"Your will, Miss." Several guard captains also hurried out.
Afterwards, Melu looked at the only remaining captain of the guards. This Sequence 4 being was the son of her mother's brother, and in other words, her cousin.
"Brother Gerd, please organize some people to guard the gate tonight. Please."
"Don't worry, Melu, I will protect you." The guard in dark golden armor looked at his sister with concern, promised, and then walked out quickly, leaving behind a broad back.
Melu stood at the window sill of the corridor, watching a rapid chime of bells in the courtyard, and then scattered lights came on, and figures were running and walking everywhere. The sounds of armor rubbing and colliding, footsteps, shouts, and the sound of objects being moved all rang out, making the night particularly noisy.
"Miss, why are you still wearing thin pajamas? This is not okay."
The head maid walked up the stairs and shouted loudly at Merlu who was still standing by the window in the corridor.
"I remember that the master once collected several pieces of extraordinary soft armor. I will find them for you immediately. You are the head of the family now. If something unexpected happens, the Helis family will be finished."
"It's okay, Aunt Lig, I trust everyone."
"Besides, if even I am facing a sword, then the Helis family is actually doomed." Meilu turned her head, and her figure under the silver moonlight looked a little lonely.
"No, you must wear it. It's already this age and you're still as disobedient as when you were little. The master doesn't dare to discipline you now, but I do. I raised you single-handedly."
The head maid dragged Melu back to the bedroom, still talking.
"I spend more time taking care of you than I do my own children. How could I bear it if something happened to you?"
Meilu was being pulled, and although she didn't admit it, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
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