Chapter 78

The next day, a minor commotion broke out at the inn.

At dawn, Nils, the deputy commander of the knights, was found at the bottom of the stairs. Another knight tried to help him to his feet, but Nils could not even stand.

A village priest hurried over to treat him, but Nils’s condition remained unchanged. Stunned by the shock, Nils screamed at the top of his lungs from inside his room.

“It’s probably for the best. It would be better for Lady Anna to cut ties with the Larson family while she has the chance.”

“Setrin and Larson have been allies for a long time, so they can’t just turn their backs on each other all of a sudden. If the family’s heir changes, won’t Lady Anna’s fiancé change too? The second young master of that household has a pretty good reputation….”

Several knights whispered as they watched Anna standing beside Nils.

Vieta passed Nils’s room without a care and headed for the inn’s front yard. Blanc and Fulcare, who had been surrounded by imperial knights, had the knights withdraw as soon as they saw Vieta.

“Is this really all right?”

Vieta said this while watching the knights move away. Blanc, sitting crookedly atop a haystack, waved a hand as if to tell her not to worry.

“I deliberately brought only knights who know how to keep their mouths shut. I don’t know what the duchy thinks, though…. Anyway, Vieta, what happened last night?”...