People in this chapter: (Sercius Thor), (Maleg Bazd Bruce), (Manid), (Dwronth Lafarzi), (Lalia Lafaxi).

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Chapter 027: (Windfall)

At night, the Lord's Mansion.

Sertius ordered his servants to set up a banquet for their guests. The kitchen cook slaughtered a lamb and killed a chicken.

Hearing that a distinguished guest had come to the lord's mansion, the villagers sent some rich vegetables and some fresh pork at the gate of the courtyard. The old village chief personally found some honey and sent two barrels of wine that had been treasured for many years.

There were 16 dishes at this table, including roasted whole sheep, roasted chicken, pan-fried pork steak, fish caught in the nearby river, various vegetables and fruits grown in the villagers' fields, and cheese snacks.

In addition to Count Doron and Miss Lylia, Sercius invited his friends Malegg and Mr. Manid. As for the rest of the people, who were not fit to be present at such a feast, even Hatheron, the most loyal servant of Sercius, was not qualified.

The aristocracy paid great attention to the etiquette of the guests and the distinction between dignity and inferiority. If the host of the banquet invites a soldier or his servant to sit with the guest, the guest will perceive the host as humiliating them and belittling their honorable status.

Naturally, freelancers would not do such a stupid thing that offended Count Dolang. Maleg was a duke in the Duchy of Gronia, and although he was a nominal lord, he was also a nobleman, while Manid, as a merchant, was barely qualified to sit at the same table as the nobles.

"Knight Sercius," said Count Dowran, who sat at the head of the left, reproachfully. "Such a sumptuous table of food for a few of us is too extravagant and wasteful. ”

Dressed in a formal dress for the dinner party, Sercius smiled and said, "My lord is my honored guest, and this banquet is just my friendship with the landlord!"

Hearing this, the old earl smiled mildly: "In this case, I have no choice but to enjoy these foods to the fullest, so as not to disappoint Your Excellency's hospitality." ”

"Your Excellency, please," Sercius politely stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please.

The old earl picked up the knife and fork that had been laid aside, then cut off a piece of meat that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully. "Well, it tastes good," he complimented. "You can also taste it, and it's a really good craft. ”

"Lord Dolang," Sercius said in a respectful tone. "Allow me to introduce you to two of my friends. ”

"Of course," said Count Dowron, putting down his knife and fork in his hand, and then making a gesture of please. "I would also like to get to know two of your friends. ”

"This is my friend, Maleg Bazd Bruce, from the Duchy of Gronya, the rightful heir of the Grand Duke of Garriton. Sercius introduced in a solemn tone. "Mr. Manid is a businessman and my partner in the business. ”

"I've heard of the Bruce family in the Duchy of Gronya, but it's been gone for hundreds of years. Count Doran said with a mixed look of surprise and joy. "I didn't expect to have the privilege of sitting at the same table with the heir of the Bruce family in this life. ”

Laughing happily, Malegg raised his glass full of wine, and said respectfully, "Lord Lafazi, your family and your great name have been heard of for a long time when I was in Gronia," he said, patting the horse's ass. "It is a lifetime honor to see you today. ”

None of his words were true, and before he knew Sercius, the heir of the Grand Duke of Garridon had no idea about the Lafazi family, let alone heard of the other party's name. But he knew that the nobles liked to be flattered by others.

"Ah, Your Excellency is serious. Far from being happy, Count Dorant sighed with some sorrow. "My family has long since lost the glory and splendor of his day, and my reputation has been ruined by the time of the Nord invasion. ”

During the invasion of the Nords, Count Dolang, who was only in his twenties at the time, did not hesitate to evacuate all the garrisons of [Tosdel Town] to his fortified castle in order to preserve the strength of his family. So much so that the Nords at that time took the town without much effort.

Only a few of the town's nobles fled the town with their troops, and most of the inhabitants did not have time to flee before the Nord soldiers captured the town. After that, the Nords began to plunder property, rape/adulterate women, burn houses, and other evil deeds here.

As a result, a bustling town of Tosdel was reduced to a sparsely populated and badly damaged village overnight. That is, until Count Haraus, the 'Blood Lion', led his Knights of the Guards to retake the town from the Nords.

But this place no longer belonged to him, not to the territory of the Lafasszi family. Although the young Count Doran demanded that Count Harlaus return his domain, Count Harlaus refused to return it on the grounds that he had surrendered the town of Tosdel to the Nords.

"My lord," Sercius said righteously. "I am confident that you will regain the glory and splendor of your family in your lifetime, and that your fame will spread throughout the continent of Calradia. ”

"Knight Sercius, you don't have to say these words to comfort me. The old earl confided in frustration. "I can't even keep the territory left by my father's ancestors, how to talk about regaining the glory and glory of my family, this is simply a dream. ”

At that time, the Knights of the Guards had a huge scale of nearly 8,000 people, and although their strength was somewhat uneven, they far exceeded the other two major knights. Count Doran knew that the strength of the Lafazi family could not compete with the Hera family, so he had to choose to endure humiliation.

And this shame has not been washed away until now. Now, the former Count of Harlaus has become his king and has given the freeknight the territory that belonged to him, which also indicates that he cannot take back the territory that belongs to the Lafassie family.

When Sertius heard this, he explained, "My lord, this was not my intention. ”

The old earl realized that his words were a little out of shape, and hurriedly corrected him. "Your Excellency, don't think about it, I don't mean anything else. It's just some emotion!"

Count Doran did not blame and resent the other party for taking possession of his land, all this was the result of his own blame, even if he had resentment in his heart, it was against the king who forcibly occupied his territory, not the knight in front of him who saved his daughter's life.

"Father, don't despair," said Miss Lyria, who sat beside the old Count. "Maybe you'll be able to own this land in your lifetime?"

Everyone present was startled at first, and then subconsciously turned their eyes to the beautiful and noble girl. The meaning conveyed by this sentence made everyone present reverie: the Lafaxi family could directly use force to retake the town.

Sercius looked at the girl in equal surprise, he knew very well that with the current strength of the [Tosdel Town], he would not be able to resist the garrison of the Lafassi family. But he vaguely felt that the girl's words did not mean this, but revealed another crooked meaning.

In the light of the candlelight, Sercius noticed that the girl's face had turned slightly red, but she had not taken a sip of the wine in the glass. This made the freelancer even more sure that the girl was sending another signal to her father and him.

"Presumptuous," Count Dorant reprimanded suddenly. "How can you speak nonsense with such rebellious words. He didn't expect his daughter to say such a thing. If the king had listened to it, he would have thought that the Lafassie family had a rebellion attempt.

"Father, I said it is true......" The girl tried to make her father understand the meaning of her words, but was severely interrupted by his father.

"That's enough," said Count Dowron, with a serious expression. "Swallow that stupid thing back into your stomach, or you should go back to your room and rest. ”

Sercius shook the glass in his hand and looked at the father and daughter quietly. Obviously, the father did not decipher the true meaning of his daughter's words, but misunderstood how his daughter could say such stupid things in front of outsiders.

"My lord, Miss Lelia just hopes you don't feel too sad about it," Sercius said unhurriedly. "Besides, there's nothing wrong with her words, and you don't have to blame her. ”

There was indeed no clear meaning in the words that the girl said, but Count Doran only subconsciously thought of the closest meaning, and did not think that there might be other meanings in the words. Perhaps Count Doran had the idea of using force in his heart.

The girl's idea was also the idea of Sercius. But he will not take the initiative to mention to Count Dolang that he wants to marry your woman, after all, he is just a small knight lord, and he is not worthy of the other party in terms of status.

On the contrary, it will make the Earl in front of him lower his previous good impression of him, and he will feel that he has other intentions. Although both he and the Count are well aware that Lylia is no longer a virgin and has been forcibly robbed of her virginity by robbers, she is still the daughter of a noble Count.

"Father, you misunderstand me. Lyria stood up suddenly, and Sercius thought she was leaving the feast, but the girl picked up the glass and drank it down.

Everyone in the audience turned their eyes to the girl, and enveloped the girl's father. Count Dolang's expression was different from his previous expression, but he looked at his daughter with some surprise, and then at the knight sitting on the main seat. He understood what his daughter meant.

"What I want to say is," said the red-faced girl, plucking up her courage. "If I marry the Knight of Sertius, then this place belongs to you again, to the Lafazi family?"

Manid and Malegg subconsciously turned their gaze to Sercius on the throne, and their eyes were full of envy and jealousy. Serseus didn't expect this simple-looking and shy girl to say such a thing in front of everyone.

"Ahem!ahem!ahem!" Count Dorant coughed deliberately. This awkward atmosphere made him not know what to say for a while.

It wasn't until today that Count Doran figured it out. For the rest of the day, his baby daughter Lylia has been begging herself to take her to [Tosdel Town] to relax, it turns out that she has fallen in love with the owner there.

"Lelia, you go upstairs first," commanded Count Dowron. "I have something to talk about with the Knight of Sercius alone. ”

"Father's ......"

"Obedient!" interrupted the girl's father gently. "Go back to your room first, and I'll discuss this with the Knight of Sertius. ”

"Yes, Father. The girl replied in a low voice, her face flushed, she looked a little drunk, probably because she had drunk the glass of red wine too quickly. With the help of the maid, the girl left the hall.

Manid and Malleg, who were sitting together, exchanged glances, then took the initiative to get up and salute Count Dowran, and then excused himself and left. The bartenders and servants who served them were also gently ordered by the Earl to retreat.

In the whole hall, except for the flickering candlelight and the reflection of the back in the corner, only Sercius and Count Dawran were left.

"Lelia likes you very much," Count Doran said in a deep voice. "Ever since you rescued her from the robbers, she has always stood alone on the windowsill of the castle looking out to the north, and once, when I asked her what she was looking at, she told me that the town of Tosdel. ”

The loving father couldn't help but look sad when he thought of the shame his daughter had endured. Even though the robbers who abused his daughter have gone to hell, it still can't make up for the damage done to Lelia and a father who loves his daughter.

"Soon after, she begged me to bring her here, saying that she wanted to distract herself, and that I would take away her shadow......" The old earl's hoarse voice paused for a moment. "I didn't figure it out until just now, but it was actually to see you. ”

"My ......, my lord"

"Hear me out first. The old man raised his hand to interrupt, and Sertius had to keep his mouth shut quietly.

"I as a father failed to protect her, so I hurt her," the girl's father said with both self-reproach and sincerity. "But I don't want her to be hurt a second time, so I want you to accept her and marry her. ”

After a moment of silence, Sercius spat out a few words. "I will. ”

"I believe in you," Count Dorant replied. "I believe you will treat her well in the future. "I also believe that you can go further on the road of power and stand higher. The old man silently recited this sentence in his heart.

Serios does have the ability and capital to do so. He has risen from an ordinary knight lord to the heir to an earl lord. The castle and army of the Lafasszi family will belong to him in the near future, including the count's daughter.

During the night, Sertius and Count Doran talked a great deal about the current situation in Calradia, and they talked about the preparation of the Kugit to attack Dehrim with heavy troops, and the return of Princess Azona, and the conflict between him and Duke Michod.

Their relationship has also become even closer because of a promise.

For Sercius, it was an unexpected bonus. Even though he had this idea in his head, he didn't expect it to come true today.

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