Chapter 249 (1/2)

Chapter 249

“I have realized now that it’s better for me to be beside you and watch over you so that you won’t be able to do anything reckless”

On the day of departure, Riftan e and Max flushed at the stateht of what she would do if he left her behind His eyes were boiling with frustration and his face was cold, like an iron ht’s sleep worrying about the thought, he seemed to be ood fro you behind It would be beneficial to my sanity if I put you where , Max sat silently in her seat and nodded obediently He narrowed her eyes at her as if she was scornful, then bent over to cover her body with a coatfurious to the tip of his head, he carefully tended to her co the charcoal cast iron heater on the floor of the carriage and made sure the s did not leak

“It will take a day and a half to get to Robern Castle We will benon-stop until we cross the Anatolium territories, so tell ht”

Riftan hesitated as if he could not shake his doubts away, but eventually sighed and closed the carriage’s door Max pulled up the carriage curtains and looked out theAbout twenty knights were sitting on top of their horses, standing in a row on the left and right sides of the carriage Hebaron could not figure out why he had been chosen to remain in the castle to maintain Anatol’s defense and, instead, Uslin and Elliot were ave the, the carriage began to roll slowly

Max huddled as much as she could so as not to freeze in the cold air, and silently gazed at the scenery passing through theThe coldest period had passed, but the season was still winter The ground was icy and slippery, and on the left and right sides of the road, the sleet that fell last night sparkled like dia horses in the cold east wind, lowered the curtains, and leaned her back against the seat

In two days, a battle roup of monsters would coth as ently closed her eyes and recalled the indifferent faces of King Ruben and the cruel and stubborn face of her father Dealing with the with an arhts left Anatol in the blink of an eye and ran to the northeast The entire world was silent, like it had fallen into a deep sleep, so she had no worry about encountering goblins or olves even once in their journey As soon as they left the Anatoliu the winter season… it see”

The knights were gathered in theElliot, as building a bonfire, looked at her with a slight smile

“That’s because we have scoured the whole Anatoliu out all theup jerky into a large pot, added an explanation “In the first place, the movement of the monsters was caused by the excessive increase in the number of trolls The ecosystem of the monsters is closely connected, so when one of them expands their territory, the other monsters seem to move in search of a new habitat Since the Allied forces nearly wiped out the trolls that were spreading at a terrifying rate in the north, the inal habitat”

“We-well then now… the concern for monsters… will diminish”

“It will diminish way more than before”

After lunch, they were on their way again without delay As Ruth said, they didn’t encounter even a single goblin their whole trip to the Count’s castle, it was perhaps the most peaceful ride she has ever experienced At dusk, they reached a sht, and left as soon as dawn came Thanks to their speed on the road, they were able to reach Castle Robern before noon the next day

Max got out of the carriage and looked around the fortress with a glooray wall surrounded it and an iron-shaped tower rose froate like a sentinel Exhausted froe pressure she felt, Max walked over to Riftan’s side and he pulled her close with one aruard led therounds, they ca staircase that led to the castle The servants rushed as they descended the stairs

“Welco your arrival”

“And the others…?”

“The lord is the first to arrive The others are likely to arrive tomorrow”

At the words of the man who appears to be the butler, Max relaxed her shoulders She was relieved that she didn’t have to confront her father right away One of the knights ere following behind them muttered in a low voice

“We’ll have a chance to catch our breaths for at least a day…”

Max totally agreed with that They followed the servants into a spacious hall covered with s with dozens of servants, greeted them Max noticed i his luxurious clothes, the commonly peculiar pale face of the nobles, and the bored look in his eyes: those things were enough for her to quickly recognize the owner of the castle

He took a deep sigh, skipping the welco, Calypse”

Max frowned No h his position was, Riftan was also a lord who ruled a territory Wasn’t it too rude not to have basic courtesy? However, Riftan responded bitterly, as if the man’s attitude was familiar to him

“I will make sure the Count does not suffer any harue with you has already left me in the eyes of the Duke of Croix The topunreasonable excuses It is already obvious why” The count co a beehive, you already kne stubborn he is”

“He deserved what happened”