Chapter 14: Baron Comos
The wounded Novin and Urimu confronted the Pamir on their horses, and it was very dangerous to have stage fright if one side had first.
Quietly, none of the three took the initiative to attack, and after a while, Pamir made the first move, he controlled his horse, and slowly retreated, but still vigilant enough.
Neither Noffin nor Urimu made any major moves, allowing Pamir to escape, and although Noven's injuries were not fatal for the time being, they were dangerous if they were delayed for too long.
After William escaped from the area, he gradually slowed down his horse, firstly because the bumps on the horse's back made his back very uncomfortable, and more importantly, he was waiting for Norwin and Urimu, who he believed would catch up.
William slowly pulled the reins to stop the horse, and then dismounted with Wella in his arms, where he was to wait to join up with Norwen and Urimu.
The long wait......
It was like a century for William, who leaned his back against a tree and clutched his head in pain.
A feeling of anxiety and uneasiness filled his heart, he was afraid that he would not be able to wait until dawn, he was afraid that the two of them would really die in battle......
At this moment, William felt someone touching him, and he looked up: "Wella? ”
"Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be able to come back safely, you have to trust your friends, don't you?" Wella comforted William with his touching voice.
"Yes, you're right, they'll come back safely, they'll be ......," William muttered, hugging his knees in despair, burying his face in his knees.
"Stepping on ......"
"It's them, it must be them, they're fine!" William was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly sprang up, shouting hysterically, as if to vent the depression of this time.
William hurried up to meet him, and at the corner of the forest path appeared two men on horseback.
"Norwen! Urimu! Haha, I knew you were okay! William's hands danced with joy, and the loss of his companion made his heart hell and heaven for a while.
The two rode to William's side, but did not dismount, and said to William: "William get on the horse, we need to get to Comos Manor as soon as possible, Norwen is injured!" ”
William's smile disappeared suddenly, and he glanced at Norwen, who was half-lying on horseback, only to see that his leather armor had cracked a large gap, and blood kept oozing out.
William bit his lower lip, couldn't bear to look at Norwen's wound, ran back to the horse as fast as he could, picked up Wella, turned over on the horse at once, slammed the horse's belly with his heel, and the horse neighed and rushed out.
The three war horses galloped quickly and gradually disappeared into the path.
"William, Norwen's situation is very bad, he can't hold it anymore!" He glanced at the crumbling Novin and said worriedly to William in front of him.
Hearing this, William pursed his lips, a painful expression flashed on his face, and he sped up again, saying: "There is no other way, we must now reach Comos Manor as soon as possible, where can we find the doctor."
He also knew that they were helpless now, so he could only slam the horse's belly again, lead Norwen's horse, and speed forward.
The sun was almost coming out, and they were running through the forest for hours.
Finally, a manor appeared in front of everyone, in front of which was a small village, and the smoke of cooking smoke rose from the few houses, and it was quiet and peaceful under the morning sun.
The calm and peaceful atmosphere was ruined by the sudden arrival of outsiders, and the sound of horses' hooves resounded through the village road, and William stepped into the village on his warhorses.
However, this village is not their target, and the best doctors are generally on the side of the nobles.
The manor is also walled, and although its defense is not as good as that of a real castle, the three people in front of them are not capable of breaking it, not to mention that they are here to ask for help and be knights.
"Stop! Tell us who you are and what you mean! ”
At the gate of the manor, there were two armed infantry guards, and when they saw three people on war horses coming to the gate of the manor, they dutifully checked it.
Several people jumped off their horses, and William walked up to the guards and said, "We saved the baron's daughter, Miss Wella, who was once caught by robbers, and we saved him, and we are going to send her home." William gestured to Wella, who was riding behind him.
The two guards glanced behind William, and one of them seemed to recognize Wella, and his attitude improved a lot, and he bent down and saluted, saying, "Please wait a moment, let me inform the Baron." ”
Although William was in a hurry, after all, he was on someone else's territory, so he couldn't be too presumptuous, so he could only restrain himself and said with a smile: "Then please be able to hurry, after all, we have a wounded here, and he was injured when rescuing Miss Wella." ”
Hades is easy to provoke, the little ghost is difficult, William didn't want to offend the little ghost who was guarding the door, and mentioned that someone was injured because of rescuing Wella, but he didn't urge him too much.
"Okay, I see, I'll go and inform the Baron!" The guard bowed slightly and walked through the manor gate.
After waiting for a while, the gate of the manor was opened again, and two middle-aged men walked out of the manor, one of them was wearing a nice linen suit, it should be Baron Comos, and behind him should be the housekeeper or clerk of the manor.
His countenance was quite imposing, and his sideburns with a few strands of gray hair made him even more wise, and he looked hurried, obviously caring very much about his daughter.
"Where's my daughter? Oh! Wella, my Wella, I didn't even know you were kidnapped! "Baron Comos came out of the gate and immediately looked for Wella, who seemed to be very favored.
Baron Comos ignored William and the others, rushed to the front of the warhorse, and hugged Wella from above.
"Oh, Wella, it's all my fault, I should have sent more infantry to protect you." Baron Comos took Wella in his arms and said in a guilty tone.
William saw him holding Wella, and his heart was a little sour, even though he was Wella's father.
"Okay father, I'm not fine, but thanks to them, they saved me, and another person was injured because of this, father, you must save him!" Wella was slightly dissatisfied, and pointed to William and the baron.
The baron then paid attention to them, "I am very grateful that you saved my daughter, and the doctor from my manor is behind and will arrive shortly, and I will surely save your friend." His tone was gentle, in line with the rumors.
William and Urimu bowed together, and now Norwin had fallen into a coma due to blood loss.
"Clerk Tins, arrange accommodation for these guests, and I'm going to hold a small banquet tonight to thank these three for saving my daughter."
"No, Lord Baron, this is too much for you." William's eyes rolled and politely refused.
He was afraid that the Baron would take the credit for this just by a banquet, he didn't know Baron Comos, but he heard that he was kind and gentle, but this doesn't mean anything, and it may just be a rumor, after all, it is related to the future of the three of them, so it is better to be careful.
"No need to shirk, respected guests, it is your due obligation to wash the dust for you, I must repay you for your kindness to me and my daughter, one banquet is not enough!" The baron said enthusiastically, and there is no arrogance, the pride of the nobility is innate.
"That's it, William, you must come!" Wella also tried her best to invite William, and there was a little coquettishness, although she didn't say the latter words, but it was because the baron was here, and it was not convenient to have too much communication with other men.
"Well, since the Baron and Miss Wella are so gracious, I am honored to be able to attend the Baron's banquet." If you don't look at Baron Comos, even if you look at Wella William, you have to participate, William nodded and agreed.
"By the way, guest, what's your name?" Baron Comos asked before leaving, and he had forgotten to ask their names.
"My name is William, William. Wallace was the second son of a baron, and the one I was close to me was called Zarhan. Urimu, a Kriza nobleman, and as for the unconscious one, his name is Norwen. Jill, the eldest son of a knightly family, was not yet an official knight due to the collapse of the family and the lack of money to prepare for the ceremony, but he completed his knightly training.
"Oh, you are all descendants of nobles, I see." Baron Comos nodded, and after learning that they were nobles, his attitude had lowered a little from high to high.
The three of them were guided by Registrar Tence to the resting room, where the physician from Comos Manor had arrived and was treating Norwen.
"How? Mr. Physician? How is he doing? After seeing the doctor's diagnosis, William and Hurim asked at the same time.
"His condition is okay, the wound is not too deep, the coma is just because of excessive blood loss, there is no need to bandage, let him eat something good, he will be fine in a few days, and he will wake up today."
William and Urimu looked at each other, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time when they heard the doctor's assurance.
Norwen was not in danger, and the two of them put him in the room and went out for a walk, because they were in a hurry just now, so they didn't pay much attention to the situation here.
The two of them walked in the corridor of the manor, and they could see the maids and manservants coming and going, carrying all kinds of ingredients and lighting, and they must have been preparing for the banquet in the evening.
There were quite a few guards on the manor, dozens of them patrolling alone, and they had just passed by the barracks, and it was roughly estimated that there should be seventy or eighty troops under the baron's command, and most of them were armed infantry wearing leather armor or improvised chain mail.
In this small circle, it is considered an extremely strong force, William's previous bandit regiment is of this scale, and the baron has not yet mobilized his knights, as well as the light infantry mobilized by the knights, if all are mobilized, the baron can mobilize at least three or four hundred infantry, and maybe more.
As for the knights, William didn't know how many of the baron's subordinates there were, but there must be no less than five, because the baron's domain was hereditary, as far as William knew, there were twelve villages directly under the baron, plus this manor, Baron Comos was considered a powerful nobleman among the barons, so it was impossible to have less than five knights.
The two walked around, although the manor was quite wealthy, but there was nothing to see, and after a while, they returned to the guest room, and after observing the situation of Nowen, the two sat on the chairs and chatted.