Knight with Wand

Leon summoned the guards and asked Hawke to take the messenger to the inn to stay, and then urged his good brother to go back to the house and rest as soon as possible: "Hurry up and take a shower, otherwise the hot water boiled by little Lina will get cold."

After that, he picked up two letters on the table.

One was specially sent to Adelina herself, sealed with wax, and naturally could not be moved without permission. He would pass it on later.

So he opened the other letter sent to him and took a look. In addition to the ceremonial words, it was actually a notice of visit to the local lord.

Mrs. Adelina's father, that is, the father-in-law of Boss Elliver, will pass through the vicinity of Selva with the coalition forces of Great West in three days.

After a brief rest, the army from the west of the kingdom will continue to march south along the forest road of the Thorn Flower Family to the Kingdom of Cantadar.

The Western Allied Forces that responded to the King's call were quite large, with tens of thousands of troops, including 5,000 troops from the Duke of Wester, 3,000 troops from Count Rahman, and nearly 2,000 troops from the nobles of West Bay County.

These tens of thousands of troops were only the vanguard of the Orland Army. They would pass through the large camp expanded by Count Trosa in Selvadong in batches before the main force of the King's Territory that was gathering.

Of course, now that Selvadong has been continuously expanded and connected to a large barracks, with more than a thousand logistics personnel stationed inside, there is also a definite temporary place name, namely "Makurom", which means "march town".

When the 10,000 vanguard troops from the west of the kingdom passed through the "march town" one after another, Count Rahman wanted to take time to come to Selva to visit his daughter whom he had not seen for many years.

As the local lord, Leon naturally had to arrange the reception work for a great nobleman's visit.

Fortunately, during this period, many noble lords, both large and small, came to visit him when they led their armies. Under the guidance of Miss Celie and Ms. Veresa, two noble daughters at home, Leon also became adept at arranging noble banquets.

But unlike receiving ordinary nobles, the great lord who ruled an entire rich county, like Lady Adelina's father, naturally had to be welcomed to the fullest.

The musicians who welcomed and accompanied the banquet, as well as the soldiers and guards of honor on the road, had to be arranged according to the rules.

It just so happened that there were many weddings in the villages and towns of Selva recently, and there were many musicians invited by each household, so they could be hired to temporarily form a simple band.

Thanks to the lack of entertainment means in this era, receiving visiting nobles, except for the troublesome etiquette, the process was much simpler than arranging company activities in the previous life.

It was nothing more than listening to music accompaniment, setting up a banquet for everyone to eat and drink together. Considering that the other party was leading troops to the battle and had no female family members accompanying him, there was no need to hold a dance party.

After discussing the reception with Ms. Elena, Leon picked up the letter from Adelina and stood up to go to the big house to hand it over to Mrs. Fengjun.

At this time, Azerian, who had just finished bathing and dressed up, walked down the stairs again with the leather box he had just brought home.

The son of the nobles, whose hair was not dry, returned to the hall and asked Leon who was about to leave: "Leon, have you seen Miss Raya? Is she on vacation today?"

Leon stopped and turned around: "The day before yesterday, I asked Raya to help me draw a bird's-eye view of Selva. She should have been drawing pictures at the North Slope Watchtower these two days. I said, you washed quickly, aren't you going to rest?"

He almost couldn't remember how many times he urged the other party to go to bed.

Azerian smiled embarrassedly: "No hurry, I want to give some things to Miss Raya first."

"What?" Leon asked puzzledly.

Azerien scratched his face and picked up the leather box in his hand: "Nothing, just the painting tools I bought on this trip. When I was asking about magic materials in Silver Mountain City, I saw a lot of high-quality brushes and paints in the pharmacist's shop, so I bought some for Miss Raya. The quality of what can be bought in Farolis City is too poor, definitely not as good as what she used in Rolandar before."

"Oh~~~" Leon's mouth curled up, and his voice suddenly raised eight degrees: "Bought it by the way, um~ I understand~"

He showed a strange smile, and his eyes were particularly teasing his brother with obvious intentions.

The son of the nobles' face was hot, and he quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean that, just forget it, don't talk nonsense, I don't want to bother Miss Raya."

Azerien didn't argue too much, with the heat and embarrassment on his face, carrying the carefully selected gifts, hurriedly passed by Leon's smiling eyes.

This time, the son of the nobles finally felt the embarrassment of teasing each other with Lohak.

Leon looked like a "veteran" and nodded silently as he watched Azerien carrying the gift and walking towards the north of the village.

No wonder he and Raya were often seen talking and laughing a while ago.

The two of them were from the same hometown, and Miss Raya was a famous little painter in the Holy Land City in the past, so Azerien and her naturally had many topics to talk about.

After all, it was normal for his brother to be tempted. After all, if it weren't for the tragic experience after the city was broken, a beautiful girl like Miss Raya, who was gentle and talented, would have been in the Holy Land City. There must have been men who wanted to pursue her lined up on the street.

Leon sighed. At the moment, Azerien didn't seem to care about Raya's unfortunate experience at all. He still had feelings for her and was willing to pursue her. This was also a blessing for the girl who had suffered so much.

I just hope this destined couple can be together.

He wished Azerien's love affair to be smooth, and thought that his good brother's family affairs had a direction, Leon couldn't help but be happy for him.

In this way, among the three of them, only Lohak had not yet been settled.

But Leon was not worried about him. Since the boy had safely rescued his relatives, he no longer had the biggest burden on his heart. Now he has a noble status and a territory that surpasses his father's generation. Seeing how anxious he was for himself and Olivia before, he probably cares more about starting a family than anyone else.

No longer worrying about his partner, Leon took the letter and rushed to Lady Adelina's residence.

Three days passed in a flash.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Great West led the army to arrive near Selva.

The mighty army came from the north, and the flow of soldiers was like a long dragon with no end in sight.

One by one, the lords' flags of different colors and emblems slowly entered the transit camp called Marching Town.

From the day the army was stationed, the demand for fresh vegetables and fruits from the camp logistics officers suddenly increased, and carts of food and supplies from all over Kosos were continuously sent to the camp in the marching town.

Even if only a few troops would send people to purchase additional high-quality ingredients to feed the elite soldiers, the size of the army was there, and even if they missed a little, the merchants in Selvadong City would make a lot of money.

This sudden surge in trading volume made Leon happy when he saw the tax revenue from the market.

It's no wonder why so many merchants joined the army in the Mamor camp.

Such a large number of fixed customers, where can you find them normally?

Of course, the premise is that you are not the enemy of this army.

Now, the troops that have or will cross the forest and gather in the territory of Cantadar are getting bigger and bigger.

The Thorn Flower Family first sent troops to occupy Glade County with 2,000 people.

According to the family's internal news, the army of the Wolf family that had come to confront them earlier had taken the opportunity to move southward with nearly 3,000 people.

Some time ago, General Trosa recruited the other counties of the Grey Shirt Valley and some elite troops transferred back from Mamor, totaling more than 5,000 people.

In addition to the 10,000 people led by Great West.

So far, the Kingdom of Orland has gathered 20,000 troops to move south.

And behind them, there are at least 18,000 troops led by the King of Kronia.

The army led by Ledwin III is about to cross the mountain pass fortress next to Silver Mountain City and march south.

This total of nearly 40,000 Orland troops and tens of thousands of baggage and civilian caravans have made the entire Kossos County bustling with the huge demand for supplies for the war.

On the second day after Wester led his army into the marching town, Leon received a notice from the messenger, so he, Azerien, and Lohak put on formal attire early, arranged soldiers and guards to hold up flags to form a guard of honor, and waited for Count Rahman's team on the newly built road in the eastern district of Selva.

Even Lady Adelina led the thorn flower knights around her to the intersection to personally welcome her father.

Adelina, who was usually graceful and dignified, showed a rare uneasiness on her face. This noble lady actually showed some girlish timidity.

Leon heard from Knight Redo that Lady Adelina had not seen her father for several years.

After all, with the traffic conditions of this era, it would take about a month to go back and forth without a major event. Even for the nobles, it was not an easy task. The great lords were busy with affairs and would not easily abandon the affairs of the territory and embark on a journey to visit their daughter just because of missing her.

Leon and a group of knights from the Thorn Flower family were waiting behind Lady Adelina.

Soon, an old nobleman with brown hair mixed with white, wearing a neat corset dress, appeared at the end of the road with a team of more than a dozen knights and guards, and beside their horses, there were the same number of Duwana war dogs.

Looking at the burly old nobleman getting closer and closer from afar, Leon glanced at the flag held by the guards behind him.

The pattern on the flag was quite complicated, with the main body composed of a human standing roaring war dog with a silhouette of a warrior holding a sword on his back. After remedial lessons, he knew that this was the emblem of the Rahman family.

When the team finally stepped into Selva, the musicians on both sides, who were temporarily wearing gray robes with sword wings emblems, immediately blew the welcoming trumpets.

The Selva warriors and Sir Redo's halberd players lined up closely on the street, blocking pedestrians from approaching. They saluted the visiting noble team in an orderly manner, and welcomed the most important "major shareholder" of the Thorn Flower family with the most solemn battle.

It is said that if Elifer had not received strong support from his father-in-law after marrying Adelina, the territory of the Thorn Flower Family would never have been able to revive to its current size.

The knights stepped forward and saluted the great nobleman in the western part of the kingdom.

Count Rahman frowned and nodded on his horse, and the knights and servants behind him returned the courtesy and then dismounted.

Adelina walked to her father and held her loved one's arm. Her eyes were full of excitement and longing, but her voice was somewhat complaining: "Father, how old are you? Why do you still go to war in person? Isn't it better to leave it to your brothers?"

Looking at his daughter's eager eyes, Count Rahman raised his eyebrows and glared: ".Isn't it to see if you, a crazy girl, have been bullied? I heard that you encountered an assassin? What is that bastard Elifer doing?. If he dares to make you lose a hair, I will skin him alive."

Hearing Count Rahman's rude words, the thorn flower knights on the side looked at each other and pretended not to hear anything, not intending to save the face of the Lord.

After all, facing this old earl, even if Elifer himself was present, he could only bow his head and smile to his father-in-law at this moment.

"Father~, don't say that, please respect my husband, I'm fine." Lady Adelina frowned and defended her lover with a dissatisfied expression.

"Hmph, it would be best if you're okay."

Count Rahman's eyes flashed with unconcealed tenderness. Looking at his daughter who was no longer as jumpy as before and had become particularly mature and gentle, he raised his hand to pinch her face, then looked at the side with fierce eyes and shouted to Adelina's sworn knight: "Ledo!"

Sir Ledo straightened up like a conditioned reflex and responded instantly: "Yes! My lord!"

"I heard that you let an assassin escape? Tell me what happened later. Which damn bastard dared to hit my daughter? I'm going to chop him up and feed him to the dogs!"

Listening to the old earl's arrogant and rude angry words, Leon on the side wiped his sweat slightly in his heart.

Also a great noble of the kingdom, this Count Rahman gave people a completely different impression from Count Trosa.

One is a stag on the throne, and the other is a fierce dog that seems to want to tear people apart at any time.

"Who is Leon Pendragon?"

Rahman looked at the three young nobles on the other side. He heard in the letter that the other party seemed to be a young knight.

"I am the Earl." Leon answered with a little trepidation.

Earl Rahman narrowed his eyes and looked him up and down. His angry look suddenly eased slightly and he smiled.

He reached out and patted the young knight's arm: "Good boy, you saved my daughter. The Rahman family never owes favors. I will not treat you unfairly."

"Sir, you are too polite. I have already received a generous reward from Lord Elliver." Leon said politely.

"What does it have to do with me how much that bastard rewards you? Let's go, don't stand here, take me to have a bite."

Earl Rahman waved his hand impatiently to interrupt.

Selvadong, Leon reluctantly led the way to the rather temperamental Earl Rahman and led everyone to the decorated banquet hall.

At the same time

Under the horn tower on the north side of the village.

A blonde girl wearing jodhpurs, long boots and a cloak, accompanied by the head female guard, stopped her horse on the hillside.

Ines held the reins firmly and looked up at the strange emblem above her head that had not yet been recorded in the royal records.

She tapped her small chin with the folding fan in her hand, and her cyan eyes looked curiously at the small village below.

"Is this the territory of the griffin knight in the local legend of Kosos?"

The editor asked me to kowtow to the readers again to see if I can top the fantasy list. I still need 26 monthly tickets, but considering the double event, I actually need 13 monthly tickets. Then I'll try and see if I can blow up the big guy's ass.