Chapter 20: Traveling with Knights
After speaking with the sub-commander of the 4th Knight's Order, Harvey Tennet, he explained their situation to me and the reason why they had come all the way from the capital to End Town. A trip that took them three full weeks.
Their orders came directly from the king of the Sephyr Kingdom. Apparently, the rumors of our little village's development had reached the king a long time ago, after the battle with the Goblin King.
The king had asked a man called Lord Wester to confirm if these rumors were true, and he reported back to the king, saying that they were false and that End Village was nothing but a poor village. When I asked who Lord Wester was, Harvey looked surprised.
Lord Wester was the man who owned this land this entire time. Of course, he had never been here, so I had no idea what his name was.
In fact, I could count with one hand how many people in town knew the Lord's name. So, I told him that not a single noble had strolled through our town for the past two years.
For whatever reason, Lord Wester not only refused to visit the land that he was given, but he also lied to the king in his report.
Honestly, it's not like I cared. He was staying out of our way, and it made me feel like I had the freedom to just develop the town however I saw fit.
I also believed that Jackson was the best person to hold the position of mayor. Even if he didn't like it, everyone in town trusted him and depended on him.
"But... If what the Lord told you was that this was just a poor village, why did the king send you guys?" I asked Harvey.
He told me the reason was that one of my "Holy Panacea" had reached his hands and was used to cure the blindness of the queen.
'What!? So my "Holy Panacea" can actually cure something like blindness? This is a great discovery!'