Chapter 165 Killed another one?
Because of Thomas's confidence and the note with Gervis's seal, Thomas and others did not have to wait too long at the castle gate. The guard responsible for the notification quickly returned to the gate and led Thomas and his party into the castle.
"You are Thomas? Are you now Baron Gervis's butler?"
Thomas and his companions, led by the guards, had already arranged the carriage. At this moment, only Yura and Johnny followed Thomas with their belongings. The three were led by servants to the gate of the inner castle, where Lina was waiting for them.
"Yes, Miss Lina, I am Thomas. Because of Lord Gervis' kindness, I have become the steward of the Golden Castle."
Lina didn't know Thomas, but Thomas recognized the beautiful and capable Miss Lina. She was the Earl's personal maid, and her status was very different from that of Thomas and other servants.
"That's right. I didn't embarrass Rose Castle. You can call me Steward Lina now. The Earl has appointed me as the Steward of Rose Castle!"
As she spoke, Lina glanced at the two people behind Thomas. Although they were wearing linen shirts, they were clean and not sloppy. So she turned around and spoke to Thomas and the other two.
"Come along, the Earl is free now!"
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The three of them followed Lina around in the castle for a long time, and were finally brought to the open-air balcony on the third floor of the castle. This was the place where Gervis had the audacity to tease Alice.
"Greetings, Lord Earl!"
"I greet the Earl!"
After being brought to the balcony, the three saw Alice standing by the fence, overlooking the entire Winterfell, her hair fluttering in the evening breeze. Of course, the three did not dare to look at her for too long. They just determined Alice's position, took two steps forward and saluted her respectfully.
Thomas is now Gervis's butler, so he doesn't need to kneel, but Yura and Johnny are servants, and Alice is also considered their mistress, so they need to kneel down to pay their respects.
"Get up."
"What does Gervis want you to do for me?"
Hearing the voices of the three people, Alice retracted her gaze, turned around and walked to the soft chair beside and sat down, then asked Thomas slowly.
Although Alice's tone was not serious, it was hard to tell whether she was happy or angry. These were the words and actions of a superior.
They didn't dare to look up and meet Alice's gaze and could only keep their heads down. Fortunately, they had the support of Gervis, the Earl's husband, so they remained calm.
"Sir, it was Lord Gervis who asked us to bring you something to taste!"
Thomas, as a butler, had also worked as a butler in Rose Castle. He was used to the tone of voice of those in higher positions and answered Alice's question smoothly.
"Is that the ice cream you sold in the East Side Plaza this afternoon?"
Alice's tone remained steady, and although she was asking a rhetorical question, it seemed as if she was narrating rather than asking.
"Yes, sir, in addition to the ice cream, there are also 20 kilograms of monster meat!"
Thomas was not surprised at all that Alice knew about what happened in the square in the afternoon, but when he heard Alice bring it up, he became a little worried and quickly replied.
"Oh? There's also monster meat? Storm wolf meat?"
Alice was slightly stunned. More monster meat was delivered. Although she didn't know why Gervis sent monster meat one after another, Alice still felt a little happy.
Of course, Alice was not happy about the gift that Gervis gave her, but that she could be free from the torture of the snow rabbit for several days.
"Sir, this is not the meat of a storm wolf. I heard from Lord Gervis that this seems to be the meat of a magical beast called a tri-colored deer!"
Thomas then relaxed a little, because he could also hear Alice's joy, although it was only slightly mixed, but it was insignificant.
No matter whether Alice was happy about the gift that Gervis gave her or about the monster meat, it meant that she would not be punished by the Earl for what happened this afternoon. After all, although the Earl would not blame Gervis for what happened this afternoon, it would be unfair if he took his anger out on them.
Alice was surprised when she heard the words "Tricolor Deer" and immediately asked, "Tricolor Deer? You... Gervis killed another monster?"
In fact, what Alice wanted to ask was: Don't you want to tell me that Gervis has killed another monster? However, if she asked this question, it would seem that she looked down on Gervis, so Alice immediately changed the way she asked.
Although the way of asking questions changed, Alice's doubts remained the same. Could it be that Gervis's Storm Territory was a den of monsters? Why did Gervis encounter monsters every few days?
Moreover, they were all killed by Gervis after encountering it. Alice knew how difficult it was to kill a magical beast, especially a magical beast like the Tricolor Deer, which had a large spell range. Gervis was just a low-level bronze knight. I'm afraid he couldn't even avoid the spells cast by the Tricolor Deer, right?
"Yes, sir! Just the day before we set out, Lord Gervis hunted this tri-colored deer monster and ordered me to bring 40 kilograms of monster meat, 20 kilograms for Baron Gandalf, and the other 20 kilograms for you!"
"How many people were lost in hunting this tri-colored deer? Are there any other titled knights who can help?"
Alice was sure that Thomas would not dare to lie in front of her, so she did not question the truth that Gervis had hunted another tri-colored deer. Now she was just a little curious about how Gervis killed the tri-colored deer.
"Your Excellency, there are no casualties. Lord Gervis led 14 guards that day, and they all returned unscathed! As for the titled knights, your Excellency has no titled knights under his command! However, your Excellency invented a very powerful weapon, and it seems that this tri-colored deer was seriously injured by that weapon."
Thomas certainly didn't know how Gervis hunted the tri-colored deer, so he could only tell Alice the truth that he knew.
And Thomas did not tell Alice about the existence of unicorns. After all, the Earl did not ask, and Thomas would not say anything.
"No casualties? Powerful weapons?"
Alice seemed to be thinking about something, but since there was a reasonable explanation, Alice did not ask any more questions about it. After all, Gervis had sent the gifts with good intentions, and it would be too much if she interrogated him like a prisoner.
As for the powerful weapons that Thomas mentioned, Alice planned to wait until Gervis came to Rose Castle in person before asking about it. After all, she was quite curious about the weapons that could hurt monsters.
“Is that ceramic jar filled with ice cream?”
"Yes, sir, this is the ice cream made by Lord Gervis himself."
Thomas answered quickly, took the small pottery jar from Yura and handed it to Alice respectfully.
"Oh, let me try it!"
Alice wasn't looking forward to the ice cream. When Lina reported to her in the afternoon, she knew it was icy.
Ice cubes are rare for small nobles, but there are plenty of them in her Rose Castle ice cellar. If she wants to eat them, she can taste them every day. She can taste ice beer, ice juice, and crushed ice mixed with fruits. The chefs in the castle can all make them.
Hearing Alice's words, Lina immediately took the small pottery jar from Thomas's hand, opened the sealed pottery jar, and began to scoop with the exquisite porcelain bowl and silver spoon.
(End of this chapter)
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