Chapter 316: Trust in Him
The weather warmed slowly but surely, as did the hearts of those in the Knights of Chemois. While Duke Henry spent much of his time in his study, he was the furthest thing from an absent commander.
Already there were improvements seen throughout not only the protection of the duchy but the Duke’s Tower itself.
Irene had been leading practices a lot of the time at Felix’s side and more knights were starting to show up to these practices. After Henry and Alix’s assessment that the whole order, save for Irene and the apprentices she practiced each day, were rusty, they had no choice but to join and reignite their passion for their weapons.
How wonderful it was to be there when the knighthood was at it’s lowest only to see it rise out of the ashes of the Monster War and breathe again. Each time Irene looked around, she felt a pang in her heart for all who didn’t make it far enough to see what they fought for come to fruition.
She also grappled with the fact that the mages were set to leave that morning and only Stanley was left. There was always a small response to cling to everyone who came through the Duke’s Tower, as if it was going to ever be as empty as it was before and after the war.
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Irene had gotten so used to the place being so crowded, it truly felt like they were building a community in the small strip along the mountains that were considered the Duke’s personal lands and the knighthood’s home.
Soon it would be time to say goodbye—in the next few days, if Irene remembered correctly. There was a lot of new information coming to her those days.
Everyone was busy. Beautifully busy, if that was possible.
As hard as it was to admit that they couldn’t do it on their own, everyone seemed to be warming up to the fact that the King had finally made a good decision for them.
However, Irene was a bit more clinical than that.
There were more fortified sheds for all of their practice equipment erected in such a short amount of time. To everyone’s surprise, Commander Henry was insistent that they do it all themselves without outsourcing. All he had done was get the wood from elsewhere.
Admittedly, it did give the apprentices something to do, especially because not a single one of them were assigned to a knight yet.