Chapter 295 The Rights of the Lord
As the sound of horse hooves rang out in the alley, the serfs on both sides quickly closed their shabby doors, then carefully leaned out of the windows to secretly look at Thomas and the others.
"Is that the castle steward?"
"It's finally here. I knew the Jim family couldn't avoid it today. It's just their bad luck. They didn't hold the wedding a few days ago, but chose to hold it today. The lord didn't come back a few days ago, but they happened to run into the lord today. How could they avoid it!"
"Shh, keep your voice down!"
"It's not Jim's fault. It's mainly because the girl's parents refused to make an agreement in advance. Jim's fields were harvested the day before yesterday, and then they used the grain to make up for the betrothal money. They arranged the wedding in just two days, which was already the fastest time. But we didn't expect the lord to come back at this time. It would have been better if it was one day later."
"Hey, Jim's is just the first one, but they will all be like this one in the future!"
The serfs in the houses all around secretly looked at Thomas and the others and talked in low voices. It was obvious that they had guessed what Thomas and the others came for.
"Is this the house? Go up and knock on the door!"
Thomas looked at the tables and chairs placed at the door. Although the tables and chairs had been tidied, the flowers used to decorate the door indicated that this family was the one holding the wedding today.
"Open the door! Open the door quickly! Butler Thomas is here!"
Thomas, Audrey and several others all jumped off their horses. A guard held the sword at his waist and began to bang on the door under Thomas' instructions.
Squeak~
Following the guards' rude knocks and shouts, the door of the simple wooden house was finally opened, and a middle-aged woman with a terrified look on her face walked out.
"Sir! Sir! Please be kind! I have a silver coin and 20 copper coins here, please be lenient!"
The middle-aged woman obviously knew why Thomas and others came here.
When they were married in the afternoon and were seen by the Lord, everyone had anticipated this moment.
There was originally a glimmer of hope, but now with the arrival of Thomas and others, that last glimmer of hope is gone.
"It's not up to us to decide. The Principality has its own laws. Hurry up and call that girl out!"
When Thomas saw the silver coin and a handful of tung nuts in the middle-aged woman's hand, he walked up to her, shook his head, and persuaded her in a gentle tone.
"There was no Lord in Storm Territory before, but now there is a Lord. Exercising the right of first night is the Lord's power, and the same applies to other territories!"
"grown ups……"
The middle-aged woman certainly knew about the rights of the lord. In the past, it was only because the Storm Territory was remote and the Earl was in charge of the territory, so of course there was no such thing. Now that there was a real lord, they certainly could not escape this rule.
The middle-aged woman held the silver coins and copper plates in her hands with a look of pain on her face, but in the end, she was forced to give way by several guards who were eyeing her covetously. This law had been enforced on the mainland for hundreds of years, and she obviously knew that she could not resist.
"Go in! Bring that girl out!"
Seeing the look on the middle-aged woman's face, Thomas knew that she would not stop him anymore. After all, the consequence would be losing her head, which was like a rebellion. Thomas did not delay any longer and gave orders to several guards.
"Yes, Butler Thomas!"
Several guards put their hands on the hilts of the swords at their waists and walked into the dim wooden house with a little caution. Although their swords were not unsheathed, they could draw their swords at the first moment if they were attacked.
"Ah...no...I don't want to go to the castle..."
Soon, when several guards rushed into the wooden house, the crying of a girl was heard from inside.
Hearing the noise inside, Thomas frowned slightly, and walked through the door with Audrey and into the cabin.
Although this house is a wooden house, the space inside is quite spacious. At this moment, two guards are grabbing the wrists of a young woman and trying to pull her out, but the woman is crying and struggling.
If Gervis were here, he would definitely feel that this scene was very similar to the scene in a movie or TV series where a woman was kidnapped.
"Abby! Help me, I don't want to go to the castle!"
The young woman continued to struggle. Although due to the special circumstances, the two guards did not dare to pull with great force for fear of hurting the woman, the woman's body was still slowly pulled towards the door by the two silent guards.
The woman's strength was gradually running out. Seeing that she was about to be dragged to the door of the wooden house, she shouted in despair to a young man behind her!
"Lily! Ah!"
The young man had been told by his mother not to resist, but when he heard Lily calling his name sadly, the blood in his heart was finally aroused. He suddenly picked up a stone that was used as a stove and rushed towards the guards in front of him while shouting.
"Abby don't!"
The middle-aged woman who was standing at the door wiping her tears was so frightened by her son's actions that she screamed miserably. It was obvious that she could foresee that her son would die under the guard's sword in the next moment.
Choke~choke~
Faced with Ade's violent resistance, the fully armed guards were of course not afraid. The sound of swords being unsheathed was instantly heard in the room. The two guards on guard in the back raised their swords without hesitation and slashed at Abi who was attacking them.
"Don't kill him!"
Snap! Snap!
At this critical moment, Butler Thomas suddenly shouted. When the two guards with drawn swords heard Thomas' words, they immediately rotated the blades, turning the sharp edges into sword spines.
The two swords hit Abby's face and abdomen respectively, and instantly knocked him back several steps and sat on the ground. If it weren't for Thomas' shout, Abby would have been beheaded by now.
When Abby fell to the ground, two guards quickly stepped forward and put the swords in their hands on his neck!
"Sir, housekeeper, please spare my life! Abi is still young and ignorant, please spare my life, I have this money, please use it to buy some delicious food as compensation, please spare my child!"
When Abby's mother saw that the guards did not kill her, her complexion finally recovered a little. She quickly ran to Abby's side, knelt on the ground and pleaded with Thomas and others.
"I'm willing to go, if you release Abi..."
When the young woman saw her lover's appearance at this moment, she finally realized that she almost hurt him. Her face was covered with tears and she dared not struggle anymore.
"Walk!"
Seeing that the young woman was no longer struggling, Thomas had obviously achieved his goal. He gave an order to several guards, and then led several guards out of the cabin, carrying the woman named Lily.
“Lily!”
Abhi in the house wanted to get up, but was held down by his mother.
After walking out of the wooden house, Lily was carried onto a horse by two guards. However, at this moment Lily had obviously become numb. She just stood there with red eyes, motionless, neither running away nor shouting.
After Thomas and Audrey left the house, they rode on their horses without saying anything. It was obvious that they were in complicated feelings. However, this was the law of this world, and they were already showing mercy by not killing the young serf who dared to resist today.
As the castle's butler, these were what Thomas was supposed to do. He had learned this when he was receiving butler training at Rose Castle. However, this was his first time completing such a task, and he was obviously not feeling well.
The work was done. Thomas and Audrey took the lead in urging their horses to ride out of the alley. The carriage creaked behind them, and the other three guards followed on horseback at the end to prevent Lily from escaping.
(End of this chapter)
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