Knight and Wand

Chapter 111 Dust is tentatively settled
Holding the sword, Leon leaned against the corridor wall, guarding the open door of the lord's room.

He glanced at the young nobleman who was still sleeping on the floor.

According to Knight Marcello, he seemed to be the child of Baron Anquila, the second son of a noble who was sent to the Farolis family to serve as a knight's squire for many years.

Leon had put clothes and pants back on this man, but it seemed that the effect of the drug had not yet worn off and he was still sleeping soundly, unaware of anything.

Looking at the other side, there were two thieves dressed as castle servants lying on the ground.

The bodies of the two thieves, one tall and one short, were strangely hard, perhaps due to the effect of the poison, and there was no way they could be saved.

In the emergency situation, with no other choice, Leon asked Marcelo to find all the wine and clean water found in the lord's room and force them into the mouths of the two thieves.

Then he pressed and turned the bodies upside down. Leon even endured the nausea and reached out to grab the throats of the two guys to try to induce vomiting.

However, all attempts were in vain.

The poison might have been hidden somewhere in the two men's mouths and was so potent that it was impossible to save the patient.

Leon slightly regretted not having Corvis along on this trip, otherwise if his little wizard was here, perhaps there would be some solution.

But how could he have predicted that he would encounter such an unexpected incident during this trip?

Who would have thought that a traitor with evil intentions towards the mistress of the Thorn Flower Family would sneak into the Baron's castle with such strict defenses.

If Olivia had not been targeted by one of the thieves who were seeking death, and had subdued one of them in the middle of the night, accidentally uncovering the conspiracy against the lord's wife, they would have succeeded.

Fortunately, Lady Adelina was rescued in the end.

Leon was also glad that the three of them did not stop for a moment and arrived in time.

He just glanced at it unintentionally, although he didn't see it clearly.
Hmm. Leon glanced at the lord's room guiltily.

Well, he admitted in his heart that at first glance, his eyes were indeed out of control and instinct. He still caught a glimpse of a little bit of the scene that an honest person like him shouldn't see.

But this can be confirmed. Although Lady Adeline's dress was stripped off and torn, judging from her posture, she should not have been truly humiliated.

Fortunately, I and others were not delayed at all.

Not only did it save the life of the lady of the feudal lord, it also basically saved the face of Lord Elliver.

Of course, Leon remembered clearly what Marcelo repeatedly told him and Olivia before he left.

In order to avoid trouble and to ensure that there will be no unspeakable rift in the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Feng, in future reports, they will make some harmless adjustments to the time difference when rescuing the lady.

Anyway, the two thieves were already dead, and no one knew that the lady and the young man Anguila were stripped naked when the three of them entered the house.

It’s better not to make Baron Elliver feel uncomfortable about this kind of thing.

If the rumor gets out, the poor lady and the young man Anguila will probably never be able to clear themselves of the charges even if they jump into the Rushina River.

Hearing footsteps approaching from the room, Leon turned his head and looked at Olivia who had finally finished her work and walked out.

He was finally able to cast his gaze towards the bed in the distance and look directly at Lady Adeline who was still sleeping. Olivia had now changed her into a new dress.

As two grown men, Leon and Marcelo naturally had to avoid seeing the naked body of Mrs. Fengjun, but fortunately there was a young girl beside them.

"Thank you for your hard work, Olivia. Thanks to you, after tonight, you will be the great contributor to the Thorn Flower family." Leon praised the girl with a smile.

He was not lying, not only because he was grateful to Olivia for uncovering his conspiracy.

It was especially thanks to the girl that she was there, able to use her weak and childish voice to lure the thief in the house to the door.

If it were just two grown men, Marcelo and I, it would be difficult to avoid having our wife become a hostage, whether we spoke out to alert the people in the room or just broke into the room.

The worst thing was that, although the purpose of the two thieves was still unknown, they were willing to commit suicide by taking poison rather than stand trial. If their plan failed, they would definitely kill Adelina without a doubt.

Not even a chance to negotiate.

Thinking about it now, Leon is still scared.

If only one step had gone wrong, Mrs. Adeline's ending would have been completely different. I can say that I have achieved a relatively perfect result.

Olivia walked to Leon, leaned against the wall with her hands behind her back, stared at him and blinked: “Hehe~ I’m glad I can help you.”

The girl then looked across the corridor and asked Leon, "Where is Master Marcelo?"

"He went outside to gather the knights and soldiers to block the castle, and by the way, he went to see if the guy who broke into your room is still alive, and whether he committed suicide like the two thieves did." Leon said. When he thought of that bastard, he couldn't help but get angry. He just hoped that guy didn't die so easily.

Especially after seeing what happened to Madam Adelina, he now wanted to cut that guy into pieces.

Even though the other party had no chance of success, Leon was still angry.

It's like being called "Aminos". Even if the person who calls you that can never be really "Aminos", you will always get angry because of the other person's verbal insult.

He lowered his head and sighed.

Leon tried hard to suppress his annoyance in front of the girl, not wanting his bad mood to affect Olivia.

However, as he lowered his eyes, when he saw the girl's still bare feet on the corridor floor, his emotions were replaced by involuntary concern.

The three of them had been in such a hurry along the way that they had no time to put on shoes, so they all ran barefoot.

"Did you get hurt?" Leon looked up and asked her. He remembered that the girl used her feet to break the door of the tower. If she was pricked by a splinter, he would be heartbroken.

Olivia smiled and shook her head: "No, I ran around barefoot in the village when I was a kid. How could I get hurt when the floor in the castle is so flat?"

Leon seemed worried, so he put his sword aside, squatted in front of the girl, and waved his hands: "Lift it up and let me see it."

At the same time, he looked at the girl with a serious expression and asked tentatively, "Is it okay?"

Olivia was stunned for a moment, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so she obediently raised her right leg and waved the sole of her foot towards Leon.

The girl's cute toes swayed back and forth deftly: "Look~ It's okay, don't worry, I'm always strong!"

Leon lowered his head and looked at her, but did not answer.

He stretched out his hand, naturally held the girl's fair and delicate feet, then stroked the soles of her feet, as if unintentionally starting to wipe the dust off Olivia's soles.

The boy looked serious as if he was wiping a piece of art.

Olivia blushed a little at the unexpected ticklish feeling.

But the girl was unwilling to withdraw her foot from the other person's hand in a rude manner.

For a moment, she had to endure this strange and strange feeling of shame and let Leon's hands scratch her feet.
In Leon's heart, a smug smile emerged, as if his trick had succeeded.

Hey~ I touched it~
The plan goes through!
Leon couldn't help but pinch the girl's feet, and couldn't help but defend his dirty hands in his heart.

What? It's not illegal to secretly touch your lover's feet!
Leon coughed lightly, not daring to go too far. He wiped the dust and debris under the girl's feet, and put down the "treasure" in his hand.

Turning his head to look at the lord's room, he spotted a few pairs of indoor slippers by the bed in the light of the relit candlelight.

He immediately walked into the room and came out with a pair of fur nonchalantly.

"Leon! These are the shoes of the lord's wife!"

Olivia watched as Leon pretended to put it on her, and she couldn't help but shrink back in panic, hiding her feet.

Although the girl already knew that her background was special, she had been a commoner for more than ten years after all, so she was still instinctively wary of the nobles' personal belongings.

"Hey, you're not going to wear them home. You saved the lady's life and innocence. You're just borrowing a pair of shoes to temporarily cushion your feet. Lady Adeline is a very kind person. If she wakes up, she won't feel bad even if she gives you a pair of carriage shoes." Leon comforted her and grabbed the girl's feet and put them on her.

Even though he knew that Olivia's feet were not easily injured, he didn't want to see the girl's feet getting dirty on the floor.

While comforting the girl beside him who was always staring at the noble's shoes and tiptoeing anxiously, Leon continued to wait for Knight Marcelo to come back with his men.

About ten minutes later, he finally saw Marcelo and Balfe, along with several knights who had also attended the dinner, rushing into the corridor on this floor.

"Sir Leon!"

Knight Balfe ran over quickly with a nervous look on his face, "How is my lady?"

"Madam is fine. She is sleeping inside. The window is open. Let some fresh air in. She will probably wake up soon." Leon replied.

After saying that, Leon looked at Knight Marcelo and said, "Is the guy whose leg I broke dead?"

"No, he's still alive. He was still howling when I went there." Marcelo shook his head and said viciously, "I've taken him to the dungeon. Let someone stop his bleeding first. I'll have the interrogator dig out everything that bastard knows!"

(End of this chapter)