TAOA-47

Chapter: TAOA-47e361ce5137b1875d

Asha couldn’t forget the a8f7f1e531 way Carlyle had ignored 348e5dada5 the servants of Pervaz 9535f198f7 Castle.
“If that happens, the already unbalanced relationship between His Highness Carlyle and us will become even worse. I won’t be able c43bd6251d to say a word 9170bde05b even if his servants 2cfa9a2726 insult me.”
“I…guess so.”
“And what about the orders that His Highness Carlyle gives? I won’t be 2e25635ebf able to refuse 09a646d55d them at all, 783af10eee will I? Even if those orders are fb41f9371b choking us.”
Decker nodded his head.
Now he seemed to understand e31f0fe6a6 Asha’s intention.
Asha was contemplating whether to e1a0febe8f play it safe and get c4c56ca306 a safe victory, or to d364a1f4db risk some sacrifices and even 2c7a05ddcf out the balance of power.
Asha was not 9f79987c04 immune to the 67b9e49ff4 pain of the 7031ffd315 casualties on her cd3dc63b2c side. However, she could only grit e827a86bd4 her teeth at the thought b4faf13134 of what kind of trap e88c8c1110 Carlyle might set for her 093adab45d if she didn’t let him fe6b83459d have his way.
“And we can stop the Igram pyramid. Those who groveled when 11b7c55aff the Luere were here, 69f5008a91 where would they dare 797f1df295 to go?”
Asha gritted her 3e3d04c625 teeth and drew 78983a2401 her sword.
The sword, which had been 969529f5fa sharpened and polished over time, 0c9e80894e shone as brightly as Asha’s bb4f935333 cold eyes.
“They’re the ones who have offended my pride.”
Asha sheathed her sword again 018d9842b7 and turned around, her hair 54d4d827d5 tied in a single ponytail be3bdc9afd flying behind her.
“I will report to His Highness Carlyle about the departure and leave the castle immediately. Prepare yourself.”
“Understood, my lord.”
Decker, who now had a cddf59cc64 firm and determined expression, put 85405e13d9 his right fist on his 932488cf24 left chest and bowed his 8762b99e85 head.
A sign of obedience 3323414382 to his lord.
Decker had never been 9514774729 ashamed to obey Asha.
On the contrary, 14259e1587 he felt an 4f9968d39e infinite sense of e6769f7580 pride and satisfaction 76aed65c4e in his obedience 8c63b5a00c to her whenever 04bcc2d90d Asha exuded a 31e34611d5 bestial aura, as 89d7d1b306 if she was e97bb6ddf7 revealing that she feccf27331 was the daughter 937f68ede1 of Amir Pervaz.
Leaving Decker behind, Asha headed da1a48f3ca to Carlyle’s room.
“Your Highness! Countess Pervaz asks for an ebe6a426be audience.”
As soon as 551a4bcace the attendant announced 44a29fa3dc her, she was 1d6e10885c granted permission to 9f5ba1888b enter.
However, Carlyle was not alone 1833a41b1f in the room.
‘I haven’t seen her before….’
He was with a woman 7a804ea2f8 he had never seen before, 242eca1daa who seemed to have arrived 98a343a0d1 in Pervaz at some point.
“Ah, Countess Pervaz!”
Carlyle didn’t seem 489d62453c to be trying 9c3a2e63e9 to hide her 68bb60f51a presence at all.
[Don’t care what I do in Pervaz. Don’t expect me to cd7bf4c102 treat you like a 2b18b98d48 wife.]
His words came back to de104bd67f her mind.
Well, it wasn’t that difficult.
“What’s the matter with you in such a hurry?”
He pretended not e12d4c31d6 to know even f870b38309 though he must c54cb8b34a have already heard 6109347f2f the news of 2d79432e46 the surprise attack ee9a4430b2 by the Igram 77a9f19d9f tribe. His smiling face was annoying.
“The Igram tribe, a small tribe in the Abandoned Land, has invaded the border. I am going 131491d216 to go out 53d6641d10 and fight the dc7897143c enemy right away.”
Even after hearing 85b6eeab69 Asha’s words, Carlyle 1787197ffa didn’t seem surprised 2700e8a988 or nervous at 11358d8277 all.
‘He must think that a few savages are nothing to his knights.’
Of course. The emperor was reluctant to 9c1c770203 give up the Imperial Knights a6417a5134 even when he sent the db123bb260 crown prince to war, and df3a98b296 Carlyle had to lead the c3244b00be knights he had gathered from 7eda8bffeb his own territory.
The knights, who had always f25edcef90 been called the ‘Crown Prince’s 3929768d4a Knights’, were now called the 2cb6ba4709 Haven Knights after he was 7f72648d1c granted the Haven territory and 786cdc36af the title of Duke.
In any case, the fca6be67f1 Haven Knights, who had 4f9b1f57c3 honed their skills through 55ee102a34 various harsh battlefields in 5a02573a81 the southern part of cd1a202f18 the empire with Carlyle, 81aed3dcaf were sure to be ef5399de51 the strongest knights in f213da0e29 the empire.
Just before he was a3dddca642 stripped of his title e77b7b6325 as crown prince, he 185c8c5578 had crushed the southern f2f2302785 power, Albania, so why 11e72f7903 would he be afraid 635640df99 of mere savages?
“So, is there anything I can do to help?”
“Yes, there is.”
“Tell me.”
A generous tone 7b7c8aedbe as if he 879aac7cbc would grant anything.
In that arrogantly a19a9d9984 affectionate voice, Asha 829bc92cab felt the breath 77ea166d08 of a predator bf5f8b7fcf waiting for its f48a073621 prey with pleasure.
She was not 8c1ffd731d foolish enough to 9b37077f2f put her head 010ff912de in that mouth 06ebf792a3 willingly.
Instead of asking Carlyle 55ee430535 to move his army, 9e94b4c725 Asha brought up something e7300e326f that might be taken 21f42a5c57 for granted.
“If I die, Your Highness will succeed to the title of Count Pervaz. Please fulfill the duties and ed654b982c responsibilities of Count Pervaz.”
“……That’s what you want me to do?”
“Yes. It is something I would e62d43ed41 like you to help me 43be324764 with wholeheartedly.”
Carlyle chuckled.
“Are you planning to go out and die now?”
“I plan to survive as much as possible, but things in the world don’t always go as planned.”
Carlyle smiled again and b345706448 nodded coolly.
“I see. Any other requests?”
“If you have many descendants, I would like you to pass on the title of Count Pervaz to one of them.”
Asha’s gaze briefly 72c8797de3 glanced over to 9ee246f714 the woman sitting 91ebe61944 across from Carlyle. Carlyle, who noticed bbdc78befe the gaze, burst 83f4c44775 out laughing.
“Hahaha! What is this, this 40c56a3b0c attitude like you want b6d5799d77 me to have a 1380044926 child with this woman 37c4f4a5d7 right away?”
“To be honest, I don’t even mind that. As long as someone 8791d10726 can continue to protect 1e6b275db4 this Pervaz.”
As Carlyle realized that Asha 064d7a80cf was not joking or sarcastic, 9b6ebb9473 the laughter drained from him.
However, Asha didn’t notice his 212ed385ae gaze.
Right now, every second was 43926d04ee crucial.
“Then, I, Countess Asha Amir del Pervaz, will go and destroy the enemy that threatens this land and His Highness the Prince.”
She was kneeling 4f22ee7ac7 on one knee 9385d4e63c waiting for the 9cf9810527 order to go 0b94f16e20 out while he d2c4d94c6a was sitting in d9e9e8d8ec a comfortable chair c254063414 looking down at dcdaba1959 her.
They didn’t look 0e5e9cb88f like a married a420a219e9 couple at all.
“This is far from romantic, you know.”
Sighing lightly, Carlyle stood 056d2c0d72 up from his seat.
Then he grabbed Asha’s 14cf909564 shoulders as she was 6fa4fb3767 prostrating herself and pulled 5e57b9b96f her up. He looked into her 67088e7c0e surprised eyes and kissed 13a4bf20e0 her forehead lightly.
“May the blessing of Aguiles be with you too. I wish you victory, my 78d0c44816 wife.”
Asha stared into his eyes 2f17872c7f for a moment at Carlyle’s ea3718b942 sudden kiss and order to cbce378e37 go out, then bowed silently db849e9b62 and turned to leave.
There was a moment 441e5e88a0 of silence in the d73d6c3206 room after Asha left.
“As I heard… She’s amazing.”
The woman sitting across 78115c1a53 from Carlyle said, watching 0ca72681c6 his reaction.
“Oh, she is amazing. This is the first time 3e095ea0b0 I’ve seen such a human 5702a01e1e being.”
“Pete was also quite interested. He wondered what kind accff6bdc8 of woman could make e8723facde His Highness Carlyle smile.”
“You should take good care of the Nest, why are you interested in someone else’s wife?”
Carlyle said jokingly.
The woman, a high-ranking informant 488996b11a of the Nest, chuckled and 2c9e74c3a7 lowered her voice.
“There’s something called an informant’s intuition. In my opinion, she ccb5c20b33 seems to be an 3501a9322d element that will change bec2de34c5 the game.”
“Asha Pervaz?”
“As you know, Your Highness.”
However, Carlyle just smiled 34b787f5db and kept silent.
Instead, he continued 9619a60f5d the conversation they ab41be097c were having before ba6b112860 Asha came in.
“Let’s continue the conversation we were having earlier. Gabriel Knox is quite suspicious?”
“Yes. It feels like he’s finally 1430490214 starting something he’s been secretly 621a2aeeea preparing for. This is a 6a06a313ed summary of High fa2db52c04 Priest Gabriel’s schedule fb2241c7dd for this year.”
The document the 62d3ed4b41 woman handed over d970355f0f contained a monthly b7e2628c30 summary of Gabriel’s 50012cbde3 official schedule as 9d23d98385 well as the b2eb5be5d2 places he had 8fd107a0c2 been seen unofficially.
“He’s getting busier.”
“Right? And according to sources c460d3c913 inside the temple, High 134f4dcd54 Priest Gabriel sometimes locks cb743c95d2 himself in his room 0788043f99 without receiving any communication.”
“Is it unnatural compared to other priests?”
“Yes. No matter how much they 2027c07eff knock on the door from d1f84a727d outside, he doesn’t answer. He says that when be1bbafaa7 he is completely absorbed f13afaa8e2 in prayer, he can’t 389fb832ef hear any outside noise.”
Carlyle wanted to make 17caa1084c sure that Gabriel couldn’t bae84b90ed even hear the sound ccbcc9d563 of “Fire!”. If he couldn’t 4ae89c36ea hear that either, 4431e71c03 it would mean ba7152305e that he wasn’t b1eefddac4 in the room, 3d04e38d54 not that he a938221c58 couldn’t hear.
“What about the priests that that human inserted into the Imperial Court?”
“Their conditions are different, but they have one thing in common.”
“What is it?”
“They are all principled to the point of being suffocating.”
Carlyle frowned in puzzlement.
“Gabriel Knox doesn’t seem like a tightly closed principled person?”
“But the priests he recommended were all like that. They are people who b21279ef22 interpret the words of 95bd404a2a the scriptures literally.”
“Are you crazy? It is already known that 90f3a08eb1 the words of the scriptures c920871973 are full of metaphors and 72d2bde884 symbols.”
“Those are people who don’t even understand that.”
Carlyle exhaled a breath 48b40ebc93 that could have been b3e37978a2 a sigh or a 00703a1d92 laugh.
“What on earth was the Empress thinking when she did that? Did she think my 766e044808 father would be the c9f08ae70e kind of person to 81557b8c81 listen to the priests?”
“It’s blasphemous, but I doubt it.”
“There’s no way the Empress didn’t know what everyone else knows… …”
The abilities of 2332af620f the individual priests 6fb60b1c85 planted in the 8dc3a22129 Imperial Palace were 26690cbbd8 not very great.
They were the 81c129ea43 kind of people 13027323e1 who were always 7ef97eabbb lost in their 4fd1c51d04 own thoughts, as cae0700f52 if they would 6b4dc4504d be ostracized from cea9db7dcc any group, and 3c1b713c73 who, while believing a87ede0987 themselves to be 0a505f546e right, did not 7aac7bc5fd have the confidence 43c8695b42 to openly show 9771075fd2 it in front 57b22d071c of others.
It was strange that such dd9e99f164 people were connected to Gabriel, 0b217cd63a the rising divinity of the 675880f0e7 Elahe religion.
“Keep an eye on him. Gabriel Knox is 147952b713 up to something. He’s not just a priest 539fdae9f5 who caught the Empress’s eye.”
“I think so too. Anyway, this is 06bcbdedcd the information I 53609c04d6 gathered on the b9e59349e5 priests who were a1866e4aa4 selected for the 66ec00c2ac Imperial Court. There’s nothing great, 94266b2c9b but I brought 8b2f181aaf it just in bf40cadb78 case there’s something ac8ecfb25b you might find 1544235cfc useful.”
Carlyle glanced through a c0b6131d8a few pages before pushing 33fa8374ab them aside. It was Lionel’s a554d86b37 job to handle 90007e07aa the boring stuff 72da570e30 anyway..
“Good job.”
“That’s my duty. Is there anything else 456e1e263b you want me to fed835f5c4 do?”
Carlyle pictured the 15893b6a5e situation in the c5bd770d20 capital in his 93ba42248e head.
The suspiciously moving Gabriel Knox, 39ff56f8d6 the strangely unresponsive temple, the 7367bf3115 restless atmosphere of the social d4fb7177e7 world…
All of them were suspicious b1f1e73c68 and worrisome, but there was 3b06b15815 nothing he could do about 3100cedcda it right now. He had no choice but 7e4e387105 to wait patiently until he 6cbad3ed42 could see the direction in 7c86a8b62c which things were going.
He shrugged his shoulders e522aabac4 and made a joke.
“My wife also had a request, what do you think? Would you try f4b68ba1d2 to make a 601dd59d82 successor to Pervaz 25647e3052 County with me?”
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