Chapter 38: To The Capital (1) (1/2)
Chapter 38: To The Capital (1)
The distance frodom’s capital, could be covered by a fast steed in around a week
However, if one was accohts and twenty soldiers as Milton was, the travel speed was bound to be slower
Arriving at Lorentia after ten days, the person as hts, Rick
“Wow… so this is Lorentia To think I would visit the capital in randeur of the capital Although he was a knight, he was born in – and spent his entire life in – the Forrest lordshi+p, and thus only learned about the capital through ru, the streets clean and decorated with glittering gold, and the people refined –with confidence, and ladies ere all beauties without fail…
The ru these lines
Having heard such ru a wide plethora of emotions now that he was finally here
“Huh? What’s that? There’s a spring that’s spraying water… can I drink fro from public fountains if he were left all alone Milton was about to stop hi hi hi everyone know you’re a country bu old chu
“What’s wrong with that? It’s only natural since we are from the countryside Isn’t it?”
“It’s not you that’s the probleood name You stupid ravity of his ot the better of me, and I-”
“It’s fine Don’t pay it any heed”
Milton chuckled at Rick’s apology
As if trying to restore his liege’s tarnished reputation, Rick puazed forith asto appear as intiht have been better before actually’ Milton thought as he watched Rick
Rick noell and truly exuded the air of a hillbilly as pretending to knoas going on It was obvious that passersby were having a laugh as they spotted hined himself
In truth, he had anticipated that this would happen froiven, but anyone could tell that even the careful and cautious To the capital for the first tiht onder
Trike stayed composed at the least, as he had travelled around the city districts ood for theain’
In a way, bringing Rick and To service and hardshi+ps These two knights had stayed loyal to House Forrest since their birth
‘Though it rerow on the lived in the capital in the past to receive a knight’s education at the Acade and irritating it was to adapt to life in the city
Milton hts and soldiers
Typically, many powerful nobles owned a separate place of residence at the capital, but the Forrest House was not so influential Nevertheless, Milton had borrowed a whole inn as he did not want disputes breith other potential residents
As they settled in, Milton gave Rick, Tommy and Trike a pouch of money each
“Go into the capital and buy yourselves a knight uniform to wear”
“Huh? A uniform, you say? Why so?”
Exasperated, Milton forcedly smiled at Rick’s naivety and explained himself
“You will all continue to escortat the capital”
“I ae”
“There will come the tihness, and likely ti the appropriate clothes of formality in thoseme”
“Ah… I see”
Rick nodded in understanding, while Tommy and Trike made similar expressions of revelation It seemed that all three of them had not considered this
“Then I shall purchase a uniform and return as you command”
“Certainly I don’t mind if you have a look around in the ”
“Yes, hts set off to purchase proper uniforms Milton muttered to hi around causing trouble because of their bumpkin looks”
They say words sow seeds
A detach at the inn’s door while Milton was at ease and resting
“Viscount Forrest, your knights are being detained in custody after getting involved in a brawl”
“…what?”
Bewildered, Milton responded after a pause
“I believe it would be best if you hear the details in person You need to first cohts to be extradited to your care”
Milton found the whole situation preposterous but did not have much of a choice
“Take the lead”
“Understood”
Many thoughts ran through Milton’s head as he followed the guards
‘A brawl? Why on earth?’
Did his knights really get into a scuffle on their way to purchase uniforms?
It would be a different matter if they had a couple drinks at the bar; but hat reason did they get into a fight at the garet there’
Milton would not let the trivial
The guards led Milton to his knights shut inside a prison cell Rick, Toetically
“What the hell happened?”
Tommy was the one to come forward to answer Milton’s steely expression
“I’e I couldn’t help myself, and…”
Milton was shocked at this development
“You, Tommy? Not Rick or Trike?”
This was completely outside his expectations
Tos He did not like standing at the forefront and wasfroht that the scuffle was 80 percent likely to be caused by Rick – with the other 20 percent being Trike He did not at all think Touy would cause trouble without good reason’