Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 10: There is no need to repair a broken relationship
In Mrs. Yagris's heart, her dear Lowry, although occasionally a little naughty, was kind-hearted, simple and lovely. How could he be too close to Montes' two scheming sons?

She never stopped the fight between Lori and the kid across the street, hoping to make the relationship between them as distant as possible.

As for Count Montes's nonsensical idea, Lady Yagris only disdained it... Before this, she was not the only one who cut off the relationship between Lori and the left wing!
A true knight never looks back!

Yagris knew that Count Montes didn't really think that he could restore the relationship between Lori and the left wing. He just hoped that they could be harmonious on the surface.

But why?

They are the ones who have always been hostile to Lowry. Why should they give face to them just because Lowry has the talent of a mage?
The face of a noble is not as simple as just smiling when meeting someone.

Especially since Lowry’s last name is Montes.

Once they have an open "friendship", the two brothers on the left wing can ask Lowry to help them within his ability.

For example, helping them carve an awakening magic circle for a city or town.

Although there will definitely be compensation...but is it possible to ask a mage to do this job just by paying him?
Their Northern Kingdom has never lacked anything but money!

Why should her Lori be burdened with such trouble before she has established her own territory and sphere of power?
Since those contracts were signed before the marriage, Count Montes must act according to the contracts!
Madam Yagris raised her chin proudly: “This is not something that Lori and I asked for.

We have already met their needs so sincerely, where else do they want us to retreat?"

Count Montes shook his head helplessly: “Yage, it’s not that I’m too greedy.

But I feel that I may not live long enough to see the day when Lowry can shine!
I certainly don’t want to wrong Lowry for anyone, but my Montes… I always hope that my Montes will get better and better.”

Lori opened her mouth slightly, and then her mother covered it with her hand.

He gave his father an embarrassed look helplessly, and quickly looked for Chesca out of the corner of his eye.

His Chesca really knew who to listen to. He had disappeared from the room a long time ago, apparently to pack Lowry's luggage.

In accordance with Chesca's usual style, she would arrange for Lori's servants to pack up their things without Lori's instructions.

Tilting his head and thinking about the Baron Gezar's Mansion where he had been before, Lori curled his lips in a somewhat dissatisfied manner.

The unpopular baron in the past had never even built a proper castle, but lived in a place similar to the city lord's mansion.

That is usually a choice made by wealthy lords of knighthood or nominal titles such as lords.

It's not that there is no defense at all, but it mainly relies on the town's outer walls and the surrounding residents to protect itself.

What is important is the escape route and the underground passages, not the places that can be defended such as bunkers.

As for the people of a fiefdom lord who is unwelcome by his neighbors and has no regular income, how they can live depends on the conscience of the lord.

The baron who exchanged territory with Yagris had a little conscience, but definitely not much.

Therefore, his subjects could only be said to have enough food to eat and not be naked, but they definitely did not live a happy life.

Mentally numb citizens will never be able to build a clean and tidy city.

Lowry will always remember the first time he went there, he almost vomited because of the stench.

Although he was more sensitive than most people, he had been to the town below Montes Castle before. Lowry was not intolerant of the smell of livestock that often passed by.

Yagris promised him that before Lori officially became Baron Gezar, he would choose a more suitable place to build a real baron castle for him and then move the civilians there.

After all, in the current Barony of Gezar, it is possible to find people willing to work, and their family can afford the money.

Of course, what Yagris was considering was not the question of whether it was clean or not.

What she was dissatisfied with were the excessive number of secret passages near the Baron's mansion and some problems left over from the past.

Sometimes, an overly strong smell may be intended to conceal the existence of something.

When the lord does not allow his subjects to live well, the subjects will naturally look for more covert ways to earn money to support their families.

Although the border nobles kept their subjects very strictly under control and did not allow anyone to move across regions at will... before leaving the town to which their village belonged, they had to obtain permission from the Government Affairs Office, but the subjects were treated very well.

Miners and the like can get very generous treatment.

For example, the several mines in Earl Montes' territory, those miners are the ones who can make the awakening magic circle have a little reaction.

As long as these people have enough food, drink and clothing, they are much stronger than ordinary people.

Of course, generous treatment naturally requires more... To put it bluntly, when the regular army can't handle it, these people's pickaxes can be turned into weapons, and they can also understand basic military commands.

The farmers are not treated badly either.

Although there are things like space bags that can be used to transport goods, once a war really breaks out, the border lords still have to rely on their own people to provide food and fodder... The feudal nobles have such great power that they naturally have to bear the same responsibilities.

There is no hope if you ask for help at the last minute when something happens.

Generally, those who can help are relatives by marriage.

This is why Count Montes could only give indirect reminders and warnings.

Speaking of which, although his ex-wife's family was rather poor, it was a rare agricultural and pastoral territory in the Northern Kingdom.

This kind of place really can't make the lord rich and powerful, especially when the country has been peaceful for so many years.

But in wartime, it is completely different.

When Count Montes proposed to marry the other party's daughter, he naturally took many issues into consideration.

The only thing he didn't expect was that his former father-in-law didn't want a stable life, but a luxurious enjoyment, which gave him a wake-up call.

One can imagine how... numb the lives of the former civilians in Baron Gezar's territory were compared with their surrounding neighbors.

There is no other way. As long as the lord does not commit suicide and make it impossible for them to survive, the common people only have the freedom not to work for the lord, but they cannot leave their registered place at will, let alone rebel.

Therefore, the arrival of Baroness Yagris gave these civilians a shot in the arm.

(End of this chapter)