Chapter 29

Not long after the carriage started rattling, she carefully chose her words.

“Ah, can I ask you something presumptuous?”

“What is it?”

“Do you feel attached to her?”

Ian raised his eyebrows at her question, but his eyes never left the figure beneath him. His palm, which was gently tucking a silver strand behind Laritte’s ear, paused.

“That’s a strange thing to say.”

“But…..”

“I’m just returning the loyalty. Do you think I’ve fallen in love?”

Redra restrained herself from uttering, “I asked because it seemed like that is the case”, while he continued.

“She saved me, helped me heal, and even accompanied me on my operation. Haven’t you taken a note of those things?”

He asked, delivering a sudden glance to Redra.

Ahem! She coughed out of embarrassment, a slight blush finding its way onto her cheeks.

“……That’s what it’s all about.”

“I see…..”

As a token of allegiance to her captain, Redra decided to assume that for now.

***

The dukedom of Reinhardt was located in the southeast of the capital.

Even in the vast Iassa Empire, which occupied an entire continent, the duchy was particularly a fertile land for harvesting crops. Rich sources of iron constantly emerged out of the depths of the mines. The duchy was large enough to hold thriving towns and villages.

Although the duchy’s officials were bemused by the loss of their master after his collapse, the dukedom was still in great power.

The word began to spread through the region that Ian, who was known to have died, was returning.

The carriage arrived in front of the Duke’s mansion in the afternoon.

“You may step down, Captain.”

After stepping down from the carriage, Ian walked to the gate holding the weak figure in his arms.

gate gave off a dreary creaking sound as it opened before him, which served as a piece of evidence that this place was deserted for a few months. Even the garden had lost its former beauty.

his eyes fell on the field beside

train, filling it with a loud clank of swords and chatter of

“……”

he grabbed the knocker of the front door, Redra, who

an employee of our family, so the main building must have

contact with the Order of Duchy. She must have managed the

have minded if it

the door, his eyes somehow printed the image of his former employees standing on

used to go sore due to the unending chatterboxes.

known to be a murderous and terrifying Duke, but inside the mansion, he was known as a kind

the influence of

felt

have starved to death. They couldn’t have

be some people

a while to get everyone back.’

thought as he

he anticipated the interior of an empty mansion to

hands busy in cleaning

was one of the Duke’s many employees.

“…..Oh my.”

she was moved by

“M-M-M-Master is here!”

and servants came out running from every direction of the place.

seemed

this day

Why are you crying on this

see

here as well!”

their joy, they hugged each

maids rushed to hug Redra, Ian murmured.

“But how?”

expected that there would be a couple of employees under Count Reikla, but he didn’t expect to find his employees as well, and

planning on bringing all the survivors

from all

less than 30 percent of his total employees,

The cook…….

Ava, who raised Ian from his

eyes traveled to the frail form of Laritte in Ian’s arms.

Is she asleep? Please let me hold

“Nanny.”

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