Chapter 276: The Tin Knight and The Enchanting Demon (2)
The next destination you and your companions set was the territory of Marquis Hemming in the kingdom.
Since matters related to the Lion Duke’s bloodline were wrapped up, and a loyalty oath was received from Giselle, there was no need to keep Adelaide’s mother and Ronnie hidden elsewhere anymore.
[The ‘Tin Knight’ asks if that William or Willie or whatever noble uncle is trustworthy!]
To your question, Dorothea answered with a snort, “Well, my head isn’t exactly a flower garden. Obviously, I can’t trust someone who once held a knife to my neck.”
[The ‘Tin Knight’ asks if that’s not something that shouldn’t be done!]
“I’ve bound him by Blood Oath, so while I can’t trust him, I can credit him. If he doesn’t want to become a frog, he’ll behave himself.”
Above all, there was no other choice at the time.
While dealing with the Lennart Ducal family, leaving the lord’s wife in Giselle’s hands would be like asking to be taken hostage, so they had to somehow move her elsewhere, but it was too much of a stretch for the Tin Knight’s party, who were busy going back and forth between the Magic State and the Empire, to come directly to the kingdom.
So what could they do? They had no choice but to use the one somewhat trustworthy person as a card.
Listening silently to Dorothea’s explanation, you suddenly asked.
[The ‘Tin Knight’ asks if there weren’t any other acquaintances to use as connections, since the kingdom is Dorothea’s hometown!]
“…”