132: SUITS YOU WELL

SUITS YOU WELL

Alan was shocked to see Cane there, but he didn't recognize Iris immediately, because the last time he met her, he only caught a glimpse of her and she was much younger.

On the other hand, Cane also didn't expect to see him here when he told Will to find out more about his intentions to come to the black market, but as it turned out, he could figure it out himself.

He came looking for the guild master as well, but for what item?

"You? What are you doing here?" Alan glared at Cane, as if he was his enemy. Though they were not on speaking terms, knowing that this alpha was in control of the mines in the south and the royal family wouldn't get any benefits out of it anymore, he was deeply unhappy.

However, after seeing Alan was there, Cane simply ignored him. He didn't offer him any greeting or other respectful gestures. The norms that you should follow whenever you see a member of the royal family.

"How dare you ignore me!" His temper flared up to see himself being disrespected like that.

Yet, Cane simply stared at the guard. "Are you not going to open the gates?" His voice was icy and his tone was impassive, while he kept Iris by his side.

Iris stared at Alan, she was about to pay respects to him. After all, he was from the royal family and it was a custom to do that, but Cane held her hand tightly, preventing her from doing so. She followed his lead and ignored the crown prince as well, which aggravated him further.

On the other hand, the guard immediately opened the gates and let Cane and Iris enter, but Alan, who couldn't accept the disrespect that the alpha showed him, grabbed his shoulder and forced him to turn around to face him.

Cane turned around and swatted his hand from his shoulder, and it stung. He didn't hold back at all when he hit him.

"What do you want?" Cane asked, he looked annoyed.

"What do I want?" Alan was flabbergasted. "How dare you talk to me like that? Ten years of slavery made you stupid?! I am the Crown Prince!"

Alan was used to people giving him special treatment and being respectful toward him because he was the crown prince, thus seeing Cane's ignorance offended him greatly.

"Does being the Crown Prince make you stupid?"

Iris was stunned hearing what Cane said, so was Corry, who was standing next to Alan. He was about to open his mouth to rebuke the alpha, but he beat him to it and spoke first.

"Everyone is the same here, titles mean nothing." Cane learned this from Redmond's explanation on the rules to be followed in the black market.

This was the most basic rule in this place and for Alan to demand himself to be treated the same as his status aboveground only made him look silly.

"Cane!" Alan was at a loss for words, he didn't know what to say, he wanted to curse at Cane, but he already walked through the gates with Iris following behind him. The young woman even giggled when she noticed his face turn ashen.

Once his deadly glare fell on her, Iris immediately turned around and quickened her steps.

"What item do you wish to buy, Sir?" The guard asked when he took him to the waiting room.

Behind them, Alan and Corry followed closely. The crown prince flopped down on one of the sofas, his arms crossed, while he listened to the guard, who asked the same question to him, he glared at Cane loftily, while the latter didn't even pay any attention to him.

It was Iris, who found this situation a little bit awkward, as she quickly grasped the gist of it. What Cane said was right, Alan couldn't demand respect from him based on his status aboveground.

But then, wouldn't this make trouble for Cane once they were no longer here? But, it seemed, Cane didn't care much about it.

"Asturi Stem." Both Cane and Alan answered at the same time, which finally made Cane take interest in him, as he whipped his head around to look at the crown prince.

"Asturi Stem is a rare item, you should meet with the head of the guild to buy it," the two guards explained to their respective guests.

"I know!" Alan waved his hand impatiently. "Tell Lou to come and meet me."

From the way Alan spoke, he seemed to be a frequent visitor to this place, for he already knew the name of the owner of this guild merchant.

"I want to see Lou, too," Cane said swiftly, as if he had met that man before, this time he spoke in Kars.

Both of the guards looked at each other when they heard that these people wanted to get the same thing.

"Are you together?" The guard with Cane asked him.

"No." Cane stopped for a while, but then he spoke again in Kars. "Tell him to see me."1

The guard was stunned to hear Cane speak in their master's language, so were Alan and Corry. It was not surprising for someone like Cane to speak multiple languages, after all, highborns like them tended to master a few languages in this realm.

However, the way Cane phrased it, made it sound like they were close acquaintances or something.

"Wait for a while, I will let master Lou know this."

Both the guards left the room, leaving the four of them alone in the waiting room, while the silence descended on them made the situation very awkward.

"Iris, it has been a while since the last time I saw you." Corry broke the silence, as he started conversing with Iris.

However, she was not looking in his direction, thus she missed the question, which made Alan laugh. "Oh, you must have forgotten Sir Corry, she is deaf, you need to make her look in your direction before you speak to her," he said disdainfully between his laughs. "Getting her as your luna suits you well, Cane,."

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