let this old villain rest [BL] l 18+

Prolog

At this very dark night, there are many lights from small stars shining brightly on this dark sky. In this elite but very elegant residence This magnificent European-style building and its very spacious and magnificent courtyard area, plus the various hanging lanterns that decorate the courtyard, make it seem as if you are in fairytale that you're use to love since as an child.

From behind the garden, an old man who was already in his thirties was seen. He was sitting on a pavilion, looking at a large sheet of paper scattered on a table made of wood Plus the antique lantern that is beside him, his eyes that never tire of staring at the writing on the paper, his mouth that never stops reading each sentence and His brown hair, combed back, was still neatly arranged, and his luxurious clothes were still the same ones he was wearing after coming home from his meeting with "that man" and the others.

He took off his glasses and used his hands to press his tired temples after reading almost half of the information written on the piece of paper he was holding.

"I had expected that they would discuss this if they found out that the information they got from a trader was fake"

roneus actually knew about this from the start, he just didn't want to bother with this problem, let others get it while he didn't interfere with this.

"I'd rather sleep in my residence than deal with this problem" he thought.

A servant suddenly came walking towards him with both hands carrying a some snack for his master.

"My lord, I brought some snacks to accompany you," he said in a low but worried tone.

as he put the Tray containing the snacks beside Roneus for him to eat.

"Thank you Percival for the snacks you brought."

Roneus took a biscuit that was in the tray, he only bit off one piece then put it back in the tray because he had to continue his work, he wasn't finished yet.

"And sorry for making you accompany me here, you can rest and sleep now," Roneus continued as he put his glasses back on.

The servant named Percival did not feel tired, in fact he was the one who was always worried about his master's condition.

who always lacks rest just because of some problems that should be left to other nobles, why should his lord be the one to solve them?

"You don't need to apologize, my lord because this is my duty as your servant to served his master" he replied, his initially worried tone turning cold.

His gaze showed a deep dislike for the nobles who liked to throw their mistakes onto others so that they would be the ones to solve them.

Roneus turned to look at each gaze from his servant who had dark blue eyes, he just smiled because he knew the others were also worried about him who was getting old and not like before.

Roneus said in a calm voice "what about Fiona? Has she received all the letters I asked you to give her?" now it was his brown eyes' turn to stare at Percival.

Percival, who heard Roneus' question, answered hesitantly, "Miss Fiona received all the proposal letters that I have given her, but she has not yet made a decision about who her future husband will be"

"I had suspected that my beloved daughter was still doubtful about the decision I made for her." Smiling disappointedly, he now didn't care about the papers in front of him.

"What do you mean, My lord ! Isn't Miss Fiona the one who always accepts all the decisions you made for her future too?" Percival asked Roneus because he himself had grown up with Fiona since childhood and always knew that she always supported all of Roneus' decisions.

This time Roneus did not answer, he immediately stood up and walked out of the Pavilion , looking up at the beautiful night full of shining stars there.

Percival still faithfully walked beside him, the two of them walking side by side in the beautiful night.

Suddenly Roneus stopped walking and he holding his beard as if thinking for a moment, Percival who also stopped did not forget the tray containing snacks that he had brought back.

"Hey Percival, how old are you now?" He asked his only and most loyal servant

"I'm 22, Mr. Roneus," he replied.

"Great, how about you marry Fiona who turns 18 this year?" Roneus smiled mischievously, teasing his servant who still didn't have a partner.

"...."

"It's okay, a 4 year age difference doesn't affect your decision to get married" Roneus continued proudly.

But for Percival he wasn't happy to hear this, he just kept quiet looking at his master who was still smiling without saying anything and just gripping the tray he was holding with his hand. As if not hearing anything

"Hey, I was just joking, you don't have to take it so seriously."

Seeing that Percival was still silent, Roneus could only continue, "You know that since my wife died when my daughter was 5 years old, she has become a loner, right?"

"And since then my life has changed like this, I carry out my duties as a duke without giving her the slightest bit of attenti-"

He suddenly became silent cause he didn't want to discuss his own past, let the past remain the past. Now he had to look at his present self and his future.

Even though he knew that his daughter was the one he was most worried about, he still felt guilty about his past.

"How about you stop for a while and focus on fixing your relationship with Miss Fiona?" Percival finally spoke after Roneus finished.

"Hah?"

Suddenly the night wind came towards them, standing facing each other and the wind hit their hair, especially Roneus' hair, which was originally neat, but now it was messy.

That's right, why didn't he think about it all this time? Throughout his life, he never spent time with his wife or daughter and preferred to obey the orders of "him" who always said every decision and action was for the sake of his people.

It is true that every regret always comes at the end, that is what he felt after hearing the news that the person he had loved for a long time in his life would soon leave him. Maybe this is what Roneus wants, maybe he doesn't know that it's time to stop and decide to fix all his mistakes and everything he has done.

Roneus immediately put both of his hands on Percival's shoulders and patted his shoulders after that before he walked back towards his mansion "can you bring half of the pile of papers there to my room, Percival?" After saying that, he immediately left his servant there.

Meanwhile, Percival just nodded his head before he finished looking at his master's figure who had really left, not knowing that he was very happy to see his master giving attention only to him.

with him saying in a whisper "as your command, my love" his hand bit the biscuit that had Roneus' "bite mark" on it and his pupils had changed into a heart shape.