Chapter 286: Stayover
I probably mentioned this a few times already, but the Kendride Margraviate was considered as one of the two top noble households in the empire, along with the Tristan Duchy. The household had been acting as the empire’s chief gatekeeper for a long time, to the point that one could say that their authority was comparable to the Tristan Duchy.
Of course, they still couldn’t compare to the duchy when it came to industries and cultures, but there was a good reason why the sentence above still applied even despite of that.
No one on the entire continent could match the depth of their martial knowledge.
Considering that they had produced Caliban, the leader of the Guardians, and Iliya, the current Hero, it wasn’t hard to admit that it was indeed the case.
In fact, the official settings book wrote that the reason why Iliya had the best combat power among people her age wasn’t solely because of her talent, but also because of the majority of the skills she learned in Kendride Margraviate.
“Maybe because it’s cold here.”
Currently, that same Iliya had volunteered to act as my guide. We were riding in the same carriage together, as she said such a thing while shrugging her shoulders.
“This barren village is so cold, they probably feel like they’d freeze to death if they stay still. Since there’s nothing to play here, everyone just decides to fight each other instead. That explanation isn’t hard to follow, right?”
“…Yeah, it isn’t, but…”