she calls you (3)
A two-story hut built tightly together.
In front of the house, which was too large for a single villager to build, there was a wide rye field just about to be harvested.
“Where are you?”
The floor creaking loudly
A sturdy man was walking around the cabin as if this was his home.
“I came here knowing everything. So let’s not leave each other tired.”
Blood stains splashed onto the brown wall.
The owner of the cabin, an old man, was looking at the red marks with confused eyes.
Beneath the indelible red mark was his son, who had not even been able to close his eyes.
“······I don’t know what you’re asking.”
“Didn’t you see your son’s head blown off while he was just saying that? Inspiration?”
His demeanor was that of a noble nobleman, but his tone of voice was extremely vulgar.
“Are you really going to open your mouth only if your entire family dies?”
The thick eyebrows of the threatening man furrowed mercilessly.
The muscles of his upper body were still moving threateningly as if he was about to pull out his sword.
“No matter how much you lived off Ravnoma’s rust, isn’t it time to take care of your family? “There is no need to be loyal to a family that doesn’t exist anymore.”
The old man, who was once a knight, stopped laughing as he saw the overflowing malice.
I can’t believe I just have to see this guy showing off.
If you live too long, you will end up seeing things like this.
“No matter what you say, there is no trust in what you say. “You vile usurpers.”
An old retired knight.
The old sword of Ravnoma, who was trying to quietly spend the rest of his life in his manor, opened his mouth with a wry smile.
“Who in the West will believe you, the dragon dogs?”
“Inspiration······.”
After hearing what the old man said, Stephen raised his head and closed his eyes, unable to hold back his boiling anger.
“······If you tell me right now where the little boy from Ravnoma has gone, I will kill him painlessly. “Anyway, you know that kid won’t be able to do anything no matter where he goes.”
An uninvited guest who spoke as if invitingly, but ultimately spoke of destruction.
Looking at him like that, the old man just smiled quietly.
“No matter where you go, you can’t do anything…”
The wrinkles were deep on the old man’s face as he looked at Stephen.
It was a smile like the expression of a victor.
“The crow from the north doesn’t say that.”
“······!”
After hearing the answer he most hated, Istvan’s face became distorted like a demon.
No matter how fierce the fire, if the roots are alive, it will be able to sprout again.
The true ruler of the West.
A family that took out a piece of the dragon before their own blood to make an oath, even as they were being defeated by a sudden attack. Ravnoma.
The West has yet to forget them.
“You old man!”
Stephen shouts as if struggling to see the old man speaking as if mocking him.
“You should have searched carefully anyway!”
The sword extended from his fingertips and penetrated the old man’s chest like lightning.
“······Ugh.”
An old man who collapses with a single scream.
Nevertheless, the reason he can smile is probably because of the knight’s pride in having accomplished his mission until the end.
Because the old knight of Ravnoma ultimately protected one seed until the very end.
“Burn everything!”
With Stephen’s nervous cries, fire began to spread throughout the cabin.
Along with the cattle bellowing loudly, the heads of the unharvested rye began to bow.
The honorable manor that a man had built up over a lifetime was burning.
“Damn it…”
A baseless and despicable usurper.
A shell without a promise.
Stephen was trying to calm his anger, remembering the derogatory names of Gaidar that were still wandering the West.
“······You can bring everything.”
If you are despised because you have no honor, you can bring it.
If it is ignored because it has no history, just take it away.
Because that was the law of the West and the history of Gaidar.
“Even my sword.”
Gaidar’s veins growl toward the north.
Istvan’s eyes were filled with the shadows of flames fluttering from all directions.
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“oh······.”
Stefan let out a small exclamation as he looked at the scene before his eyes.
The city I encountered for the first time in my life.
The city of Deermar, bordering the border that separates the central and northern regions, was a place with a unique flavor that I had never seen before.
“You were a very famous knight in the North.”
“······Not to that extent.”
However, the reason why Stefan and the mercenary members are now surprised was not only because of the first impression of the city of Deermar.
“Welcome to Deirmar. “Vlad!”
A small but sturdy castle wall.
The sight of the soldiers standing below and saluting Vlad was enough to arouse unfamiliar emotions in the mercenaries.
“No matter how you look at it, it’s not that bad, is it?”
“shut up.”
Seeing the sight of the soldiers as if they were welcoming a triumphant general, the mercenaries straightened their shoulders without realizing it.
The life of a mercenary where there were many places to go, but no welcome reception.
For those who have lived a wandering life like Bupyeong Elementary School, the current scene was definitely an experience they experienced for the first time in their lives.
“Let’s go for now.”
Vlad felt the mercenaries’ puzzled looks on his back, but decided to move for now.
The relationship between the city of Deermar and the knight named Vlad was too close to explain in a few simple words.
“Why are these following me?”
“away. “You guys!”
The group entered the city while being seen off by soldiers.
It was a quiet road, almost like a country road, but the group’s progress was inevitably slowed down little by little.
“······Why on earth are you clinging to me?”
The mercenaries were embarrassed when they saw the children looking at them with bright eyes.
Children clinging to mercenaries.
Although I had seen many children running away, the ones that came close were mercenaries that I had never seen before.
“It’s Vlad, the knight of honor!”
“I’ve never seen blonde hair like that before.”
“I guess you really come from a noble family.”
“······.”
The mercenaries, who understood what the children said, looked at Vlad once again.
They were trying to be as quiet as possible and were whispering to each other, but the children’s unique high-pitched voices were enough to reach the ears of the group.
“The kids really like the driver.”
“······It wasn’t to this extent originally.”
In response to Stefan’s question, Vlad sighed, shaking his head as if he was troubled.
I’ve been to this city several times, but this was my first time seeing a reaction like this.
Apparently, as I was moving with a large group of people, I was noticed by children.
“It gets more like this the longer you go.”
A northern deity that is slowly spreading by word of mouth. Vlad of Shoara.
However, in this city, he is a man known by a slightly different title.
Perhaps it was natural for children to express curiosity towards Vlad.
“It wouldn’t be a bad idea to settle down in a place like this when I retire later.”
“You’re talking about retirement as soon as you finish your contract. “I don’t think it’s appropriate.”
“haha! That means the impression of this place was good.”
Stefan burst out laughing at Vlad’s blunt answer and began to clear the way, pulling away the clinging children.
Apparently, the young knight in front of me was not used to this type of hospitality.
“This is my first time in a place like this.”
The mercenaries all nodded as Stefan spoke quietly.
They were men who had lived in a low, rough place their whole lives, so although their current situation was quite shocking, it wasn’t particularly bad.
Soldiers saluting, children following along.
And there was even a white snake waiting on the roof of the mansion, anxiously craning its neck.
The small city of Deermar was now welcoming them wholeheartedly.
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The white color quietly fades away.
one two. Without a sound.
“We believe it is around 5,000 people.”
“5,000?”
Bayezid’s knight begins to pour white sugar cubes into a small teacup.
Alicia couldn’t help but swallow her saliva as Bordan, who lived only for today, not tomorrow,’s powerful hand movements.
“That’s right. “It’s 5,000.”
Bordan’s teacup was rising, but Alicia’s mouth was actually closing.
Because the word 5,000 he uttered was a number with a lot of weight.
“The telegram you sent clearly said 3,000…”
“Gaidar’s riders are following us.”
Gaidar, the new ruler of the West.
They were not traveling north alone.
They were also coming up with other western families.
“This is the fear of monarchs who call themselves rulers.”
“······.”
As soon as Alicia heard Bordan’s words, she felt bitterness welling up inside her.
I felt like I wanted to take the teacup that the old knight was holding and drink it right now.
“······What do you plan to do, Bayezid?”
Alicia’s face hardens under the ever-increasing pressure.
The expression on old knight Duncan’s face was also hardening as he looked at her.
“Currently, 500 reinforcements are on their way to Deirmar. “The reason I came here first was to ask them to please open the gates for them.”
“······500? “At best?”
The number of troops sent to prepare for 5,000 was only 500.
At Bordan’s answer, Alicia furrowed her eyebrows as hard as she could, but the old knight who was dealing with her was only calm.
“We are currently concentrating Bayezid’s soldiers toward Shoara. “We even took out the soldiers in the north.”
The city of Deermar was too small to accommodate thousands of soldiers.
Even though it had strong walls, it was a small city that would be inefficient, so Peter Bayezid had to manage his troops as flexibly as possible.
“······You are even taking out the soldiers from the North. “Then what do the barbarians plan to do?”
Those who do not believe in God.
The barbarians beyond the Northern Limit Line have always been a nuisance to the northern monarchs.
This was also the reason why the Baranov family, which had steelworkers, was able to receive the title of duke even though they were despised northern lords.
“You don’t have to worry about that. “Joseph has already solved it.”
Bayezid was already aware of Gaidar’s ambition to advance into the north, so he made constant efforts to avoid creating two fronts.
Although it may not be complete, the appeasement of barbarians using the Age and Budaat tribes will be effective at least in this war.
“Joseph said he would protect Deermar as if he were his own body.”
Seven hundred and five hundred against five thousand.
And the walls of Deermar, which protected Hainal for a long time.
Hold on with this and strike back as you prepared.
The cold northern wind has already prepared for the harsh west wind.
“Can we just hold on?”
“of course. Not only this, there are many methods that Joseph is preparing…”
Knock knock.
As the two were exchanging detailed stories about the war, they heard a small knocking sound.
“Alicia. “A guest has arrived now.”
“oh. “It looks like you’ve finally arrived with the soldiers.”
Bordan heard the butler’s words and stood up, rubbing his palms.
“Please believe in Bayezid’s sincerity. “The person who led this 500-strong reinforcement force is…”
Following the guidance of the butler, the door opened and the man entered the office with the introduction of Bordan.
“huh?”
Everyone’s eyes widened as they recognized the man.
The man’s blonde hair, illuminated by the sunlight, was filling Alicia’s eyes.
“long time no see. Alicia.”
A man who came running from the far east after hearing of Deirmar’s misfortune.
Lady Alicia’s knight has now arrived here.
With Bordan’s puzzled expression as if asking why you came out there.
“······You’re a little late. “Lord Vlad.”
Alicia, who had finally found the face she was looking for, greeted her knight with a bright smile.
Her fingertips, trembling slightly as well as her eyes, were holding a white sugar cube.
All of her senses, which had only felt bitterness until now, finally found the sweetness that she could finally exhale.
