Julian looked at the Duke, confused. He could understand the Duke taking Lucius since he was his son, but him?
Why was he being dragged along?
He was just a tutor. What exactly could he do on their journey to the south to make up for his debt?
After trying his hardest to get away from the Capital, now he was being dragged back?
No, no, he didn't want to get involved with the plot... Not even by accident. And more than that, he was worried that he'd have to travel in the same carriage as the Duke, even at night.
If they were in the same carriage even when the sun came up, he would wake up every morning with the Duke in front of him and that meant... He gulped... He couldn't even begin to imagine their reactions.
He wanted to make an excuse, a valid one, just so he could get out of it, but just as he opened his mouth to speak, the system chimed,
[MANDATORY QUEST UNLOCKED]
'You've got to be kidding me.'
Julian stared at the flickering purple screen with a look of pure betrayal.
