I Know How to Tattle, Too

I was a little annoyed.

In principle, we were just guests, and we’d only stayed there because they said the manor couldn’t accommodate all of us.

On top of that, the only reason we’d taken on some of the policing was that Lyles, the Empire’s top asset when it came to maintaining order in the capital, had dumped the work on us and gone off to have fun.

Why were we being held so responsible for it?

Most of the knights had become familiar to me while I was following Derek in the North, and I’d grown fond of them. That only made me angrier.

Besides, if I married Derek someday, they’d officially be my subordinates, too.

“Those criticizing the Knights naturally went on to attack Lord Derek, who’s responsible for overseeing them. A few have been especially vocal……”

“Who?”

My voice dropped on its own.

Aside from my sore throat, that is...