Knight and Wand

Chapter 124 Unexpected Reinforcements
The heavy drawbridge door on the east side was slowly lowered, and the heavy wooden boards banged, raising dust and pressing down on the spiked trench, paving the way for the incoming reinforcements to enter Longka.

Led by Azerien and four other riders in the front, the army held high the thorn flower battle flag and marched across the suspension bridge of the east gate in dense footsteps.

The group of sixty or so people in front were naturally conscripted soldiers from the people of Selva.

At the back, there were fifty infantrymen wearing robes with a four-grid pattern on their chests. They were all dressed neatly and wore steel helmets with nose guards. Under the cuffs of their robes, one could see they were wearing chain mail. They all had complete hand and shin armor and carried long-handled swords or halberds.

Ten of them fell behind, each holding an iron chain and leading a huge war dog.

Even though the ten ferocious and loyal giant dogs were muzzled, the civilians who were pulling the baggage behind them still kept a considerable distance from the terrifying war beasts in fear, fearing to get close to those terrible Duwana war dogs.

".Leon!" Azerien, along with several knights and cavalrymen who came to support him, left the team, dismounted, and walked towards his companions.

"Thank you for your hard work, Azerien." Leon walked up to his partner and gave him a hug. They patted each other's backs, then turned his head and looked at the four people beside him.

The handsome and capable middle-aged man wearing gorgeous plate armor and with a neatly combed back hair was obviously a noble knight. The other three were also fully armored and should be the knight's attendants.

"Excuse me, who is this gentleman?" Leon asked.

Azerien smiled and raised his hand to introduce: "This is Sir Perrin, Lady Adelina's guardian knight. He was recently transferred to Selva by the lady."

"Ledo Perrin, it is an honor to meet you, Lord Pendragon."

Knight Leido looked at the young man in front of him, held his chest and bowed his head respectfully, and bowed with sincere gratitude: "Thank you for saving my lady. I will remember this favor in my heart. This time, I am here at the order of Lady Adelina to lead my army to help you defend your territory. You are at my disposal."

The lady's guardian knight?
Leon is not really clear about the concept of this identity.

However, Lady Adelina really gave me a huge surprise.

I really don't know where Knight Redo and his soldiers were transferred from. Their attire is also different from that of the army of Farolis City, but these well-equipped soldiers are obviously not temporarily recruited militia. They are undoubtedly an elite standing army that can serve as the main force.

With their long-term presence, Longka’s security has been directly raised to a higher level.

"Thank you for coming here from afar. I can't tell you what your mission is, but I will rely on your help from now on." Leon thanked him politely.

"Please rest assured, I will do my best." Ledo promised, then turned around and introduced a young man behind him: "This brave young man who volunteered to come to Longka is not my servant, but he has the permission of Lord Elifer, and he also hopes to come here to repay your kindness."

Leon looked at the young servant in confusion, and then he remembered the other's face.

Isn't this the knight's squire who was stripped naked by the thieves that night and was almost framed for the rape and murder of the Baroness?

"My name is 'Filippo Anguila', Master Pendragon."

Filippo pounded his breastplate hard and swore excitedly.

"You have defended my family's honor and mine. I cannot repay you enough. In the name of Anquila and Farolis, I will fight and die for you and your land."

Unexpectedly, the young man from the Anquila family was such a kind-hearted person. Leon patted him on the shoulder with gratitude to encourage him.

At this time, even one more person means more combat power, not to mention that the opponent is a well-trained heavy cavalry capable of fighting with armor.

Leading the reinforcements and baggage train to camp in Longcane, Leon took Azerien back to the village house and made careful inquiries to learn the identity of this unexpected and powerful reinforcement.

Although the Knight Redo was also now loyal to Baron Farolis and was granted a fiefdom, he was not a native of the "Gray Fir Valley Territory".

But like the Baroness, she comes from the "Great Wester Territory" in the west of the kingdom.

The other party was originally from Duwana County, the eldest son of a baron under the Rahman family. He still enjoys a considerable fiefdom in Duwana County.

But when he was young, he fell in love with Adeline, the daughter of Count Duvarne, and swore allegiance to her, becoming a "sworn guardian knight" who vowed to protect her for life.

When the daughter of Count Duvarna got married, he really kept his oath and gave up his inheritance right to the baronship of his family. He followed Adeline with an army and considerable property. To a certain extent, as part of the Count's daughter's generous "dowry", they came to Farolis together and swore allegiance to Adeline's husband, Baron Thornflower.

Listening to Azerien's explanation, Leon, a traditional Chinese man whose worldview had been severely impacted, felt his mind in a tangle of thoughts.

I even suspected that I had heard something wrong.

The handsome middle-aged knight was deeply in love with Baron Elliver's wife.
It's not even some dirty secret.

Rather, it was a story that was made public and praised by Baron Elliver.

Of course, as far as the oath is concerned, this guardian knight naturally did not have any improper physical relationship or intimate contact with Adelina.

Apart from accompanying her from time to time, guarding her safety, and obeying her orders, from beginning to end, Sir Redo's love for Adelina was what Azerien called "chivalrous love".

That is spiritual love.

According to Azerien's gossip, the reason for this situation is not because Knight Redo is naturally Platonic.

It's just that when he was young, he expressed his love to Adeline, but was rejected. He didn't want to pester her too much and cause trouble to her, so he changed his way to gain public recognition in order to protect the person he loved for life.

According to the culture of this world, it is a romantic story of chivalry.

In addition, Knight Redo had already married and had children in his fiefdom in the north of Farolis and had his own family.

I don’t know if Lord Leido’s legal wife thinks this is a beautiful story, but since they are married, she must have forgiven him before the marriage.

Putting aside the gossip among the nobles, the army at the moment is naturally the Knights of Redo. In other words, Lady Adelina's personal guards.

They had been stationed in the area north of the Thorn Flower family's territory, but had only recently been transferred to the south to protect Adelina.

After listening to his partner's explanation, Leon rubbed his head helplessly.

It was the first time for him to experience such an obvious culture shock.

After all, the original owner was just a young hunter, and his head was mostly filled with memories of the city and the countryside. How could he understand the culture of knights and the aristocracy?

To be honest, with his deep-rooted Eastern traditional ideas, this special chivalric culture of the Feru people is really indescribable weird.

Although my wife is so popular and admired by others, it is also something to be proud of to some extent.

But if the man who loves his partner stays around his wife every day
i didn't get it, i was just in awe.
Leon's expression seemed to have turned into that of a certain director named Li. He shook his head repeatedly and thought: I don't understand it, but I am deeply shocked.

Even if the other party is strict with himself, performs his duties conscientiously, abides by his oath, and does not overstep the line in the slightest, it is still disgusting to think about it.

This is true for both sides. One side is the god-level Feiyangyang, and the other side is really too open-minded.

However, as an outsider, I have no right to comment on the local people's cultural customs.

Without continuing to offend Sir Redo who came to help, Leon changed the subject and asked about the situation in Selva and other places.

At the moment, based on the distribution of the Thorn Flower Family's forces that he knew, Baron Elliver, who marched southward to Kantadar, took away most of the troops, including a full 4,000 men.

Currently, there are only 300 standing troops stationed in the city of Farolis. The number is not large and they will not be easily mobilized. However, if the main city is really attacked, Elifer's eldest son who stayed behind can immediately summon conscripted militia from the city's large population of citizens to assist in defending the city.

There is no need to worry too much about the safety of the main city, especially since the castle inside is tall and solid. It is impossible for it to fall in a short period of time without a fierce attack from a regular army ten times larger than its size.

Apart from the city of Farolis, the family's remaining military forces are currently gathered in three places.

They are the "Wachter Castle" where Knight Marcelo is stationed, with two hundred soldiers.

One hundred soldiers in the baggage transfer camp east of Selva.

And here in Longka, he pieced together a force by himself and overdrawn the territory's manpower to urgently raise it.

Including his group of commanders and the reinforcements sent by Lady Adelina, the number of people who can fight is about 250.

Leon measured the strength in his hands.

A total of 180 infantrymen were recruited from the three territories and were roughly divided into three equal infantry squadrons based on their hometown origins.

The Pleton and Loncar phalanxes consisted purely of spearmen.

The Selva phalanx was a special infantry phalanx that used a two-to-one combination of spears and thumping hammers.

This detachment was the only one that had gone through the brief and special cavalry tactics training that Old Brian had given some time ago.

This troop also has the highest morale among the three places. After all, after receiving the ransom, all the residents of Selva have become wealthy and free from property.

However, now with the addition of the elite troops of the Redo Knights, the task of fighting against possible cavalry units in the future can be handed over to them.

There is nothing that can be done about it, as the other branches of the Longka Army are very few at the moment.

Not counting his six personal heavy infantry guards, there were only twenty archers.

As for the cavalry... Even if we count the four riders who were temporarily picked from the rich families in Pleton and put on the remaining armor in the warehouse to make up the number, as well as himself, Corvis and others, and the new reinforcements.

There were only a dozen cavalrymen in the entire Longka.

The good news is that they are all heavy cavalry wearing heavy armor.

The bad news is that considering the command needs during combat, the number of cavalrymen who can form a formation and charge together at any time will be slightly reduced.

After all, the south is the real battlefield of the Farolis family. All 200 heavy cavalrymen under Baron Elliver crossed the Nightmare Forest and were transferred to the southern battlefield. They had no time to take care of the current conflict.

Later, Leon gathered everyone and held a military meeting with his helpers.

After receiving a group of additional elite troops, Old Brian looked much more relaxed. He and Knight Redo made some adjustments to the original tactical process.

The ten people expressed their opinions on the topographic map drawn after the reconnaissance during this period, and the meeting lasted until dark.

After the military meeting, Leon had wine and meat served, and everyone had a meal together, hosting a simple welcoming banquet for Sir Redo and his party.

The alcohol content of ordinary alcohol in this era is too low, and you all grew up drinking alcohol as if it were water, so you don't have to worry about getting drunk.

It was just to warm up the body, and after everyone had enough fun they dispersed and went back to rest.

After washing up, Leon finally had some free time before going to bed. He did not forget to go to Corvis' room to visit the griffin cub that was born at this moment.

Pushing open the door, I saw the blond boy lying on his side on the bed, one hand supporting his head, and the other hand gently stroking the "little fat bird" who was curled up and sleeping quietly, as if he was petting a cat.

The egg liquid on the little guy's body when he broke out of the shell had already been cleaned away by Corvis with magic. The little griffin was not as ugly as a baby bird. The newborn griffin cub had a coat of soft and warm fur, which looked very cute.

When Corvis saw his master coming in, he quickly raised his finger to his lips and whispered to him to keep quiet: "Shh~ My Lord, please be quiet."

"Oh, sorry." Leon smiled awkwardly and tiptoed to the bed.

The little griffin seemed to have heard the noise, but it just curled up in the blond boy's arms and burrowed its head inside.

"It just ate and fell asleep, so don't wake it up. Otherwise, if it screams loudly, no one in the house will be able to sleep tonight." When Corvis saw Leon reaching out to touch it, he smiled bitterly and whispered.

"Tsk, alright,"

Leon regretfully withdrew his hand that was trying to rub the little fat girl.

Anyway, as long as its Death Claw, which I don't know whether it is its father or mother, doesn't come, there will be plenty of opportunities to pet this little guy.

After saying good night to Corvis silently, Leon left the boy's room.

We walked past the house next to Corvis, where Sir Ledo had been arranged to stay.

Leon also knew that he had been teased by his little wizard that day.

There are clearly vacant rooms on the second floor of this big house, so it’s not that there aren’t enough rooms.

but
Now there really is no room left.

With a smile on his face, Leon walked quickly to the door of Olivia's bedroom.

He coughed lightly to remind the girl in the room, then raised his hand and turned the doorknob.

Sure enough, it was not locked.

Just like every night in the past two days, I left the door open for myself.

Leon pushed the door open with a calm expression and saw Olivia lying on the inside of the bed with her brows twitching slightly.

Aha~
Pretending to sleep?

We've been sleeping together for two days. Are you still not used to it?
Trying to hold back his laughter at the girl's cute look as if she was trying to cover up her mistake, Leon took off his coat, sat on the bed, untied his boots, turned around, lifted the quilt, and crawled in.

The quilt was already slightly warmed by the girl's body temperature.

Just like that, leaning sideways, with his arm supporting his head, Leon stared at the beautiful girl with fluttering eyelashes who was so close to him with a smile, his eyes full of love.

Feeling the breath and the burning gaze beside her, Olivia's cheeks turned red, and she gradually couldn't pretend anymore.

The girl shrank down, half of her face was hidden under the quilt, only her eyes were exposed, and she complained softly: "Oh~ Stop looking, turn off the lights and go to sleep."

“I can’t see enough, not even in a lifetime.” Leon said with a smile.

He leaned over and kissed Olivia on the forehead, then turned around contentedly and raised his hand to flick his fingers at the candlestick on the table not far away.

A subtle stream of magic power stirred up the wind and instantly blew out the candlelight.

The room fell into darkness and Leon closed his eyes.

I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep. My breathing became more even. After a while,
Suddenly, I felt Olivia's fingers tentatively touching the back of my hand.

Leon didn't hesitate, he just opened his palm and took the soft and slender little hand into his palm without any hesitation.

"!"

"~" Leon raised the corner of his mouth.

When her palm was caught, the girl just shook symbolically, not even resisting, and took the other's hand obediently. But then, Olivia felt her fingers being stretched open by Leon's fingers, and the two interlocked their fingers, and their palms finally stuck together intimately.

Olivia opened her eyes shyly and turned her head away.

In the dark room, she looked at Leon's hazy profile. While feeling sweet, she couldn't help but feel an uncontrollable worry.

Perhaps it was because they couldn't see each other clearly in the dark room that the girl's embarrassment was alleviated a lot.

She held Leon's hand in reverse, and couldn't help but move closer, lowered her head, and rested her forehead on his shoulder affectionately.

"Leon."

"Ah."

"You're going to be okay, right?"

Leon, who had his eyes closed, raised his eyebrows in confusion, sensing the worry for himself in the girl's voice.

Also.

The assembled troops brought the tense atmosphere in Longcane to a climax. This was the first time that Olivia truly faced the impending war. Not to mention the girl in front of her, everyone was on edge.

"Don't be afraid. All the preparations we have made these days are to prevent any disaster. The battle may not happen, or it may not happen in Longka."

Leon tightened his palms and comforted the girl, "Achesburg in the south is defenseless. As long as we can hold on for these two months and ensure the safety of the rear territory, the baron can capture the city by surprise. Then he can withdraw some troops, especially the powerful heavy cavalry of the Thorn Flower Family. At that time, we will not be afraid of Gunnar's invasion.

At that time, we will show the nobles everything about the Nightmare Forest. The great lords above, especially Count Trosa, and even the king far away in the capital, will not allow fighting to continue on the border of the forest. "

Leon explained to Olivia in a soft voice, tilting his cheek and rubbing the girl's hair greedily.

“I just…” Olivia turned around, put her right hand on Leon’s shoulder, and instinctively moved her body closer to him, feeling his real presence.

"I dreamed of you getting hurt, and even the miserable state of Selva." The girl's voice became sad, and her right hand unconsciously grasped the clothes on the other's shoulders: "I am too weak. This is not a one-on-one fight. If I face the siege of too many knights and soldiers like before, I am afraid I can't protect you at all.
I can’t imagine losing you.”

Listening to Olivia's voice, Leon felt an indescribable sense of happiness rushing through his head as if an electric shock had occurred. He felt extremely warmed that the other person had revealed this weakness to him.

He stretched out his left hand to his side and placed it on the back of the girl's hand, which was tense as if she was afraid of losing herself.

“I will be fine. Don’t underestimate me. I was only with Azerien and Lohak at the beginning. I was so embarrassed, but I was able to overcome many difficulties and dangers to come to you.

Now that I have you by my side, my current martial arts skills, my own army, and the support of my allies, what does this little scene mean? In the future, I will still command thousands of troops to fight back to my hometown.

Besides, we have reinforcements. If we really can't win, we can just retreat. It's not necessary for us to stay in Longka and fight the enemy to the death.

Besides, have you forgotten that your fiancé is a square-flag knight of the Thorn Flower family?" Leon boasted pretentiously.

He whispered in the girl's ear in a strange voice: "Even if I am defeated accidentally, as long as I don't die on the battlefield, the enemy will not take my life easily and will rescue me. My life is very valuable. Mamer is worth a thousand gold, and I am worth at least two thousand gold.

By then, you can’t just ignore me because we haven’t gotten married yet, you must pay enough ransom to save your husband, otherwise I will cry my tears dry in prison, wuwuwuwuwu~"

Leon's funny voice kept coming to her ears. Olivia couldn't help laughing. She was amused and raised her right hand, touched the other's cheek, and pinched it hard: "Where do I have so many gold coins? I won't save you. Don't lose~"

"hiss"

Leon bared his teeth. The girl's strength was no joke. He quickly begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, my Lady Olivia, I swear to win, isn't that enough? Be gentle, it hurts~!"

Hearing this, Olivia forced a reassuring smile. She stopped pinching and gently rubbed Leon's cheeks: "I'm sorry, it's too comfortable to be with you. I always want to act coquettishly with you."

Leon closed his eyes and enjoyed the girl's touch on his face, smiling: "What are you talking about? We are lovers. What's wrong with you being coquettish to me? I like it so much. I wish I could be close to you like this every day."

He couldn't restrain himself any longer and reached out to hug Olivia, hugging the girl tightly in happiness.

"But I shouldn't put pressure on you. You're too tired."

Olivia obediently lay in the other's arms, lowered her eyes, and felt guilty.

"tired?"

Leon was slightly stunned and took a deep breath.

He patted the girl on the back and said in a gentle and soothing voice, "What are you thinking? Why am I tired? I'm fine. It's the lumberjacks who are tired."

"Everyone is tired, but there is always time to empty their minds. But I see you are always like this, constantly smiling at everyone but carrying everyone on your shoulders all the time, without stopping for a moment." Olivia said, stretching out her hands distressedly, holding her lover's neck, and whispered: "Leon, you need to rest."

"."

Leon relaxed his tense nerves lightly.

He narrowed his eyes, lowered his head with longing, and felt the close contact between his ears and the girl's.

I felt fatigue welling up in my heart, and an unprecedented sense of fragility filled my heart, which seemed to be able to put everything aside forever.

"Thank you, Olivia."

Leon gradually felt that he had lost some of his usual confidence and strength.

He couldn't help but beg the girl: "I want a kiss, a kiss like the one we had that day. Is that okay?"

He just felt that the woman he loved in his arms could embrace everything about him at this moment.

My own weakness, my own worries, my own cowardice, my own fatigue
Olivia responded to his request with a sweet voice, smiling without any hesitation.

"Hmm~"

The girl held Leon's cheek lovingly in her palm.

Olivia raised her head and gave the other person a tender and warm kiss with her soft lips.

Feel the tenderness of a girl.
Leon seemed to melt in Olivia's love.

As the two intertwined and separated, Leon once again felt the excitement of his first love.

Hugging each other tightly, he was even afraid that what he had was just a long illusion.

"Olivia. Olivia"

Whispering the other person's name, Leon felt the other person's petite and soft presence.

He suppressed his desire, fearing that he would be awakened from this intoxicating dream.

".Leon~" Feeling the warmth, Olivia pressed her face against it.

The girl's eyes were hazy.

She climbed up to his ear, suppressed her shyness, whispered, and comforted his dependent murmur: "It's okay. Leon, I don't want to lose you.
If it would relax you, I would.
Accept everything about you."

The rapid breathing made Leon's heartbeat reach its peak.

Blood and impulse rushed straight to my head.

In an instant, he wanted to possess the other person at all costs, invade the other person, and blend and intertwine with each other.
But in a trance.

The love in his heart made him slowly calm down.

This is not the best of times.

Now it's just the recklessness that arises from the fragile heart when the heavy pressure is suddenly released.

Although Olivia was willing to accept it completely, acting rashly would ultimately leave regrets.

Not now, not at this moment.

This isn't one of those American blockbusters you saw in your previous life where there must be a sex scene before the war?

Leon didn't want the union of their hearts to become such a shallow memory.

He wanted to pursue a more perfect moment with Olivia.

".I think.I'm much better."

Leon hugged the girl tightly, suppressed his surging emotions, and slowly let out a long breath, intending to stop there.

Being able to enjoy the beauty of being in the other person's arms can already relieve the pressure that has accumulated in your heart for a long time.

In the darkness, Olivia leaned quietly against Leon’s chest, and suddenly bit her lip, a little hesitant, but more of a little dissatisfaction rose up.

Taking advantage of the darkness, she finally boldly proposed to him, but she still noticed that Leon was obviously suppressing his stressful heart.

"you are lying"

Olivia whispered.

"I'm not lying. With your kiss, I'm already satisfied tonight." Leon defended with a smile.

Olivia lay on top of the other person, her eyes quietly lowered, her cheeks flushed as she glanced secretly downwards.

She shifted slightly, as if she was a little scared, but mustered up her courage.

".Cheating"

The girl's angry and shy statement is solid evidence.

Leon stared in the darkness.

The rationality that originally had the upper hand suddenly became erratic.

Can't blame him.

He has tried his best.

With a beautiful girl like Olivia in my arms, how could I possibly
"I!!"

Leon's pupils trembled as he adhered to reason and understood his lover's thirst for knowledge like a curious baby.

No, if this goes on, the devil in my heart will overwhelm the angel.

Leon lifted up the girl's shoulders and pushed her up from beside him, finally freeing himself from the embarrassing situation.

With his eyes slightly adjusted to the darkness, Leon looked at the extinguished candlestick on the table beside him. Recalling Miss Lola's teachings, he manipulated the weak magic power in his body to condense it at his fingertips, driving the scattered elements in the air to move at high speed.

With a snap of his fingers, Leon threw the thermal reaction at the candlestick from a distance.

Bang~!

After a slight burning sound, dim candlelight illuminated the room.

".Le.Leon?"

Seeing the candlelight light up again, the girl with a blushing face instinctively hid quietly to the side of the bed.

In an instant, she lost the courage and curiosity she had just felt in the dark, and Olivia awkwardly grabbed the quilt to cover her thin pajamas.

Leon turned back with burning eyes, looking at his timid lover who was now fluttering and blinking as if begging for mercy.

He wanted to imitate the domineering CEO's speech and say something like, "Girl, you are playing with fire."
But that thought was immediately thrown out of the window.

I have become a ball of raging flames.

"Olivia, I want us to feel sweet and unforgettable every time we recall that important day in the future. That day will be the only time we become partners. What do you think?"

Leon approached the girl and smiled gently.

It was just that the flickering candlelight cast his shadow on the wall, like a dragon approaching a kitten.
Olivia nodded in confusion, her nervousness slowly dissipating, her eyes filled with approval.

Leon raised his hand and gently stroked his lover's pretty face, then he leaned in front of the girl and pecked her affectionately, waiting for her to relax and indulge in their intimacy.

"Now, I understand your heart. I really long for your beauty and tenderness."

".I want to teach you some sword skills. Are you willing to help me?" Leon gradually put on a real smirk.

His fingers brushed the girl's lips.
At midnight.

Corvis turned over and woke up, smacking his lips, feeling thirsty.

The young man rubbed his eyes, not wanting to disturb the little griffin sleeping beside the bed, stretched out his index finger, lit up the faint magic light, got out of bed and walked to the table.

He picked up the kettle filled with boiled water, which he had become more and more accustomed to since following his master.

He wanted to pour a glass of cold water to moisten his throat, but his unbearable thirst made him raise the kettle anxiously.

Raising his head slightly, the boy opened his lips and covered the cold spout of the pot.

Gurgle~Gurgle~
The clean boiled water slid down the boy's throat, moistening his dry throat.

"Gu~cough cough"

When drinking heavily, it is inevitable to choke slightly.

He coughed and his hands were shaking, and boiled water splashed on his face. Corvis had no choice but to put down the kettle, cover his mouth, and wipe the water stains on his face helplessly.

After quenching his thirst, the boy yawned and climbed back into bed, lying in bed, sleeping comfortably, and having a sweet dream.
The night goes on.

(End of this chapter)