When The Count’s Illegitimate Daughter Gets Married

Chapter 54

“Forgive me, Madam.”
“……..”
“As a knight, I cannot receive this from Madam. That is the first code a soldier must follow. One should be wary of occurrences that can result in one’s heart being drawn to a particular Master. Secondly, a sense of deprivation and jealousy could arise among each other in the Order of Knights.”

Except for Redra and a couple of knights, the rest acted disrespectful towards Laritte and therefore were punished to starve for days on end.

Redra and her followers had a good meal. That was natural and non-discriminatory. But she didn’t want to receive any more than that.

Others wouldn’t have denied Laritte’s drink if they were in Redra’s position. But, Redra was too uptight.

“……Ah, I see.”

What Redra was worried about was getting Laritte’s low response.

‘Have I offended her?’

But Laritte had something else in mind.

If it was discrimination to give a drink to a certain soldier, then she should give it to all of them. Whether the other soldiers considered her as the Duchess or not, she didn’t care.

Her past had been too rough.

This discrimination was just a cute little speck of it.

“Goddamn it! I’m so thirsty.”

One of them grumbled. Another knight wiped his neck with a thick cloth.

“Do you want water?”
“That water is hot. Besides, I can’t focus because of the trashy meals we receive nowadays!”

The knights were parched, just like grass under a scorching hot sun.

“Did you see that carriage stop at the main building? I think they bought strawberries. I wonder what those were for.”
“Quit dreaming. We won’t see those at our tables.”

One swung his sword, but it missed the target on the scarecrow. He dropped the sword out of shame. Thankfully, it was just a wooden sword, but the knight was furious.

“Darn it! It’s all because of that illegitimate girl!”

Although they didn’t say it out loud, everyone agreed.

The other person stopped him out of courtesy.

“That’s enough.”
“Why do you want me to stop? Madam is happy to see us starve.”

He understood that proper food was restricted for those who acted poorly before their master. But living on an empty stomach would certainly make them angry.

It led them to think that Laritte, the Duchess, was aware of everything going on.

However, Laritte was completely oblivious to this truth, and therefore, she didn’t come to see it.

knights was

partly responsible for instigating them, but they couldn’t blame the old man. However, he

“Cough, Cough.”

young knight coughed.

glass of ice can work, too! Anything but hot water.”

Laritte headed for the training field with jugs filled with juice and

distribute the juice – which she made – among the knights.

reconsider? Such people

the will of their beloved lady, but dear me, the field

owe them an apology, Madam.

the

noticed them one by one as Laritte and the maids approached. They stood on

What’s

lost her courage midway. But Laritte was different from an

saluted her

a while. I came to give

beckoned to the

hands at the

wasn’t purchased from a store, but I assure you

over the group

they cursed at Laritte for not giving them a proper meal.

But a drink…

They were embarrassed.

the courage

juice all of a sudden?” “It’s for the hard time you’ve all

course, Laritte thought that it was Redra who ‘suffered’.

But they stayed silent as they feared they’d have to receive another punishment

Mason stepped up.

a punishment for us as well? Or is it for training?”

had no hesitation in uttering suspicious

was part of Mason’s stratagem. Perhaps because Laritte decided to give them a drink when she felt pity for

and an illegitimate

the Knights of Reinhardt suffer like

shook his head

may have succumbed to power, but he did not. He would never allow anyone to take control of this proud knighthood.

to say, Laritte didn’t understand

having a hard time dealing with the limited meals we’ve been given these days. And now juice for only an hour! Funny, isn’t it? What a deplorable act

even furious

was still clueless.

was what caught Mason off-guard.

“…….Limited meals?”

had on

sounded

diets as well? But, I

wooden cups one by one for the knights to drink and

be fine. By the way,

now were of noble origin, so they arrived at the mansion late.

were aristocrats and received higher education, they were able