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 .