"HUH?"
"Don't make me repeat myself twice, Melvin," Nero said, irritated. "Is there something wrong with your ears?"
"Nothing is wrong with my ears, Prince Nero. But, with all due respect, Your Royal Highness is the one who's being inconsistent here," Melvin complained. Of course, this scaredy-cat wouldn't have become his secretary if he was really a coward. Who else in the empire had the courage and audacity to talk back to the Crown Prince disrespectfully? "You said this morning that we shouldn't send the royal knights to patrol the capital because the security here will weaken, and that the thieves are aiming for that since their next target could be the Royal Treasury."
"Exactly."
His secretary looked at him as if he was cursing the Crown Prince internally.
"Lower your gaze, you disrespectful brat."
"How could I read your intention if I lower my gaze, Your Royal Highness?"
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