The early spring morning sun is warm and comfortable, and Gray likes to open the curtains and stand by the window to bask in the sun when he gets up at seven o'clock. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Ding-ding" Gray rang the bell next to the bed after washing up in the next room, and it didn't take long for footsteps to sound outside, "Can I go in?" "Outside, it's Gangde's voice.

"Come in. ”

With a "click", the bedroom door was gently opened, and Gonder led Gray's personal maid, Katiah, into the room gently. Katiah was a young girl, the child of a farmer on Gray's Farm, and she was very handsome, and Gray liked her big black eyes the most.

Katia helped Gray take off her pajamas and put on a thick linen undershirt, which was her job, and as for the leather armor on the outside, she had to help Gonde put it on.

"Tino!" After putting on his clothes, Gray called out to the dog that had been waiting at the door for a long time, this is the most common hunting dog in the south of the continent, it is called the Southern Hound Dog, not a famous breed.

Gray gently stroked the top of the dog's head with one hand, and took the saber handed by Gonde with the other and hung it around his waist, "Let's go! Tinoo!" Gray shouted and strode out of the bedroom.

The villa in the manor has three floors, and it is very luxuriously decorated, and even Gray himself does not know how many rooms there are, but such a large house is only inhabited by Gray alone, which is obviously a little empty, giving people a lifeless feeling.

In this villa, Gray would only go to four places, the hall, the dining room, the study, and the bedroom, and since there were so few servants, Gray only asked Mrs. Wren to arrange for the cleaning of these places, and the rest of the place was not to be bothered.

Tino, the hound, ran very fast, and he ran to the hall first and squatted on the ground waiting for Gray, and Mrs. Wren was also standing in the hall in the housekeeper's dress, she was obviously waiting for Gray, as if something was wrong.

"Mistress Gray, a young lady named Leah, said you hired her to work on the manor?" asked Mrs. Wren.

Gray teased the dog and said, "Yes, Leah is a nice little girl, and she should be able to help you with a lot of things." ”

Mrs. Wren nodded, "Okay, Lord Gray, I see. ”

The maids who have just applied for the job will not serve their master immediately, they must be trained for a period of time, they must master some simple etiquette, and they must know the rules that should be known.

"Prepare a little jerky, Gonde and I are going to be away for a while. Gray gave a command and left the villa with the dog.

Although the manor is outside the city, this area is very safe, and a large area of land near here is specially opened up by the earl to support the knights, and all the soldiers in the earldom except for the soldiers who defend the city are stationed nearby.

There are even simple walls around this area, and there are countless watchtowers, so this side can be regarded as a satellite city of Herien City, and the food and supplies stored in each manor can be consumed by a 5,000 army for more than two years in times of war.

The morning air was really clear, the houses on the two farms on the manor had already smoked, and the hound Tino ran up and down around Gray, and from time to time he pounced on Gray, and the morning walk was always pleasant.

"Mistress Gray!" was Gonde's voice.

Gray turned his head when he heard this, and Gang was about to run to Gray, "What's the matter?" Gray asked.

"That Mark is looking for you from Zegasi Village," Gonder replied, and Gray's eyes flashed, "Hmm!", and he walked towards the villa with Tino, the hound, with Gonder following closely behind.

Mark came alone, dressed in a thick gray linen garment with a somewhat conspicuous pattern on his collar, and sat on a sofa in the hall with a cup of hot tea in his book.

"Mr. Mark!" Gray greeted first.

Mark immediately stood up, "Knight Gray, I'm sorry to be here!" Gray nodded, and then said to Gonder and Mrs. Wren next to him, "I want to talk to Mr. Mark alone!"

It's not a matter of trust, it's about protecting them, and sometimes it's not good to know too much.

"Just like Thor, a cautious knight!" Mark seemed to enjoy lying on the couch, "this tea is good, Knight Gray, and this manor is very good!"

Gray stared at Mark, "Let's get down to business, Mr. Mark. Mark smiled, "I may only be able to stay in your manor for the next time, and I am already 'dead' in the plan!"

Mark had been smiling since the beginning, but Gray could clearly feel that his smile was fake, with a hint of pain and shame, but there was no trace of regret in sight. Gray looked at Mark seriously, "Of course, Mr. Mark, you're welcome. ”

Breakfast Gray is usually eaten around 8 o'clock, and today there was an extra guest at the table, which added a touch of life to the somewhat empty restaurant.

The golden crust of the white bread was coated with a thin layer of honey, the milk had just been exchanged from a nearby estate, and a few slices of bacon were neatly cut and placed aside.

"Mrs. Wren. After breakfast, after the servant had cleaned up the table, Gray called out to Mrs. Wren, who was standing behind her.

"I'm here, Lord Gray!" replied Mrs. Wren, who was noticeably slower to react, and normally Gray would have asked Wren to prepare his horse after breakfast and leave.

"Tidy up a room, this Mr. Mark is going to live in the manor for a while!" Gray said, pointing to Mark, and after a pause, Gray added, "Take a moment to clean all the rooms, it should be enough in the near future." ”

"Gangde, no one can say anything about Mr. Mark at the manor. Gray's voice was soft, but his tone was unmistakable.

"Understood!Lord Gray!" Gonder behind Gray hurriedly responded, and Gray said this to Mrs. Wren as well.

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When Gray arrived at the castle knights' guard barracks, the magic clock had already reached 9 o'clock, and there were 22 knights in the guard, plus the captain of the guard and his lieutenant, and everyone in the guard arrived very early today.

Gray comes at this time of the day, which is very early in normal times, but today it is relatively late.

"Knight Gray, why is it so late?" asked Adjutant Tyro Rayland, coldly.

"I'm so sorry, Knight Taylor!" it was best to explain at this time, admitting his mistake was the best option, although he knew that it was a deliberate effort by Taylor.

Taylor snorted, "Let your squire prepare your equipment, lead your troops and set off, the military order has been issued, you must arrive at the Red Gold Fortress by noon tomorrow." "Taylor is also a smart man, he knows that this time can't be too much, the castle is arranged, the business is important, he said as he handed Ray a command sword.

Gray hurriedly bowed down and took it, the knight is just a title of a professional soldier, not a class, and belongs to the middle-level commander when the lord fights.