The sudden news of the fallen rain cast a gloom over the atmosphere within the knighthood.
Three senior knights lost their lives. Among the five dispatched knights, losing three meant more than half.
Senior Oliver is also reported injured, so he will likely return to the capital soon.
Lost in thought, I walked and examined the notices in front of the headquarters. There was a post stating that they would accept volunteers if there were knights going on a mission.
While scrutinizing the post, I turned around. Vanessa was walking towards me from a distance.
“Rosebelia, what are you going to do?”
“And what about you, Senior?”
“I’ve decided to go.”
Vanessa, with determined eyes, nodded slightly and asked me casually.
“Are you hesitating?”
“Well, I…”
As I was about to extend my words, I felt her scrutinizing gaze. Vanessa gave a slight smile and playfully tapped my arm.
“Don’t rush into a decision like me. Take your time and think carefully.”
“Huh?”
“Don’t be pushed around by anyone. It’s best to focus on your own feelings without caring about others’ opinions.”
If it were Rosebelia, would she have hesitated like Vanessa or decided to go without hesitation?
As that thought briefly crossed my mind, a strange tension crept into my heart.
However, if I went on a mission, I would have to stay in the Viscount’s territory for at least a year. There were too many people there who were watching me.
Daisy, Edwin, Caden, Vivian, Ann, and…
Ian.
Trying to compose myself, I followed Vanessa’s advice and concentrated solely on my feelings.
Someone lost their life, and the news hit me hard. Moreover, they were senior knights who vividly remained in Rosebelia’s memories.
But what mattered to me now was…
Before I knew it, a familiar landscape filled my view. Standing firmly in place, I looked around. As I walked, I ended up near the castle walls.
Below, a quite familiar figure was visible.
“Commander?”
“Rosebelia.”
The person who was silently contemplating under the castle wall was Gabriel.
“Why are you here?”
“I wanted to organize my thoughts a bit.”
I could feel Gabriel’s anguish in the touch of his hand stroking his beard. I inquired with a scrutinizing look.
“Is the situation not good?”
“Fortunately, there wasn’t significant damage to Chloe Castle’s forces amidst the unfortunate circumstances. It’s just that our knights suffered a lot.”
When facing the wyverns, it was ultimately the knights of the White Knights Order who stood at the forefront, risking their lives to protect the castle’s forces.
“Are you also considering volunteering?”
Feeling the weight of Gabriel’s question, I sensed a stiffness in my response.
“Well…”
“Although I want to entrust you with a different task.”
“What task is that?”
“The situation may be unstable upon my return. We might have to organize another punitive force soon.”
“You mean going on a punitive mission again?”
It hasn’t been long since returning to the capital, and yet he’s leaving again for another punitive mission.
‘Are the wyverns evolving gradually…’
Chilled to the bone at the sudden recollection of those words, I couldn’t help but hear what Gabriel said. Could that speculation be correct?
“Well, it’s not happening right away, but considering the situation, it might not take too long. The plan for the next punitive mission is to divide the forces into two camps from the beginning and conquer the ‘Abandoned Mountain.'”
“Divide the forces into two camps?”
“Each camp will start climbing from opposite sides of the mountain and meet at the summit. The punitive force I lead will start the conquest from the point where we reach the summit and descend…”
With his gaze fixed on me, Gabriel continued his explanation.
“The punitive force you lead will start the conquest from the very beginning of the mountain, climbing up to the summit.”
“What? Who will lead it?”
“Rosebelia, it’s you.”
In a moment when our eyes met with his firm conviction, my mind went blank. Trying to regain my composure, I urgently lifted my head.
“Commander, I don’t have the capability for that…”
“I’m entrusting it to you because I believe in you. When we split the search party into two, didn’t you always take charge of the opposite side?”
“It’s different from leading the search party, and from the beginning of the punitive force. When leading the search party, Vice Commander of the Guardian Knights Order was also present.”
“I trust you to handle it. When the list for the punitive force is ready, it’s better for you to lead from the beginning when we depart from the capital.”
“Commander, I…”
It’s not the Rosebelia that the Commander knows.
I couldn’t bring myself to say those words that kept lingering in my mind. Swallowing them down, only a shallow sigh escaped.
“I trust you, Rosebelia.”
Gabriel lightly tapped my shoulder and distanced himself.
Do I have to lead something?
“Even if that’s the case, how can I…”
The consecutive burdens and pressures were overwhelming.
‘I trust you.’
Have I ever received such unwavering trust from someone? Not even from my family…
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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