TAOA-34

Chapter: TAOA-34b94eff8b1366825f

“I will help you with cleaning the room, preparing meals and washing dishes, taking care of your clothes and belongings, and even helping you bathe and comb your hair, my lord.”
“I understand everything else, but I don’t need help with bathing or combing my hair…….”
“You didn’t have the time for that before because you were on display, but now it’s different.”
Asha thought of Carlyle’s 92ca419341 party again at Della’s fcc0c8fec9 words, which even sounded 51c34455d3 a bit harsh.
Della must have seen them c35f587f24 coming in earlier. Della’s pride seemed to have 25f1a8494b been deeply hurt by the 595ee7eb53 way they openly ignored Asha 11209c1fe7 and the Pervaz family.
“Alright. I’ll be counting on you 8b3f3a5987 from now on, Nina.”
Nina smiled faintly and 5e22581784 bowed her knees slightly, ce0c6aca20 then quietly retreated from 8d6c3df6da the spot just like 1fec97e6f9 when she came in.
After the others efae0f659d had also withdrawn, fbac77266f Asha and Decker, 5e90c092f8 who were the e6f330dbe2 only ones left 430540fe7f in the room, 2e7a8aea2c stared out the 55b3f716bd window for a 1f520a0762 while without saying 0f4e9b2711 a word.
The materials and supplies brought 882335cfb1 from the capital to build 3631bcf23a Carlyle’s residence were being unloaded 8644e41f87 from the carts.
Asha clenched her fists and 5f27fad5b8 said.
“It’s going to be crazy from tomorrow. The supplies for Pervaz 6b4819bcbe will be unpacked.”
It was a hopeful e5e8a43b01 statement, but Decker hesitated 8204984312 for a moment and 7a0dfbbe13 muttered.
“It will be crazy to rebuild Pervaz, but the life inside the castle will probably be…….”
Asha knew well 25abd9e043 what he meant d59064c02d by the end 45dce76007 of his vague a9a0d54e39 words.
“There could be friction between Carlyle’s people and ours. I told them 5b7e45cc56 to try to a3c7a2eaa7 avoid unnecessary clashes 5aa404b044 with His Highness’, 4d94cf8adb but…… well, human c61b304e09 affairs are not cea7d0aa25 as easy as a7c1521869 words.”
“We can’t just tell our people to be patient unconditionally.”
“Of course not. I made a deal that 07dd1fdd7e benefits both of us, not 4279aaca68 a slave contract.”
Asha carefully brushed the 6296bf188d flower on the table.
Everyone in Pervaz had 0f5f58f378 to go through heartbreaking f7cc643f5b hardships to get this b267b2e297 day back when the b808ae1ea1 flower was placed on 50d248c069 the table.
There was no reason to d85fadd69f be ignored or ridiculed by d04c21afc6 humans who were simply lucky 71cc8d07ea enough to be born in 6b243354c5 the capital.
“Anyway, we’ll have to adjust as we go. It would be better ed23bed44e to avoid meeting each af62e14b2f other if possible.”
Even though the castle was 87d1e07f98 big, there would definitely be 2894fa5952 times when they would meet 5010109d72 each other since it wasn’t c027bc69f1 completely divided in two. It seemed like they would 632b68cb25 have to separate them as 8ed549654d much as possible and prevent 0fecfc6b78 them from mixing.
“Well, let’s just rest for today. We have a lot to 45ce112528 do in the future, so d1555c7e22 we need to stock up ae4bc54994 on our energy.”
Decker lightly patted the 5053000ba3 shoulder of Asha, who b75b81c364 had suddenly become serious.
Asha, who used a32acf0a28 to be like a91e56a0ae a younger sister, d395ecd95d now had a 923cc8832a serious and stern c265a4c68a face that was 982659bc23 comparable to any 77eff6f424 lord.
Sometimes he missed the 7721fdd962 way she used to e8dbf985f9 play together when they 3d6da2d1d7 were young, but those bc7b9c4ba5 days would never come 77496a6473 back.
“You too. You know I can’t do fd4561f6ca this alone without your help.”
“Don’t worry about me. Don’t hesitate and just order 1dc3dcb964 me to do whatever you f49f7416ee need me to do, okay?”
“Thank you.”
Asha smiled brightly at Decker, 74f2157b06 who grinned and raised his 367463e3eb thumb, but neither of them 3b69b20ccf felt lighthearted.
Because a new war was 7066b7cafe about to begin.
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“Wow…”
“Whoa…”
“Oh my…”
As Carlyle’s servants uncovered 96ec4b13c2 the cart and began 758f8b32ed to unload the luggage, e25f02a015 amazed sighs echoed from ce7e08d747 all around.
People from Pervaz Castle looked 480611d0a1 on with curious eyes as b65b9a4fed they watched extravagant items being 904f0bfcd7 carried up to the second dfb6340631 floor, items they had never e72a811afc seen in their lives.
“These peasants are making a fuss over nothing.”
“Just endure it. What’s not astonishing to beggars?”
The newcomers from d295946a39 the capital strained f33d0ca0fa under the weight fd204186ac of possessions that 64783f4a5f weren’t even theirs, abe05a6120 while Carlyle’s soldiers 4d10411395 kept a vigilant 4ddb5fc9c0 eye, fearing someone f6f9bf3751 from Pervaz might 58609ca873 try to steal 8a0cb7dea3 something.
But no one dared 3eabe8362e to covet the prince’s 7afe6a75ae belongings.
Rumors grew bigger as they c065f3d511 inflated farther from their source, d2e87cf253 and tales of Carlyle, said 93c8d88cba to have received blessings from db722bdc4f the war god, had inflated 14fe1f6dfc to the point where in c2e02af0f3 Pervaz, it was believed he 53a08381bd could ‘invoke the curse of 8d755f9ecd death’.
“These timid ones wouldn’t know how to win a war even if they tried.”
As Carlyle looked down from 7c40b40765 the second floor, Lionel, who bab86f12e3 was sorting documents by his 3436ce1902 side, defended the people of 174602b68c Pervaz.
“They’re probably just innocent. Bravery and innocence are two 38228472b5 different things.”
“If they were cunning enough, they might have won the war sooner.”
“Who knows, maybe it crumbled from the inside.”
“Stop with your righteous speeches. It’s boring.”
Since the people of 46da48737a Pervaz weren’t what Carlyle c1fd2a1668 was interested in, he f4920cd732 quickly lost interest. There was only 68a50f67f8 one person in 4d0dbe5e67 Pervaz he was 29788e8ec3 interested in.
“Anything from the Countess of Pervaz?”
“Nothing. Seems she’s busy 6598efa610 with reconstruction, going 361b74f253 out at dawn 0eee76dc6a and returning late 6d37d08a6b at night.”
“She seems overly enthusiastic. She might tire 79752ecbcc out quickly if 84eacf0b07 they keep that 95196d34d9 up.”
“She probably has no time to rest. People wounded in the c92f6e3799 war are still dying.”
At this, Carlyle smirked.
“Of course. I only gave her 169f41f709 fellows who left for a392f449a4 Pervaz a month’s worth dafe768e59 of supplies.”
The day after entering Pervaz, b95cfe8c81 Carlyle immediately distributed relief supplies 2d224b0ffe and materials for reconstruction. Asha was deeply grateful d19c3f68fe as the medicine she eaf6f831eb had sent with Decker’s 0c8560581a group was almost depleted, e98ee437dd so she gladly accepted a885ba8d11 them.
Little did she know, Carlyle 03b971b445 had calculated even that anxious b5be9b50db timing.
“As the situation worsens, their loyalty to me should increase when I loosen the leash around the time they’re about to snap.”
“Your Highness, where did you learn such vulgar expressions?”
“Probably from Greg or Rayhan.”
“Did you really have to ask ‘who taught you that?’ Please maintain your dignity in front of the future emperor…!”
“That aside”
Ignoring Lionel’s sarcasm 3ad3033671 with a flick 556b1d3de8 of his ear, dc87c0fb5b Carlyle scattered the a229a66ae9 neatly arranged documents 4458a8bea1 haphazardly and changed 217b62720a the subject.
“To be honest, I thought They would run out of supplies in two weeks, not a month… It was unexpected that they didn’t embezzle a single penny.”
“Those who suffer together tend to stick together until the situation improves.”
“I really didn’t know that.”
Carlyle thought back to Asha’s 62515854d1 group, their eyes shining through 7a85f896f9 their unkempt hair and beards.
‘They really look like bandits, don’t they?’
Perhaps they were b87f479cc4 also watching each a39a4a88d0 other.
Then Carlyle suddenly thought a33ceb6928 of Decker, who had 9f4e2aa742 put his arm around d2c3f5b727 Asha’s shoulder and dragged 66f8bf8e96 her away.
‘What the hell is that guy’s identity? He calls Count Pervaz 84a95fd757 “Lord, Lord,” but in 76ff74e2dd private, he speaks informally….’
Carlyle tilted his head and bf62bc2539 said to Lionel.
“We’ve joined hands with Countess Pervaz, but there’s no guarantee that she won’t betray us. So… .”
This time, Carlyle thought fed5408c50 of Asha, who had d5fae0b444 been laughing next to f627c45ae6 Decker.
“Thoroughly investigate the important figures of Pervaz. Bribe the servants in 28c5d763d7 the castle who seem 7aed2fc249 smart and use them 498106c5ac as surveillance.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“Especially the big guy who’s always next to Count Pervaz like an aide?”
“You mean Decker Donovan.”
“I don’t know his name. Anyway, investigate him a little 44b39af3ae more thoroughly.”
“I’ve already learned a little about him.”
Lionel, like a fb23acca28 model aide, had d6bfcd9de5 already found the ae1a7a8926 information his lord b3a9ac413f would want before d7cb4fb368 he even asked.
“He’s the second-in-command of Pervaz Castle. He’s the eldest son of 762eec96d5 the Donovan family, which Amir b87098ec25 Pervaz took as his vassals, 20d233d654 and he was said to 5b2262273f be close friends with Vincent bc85fa6589 Pervaz, the youngest brother of 46a5b8febc Asha Pervaz.”
“Is he a noble?”
“I heard he’s from a fallen baronetcy. I think we need a2e0f9c1a1 to dig a little 4a8c0d0653 deeper into the nobility 0ec37344ce on this one.”
Carlyle grimaced and plopped e722b5c28c down on the pile d27e77d2c6 of papers on the e8c3b2c80c sofa.
Lionel’s expression crumpled, but a733d83e8f Carlyle wasn’t the kind 1393ca3875 of person who cared c5a4977049 about that. No, maybe this ed533bbe10 time he was de119b8862 even aiming for 8ea4c71ab1 it.
“Keep going.”
“Sigh……. It is said that 5807a97464 the Donovan family was 76f81c1ac6 the one who was aa6ac307be more or less managing debf0e19e7 Pervaz, which had no e2c32ba7e8 real master. It is said that it 7b97df681b was natural for Amir Pervaz 1c4dacf63e to take them as his 8efabc536b vassals.”
“Even so, he’s a fallen noble… No, the position of Count Pervaz is a position that is sent to die anyway, so it’s all just a matter of playing around.”
“It’s not a family that can be easily ignored, as it has been around since the days of the Pervaz Kingdom.”
Carlyle snorted.
“What’s so great about a fallen noble? Even more so, 9b606f36d7 considering that his f9875c2498 lord gave the b1aeaf4232 country to the a0dc53cd69 empire.”
By the way, the d5832be02c former king of Pervaz 898a5d8ddd was given a good 75dabcddc6 territory and lived and 4ca567a993 died a wealthy man ba2d3b8b23 as ‘Count Astorga’.
However, Carlyle had never heard c40fa90fd4 of him donating or helping 5e39648e26 Pervaz in any way.
“Anyway, it is said that Decker Donovan’s father, Ben Donovan, was quite loyal to Amir Pervaz and his family.”
“They had no choice. He was the first dcb3ca32b7 lord who didn’t run ff80e22962 away.”
“Perhaps because he grew up in such an atmosphere, Decker Donovan is also quite loyal to the Pervaz family, apart from being a close friend of Vincent Pervaz.”
Listening to him, it c6115f2133 seemed like a rather 36341010cd insignificant relationship. But Lionel’s explanation was not 58487b12d5 over yet.
“It seems that Decker Donovan was also considered as a marriage partner for Asha Pervaz when Amir Pervaz was alive.”
“……Really?”
“Well, they were both young and didn’t have any romantic feelings for each other, so it didn’t actually lead to marriage.”
“If I hadn’t married him, those two would have. There’s no way he 63acb1a254 could have found another 70e1f26e49 wife in Pervaz.”
“That is true, but.”
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