Dear Broom Knight

"Go chat with your friends, Charles!" Laurie looked at the sky, pointed a finger, and a hourglass for timing immediately appeared in mid-air. "I'll give you 15 minutes."

Charles was stunned for a moment before quickly bowing in thanks and rushing towards the companions who had fought alongside him for a day and a night.

Cesca watched the figure of her younger brother: "Charles seems to be in a good mood, which is great. I was worried that letting him be with that..."

Valera quickly interrupted, cutting off her younger sister, whose mind was usually sharp but occasionally got tangled: "Friends who have fought together must have a different kind of bond. Charles is still young, and it's normal to be reluctant to leave when feelings are at their strongest.

Besides, several of them lost their parents overnight, just like him!"

Her warning was clear. The Tolle couple were dead, and no matter what they had done in the past, death should erase their debts, especially since they were their children. Some things were best left unsaid in public.

Even if Charles had inevitably suffered a lot of mental torment from being around that couple.

Of course, Valera herself had also misspoke a bit out of haste... as if Charles was the only one who had lost his parents.

Although their expressions were fairly well-controlled, the two sisters, who occasionally flashed polite smiles at passersby offering condolences, seemed a little too strong.

Of the four siblings, only Taylor, who was still dizzy and confused, was truly grieving, but even he was clearly just lost and disoriented because 'I don't have parents anymore,' rather than being genuinely heartbroken.

However, since the Tolle siblings would be leaving the earldom with Laurie, the empire that the Tolle couple had built on their connections and scheming would naturally be divided up by those with ulterior motives.

In the absence of any conflict of interest, no one would demand too much of them.

In the end, all that would remain of the Tolle family was the original manor.

Laurie glanced at them: "Don't you have any friends you want to talk to?"

Valera gave a wry smile: "Cesca is a lost cause. Her talent is enough to create distance between her and all her childhood friends.

As for me... Baron, my reputation is too good, which is also annoying for competitive women of marriageable age."

Although the Tolle couple only wanted Valera to marry well, they didn't want her to reach for the stars, but rather to find someone who would maximize their benefits within a certain range.

Therefore, those who felt they could win this yellow rose with just a little effort would naturally not look at others... unless Valera was already taken.

Among these people, a large portion didn't really think Valera was that good, beautiful, or suitable as a wife, but rather because there were too many people vying for her.

It seemed that whoever plucked this yellow rose named Valera would be the strongest of the younger generation in the earldom's knight class.

The Tolle couple, or rather, Marianne, really had a knack for this.

Although Valera was indeed very good, Laurie didn't think there weren't any girls of the same rank in the earldom who could compare to her.

It's just that the parents of those girls were too late to take action after discovering Marianne's machinations... unless they could make Valera look ugly, lose face, or even disappear.

However, with the Countess around, some things couldn't be done in secret.

Moreover, when the girls reached marriageable age and were about to enter the social scene, Marianne locked Valera in the manor, preventing her from appearing casually.

A beauty unseen is always the most beautiful.

Laurie had heard Cesca mention last time that someone had traveled all the way to the Barony of Gezarr to see her, wanting to deduce Valera's appearance from her face, only to leave disappointed.

Of course, they weren't too disappointed, after all, the news from the earldom was that the younger sister was not even a fraction as good as the elder sister.

In the end, those people left with endless fantasies.

It was only because these two sisters knew what was going on and Cesca didn't have any favorite candidates that they didn't really turn against each other.

And as for outsiders, even the most broad-minded girl couldn't possibly get along well with Valera like this.

After all, although the rumors were absurd, Valera's true appearance wasn't a secret among the nobility and knight class.

She was definitely beautiful, but not as exaggerated as the rumors claimed.

However, if a girl couldn't control her temper and said something to those ordinary people who came to inquire about Valera but couldn't see her, it would only give her a bad reputation for being jealous.

The truth had completely lost its meaning in this atmosphere where everyone was adding fuel to the fire.

Therefore, even though the Tolle sisters were very outstanding, they didn't have any female friends.

Valera was just using a euphemistic way to describe her situation over the years.

If Valera married too high because of this, she would definitely be ridiculed like crazy.

Even someone with a slightly weaker will would be unable to survive these aftershocks.

Otherwise, Cesca wouldn't have desperately tried to recommend her sister to Laurie... She knew very well that being taken to the Barony of Gezarr by Laurie was Valera's last lifeline.

Otherwise, her sister's future would probably be to endure a few years before becoming a silent widow.

Even if Earl Montes intervened, it would be useless. After all, that would still ruin Valera's reputation, or even make it worse.

Even someone as ruthless as Marianne hadn't thought about forcing her daughter down this dead end!

And the Countess, after Valera had that reputation, had to restrain herself because of it... She could only bring Valera into the County Residence as a close-fitting maid, but that would inevitably lead to some unsavory rumors.

Valera would still have her reputation ruined.

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There was no way around it. Even the Countess herself had to be bound by those rules when she was unmarried, and what rendered her helpless was only an uncle!

Valera, on the other hand, had her own parents.

Moreover, in the eyes of people in this world, if you can't become a formal professional, you have to live the life of an ordinary person... Find you a good husband, and by the way, seek some benefits for your family. You're not planning to be sold off, so what can't you endure?

Most people don't see the hidden murderous intentions.

No matter how much grievance there is, it is erased under the words 'marry high'.

Cesca tilted her head, looking thoughtfully at Laurie, who had suddenly asked about something they both knew very well.

Who exactly made the Baron not want them to have a reputation for being cold and heartless?

Moreover, he emphasized their mother's machinations... Didn't Lady Yagris already know about it?

This matter wasn't a secret in the earldom. Anyone with a mind could guess it.

His Majesty the King wouldn't care about the good or bad of such small people, nor would he consider the hardships and bitterness of women... So many queens have died in bitterness, and he still doesn't care, does he?

Hmm, the Baron's way of speaking seems to be more inclined towards the feminine side.

Cesca knew very well that Laurie had never distinguished between men and women, only whether they were suitable to work for him, but such a person unexpectedly understood female thinking very well and was also very good at using this understanding of his.

Like now.

So, which female powerhouse, or female-dominated force?

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Beside the avenue leading from the Montes Earldom to the inland area, there was a neat fir forest.

In the forest, beside a winding stream, two huge carriages were parked quietly, and several steeds were drinking water and eating grass by the stream.

"I see, that's indeed what Yagris would say~ It's okay, I was just trying." The beautiful woman, leaning lazily on a pile of soft cushions, smiled slightly, her cat-like bewitching green eyes captivating the heart, "Go rest in the carriage behind, you've worked hard, Cousin."

The woman in black, who had finished reporting word by word, glanced at the little girl standing beside her, tightly clutching the hem of her clothes: "Then, we'll go back first? Baroness Yanis."

"Go ahead~" Yanis glanced indifferently at the girl who didn't dare to raise her head, and finally warned, "Don't do anything unnecessary, don't disappoint me."

"Yes..." the girl replied softly.

It seemed that there was something she didn't know, even though this girl had just threatened her with Yanis.

But the woman in black had no interest in pursuing the secret between the two, so after receiving permission, she immediately said goodbye.

"Your Yag didn't suffer any losses, so why do you have to be so mean to my good daughter?"

Watching them board another carriage, Yanis spoke with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"Who does she think she is?" On the side of the seat where a large number of cushions were piled up, a figure slowly emerged.

Even though she was sitting upright, she still seemed to be one with those cushions.

Pat, dressed in black, looked at her indifferently: "Using that method to test Laurie, wanting to make Yag feel that her favorite son is not worth relying on... Such a lowly, incompetent, and easily seen-through method.

Heh, it's really not like your daughter."

"I think she's most like me." Yanis narrowed her eyes and smiled, her tilting movement like a black cat stretching, "When she hasn't suffered a fatal blow, she only has petty cleverness and blind trust in people.

I've already reminded her so much. If she still places her hopes on that woman... then she can't blame me."