Chapter 277 (2/2)

“I mean the promise I made to you the other day. You asked me to take time out for you when the festival was over. As things stand now, it looks like I can’t for the time being…”

“Oh, that thing. Well, I agree because you and I are tied up with this special mission anyway. Let’s put it off until Marquis Mirwa is arrested.”

“Okay, I got it. Let me keep it in mind.”

When I nodded slightly, Carsein smiled and headed for the inner palace, saying it’s time for his shift change.

While looking at him disappearing for a moment, I headed to the 2nd Knights Division building to meet the members of my unit.

“Hi, Sir Monique.”

As I entered the hallway, I saw several knights including Sir Freia, standing by. As they seemed to be the members of my unit, I hurriedly approached them and apologized to him.

“Sorry. I’m a little late. ”

“That’s fine. I just came here, too. Some of our members haven’t come yet, but I’m going to convey you the order. Our mission is to search the inside of the capital and our search area is the commoners district in the northeast area, and the duty hours are from tomorrow morning till evening. Well, I really don’t know if I have to like it or not.”

He was right. As we didn’t have to go outside the capital, our search mission was good because it would be far from easy to search the large area thoroughly. Besides, there was a possibility that the marquis might have snuck into the capital area to catch us off guard. So, we had to be on maximum alert while searching for him in the assigned areas.

“Because the area we have to search is pretty large, it will be difficult for all of us to move together.

So, how about making a three-member team with one full-fledged knight and two apprentice knights? In other words, three members would form a one sub-unit. If you catch the criminal, blow the whistle, so other units can come and help you. As other units are also deployed for this search quickly, it won’t be difficult for them to hear the whistle.”

“I agree.”

“Good. So, let’s see you all at the entrance of the training field one hour early. See you all tomorrow.”

Lightly nodding, everyone dispersed for the special mission.

***

“You have to be very careful, my lady. Do you understand?”

“Yes, I do. Do you know that it’s the tenth time you have made that point?”

Lina, who said she had a bad dream last night, kept nagging me to be careful while I was getting ready for the special mission. When I opened the door with a sigh of relief, I saw two men in white uniforms standing.

“Good morning, Lady Monique.”

“Good morning, Sir Seymour, and Sir June. I would like to thank you for your good work. ”

“You’re welcome. Are you on your way to the Imperial Palace? ”

“Yes. I will stop by the Imperial Palace before heading to my assigned area. As I’m going out to carry out my mission, I don’t think I need an escort. ”

“Okay. Please be careful.”

“See you later. ”

It’s been two months since the two royal knights started to escort me at the emperor’s order.

At first, I felt a little uncomfortable because they shadowed me wherever I went, but I felt better now. At least, they didn’t come to escort me as far as I carried out my duty as a knight. They also agreed with me on this because their accompaniment during my working hours would cause inconveniences to my colleagues.

After arriving at the palace, I moved to the area assigned to me. I knew the members of my unit except for Sir Freia, Sir Ryan and Sir Spear, an apprentice knight temporarily assigned to the 4th Knights Division for the mission, but I felt good because all the members were from the 2nd Knights Division that I belonged to.

The commoners district, located in the northeastern part of the capital, was relatively clean because it was a residential area for the wealthy among the commoners. Of course, it is not comparable to the noble district in every way, but there were lots of well-decorated and charming houses, let alone well-paved roads. There was a statue of the first emperor in the square.