Arold looked at the little squire in front of him, and felt as if he had seen it somewhere, but the little squire was wearing a wide square robe, and his face was covered with some black stains, but the pair of very aura eyes purred from time to time, and when he spoke, his voice was shrill and childish, Arold didn't care about this, on the one hand, he was worried about the strange actions of Count Lauzitz, and on the other hand, he didn't know how many men Baron Wendell's domain could muster.

"Your skin is really delicate?" Julian rode his horse and looked at the little squire who led the way for them, and couldn't help but look at this petite and slender squire, although the squires were generally selected from the noble families at a very young age and sent to the families of the big nobles to serve the nobles of the higher class, so it was common for young squires to be young, but this little squire always had some fat powder.

"I believe that my lord, when you are my age, your skin must be very good." The little squire coughed, and retorted to Julian in a deliberately changing voice.

"Perhaps, but why is your face covered in stains?" Julian didn't intend to let the little squire go like that, he was always a little wary of strange people.

"That's because I've just cleaned up Sir Abel's weapons, which were glued to the oil from his sword and chain mail, and if you keep asking, I don't know when I'll be able to take you to Baron Wendell's domain." The squire replied shrewdly, and he kicked the horse in his crotch with his legs, and took a few steps forward to catch up with Arrod, who seemed to prefer to be with him more than Julian.

"How far is my father's domain?" Arold didn't care who the little squire was, as long as someone could lead him to the barony, but this little squire really felt very familiar to him.

"There is a stretch of road, Baron Wendell's domain is near the north-western border of the county, but be careful where to go, I heard from the cook in the castle that after the death of the Earl of Plaun, there was a feud between his heirs, which caused great confusion on the border and even affected the county of Mason." The squire worriedly told Arold that the legend of bandits and outcasts roaming the borders of the Duchy of Mason due to the instability of the neighboring countries had always persisted, and that the people of Mason County had tried to avoid going to the border, and even if they did, they would go in groups.

"Then we should speed things up." Hearing this, Arold immediately said to Julian behind him that it would be more dangerous to walk in the middle of the night, and the sun in the sky was already tilting to the west.

Arold and his party galloped along the country roads of Masonshire, except for a few frightened elk jumping in the woods, and there was nothing unusual on the way, and when they passed a hill, the little squire told Arold that Baron Wendell's domain was behind this hill, which made Arold feel much better, and when they rode over the hill overgrown with grass and wild flowers, Arold was in front of him with an unexpected sight.

At the end of the forest path between the dense woods, a small fortress made of rock and wood towered in the middle of the forest, and at the bottom of the five-meter-high small fortress was a wooden door, the walls of the wooden gate were covered with vines of plants, and the green leaves and rocks reflected each other, giving Arold the feeling of seeing a beautiful oil painting, and he took a deep breath, completely bewildered by the sight.

"This is my father's barony?" Arold asked the little squire incredulously.

"Yes, this is Fort Lida, a manor and fortress compound domain, and the barony of your father, Baron Wendell." It was also the first time for the little squire to see the barony, and he couldn't help but have an excited look on his face.

"It's amazing." Arold exclaimed, it would be wonderful to be able to live in such a beautiful manor, and he immediately rode his horse to Fort Lida, and the little squire and Julian hurried after him, and they rode their horses through the damp forest path, and the woods on both sides stood like guards under inspection, and there was a certain fragrance in the air, which stuck to their collars for a long time.

"Here we are." Arold jumped off his horse, and looked at the sturdy wooden door in front of him, made of tough oak and fastened with iron bars for reinforcement, and the lintel of the wooden door was solid rock, and on the lintel there were three lion heads with large mouths open.

"I'm going to call the door." Julian also jumped off his horse, strode forward, and tapped the wooden door with his hand, which made an aggressive sound that was loud in the silence of the forest.

"Who is it?" After a few moments, a small door opened from above, and a man in a gray hood looked down from above, and asked.

"Open your door, I have orders from your new master, Lord Baron Wendell." Arold pulled the parchment from his bosom, waved his hand at the man above him, and said to him.

"The baron's orders? Wait. The man in the hood looked at the uninvited guests below suspiciously, he took a small basket and put it down with a sling, and motioned for Arold to put the parchment into the hanging basket, his attitude was very cautious.

"Welcome, sir." After a few moments, just as Arold and Julian were impatient, there was the sound of a wooden bolt inside the wooden door, and the door creaked open, and out of it came a bewitching woman in a long green woolen dress.

"Who are you?" Arold looked at the woman and asked curiously, how could such a bewitching woman appear in Lidaburg, so he asked.

"I'm Andrea, the housekeeper of Fort Lida." The woman smiled charmingly, she had long black hair with slightly curly ends, and the long woolen skirt could not cover her plump body.

"Arrod, second son of Baron Wendell." Arold bowed his head and bowed slightly, and introduced his identity, "This is Julian, Sir Ivan's cousin. ”

"I am Sir Abel's squire." Seeing that Arold didn't introduce himself, the little squire stepped forward and introduced himself, and Andrea smiled mysteriously.

"Please come in." Andrea opened the door and let Arold and the others into Fort Lida, and when Arold entered the fort, he found two sergeants with spears behind the door, which made him almost pull out his sword.

"Don't worry, this is our guard, since the death of the Earl of Prauun, the civil war in his territory has affected us, and there are often robbers and rebels who have escaped from the army who try to plunder this estate, but thanks to our loyal guards, we can ensure safety." Andrea stopped Arold from drawing her sword and explained to him.

"Are there a lot of robbers?" Arold nodded, released his hand from the hilt of the sword, from the inside of the door to the inside is a passage, the passage is narrow enough to accommodate two people side by side, this is also for the defense after the wooden door is lost, their footsteps echo in the passage, because there are no windows inside, it is a little dark, but soon Arold saw the light, and when he walked into the light, Arold saw that inside was a manor surrounded by a tall and strong wall, and the manor was planted with grapes, walnut trees and other crops, In the corner of the manor there was a stable and a blacksmith's workshop, where some serfs were toiling, and a happy look appeared on their faces, as if Lady Andrea had put the place in order.

"I have read the order of your father, the Venerable Baron Wendell, that he ordered the sergeants in Fort Lida to be summoned and sent to you, is that so?" Of course, Lady Andrea had read Baron Wendell's orders, but she wanted to hear Arold speak to her personally.

"Yes, I need to lead the troops to Black Swamp Village, this is my father's order, it is very clear, how many of us can be dispatched?" Arold said bluntly to Ms. Andrea.

"We have 30 skilled archers, 43 heavy infantry sergeants, and of course 20 light cavalry, and if you count 50 light infantry of serfs, you have more than 140 soldiers at your disposal." Lady Andrea said with a few treasures, and this is all the military power of the barony, if Arold takes these people away, when robbers and rebels come, she will be left with only a few women and children to guard the manor, and this manor that she carefully cares for is likely to become the target of the robbers.

"Good." Arold was very happy when he heard this, more than one hundred and forty soldiers, plus a hundred Swiss mercenaries, the attack on the monastery of St. Fonso was simply a victory, but at this moment the little squire pulled the corner of his coat and seemed to have something to say.

"Lord Arrod, I see that Lady Andrea is frowning, as if she has something to say, please listen to her thoughts again."

"However, I would very much like to return to Black Marsh Village with my soldiers immediately." Arold was not interested in Lady Andrea's thoughts, and he was bent on bringing the soldiers back, so he ordered Lady Andrea to gather the sergeants.

"Ah, please wait a moment, Lord Arrod, it's late today, the road at night is very difficult, I have ordered the servants to prepare the dinner, as well as the burning fireplace and the warm ** bunk." Ms. Andrea walked to Arrod's side, stretched out her white arm, pressed on Arold's chest, and looked at Arrod's face charmingly with her green eyes like autumn water, her voice carried the magnetism of a person, it is undeniable that Ms. Andrea is a very beautiful and mature woman.

"Well, okay." Arold thought for a while, nodded and agreed, he was not by Ms. Andrea**, but felt that what she said also made sense, the road that could not be seen at night was really not easy to walk, if he ran into wolves like last time, he lost his soldiers for no reason, but the gains outweighed the losses, and he had just recovered from his illness He did feel very tired after riding a horse for a day.