Unknown Knight

Since conquering the territory of Castle Talboliya, Airen's mentality has changed greatly.

Since he was a child, he has been working hard to learn aristocratic etiquette. Before that, when he was on the mainland, he was proud of his identity as a descendant of the nobility. He behaved and did things according to the standards of the mainland aristocracy and tried his best to restrain himself.

Although he sometimes does bad things, he always keeps his moral standards above the passing line and has never done anything harmful to others. Overall, he is not a bad person.

However, when capturing Fort Talpolia, Eden ordered the Nord army attacking the city to sell all the captured citizens into slavery, kill the old, weak and wounded, and loot all the property and supplies, leaving him with only an empty Fort Talpolia.

This made him see Eden's true face completely. The sanctimonious father in front of him, the father who valued family affection, turned out to be a cruel and hypocritical evil man who would do anything for his own benefit, and he was just a pawn used by Eden.

This made Airen doubt his previous pursuits, especially after he got the Talboliya Castle and saw the series of policies implemented by Aix here, which made him redefine the meaning of the existence of a noble and a superior, and he decided to become such a person, just like his childhood dream.

Meeting Jamila and her father again also contributed to his changes, especially Jamila. From Aix's perspective, Ailen and Jamila were the kind of people who liked each other physiologically. The moment he saw Jamila again, he selfishly decided to possess this woman and make her belong to him for life.

Although Jamila was already Aix's woman, and he later even knew that Jamila was pregnant with Aix's child, he did not change his mind.

Maybe it’s because Ailen’s worldview collapsed. He no longer cares about the secular views and just wants to do things according to his own likes and dislikes.

Through his contact with Yamila, Airen slowly learned about Aix's series of policies in Talboliya. Seeing that this friend, whom he had only met once, could build such a good territory on a piece of ruins and the happiness index of the people was so high, he couldn't help but yearn for it. It was as if a window was opened in his heart, allowing him to see a whole new world, a world where people can achieve a happy life through hard work.

But now this world has been destroyed, destroyed by his greedy conspiracy and Eden's cruelty, so he wanted to do something to save it. After telling his idea to Yamila and old John, he got the support of the father and daughter.

Although the father and daughter were skeptical about what Airen said, there were more than 200 captives in Talboliya, most of whom were former subjects of Talboliya. The interests of these people also needed to be protected. So the father and daughter followed Airen's request and temporarily took on the task of managing these 200 subjects.

From then on, Talboliya Castle implemented two sets of management teams. One set was fully managed by Airen, who managed the bounty hunters who had followed him and their families, about 200 people, and less than 300 Nord immigrants. The captured former Talboliya citizens were temporarily managed by Yamila and his daughter.

It's just that people's prejudices are sometimes as big as a mountain. Airen's subordinates and the Nord immigrants regard themselves as the masters here, thinking that they are superior to others, and often bully the original inhabitants of Talboliya. The rift between the two sides is growing, and a fight is likely to break out if it continues.

No matter how much Airen wanted to eliminate this prejudice, it was impossible to do it in a short period of time. He had no choice but to distribute the relatively barren sloping land outside the castle to the original residents for cultivation. The land in the two villages at the foot of the mountain was relatively flat and fertile, so he distributed it to his bounty hunters and new Nord immigrants respectively. Only then did they calm down a little.

From then on, Airen devoted himself to the construction of the territory. With the help of Yamila and old John, he followed Aix's previous governance methods and slowly restored the popularity of Talboliya Castle.

He also posted notices to attract refugees, including villagers whose fields were seized by Nord immigrants, and refugees from Suno, Uxhall and other places. Some of the original residents who stayed in the nearby Black Forest also did not want to suffer in the forest, so they came to join Jamila and his daughter.

After a few years, the population of Fort Talpolia reached more than a thousand people, and the population of the two villages at the foot of the mountain also reached more than five hundred people. Although the entire territory was governed only according to Aix's previous practices and did not innovate, it actually became prosperous.

During this period, in addition to giving birth to a black-haired boy for Aix, Yamila also gave birth to a boy and a girl for Aileyen. The two lived together as husband and wife, and their life was relatively happy.

But Airen was a lord after all. In order to consider Airen's reputation, Yamila sent the child named Easter away when Aix's son was just one year old.

Some of the original inhabitants of the nearby Black Forest now gather in the original valley, forming a village of about one hundred people. They make a living by hunting, logging and gathering mountain products, and often go to the market in Talboliya to exchange supplies. Most of them are taken care of by Jamila and her daughter. Jamila gave little Easter to the village chief's family and asked them to raise him.

Over the years, Aileyen has been keeping an eye on Aix's movements. Based on his understanding of his past behavior, Aileyen knows that if there is a chance, Aix will lead his troops to attack. This makes him feel worried, and he has never relaxed the territory's military preparations.

But I didn't expect that the protagonist had as many accidents as stories. Aix had been in constant trouble over the years. Even after regaining his territory, he was still wandering around the world and had no peace.

It was not until the news of Aix's death in the Death Desert came that Airen relaxed and lived a peaceful life with Yamila.

But after two years of this, news came that King Aix had returned. Especially since Aix had recently married the new queen of Vigia and became the regent of the country, Airen felt that disaster was imminent and knew that his good days were numbered.

During this period, he also thought about abandoning the territory of Talboliya, escaping from here with Yamila, and living the rest of his life in hiding.

However, his experiences in the early years taught him that this was a chaotic era, and most people were living in poverty and hardship. Without power of his own and no other power to rely on, it was impossible to live a stable life. It was simply wishful thinking to want to live in an unknown corner and spend the rest of his life without being affected by the outside world.

Besides, he had been used to a comfortable life over the years, and it was simply impossible for him to bring Yamila and their two children back to live a hard life like ordinary people.