Chapter 178: The player (1)
The noble district of Ebelstein, to which they were returning after so long, was still as luxurious and dazzling as ever.
When they returned after finishing the journey through the north, winter in Ebelstein was already coming to an end.
In the shadiest corners there were still traces of unmelted snow, but the temperature had become pleasant, and new buds were beginning to sprout on the trees lining the road.
After such a prolonged cold, the warmth felt all the more welcome.
The nobles strolling through the streets wore attire more elegant and refined than the previous year, fully enjoying that long-awaited warmth.
The tea houses along the street were filled with young noble ladies chatting animatedly, while young aristocrats heading out to ride horses, accompanied by their attendants, walked with light steps.
After spending time in the cold and lonely snowy plains of the north, Dereck also felt that contrast clearly.
The territory of Rochester, in the north, was a place that, just by sitting in silence, could inevitably make one’s spirits sink.
Without a doubt, even for emotional well-being, it seemed far better to send those children to the noble district of Ebelstein.