My Husband Has Changed (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 143

“Anyway, for now, Your Highness, please don’t leave your post. I’ll stay as close as possible to guard you, but if danger arises, I might not be able to respond flexibly enough.”

“Is the situation that serious?”

“It’s not just the monsters—it’s that everything has changed far more abruptly than we originally anticipated. Even those men over there, dressed as knights in armor? Half of them are just rogue mercenaries.”

Adel nodded knowingly, as if she understood exactly what had happened.

All the noble houses that had supported the Crown Prince viewed this punitive expedition with deep suspicion. They seemed to believe the Emperor’s conscription order was merely a pretext to forcibly draft private soldiers.

“At least if they’d been sword-wielders from before, that’d be something. But nine out of ten were probably tenant farmers just weeks ago, fiddling with farming tools. They’ve been bribed with a bit of coin to inflate the numbers as ‘elite soldiers.’”

“You can’t be serious… That would mean they barely have any combat experience at all, right?”

“Just look at how they get injured—can’t even handle one or two monsters sneaking in. Anyone watching would think they’ve already fought full-scale battles against monsters several times over.”

“…….”

“In any case, this is precisely the worst time to get caught up in unnecessary trouble. So whenever you go anywhere, please avoid going alone.”

“Thank you for the advice. I’ll keep it in mind.”

“Then I’ll wait outside—finish your conversation with the horse.”

Donovan tossed the carrot he’d been eating to his mount and vanished out of the stable. Adel narrowed her eyes and watched his retreating back for a while.

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From the afternoon onward, the atmosphere within the fortress shifted abruptly.

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