Chapter 16: The Battle on the Watchtower (I)
"It's finally over? By the time you duel, I'd already lost two gold coins to Eden. β
As mentioned before, it was a boring duel, and with the exception of Leah, who knew nothing about martial arts, Eden and Georgie both shrank under the eaves of the chapel and played with dice.
Seeing Alec and Leona put away their swords, Georgie stood up with a pained expression on his face. It can be seen that Eden's luck seems to be good, and two gold coins is not a small amount for a knight.
"Hey, don't do that, I haven't had enough of it, are any of you still here?"
Looking at the dice on the ground, Eden looked unsatisfied.
"I'm sorry, I don't have any money. β
Leona waved her hand first.
"I'd love to have two, but I think I owe fifty silver each to the priest and the apothecary. β
Alec shrugged.
"I don't think it's a game that ladies should be in. β
Leah shook her head gracefully.
Dice was popular among the aristocracy, but it was largely limited to the male aristocracy, and the ladies preferred to attend shows such as salons. Of course, with the exception of Karen, the tomboy girl would often bring two bottles of wine with her when she inspected the knights' camp, and when she saw the knights sneakily gathering together and shouting, she rushed in like a whirlwind and drank two bottles of wine with the others and won all the little gold coins in the knights' hands, and then walked out satisfied.
"Speaking of which, Alec, how did you end up in Snow Lotus City?"
Looking at Alec, whose face was a little pale due to the recurrence of his injury due to strenuous exercise, Leah asked curiously.
"What, Miss Leah, you know Alec? He's only been here a while ago. β
Hearing Leah's words, everyone seemed a little curious.
"Ah...... For when I was in Ed Nihua, I was once honored to escort Miss Leah, and later, as a token of gratitude, Lord Duke Fareen asked me what reward I wanted, and I said that I wanted to find a place in the Knights of Snow Lotus City. β
Although Snow Lotus City is dangerous, it is a good copy of the knights' battle exploits, so Alec's request is reasonable. Glancing at Leah, the young knight bent slightly in thanks.
"Okay, now that the matter is settled, I'll be better off going back now, you know, I don't think this cold field is suitable for the wounded to recuperate. β
Clapping her hands, Leah said she wanted to go back.
No one objected to this building, even if it was playing dice, the warm tavern was much more suitable than this small church with only a northwest wind. ???: "Help!"
However, things are always so unexpected, and suddenly, there is a cry for help in the distance.
"Damn!?Why do people always like to run out with nothing lately!?"
Hearing someone calling for help, Georgie couldn't help but smash his tongue.
"Let's go check it out. β
After several people looked at each other for a while, they decided to take a look.
The cries for help wafted through the wilderness, seemingly near, yet far away. For a while, several people could not determine the location of the caller.
"Get there!"
Pointing to a watchtower not far away, Leah motioned for everyone to go up.
Standing high and looking far away, a few people soon found that several shadows in the northwest were running, and at the forefront was a human scout, wearing leather armor and holding a crossbow, and his whole body was shining with fighting spirit and running fast. But when you look behind him, you will see that not far away, several orcs are chasing the poor creature with a scream, and the distance is getting shorter and shorter.
"Let's go save him!"
Seeing this, Leona hurriedly prepared to rush down the tower and run in that direction. Even Georgie and Eden thought the same thing.
"Wait. β
Alec, however, stopped a few of them.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Alec blocking it, the three of them all showed puzzled looks.
"Eden, Georgie, if I'm not mistaken, Lord Karen gave you the order to protect Miss Leah, right?"
"That's right. βx2
"Then listen to me, now you two hurry up and cover Miss Leah's retreat, there are many of them, there are six of them, and we have one wounded and two first-class apprentices. So you evacuate quickly, although it is the duty of a knight to help your compatriots, but it is the duty of a soldier to obey orders, if you rush forward now, Miss Leah will lose her protection, and if you die, Miss Leah will also be killed. Lord Farain's heir was killed by orcs in Snow Lotus City...... It's not funny at all...... I promise you won't even get a knight's funeral when you die. β
Alec shook his head, then continued: "As for you, Miss Leona, you are still young and a first-class warrior apprentice, please trust me, even if you evacuate in such a battle, no one will blame you. β
Alec's words made everyone unwilling but helpless.
"What about Mr. Alec?"
Leona asked, looking up at Alec.
"I? I have not received orders from Lord Kalen, and I have come here purely of my own free will, so it is my duty as a knight to save him. Of course, there are so many of them that I have no doubt that I will die here, but what is there about it?"
Looking at the orcs who were still chasing over there, Alec shrugged calmly.
"I'll go with you!"
Hearing Alec's words, Leona, who longs for the way of knighthood, decided to act with Alec without hesitation.
"You're a good girl......"
For Leona's appearance, Alec's eyes sparkled with approval...... and the endorsement of those who share the same chivalry.
"Come on, if the Goddess of Creation blesses us to return to Snow Lotus City safely, you will definitely become a knight's apprentice, I promise. β
Apparently, neither the desperate scout nor the orcs had yet to notice the few men in the towers in the distance. If you want to retreat, this is the best time to do so.
So, everyone looked at Leah.
"Leah...... Let's go, it's still too late!"
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Seeing that Leah had been silent, Leona was a little anxious.
Leah, on the other hand, didn't speak, just gave Leona a meaningful look, and walked to the edge of the tower.
"Hey, that soldier over there, run here!"
Then he put his hands to his lips and shouted loudly.
At this moment, both the scouts and the orcs found out about this place, and they immediately changed directions, the former to survive, not to mention the latter.
"Li...... Leah: What are you doing here!?"
The orcs have already spotted a few people, so now they are retreating, which is obviously much more difficult, as long as Alec and Leona fail to intercept them, they will immediately catch up with Leah and the two knights. Thinking of this, Leona became more and more anxious.
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