Not far away, Princess Rossly was just about to board the carriage after finishing breakfast when she heard the hysterical Arthur. She had never seen the head squire behave so unruffled before, so whatever was making him hysterical at the moment was very important. Immediately, Princess Rossly approached him to question what was going on.“Mr. Arthur, what has happened?”“Princess Rossly, I’m sorry to make you anxious. There’s nothing urgent here. However, you must not believe this.”Princess Rossly raised one eyebrow, waiting for an answer.“Aaron... he claims to have successfully mastered the first stage of the [Thunder Sword]!”Princess Rossly wrinkled her forehead. Seeming to doubt the statement. “Mr. Arthur, I hope you didn’t drink too much wine this morning.”“Princess, I’m not lying! I heard it myself from Aaron’s mouth.” Arthur immediately looked at Aaron.“Yes, Miss. I think I’ve successfully achieved the first stage of the [Thunder Sword].” Aaron smiled awkwardly in the face
After half a day of walking, Arthur asked the group to take a break and have lunch as they would soon be passing through a quite dangerous territory. Aaron was curious and asked him for an explanation."We're about to take the path which is close to monster lairs. I guess we will certainly face battles against low-level monsters. All of us must feel confident in the strength of the current troops, but we must remain vigilant because we may face high-level monsters."Arthur then explained that the average level of his men was 10, while the monsters they would face were usually below that level. In terms of quality of strength, Princess Rossly's party might win, but in terms of numbers, they might lose."If we're lucky, we'll run into some Rangers, we can pay them to lead the way and deal with the monsters."After lunch, they resumed their journey. During that time, Arthur asked his troops to be alert to the highest degree because monster attacks could come from anywhere and they were
Aaron did not answer immediately. He knew that if he accepted the offer, Arthur's sentiments would be even more sensitive and might bring future danger to the group.Arthur's dislike for him leads to the group being attacked unprepared, resulting in the deaths of several troops. What would happen if that dislike intensified?Shaking his head, Aaron said, "I can't accept it, Miss Rosetta. I just want to be a freelance soldier in this troupe, nothing more than that. Being the vice-head of the troop would only burden me, whereas I want to enjoy the journey."That reasoning was difficult for Princess Rossly's mind to accept. Deputy chief of the escort was no small post if you worked under the great Rosetta Family. But given that Aaron was a traveler who doesn't think money is everything, Princess Rossly could understand.Aaron smiled awkwardly as he knew that Princess Rossly must be looking down on him, but he didn't care. His goal in joining this group was to reach
“What are you saying?! You dare accuse me of lying?!” Arthur became furious when Aaron attacked him so blatantly.“Sir, I never said that. I just want you to put away your haughty and arrogant nature for the safety of your men and Princess Rossly.” Aaron smiled and kept his words calm.Feeling that he would lose badly if he continued to argue with Aaron, Arthur immediately turned to Princess Rossly.“Princess Rossly, now you have two choices: trust this experienced me or trust that snot-nosed boy Aaron? Princess surely knows that I comprehend the wilderness as well as I know my own home. This boy, on the other hand, is just an inexperienced wanderer on a rant. Look at his level! He hasn’t even reached level 5 yet!” Arthur exploded, saying while pointing at Aaron with his finger.As for Aaron, he didn’t feel the need to argue with the stubborn man anymore. The result would be futile. He chose to stare at Princess Rossly and wait for an answer from her.Hesitantly, Princess Rossly final
“What di you say?! You dare accuse me of lying?!” Arthur became furious when Aaron attacked him so blatantly.“Sir, I never said that. I just want you to put away your haughty and arrogant nature for the safety of your men and Princess Rossly.” Aaron smiled and kept his words calm.Feeling that he would lose badly if he continued to argue with Aaron, Arthur immediately turned to Princess Rossly.“Princess Rossly, now you have two choices: trust this experienced me or trust that snot-nosed boy Aaron? Princess surely knows that I comprehend the wilderness as well as I know my own home. This boy, on the other hand, is just an inexperienced wanderer on a rant. Look at his level! He hasn’t even reached level 5 yet!” Arthur exploded, saying while pointing at Aaron with his finger.As for Aaron, he didn’t feel the need to argue with the stubborn man anymore. The result would be futile. He chose to stare at Princess Rossly and wait for an answer from her.Hesitantly, Princess Rossly finally a
After a while, the orc army that Aaron was referring to didn't show up. Arthur began to joke with his men about it."He's just a naive swordsman who doesn't understand anything about the wild but tries to warn me as if he's very experienced. Look, he just said that an army of orcs will come and ground our campsite, that line of his proved so true that I was shocked to death!"Although it was a joke that lacked humor, all his men laughed loudly, making Arthur's smile even more arrogant.On the other hand, Princess Rossly looked at Aaron with a disappointed look. She felt that Aaron talked more nonsense, no matter how talented he was in the art of swordplay but lying was a crucial flaw."Do you want to see how I take him out of this troupe so that he will become frozen meat that even wolves won't eat? Then watch, he'll be out in five minutes!" Arthur suddenly rose to his feet after saying that to approach Princess Rossly who was not so far away from him. Whispering a few words, Princes
Aaron hid under the roots of the trees while smothering Princess Rossly’s mouth with his hand. He was forced to do that because otherwise, Princess Rossly would scream and their whereabouts would discovered immediately.“I’ve run out of power and can’t use the [Blink Step] anymore. If our whereabouts become known, there is no way to escape. Please be quiet,” Aaron whispered in Princess Rossly’s ear.The lady could only cry silently. She had lost her younger sister and even her entire guard. As a woman, it was only natural for Princess Rossly to cry.Princess Rossly was very sorry for having ignored Aaron’s previous warnings and being incited by Arthur’s accusations. Even more than that, Princess Rossly had ordered the escort troops to kill the young man. But unexpectedly, Aaron saved her life this time.In addition to experiencing deep sorrow, Princess Rossly also felt an immense sense of shame. How could the man she despised before now be the savior?Several orcs were wandering near
Aaron stroked his chin as he said, “Miss, it seems I’ve been clear. Wasn’t last evening you dismissed me and even threw me out, then I asked you to be given time until the morning? Now it’s time for me to leave.” Princess Rossly raised her head with a very bad expression. Even after she kowtowed, Aaron still didn’t want to accept her! If the Rosetta Family found out their daughter was in this condition, they would kill Aaron most painfully. But in the middle of the forest like this, there was nothing Princess Rossly could do but beg Aaron. “Please, Aaron! If there’s no you, I won’t be able to survive in this forest. Don’t let me die!” Princess Rossly knocked her head repeatedly on the ground as she continued to cry, feeling the deepest regret for her treatment of Aaron earlier. “Miss Rosetta, what are you following me for? Weren’t you the one who said that I was just saying nonsense full of lies? Why are you asking me to carry you to Ironwood Town now? Please just ask Arthur. He’s