Although I felt like a bit of a light bulb, the hunt went quite smoothly.

They walked in the forest for more than an hour and caught two pheasants, two hares and a fawn.

Considering that there were only three of them hunting, the harvest was already good.

Joanna is good at archery and enjoys male activities like hunting. However, she also maintained the sympathy expected of a normal woman, and after shooting the fawn, she advised Byron to end the hunt. Their harvest was enough, their interest was satisfied, and there was no need to continue the hunt.

As the hunt was supposed to satisfy the lady's interests, Byron of course agreed to her suggestion, which made Fatis admire her even more for her bravery and kindness.

After a moment of hunting, Byron and the others took Joanna to her brother, Count Prais. Originally, Byron had advised her to go straight back to the city, and the Count would not know about it. In this way she could return satisfied, and the Count would not be unhappy with her and Byron over the matter.

"No, there's no need to hide it from my brother, and we can't hide it from him. It's not just men who dare to do it. ”

Joanna's performance once again impressed Fattis, although it didn't do Byron any real good.

They found a clearing in the forest, with a campfire that had been extinguished, and some tree trunks that had been laid out to be used as seats.

It can be seen that many people have camped here to rest before.

The Byron men also tied their horses here, and roasted the game they had hunted before. For the sake of the picnic, Byron had asked Johnny to prepare some fine salt and other condiments wrapped in a cloth bag, which could come in handy now.

But before Byron had finished their meal, a troop of cavalry surrounded them.

Byron immediately drew the weapon from his waist, raised his shield and crossbow in a circle, and protected Joanna in the middle.

Soon they put away their weapons, however, for the comer was carrying the banners of the Counts of Prais and Craggs.

At first, they thought Byron they were poachers, but when the leading knights saw the peony ornaments on the robes of the Byronic soldiers and the strong horses, they confirmed that they were the troops of a nobleman.

Most of the Suno people did not know Byron's Peony Banner, so they dismounted and asked Byron about their identity.

Then the Count of Prais arrived, and he remembered Byron, so the tension between the two sides was completely removed.

The Count recognized his sister at once, and Joanna, as she herself said, did not hide anything about her going out to hunt. However, he defended Byron, saying that Byron was not aware of the Earl's ban on his sister from leaving the city.

"Thank you for tolerating my sister's willfulness, Byron. Of course, I also apologize for the recklessness of my men. I will compensate you, and if you pass by my territory in the future, you are welcome to come to me as a guest, and I will entertain you well. ”

Count Prais had some reluctance to let Joanna sit behind him, and returned to the city of Sunno with Byron.

On the way back, although there was not much verbal exchange between the two sides, Byron could see that Joanna's eyes were always on him and Fattis.

Of course, a little more is put on Fatis.

Upon his return to Suno, Count Prais once again locked his sister in her room.

After returning, Byron and Fatis chatted for a while about the hunt, Byron took some wine, and Fatis, who was full of wine, also revealed his admiration for Joanna in his excitement.

"Sir, Lady Joanna is beautiful, and unlike every noble daughter I have ever met. If I had met her earlier, I don't think I would have had a crush on other women, especially the ......."

With that, Fatis raised his glass and poured a glass of wine, his flushed face looking a little sad.

"The past is gone, look to the future, Fatis."

Although Byron was also a little drunk, he knew that Fatis remembered the murder of his brother because of a woman. He tried to comfort him, after all, people have to come out of the shadows.

"At best, maybe you can pursue her and start a new life."

Byron said half-jokingly.

"We're so far apart, I'm just a sinner who has left my own family, an unqualified knight. And she was the sister of the Count of Prais, and the only sister of the Count. You know, the Count of Prais would not have betrothed her to someone who didn't even have a formal fief out of politics. ”

Fatis shook his head lightly and sighed.

Byron was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"You're right, I'm afraid I'm not qualified as a temporary lord of all the land of Thrindil, a baron appointed by the king. I have heard of several barons who have proposed marriage to the Count, but all of them have failed. ”

Byron thought about his strength and found that he was still too weak. He had no family to rely on, no towering castles and rich territories, and many barons who were not as powerful as him looked down on him behind their backs, let alone those who were high up in the earls.

"It's okay, sir. After a few days, you will meet many ladies from noble families, and some of them will surely fall in love with you. Of course, I don't mean anything other than ...... Just ......"

Fatis seems to have drunk a little too much, and his address to Byron has reverted to being an adult. Originally, he was going to cheer Byron up, but he said the wrong thing carelessly.

Of course, Byron knew what he couldn't say, and it was nothing more than a euphemism to explain that Byron's pursuit of the daughters of those earls and lords was not suitable, and suggested that she find a noble lady with a matching status to woo her.

This idea is not wrong, Byron is very wealthy and has a territory, as long as the relationship is handled properly, it is not difficult to marry a noble woman from a small family.

But this is not what Byron wants, although he is not as interested in Miss Joanna as Fatis, but after crossing once, with the assistance of the system, it has been smooth so far except for the time when he died, and it is really unreasonable not to mix up in Calradia.

Moreover, he was also fed up with the disdain and cold eyes of some nobles towards him, and he wanted to fight for a breath to let those noble lords know that those who have a lot of things worth more than bloodline are proud.

"If you want to succeed, you have to work hard. Regardless of the means, we will always have a result. I'm a mercenary, but that doesn't mean I haven't pursued it. Fatis, my friend, help me well, and we'll impress them. Just ...... Just when we are here to get a good wife! ”

After Byron finished speaking, Fattis, who had been listening to him carefully, couldn't help but laugh and raised his glass to Byron.

"Yes, sir, but don't forget justice."

"Of course, Fatis. Come, have a drink. For those beauties! ”

"For our wife!"

The two of them put aside their usual etiquette, raised their glasses, drank them like drunks in a tavern, laughed heartily, and said no lack of vulgar words.

This is the first time between the two of them to have such a conversation.