Chapter 449 Ilea’s proposal
"No knight would want you with a small body like yours," Jude said.
"I eat well every day. I will grow taller and stronger!" Albus immediately retorted.
Ferdinand's advisor Lorraine said, "One more thing is worse than one less thing. I should hand this child over to the Marier family and try to explain the situation as much as possible."
"They will kill him." Thomas said, "No matter what we say, you just saw how they treat those who are suspected."
"Take him with you. Anyway, we will leave Lake City tomorrow." Redio also said.
Ilea looked at Ferdinand, whose expression remained unchanged, "But I will support you no matter what decision you make."
"Then take him with you." The female lord no longer hesitated and asked Albus, "Can you ride a horse?"
Albus blushed, "I don't know how to do it now because Angie won't let me ride the guests' horses, but I will definitely learn it in the future. Besides, I won't go with you. My home is in the lake." City, my parents are here, I will not leave unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless a Lord Knight takes a fancy to me and wants me to be his squire." Albus puffed up his chest again as he spoke, his eyes full of hope.
"What a coincidence, I am the knight." Miss Rabbit said.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You are a woman, how can you be a knight." Halfway through Albus's words, he saw the female lord take off the hood on her head, revealing a pair of long ears underneath.
Albus was startled, "Rabbit ears...wait, you, you are Ilea, the dragon-slaying knight of the Arias family!"
Albus's voice trembled a little because of his excitement in the second half of the sentence.
Like a young fan who finally saved enough money to meet his idol.
"You killed the black dragon single-handedly. They all said that you are the strongest knight in the West now. It is an honor for me to serve for you!!!"
"It's not that exaggerated... Don't worry, I haven't agreed to you becoming my knight squire yet."
Ilea imitated Ferdinand with a serious face, "My requirements are very strict. You must pass my test first, and you are too young now."
"I will definitely pass the test and grow up quickly!" Albus promised.
He felt as if he was about to be knocked unconscious by the good news that fell from the sky. Until now, he still can't believe what happened.
Albus felt that this was his lucky day.
However, the eyes of other people in the room looking at him were still a little strange, with a trace of compassion and sympathy hidden in them.
Albus danced for a while and finally noticed something was wrong, and looked at the female lord again.
"The first test of becoming a knight's squire," Ilea said, "You need to become strong first and not be easily knocked down by pain and sorrow."
"I can do it!" Albus said without hesitation.
"No, this is much more difficult than you think." The female lord paused and continued, "I'm sorry, your father and mother, they...are no longer here."
"What does it mean to be gone?" Albus was a little confused.
"Not long ago, they and others attacked the Malir family's team escorting prisoners." The hotel owner Anji said with difficulty.
"They were caught?"
"No, they were killed by the guards."
Albus's body trembled when he heard this, and he clenched his fists without saying a word. It was obvious that he was trying his best to endure. After a while, he rolled his eyes and passed out.
"It seems that your future squire knight is not as strong as he thinks." Jude said to Ilea.
"It's normal. After all, he is only eleven or twelve years old. Do you still remember what you were doing when you were eleven or twelve years old?"
"I was already living alone in the woods at that time, and I killed a mercenary who wanted to use my head in exchange for reward." The ugly-faced man said calmly.
"Okay, just think I asked the wrong person."
The female lord did not take this matter too seriously. The reason why she took action to save Albus was that she felt that the guards of the Mariel family had gone too far.
Not only killing the rightful owner, but also killing all their family and friends. Secondly, perhaps because she herself had lost her mother and father, she felt a sense of sympathy with the young man named Albus.
But of course the words of the squire were just to fool Albus.
Ilea was a dignified dragon-slaying knight and the head of the Arias family. If she really wanted to find her retinue, she wouldn't be able to find her on the head of a child.
Nowadays, countless people in the Western Region are queuing up to become the attendants of the female lord.
At least a dozen noble families have expressed this intention, hoping to send their nephews to serve for Ilea.
This can be regarded as the tradition of the Bratis continent. Many famous and important people started as servants. In fact, this even includes the current army commander of the empire, which is a recognized path for advancement.
But the female lord has never agreed. It's not that Ilea doesn't like those candidates, it's mainly because she feels that this thing is useless.
After all, she doesn't ride a horse to fight, so she doesn't need anyone to frequently put on and take off her armor, take care of the horses, Thomas will protect her when traveling, and Ruby will take care of her daily life.
The most important thing is that raising an attendant requires a large additional expense, which is a bit of a waste of money, so the female lord left this position temporarily vacant.
What she was thinking about now was another thing. She had received a lot of news from her great-grandmother when she was in Green Field.
I know that the current situation in the Western Territory is not peaceful, but until I come out, I don’t know that Herodotus and the Blood Moon Society would actually make such a fuss.
Even the City in the Lake, which has been run by the Malir family for more than two thousand years, is in turmoil. The most important thing is that these nobles behave so fiercely and arrest so many people, but they still take the Blood Moon Club hidden in the dark. There is no good solution.
On the contrary, due to various drastic measures, a lot of public anger was aroused, and many civilians who were not on Herodotus's side began to change their attitudes.
It was clear that the Western Territory had just ushered in a bumper harvest, but on the roadside and in the towns, Ilea didn't feel much excitement on the faces of the farmers and ordinary people.
Along the way, I saw many tragedies similar to what happened in the city in the lake.
The Silver Moon Church, which should have stepped forward at this time to protect its believers, was very slow because of the problems left over from history.
Although the seven newly elected high priests are also working hard to negotiate with those noble families, their activities everywhere have very mediocre results, and this performance has further accelerated the loss of people's hearts.
Ilea had a vague premonition that if things continued like this, something big would happen in the Western Region, she said to Ferdinand.
"How about you convert the people in your territory to Saturday. We have fought side by side, and you have seen the magical methods of Merlin's prophet.
"Look at my territory. Belief in Saturday will not only not reduce your income, but will also make you earn more and more. And this way, you don't have to worry about the infiltration of the Blood Moon Society all day long."
The young head of the Bathory family did not refuse, but he did not agree immediately. After hearing this, he just said, "Let me think about it again." (End of Chapter)