Chapter 177 "Goddess"
The group arrived at the foot of the mountain in a mighty procession. In front of them was the ramp leading directly to Rose Castle. As soon as Gervis and others arrived, two guards from the Rose Knights who were in charge of guarding came forward to inquire.
"Thank you for your hard work, both adults. Please show us the invitation!"
Gervis and Pat were not among the first to arrive. Some nobles had even set out half a month in advance due to the long journey. So the two guards were not surprised to see Gervis and the others. Instead, they saluted them skillfully and stepped forward to ask questions.
Gervis and Pat sat on their horses without moving, but just nodded to the guards. Then two personal servants, Anna and Teren, rode up and handed the banquet invitation issued by Rose Castle to the two guards.
"Baron Pat, Baron Gervis! Welcome to Rose Castle!"
The guard checked the invitation and bowed respectfully to Gervis and Pat again. Then he stepped aside and turned to shout to the other guards.
"Let them go! Baron Gervis and Baron Pat are here!"
Then Gervis and Pat rode their horses smoothly along the gentle slope and arrived at the gate of Rose Castle.
"Captain, was that white horse a monster?"
"That's right! A horse that can grow horns must be a monster!"
"That Baron Gervis must be very rich. I seem to have heard his name somewhere before, but I can't remember it right now!"
"Hey, now that you mention it, I feel like I've heard the name Baron Gervis somewhere before!"
At the foot of the mountain, after Gervis's men headed towards the castle on the mountain, the two guards who had just stepped forward to inquire began to talk. The two men had already discovered Gervis's unicorn. They were first amazed that a small baron like Gervis could have a magical beast as a mount, and then they began to wonder about the familiarity of the name Gervis.
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"Lord Gervis, welcome back!"
"Baron Pat, welcome to Rose Castle!"
When Gervis and the other arrived at the castle gate, Lina, who had received the notice, was already waiting. Because Alice was a great noble, and Gervis and the others were just small vassals, they certainly had no qualifications to be received by the Earl.
As a housekeeper, Lina is more than capable of receiving barons like Gervis.
"Hello, beautiful Miss Lina! I wonder if Miss Lina is free recently. Can I invite you to have lunch together at Winterfell?"
After Lina finished speaking, Pat, who obviously knew her before, spoke first, inviting Lina with an expression that seemed rather obscene to Gervis.
"No time, and Baron Pat, I am now the housekeeper of Rose Castle! Please call me Housekeeper Lina from now on!"
Lina immediately put away her smile and rolled her eyes at Pat's invitation, then rejected him without hesitation, and even emphasized her tone when reporting her new position.
If Lina was just Alice's personal maid, then now Alice is married, and Lina can get married as long as Alice allows.
However, if Lina became the housekeeper of Rose Castle, it meant that she would never be able to marry outside the family. Even if she did, she would marry a descendant of the Jones family. After all, a housekeeper was in charge of many secrets of the nobles.
"Well……"
Faced with Lina's cold tone and the title of Lina's housekeeper, the smile on Pat's face froze instantly.
"Lord Gervis, please come in!"
After dealing with her personal affairs with a cold face, Lina turned into a housekeeper again, smiled at Gervis, and then made a gesture of invitation, inviting Gervis to enter the Rose Castle.
"Thank you, Housekeeper Lina!"
Gervis wanted to laugh, but couldn't. This fat guy Pat was really a character. He actually wanted to steal Alice's girl. Although Gervis didn't know Lina before, he had learned from Thomas that Lina was Alice's personal maid. When Pat called out Lina's name just now, Gervis confirmed her identity.
"I didn't expect that Lina would become the housekeeper of Rose Castle. Hey! Miss Lina is the goddess in the hearts of many nobles in Winterfell..."
"puff!"
Gervis finally couldn't help laughing. At this moment, Lina was leading the way in front. Gervis and Pat had already dismounted and were walking side by side. Hearing the fat man Pat's heartfelt words, Gervis didn't expect that the fat man Pat would really dare to make such an idea.
"Shouldn't the goddess be Alice?"
But then a trace of doubt arose in Gervis' mind. He looked at Lina in front of him. Although her appearance and figure were also good, they were still a little worse than Alice's. Even Gervis had never seen such a beautiful woman as Alice in his previous life.
"Miss Alice is the Earl's only daughter and heir to the Earl's throne. We are all vassals of the Jones family. There is no possibility..."
Pat seemed to know what Gervis was thinking and explained to him, but she stopped talking halfway when she suddenly remembered that the Earl's husband was right in front of her, and Gervis was the heir of a vassal, so she stopped talking immediately.
"I see!"
Gervis understood instantly that Alice was swan meat, and they, the toads, dared not even think about it, so they could only set their sights on Alice's personal maid.
After all, although Lina is not as pretty as Alice, she is one of the most beautiful women elsewhere, and she is also the personal maid of the future Earl. As long as he marries her, with the relationship between Lina and Alice, he will be able to have a smooth future.
Moreover, Gervis also heard that Lina was also the daughter of a nobleman, and his father was also a vassal baron, so even if he married her as a maid, it would not bring disgrace to the noble family.
"Lord Gervis, Baron Pat! Your subordinates and the convoy will be arranged by servants. Please follow me into the inner castle and I will arrange guest rooms for you!"
After bringing Gervis and Pat to the lobby, Lina stopped, turned around and spoke to Gervis and Pat.
"Thank you, Butler Lina, but Butler Lina, what should I do with my unicorn?"
Of course, Gervis had no objection to Lina's arrangement, but he suddenly remembered the unicorn he was leading, and he didn't know what to do with it. It would definitely not work to put it in the stable, as the stable could not hold a unicorn at all. It would be bad if it ran out when he was not around and accidentally hurt someone.
"Monster, unicorn?"
Lina was a little surprised and confirmed with Gervis again.
Unicorn Lina certainly knew this. She was Alice's personal maid. Although she was a servant, she was a descendant of the nobility and her status was not low. She received the same education as Alice, whether in Rose Castle or in the royal capital, so her knowledge reserves would only be higher than Gervis, not lower than Gervis.
"Yeah! It's a unicorn. If I put it in a normal stable I'm worried it might hurt someone!"
Gervis said seriously.
Thanks for the tip from "Blame Myself"!!!
(End of this chapter)
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