Chapter 231 (1/2)

Chapter 231

Rick’s brief communication, without enough time for long words, prompted many thoughts in Logan’s mind. And it wasn’t just Rick making his thoughts complicated.

“No issues.”

“Good work.”

“Sir!”

After receiving the salute from a knight, Logan stepped out of the communications room and was approached by a face he hadn’t seen in a while.

“Sir Henkel?”

“My lord Duke, you’re here. I wanted to see you about the soldiers’ quarters.”

“The soldiers’ quarters?”

“Yes. We’ve been using confiscated estates of the nobility and the accommodations of the existing Royal Guards and the palace guard, but it’s a mess, not organized at all...”

Logan watched Henkel speak fervently. A loyal servant who lost his force and right arm for his family. Despite everything, he was grateful for Henkel’s passionate involvement in family matters, but he also felt sorry.

Perhaps sensing Logan’s intense stare, Henkel tapped on his empty right shoulder and chuckled.

“I’ve gotten used to it. But if you keep staring, I might feel a bit embarrassed.”

Seeing such spirit in Henkel, it seemed inappropriate for Logan to keep apologizing, so he smiled subtly and nodded.

“Ah, my apologies. Please handle the matter of the quarters as you see fit.”

“Thank you.”

Thank you... this passionate vassal always moved Logan.

Without thinking, he impulsively responded.

“I should be the one saying that.”

“Pardon?”

“Don’t forget that me and the family are always grateful to you, Sir Henkel.”

“Ha ha, you flatter me too much. Besides, I’m quite content. The life of a knight is not the only path for me.”

“I know. But still, you’ve lost too much.”

“Indeed, the frustration and emptiness at the time were beyond words. Running down one path my whole life, it felt like my life had collapsed.”

“That must’ve been tough.”

“But when I adjusted my mind, I saw many other paths. Now I’m at peace. Though, I worry a bit about you, young master.”

“Me?”

Logan was confused by the unexpected topic, but Henkel’s subsequent words made it impossible for him not to take them seriously.

“Aren’t you only looking down one path? You don’t hesitate to accept challenges, however reckless they may seem to others.”

Logan couldn’t just let those words slide. Indeed, after his return, he’d undertaken countless gambles, knowing full well that a single failure could lead to ruin.

‘I always choose what seemed best at the time.’

Even as he tried to rationalize his risky decisions, he couldn’t overlook the harm they caused to the individual in front of him.

“Now there are many lives depending on your decisions, young master. I’m not asking you to give up your goals, but maybe consider a different, safer path.”

“Ha. It seems I’ve caused you quite a bit of concern.”N/nêw n0vel chap/ers are published o/n

“But you’ve also achieved much. In retrospect, my comments might’ve been presumptuous. I apologize.”

“Not at all, I appreciate your advice, Sir Henkel.”

The conversation ended there, but Henkel’s words continued to resonate with Logan for a long time.

Also, concerns from others like the dwarf who ran a magic workshop in Taren—

[“Master, you look troubled. Whatever’s on your mind, didn’t you always make decisions based on profit? Why not keep it simple?”]