Chapter 88
Three days after the envoy left,
When he was ready to leave the lordship, Luke stood in front of the wagon and shook hands before departing .
“Butler Hans . I appoint you to be the lord’s representative, and I ask you to look after the estate while I am gone . ”
“Don’t worry, please go safely, young Lord . ”, responded Hans .
Hans eyes were red .
He had raised and cared for Luke since his childhood on behalf of the former lords .
He was about to explode into tears as it was like sending his own son into the battlefield .
“Isn’t it nice to take more escorts?”
Rogers was anxiously asking Luke while shaking his hands .
Luke’s only escort had been Philip .
Luke shook his head at the concern of Rogers .
“One more knight in the estate means another person to look after the place . Don’t worry about me, I can take care of myself . ”
If he could do what he wanted, Luke would have chosen to leave Philip as well .
However, the retainers would be completely against it, and that was why he decided to take Philip .
Anyway, he greeted the retainers and the last one was Princess Reina .
“I will be back . ”, said Luke .
“…”
At the parting statement of Luke’s, Reina’s lips wanted to speak but couldn’t say anything .
She had heard at the Victory banquet that Luke was going to enlist .
However, he himself hadn’t spoken about it and devoted himself to work .
And as she had noticed that Luke had taken his decision to leave, she didn’t want to disturb his time which he invested in planning the estate .
She thought that doing what Luke had entrusted and directed her to do would make her mind feel much easier .
But when Luke was about to leave, her sadness, regret, and unhappiness burst out .
“Young Lord, I actually wish that you don’t leave . ”
“Reina…”
“I got a nice life thanks to you, young Lord, a new opportunity as well . And now the young Lord is leaving . If anything goes wrong…”
Reina’s words stopped right away .
Luke pulled her into his arms .
He gently wiped the tears from her eyes .
“You are a woman with a spirit . And you are much stronger than anyone . ”
“Young Lord…”
“Just believe on the day that I come back . Please believe and wait for me . ”
Luke had entrusted Reina with all of Kirillov’s merits, the mines, and the Gigants .
Because she knew her past struggles, she was a more reliable candidate than the retainers .
Reina saw the eyes of Luke which showed faith, she soon pulled something out of her sleeve .
It was a small necklace with a locket in the shape of a small shell, in that enclosed shell was a silver hair strand that belonged to Reina…
“This?”
“It is my country’s custom . The women of Volga are said to make this in order to guard their lover . It is said that the hair contains will and hope . ”
Reina handed the guarding chain to Luke .
As soon as she handed it over, Luke felt something very powerful pervade him .
It wasn’t mana, nor was it some divine force .
It was something indescribable that he had felt in Reina before too, the force of nature .
He had not yet figured out why such a strange force could be felt in Reina at times .
‘I need to figure it out once I come back . ’
Luke smiled and hung the guard that Reina had given . He kissed the back of her hand and got into the carriage .
After the last greeting, the wagon moved and started to speed up .
“Lord, have a nice time!”
“Come back safely!”
Luke kept on waving until Reina and the retainers were invisible .
And as the friendly faces disappeared from his gaze, he looked to the north where he was heading to .
The Baroque Imperial family and the Veritas Magic Tower .
His eyes landed on the enemies; eyes were shining ever more brightly and most radiantly than it ever had .
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