Chapter 27

Ian had ridden a horse across the street to find Laritte.

But when he reached the gate, her carriage had already left the capital.

“How long has it been since the wagon of Count Brumayer had passed this area?”

A guard at the southern door recognized Ian and hurried to search through the entry and exit documents. A cursive handwriting grazing on the old clumps of the papers was seen.

“15…..It’s been 15 minutes, sire!”
“Thank you.”

They wouldn’t have gone that far.

Since the path outside the capital was dark, Ian borrowed a lamp from the gate before galloping away on his horse.

It was still early spring and the night breeze wasn’t much comforting. It bit his skin. His cheeks were getting red under the fierce fangs of the wind.

If it wasn’t Ian, he wouldn’t be able to endure it.

He continued combing through the various paths.

Riding a horse at night with a single source of light in one’s hand could be very dangerous.

Something in him once asked why he wanted to give up his life like this.

But all he could think about now was that he needed to find Laritte.

His outstanding horse-riding skills shone in the dark.

“Huff….”

He could faintly hear the sound of wheels scratching on the stony path somewhere in the distance.

Ian soon blocked the way by turning his horse right in front of it.

The horse that was leading the carriage neighed loudly at the sudden hindrance before coming to a stop.

The horse was scared. If it was trained well, he could have moved according to its master’s instructions, but Count Brumayer was too ignorant.

The driver of the carriage got furious.

“Hey! What’s wrong with you!”

Even when he slashed the reins on the horse’s back, it was static at its place.

Cursing under his breath, his gaze moved on to the man who stood in front of him.

“What do you think you’re doing in front of the Earl’s wagon?!”

Because of the darkness, he could only make out the silhouette of his opponent.

“……This is the wagon of Count Brumayer?”
“Well, it is! Don’t you know? Can’t you see the crest of the red bird? Come on, get out of our way!”

Ian jumped down from his horse and walked to the carriage. It was not long before he appeared under the light of the carriage.

His gold orbs were dangerously glistening over his dark skin. It could not have been more frightening than a lion appearing in the middle of a mountainous road. A stance intimidating enough to make shivers run down in one’s spine.

gasped and uttered without even realizing it.

it’s the Swordmaster……”

were fixed on the carriage behind the two

Laritte was there.

in him like lava. A thought occurred to him that they would have

her well, the situation wouldn’t have gone

said, approaching the

“Get lost…..Right now.”

threatening enough to put an end to their life, even when he didn’t take out his sword.

and got dissolved into the darkness without even thinking about

moon, guiding them to nowhere. Still, they continued

of the carriage

noticed the carriage to be of a very

he ever seen a carriage like this?

to turn the handle, but it was locked.

it.” He murmured

see his wife. Why were there

of its sheath

swordmasters who would waste their energy

to the ground, while the door slowly opened itself.

weak figure of

in the dress he gave her was nowhere to be found and instead, she

in the corner, she looked like a herbivore being driven to a dead end.

widened as they

called out to her.

“Laritte!!”

relief and resentment, which she

She gasped out.

“…..Ian?”

few hours ago that she came to know his

the ground. But

hell were you going

waiting for her reply. But, it never came. So, Ian gave up, shifting his eyes back to her

It wasn’t long

“…….”

only cried with a calm expression on her

it contained desperation, the pain in her finally melting away from her.

the largest emotional change

had called her with her

‘Rose’, but her own.

it made her desperate to search for more

accepting her as the Duchess?

somehow saddened

“Why…..”

murmured, weakly blinking at him.

yelling

didn’t know she

that Rose was going to be the Duchess. Even when she knew Laritte was her captain’s savior.

in

dirty as a commoner. And an illegitimate child was obviously considered ominous to be

was strange that Ian had

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