Back in his room, Camelot locked the door so that he could hear the doorknob turning if someone really wanted to come in.
Next to the bed was a sharp sword illuminated by the moon.
He didn’t understand why, but he took her and put her on the bed where he lay down.
Just to be safe, it’s worth it.
Strangely, the weapon seemed familiar to him for some reason.
He took it in his hand several times, made several turns.
He made a couple of tentative movements.
There’s nothing special about it.
I can’t even hold her properly.
He hid the sword next to him and fell asleep almost immediately.
“Click”
He woke up to a barely audible noise.
The room was in darkness, but Camelot could clearly see the outline of a shadow standing by his bed.
A rapier blade flashed in the moonlight.
Camelot froze.
So it’s Adrian after all?
The first thought came instantly.
He came because of the note.
Camelot abruptly opened his eyes and pushed off the bed at the same time.
The point of the sword shot forward.
The attacker did not expect Camelot to wake up.
Camelot grabbed his sword.
His hand rose of its own accord.
Kiang!
Steel met steel.
The blow was thrown back.
Camelot took a step back, because he didn’t realize what he had just done.
His fingers gripped the hilt tightly, his body position was evenly focused.
The left leg was also at the right angle.
The sword was aimed precisely at the opponent.
Camelot blinked.
Wow, I can do that!
The attacker attacked again, this time faster.
Camelot automatically dodged.
The blade passed close to his shoulder.
He took a step back, then abruptly raised his sword.
Kiang!
Another blow.
Second.
The young heir’s body moved by itself, he didn’t even have time to think.
He was just defending himself.
Block.
Step back.
Turn.
Blade withdrawal.
A counterattack.
Every movement was so natural, as if he had been doing it all his life.
What’s happening?
A new page from the grimoire appeared before his eyes.
[Skill detected.
]
[ Fencing – Lvl.
1 ]
Camelot almost laughed in surprise.
The attacker was rushing forward again.
Camelot parried the blow and was finally able to see the face.
Moonlight filtered through the curtains.
White skin.
Gathered hair and stern eyes.
Camelot froze.
«Tatiana!»
The head maid did not answer.
She swung again.
Camelot barely managed to block the blow.
«Are you seriously trying to kill me again?»
Tatiana pushed him back.
«You asked too much, Camelot.»
Camelot gripped the hilt of his sword.
Everything was falling into place now.
The wine glasses were served by the servants all evening, two days ago, and the glass of Camelot fell into Tatiana’s hands.
She added sleeping pills and during the ceremony, while he was drunk, she planted a handkerchief with arsenic.
Adrian was actually in the greenhouse that evening, but not for long.
Tatiana’s lies were revealed…
Camelot looked at Tatiana.
«So you’ve read the note after all.
Which I told you not to read.»
He chuckled.
For the first time, real fear appeared on the woman’s face.
[Deduction has been updated.]
[Suspect confirmed.]
[ Tatiana is hiding information.]
[ Tatiana attacked Camelot Canham.]
[Probability of involvement in the assassination: Incredibly High.]
The swords of the two people collided again.
Kiang!
Camelot took a step back, and Tatiana immediately went on the offensive.
Her movements were fast and precise.
She was too good with weapons for an ordinary maid.
«Tatiana, what are you hiding?!»
Camelot lunged.
«It doesn’t concern you, you talk too much.
Lately, you’ve been getting on my nerves more and more often!»
Tatiana averted the blade.
«The first fact,» Camelot continued instead of the older maid.
«Two days ago, I lost consciousness in the greenhouse, and almost didn’t die.»
Although it’s a lie, the last Camelot died, but I’m not going to tell her that.
«So what?»
Kiang!
«The second fact.
I found a broken glass in the grass.»
Tatiana said nothing.
«The third one.
Traces of sleeping pills were found on the napkin next to him.»
The woman’s face changed.
«And the fourth…»
He blocked her punch.
«There was arsenic on the outside of the glass.»
Tatiana abruptly retreated.
«So you’ve remembered after all.»
«Unfortunately not.»
«I didn’t remember anything.
I just know how to watch.»
He attacked again.
Tatiana retorted.
«The stuff was supposed to make me lose consciousness, but the arsenic…»
«Shut up!»
«He should have killed me!»
Tatiana struck sharply from above.
Camelot raised his sword.
Kiang!
The force of the blow forced him to retreat.
«But there’s one problem,» he continued.
«If you just wanted to kill me, why leave a glass and a napkin where you can find them?»
«You think too highly of yourself.
The day you entered the greenhouse, I was just about to destroy the evidence.
But you beat me to it!»
«Maybe you’re right.»
Camelot took a step forward.
«But then why did you lie to me?»
Tatiana froze.
«You said you left the greenhouse in the morning.»
Camelot raised his sword.
«But when I asked who was there after lunch, you called Adrian.»
«So what?»
«And then I asked how you knew Adrian was gone.»
Silence.
«You didn’t answer.»
Tatiana slowly lowered her weapon.
But Camelot didn’t do the same.
«And one more thing.»
He looked her straight in the eye.
«I left two notes.»
The woman frowned.
«I put one in Adrian’s room.
I gave you the second one.»
Tatiana was silent.
Her fingers tightened on the hilt of her sword.
There was nothing to hide now.
She slowly straightened up, and then suddenly burst out laughing.
There wasn’t a drop of the previous restraint in that laugh.
«Well done!»
Camelot frowned.
«What’s so funny about that?»
Tatiana put the rapier a little to the side.
«I really thought you were a brainless kid.»
She ran a hand through her hair, the severe bun blossoming like a flower.
A few strands of hair fell over her face.
«The drunk.
Womanizer.
A narcissistic heir who doesn’t understand anything about his own house.»
Camelot grimaced.
«Thank you for your words.
I’m very pleased.»