Chapter 29

Not long after the carriage started rattling, she carefully chose her words.

“Ah, can I ask you something presumptuous?”

“What is it?”

“Do you feel attached to her?”

Ian raised his eyebrows at her question, but his eyes never left the figure beneath him. His palm, which was gently tucking a silver strand behind Laritte’s ear, paused.

“That’s a strange thing to say.”

“But…..”

“I’m just returning the loyalty. Do you think I’ve fallen in love?”

Redra restrained herself from uttering, “I asked because it seemed like that is the case”, while he continued.

“She saved me, helped me heal, and even accompanied me on my operation. Haven’t you taken a note of those things?”

He asked, delivering a sudden glance to Redra.

Ahem! She coughed out of embarrassment, a slight blush finding its way onto her cheeks.

“……That’s what it’s all about.”

“I see…..”

As a token of allegiance to her captain, Redra decided to assume that for now.

***

The dukedom of Reinhardt was located in the southeast of the capital.

Even in the vast Iassa Empire, which occupied an entire continent, the duchy was particularly a fertile land for harvesting crops. Rich sources of iron constantly emerged out of the depths of the mines. The duchy was large enough to hold thriving towns and villages.

Although the duchy’s officials were bemused by the loss of their master after his collapse, the dukedom was still in great power.

The word began to spread through the region that Ian, who was known to have died, was returning.

The carriage arrived in front of the Duke’s mansion in the afternoon.

“You may step down, Captain.”

After stepping down from the carriage, Ian walked to the gate holding the weak figure in his arms.

of evidence that this place was deserted for a few months. Even the garden had lost its former beauty. The harmonious colors of the flowers had long gone, and the jagged surfaces of the trees that showed their growth had been neglected.

eyes

filling it with a loud clank of swords and chatter of

“……”

the front door, Redra, who was following

employee of our family, so the main

Order of Duchy. She must have

have minded if it was untidy.”

the door, his eyes somehow printed the image of

his ears used to go sore due to the

known to be a murderous and terrifying Duke, but inside the mansion, he was known as

the influence of

shoulders felt

of those employees might have starved to death. They couldn’t have found a job for the

some people who

to get everyone back.’

as he opened the

he anticipated the interior of an empty mansion

hands busy in

of the Duke’s many

“…..Oh my.”

laundry, covered her mouth as if she was moved by his appearance. Her lips

“M-M-M-Master is here!”

words, maids and servants came out running from every direction of the

eyes seemed anxious.

this day to

crying on this

to see you alive again,

here

joy, they hugged each other

two maids rushed to hug Redra, Ian murmured.

“But how?”

Reikla, but he didn’t expect to

planning on bringing all

uproar, the employees from all parts of the mansion

they made up less than 30 percent of his total employees,

The cook…….

Ava, who raised

eyes traveled to the frail form of Laritte in

she asleep? Please let me hold her,

“Nanny.”

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