is he like this?”

Nasir was bewildered when the military dog ​​threatened to bite him at any moment. Khalid also frowned.

Fundamentally, military dogs were unfriendly to anyone other than the Knights Order. They were trained to behave like that to defend their allies and attack their enemies.

However, the military dog that was clinging to Renato, not knowing whether he was hugging or attacking him, showed a sense of familiarity as if this weren’t their first meeting. His tail was also wagging more vehemently compared to when he was with Khalid.

“What, what to do?! Please hurry up and take him away!”

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When the military dog ​​roared with his teeth exposed, Louis urged Nasir in fright. He wanted to separate the dog away by force, but he was afraid that Renato might be bitten by the excited dog if he made a mistake.

“Louis, calm down. I’m okay.”

Unlike the two flustered people, the person who was half crushed by the military dog ​​was calm. He didn’t seem to fear dogs. Khalid looked at Renato, who calmly soothed the restless Louis, then sighed and moved forward.

“Ron.”

Khalid lowered his voice and called the military dog. Then, the military dog that was still growling toward Nasir felt an unusual momentum and stopped. Not missing the opportunity, Khalid quickly reached out and grabbed the dog’s neck.

“Kiing!”

Suddenly caught by the nape of his neck, the military dog let out a terrified sound. Khalid quickly subdued the dog to end the situation and hurriedly put on the leash. Then he handed the dog over to Nasir.

“Take him.”

“Huff, yes. I will be right back!”

Nasir quickly grabbed the leash and disappeared with the military dog. Having cleared up the situation at once, Khalid extended his hand to Renato.

“Can you get up?”

“Ah, yes. Thank you very much.”

Looking at the hand extended to him, Renato opened his eyes wide and faintly smiled. Seizing the warmth that touched his hand, Khalid gave strength to his grip. After raising Renato up, he immediately apologized.

“I sincerely apologize. Everything that happened today was my fault. If you want compensation……”

“Not at all. I’m fine. Please don’t worry, I won’t make a big deal out of what just happened.”

Renato softly smiled. He considered it his fault because it happened when he followed Nasir, who said he would bring Khalid.

“I am rather apologetic because it seems that you and Sir Nasir were surprised because of me, your highness. And was the dog’s name Ron? I hope you will not punish Sir Nasir and Ron. Because sometimes, things like today happen as well.”

“Excuse me?”

“Sometimes animals like birds and dogs rush to me with excessive excitement, perhaps because of the blood flowing in my body. So please don’t worry too much about what happened a while ago.”

Renato quietly explained. He was a little startled when a big dog jumped out of the bushes and ran towards him, but he was able not to get scared because he knew from experience that animals didn’t harm him.

“If you say so, Your Imperial Highness…… I understand. Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Not at all.”

“Please tell me if you feel any pain.”

Red eyes filled with a sharp glimmer carefully looked at Renato. Fortunately, there didn’t seem to be any wounds, but the neat hair was messy and the clean clothes had been ruined by dirt. Khalid felt a headache rushing over him when seeing Renato’s state, which couldn’t be described as fine even with empty words.

“Let’s go inside for now.”

Khalid reached out to brush off a leaf on Renato’s shoulder, then led him into the diplomatic office to solve the aftermath.

* * *

Clack.

A teacup filled with white steam was placed on the table. Taking a sip of the Khan Kingdom’s traditional tea, Renato had an awkward expression. His clothes were different from before.

“I’m here to return the jacket, but…… It seems like I’m indebted to you again.”

Renato fiddled with the teacup, feeling the soft feeling of the knitwear covering the back of his hand. What he was wearing now was Khalid’s cardigan.

The pure white cape he was originally wearing had to be taken off because it was dirtied with the military dog’s fur, saliva, and dust. Luckily, his shirt and pants could be wiped with a wet towel.

‘Please wear this, too.’

Looking at Renato with his cape off, Khalid handed him his cardigan. It was because he felt it was inappropriate to give Renato someone else’s clothes.

Renato strongly refused at first, but eventually accepted his cardigan. And now, the two were drinking tea while facing each other in the drawing room.

“I will return it to you when I go back to the Imperial Palace later.”

“You can wear it. It’s a pretty cold day today. If you feel uncomfortable, would you like me to give you something else?”

“No. It’s okay. I just feel like I’m causing too much trouble……”

Renato quickly waved his hand. The wind caused by his gesture rolled the cardigan sleeve down. Following it, Khalid’s eyes moved downward.

“It seems the cardigan is too big.”

Renato pulled back the sleeve that just fell to his elbows and coughed in embarrassment. He always knew there was a big difference in their sizes, but now he felt just like a child wearing adult clothes. His white cheeks were slightly flushed.

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