Dear Broom Knight

As Valera expected, Milian had heard some news. Of course, the main reason was that Alex was testing Valera through Milian, who was ostensibly delivering a message. Soon, Milian arrived at Gezall Territory again.

To show respect for Baron Lowry, Milian never took the shortest route to Gezall Castle by relying on his ability to glide gently through the canopy.

Although he was also very willing to see Valera first, for whatever reason, a person who abides by other people's rules instead of prioritizing their own convenience is always better.

You should know that if Milian wanted to see Alex as quickly as possible, he could arrive at the Knights' garrison outside the castle in three hours in a straight line.

Moreover, it wouldn't be considered sneaking in, after all, he was gliding past the bird nests... the soft fragrant wood canopy was densely packed with them.

But except for the first two times when he moved and asked Baron Lowry in advance, Milian and the other swordsman never did anything that was even slightly close to that.

Including those two magic-based professionals who could fly at low altitude using tools... they used an airship when they moved.

After all, Leon had inherited his biological father's wealth, so his so-called poverty only meant he couldn't produce enough gold coins, but he had a lot of good things.

Even Lowry, whose pockets were quite full due to the rewards from the dimensional space, couldn't compare to Leon in some aspects.

Like that airship.

The small boat transformed from Lowry's Feather Amulet could indeed fly, but the difference between it and a proper airship was too great.

The most important difference, of course, was in attack and defense.

Everything Lowry currently had was more suitable for helping him escape directly and quickly run away.

Magical artifacts with strong resistance were rarely given to him by the artifact that was diligently disguising itself as a system... It was conceivable that, in the artifact's judgment, Lowry should run away when facing enemies.

The implication was too obvious, and Lowry himself had nothing to say.

This was also why the higher-ups of Gezall Territory had always been very friendly to the original members of the Tiger's Blades. People who know how to respect others naturally receive respect from others.

Compared to Milian and the others, it was the part of the group belonging to Alex, with whom they had been together for a longer time, that everyone didn't like very much.

How should I put it... Even if they concealed their presence, the bureaucratic aura on them could be seen at a glance.

Especially those few who came from afar to take care of the Great Grandson at the request of the White Dragon King.

Even if they didn't show it obviously and were very polite to everyone, their arrogance, that they were only here in this small rural place temporarily, was still quite easy for smart people to see.

Even Alex, the future Icefield King, wasn't as arrogant as they were.

The reason why the two sides could spend so many years peacefully wasn't because everyone was reasonable.

But because Leon was the one who managed them at the beginning, and after Leon left, it became Lowry.

Even if these people felt that they would return to the capital sooner or later and didn't need to give face to the northern nobles, they couldn't afford to offend these two.

Moreover, offending Leon was better than offending Lowry.

There was no way around it, members of the royal family must have the stability of members of the royal family. No matter how reckless his personality was, he would naturally confront others secretly according to the unspoken rules of the nobles.

But Lowry was different. When he wanted to abide by the rules, he was a Baron, and when he didn't want to abide by the rules, he was a mage.

Moreover, even for the same thing, his reaction might be completely different.

When you think someone is capricious, you will inevitably choose to avoid dealing with him as much as possible.

And what Lowry wanted was this point.

He had no intention of obtaining any benefits from Alex.

This, in fact, made Alex's people, who already knew that Lowry knew everything, very uncomfortable, and in turn, they could only keep a respectful distance.

Not daring to have any expectations for the Lord of Gezall Territory, they would naturally stay further away from the other people in Gezall Territory.

But it didn't mean they looked down on the people of Gezall Territory.

However, these few around Lowry, except for Mar and the other who were sent to deal with the border guards, were all exceptionally sensitive types.

Having seen too much of those people's troubles, Charles naturally had more goodwill towards the Tiger's Blades, in whose eyes he could see their existence.

However, it was just a little bit. Charles would like this swordsman even more if Milian could stay away from his sister.

"Charles."

Charles, who was leaning against the maple tree watching a pair of beautiful Redstarts nesting, turned to look at Milian, who had just finished reporting.

"Mr. Milian, long time no see." Charles nodded politely.

After all, it had been eyeing this female bird since before she entered the breeding season.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be so dejected, even giving up this year's nesting season.

I don't know if it will regain its confidence next year."

Milian couldn't help but look up at the loser with very beautiful feathers.

He, who was quite familiar with the Redstarts, the most common birds in the Northern Territory, hesitantly asked: "Why did it fail? I don't think it's worse than the successful male bird."

"There's no way around it. Although it looks good and is very good at catching insects, it was a little distracted when flying alongside this female bird, and was stepped on twice by another male bird who was clearly just imitating most of its movements.

You should also know the characteristics of Redstarts. For female birds, the chasing battle, one up and one down, is the place that can best prove the male bird's strength.

Furthermore, the victorious male bird, although it built the nest on a maple tree, which Redstarts are not very used to, its nest is beautiful and large.

The nest next to it is still built in the crevices of rocks according to their old habits. Although it's sheltered from the wind and rain, it's not good-looking.

As I said, this female bird doesn't have much experience, so... she ignored the appearance."

"Then it will have a hard time." Milian was silent for a while before saying, "After all, although the male bird builds the nest, if you want the comfort level of the nest to meet the standards for raising chicks, she also has to work hard to manage it together.

Laying such a large nest, wanting to fill it with moss, bark, roots, and grass leaves in just a few days, that's really difficult."

"So, a smarter female bird who knows the warmth and coldness of life will not choose a nest that has no use other than beauty." Charles raised a hand and looked at the decadent male bird, "By the way, Mr. Milian, did you know?

The most important reason why this loser is so embarrassed and painful is that it has a pretty good relationship with the one who took advantage of the situation.

I just don't know if it's a brother or a friend."

Milian forced a smile: "I can see that, after all, it can stand so close to the nest without being driven away, so naturally, it has a close relationship."

He knew very well that the Redstart parents are most vigilant when building their nests, and there will be a very strong territorial behavior. They will not allow foreign birds to get so close.

Of course, what Milian understood even more was what Charles was implying with these three little birds.

In fact, when he first heard the news, he felt that something was wrong.

Moreover, Yuri, who also heard the news, very clearly reminded him to personally confirm it in Gezall Territory.

When the words 'confirm' came out, Milian was already a little disheartened.

But he was still a little afraid to accept reality.

After all, in the Tiger's Blades, the person who was most friendly to Alex and took care of him the most was Milian.

I don't know which would hurt him more, 'It really is so' or 'So, I really wasn't in their eyes'... Milian, who didn't know when he leaned against the tree, couldn't help but fall into a low mood.

Charles glanced at him and turned to leave.

He had never understood so clearly as he did now that it was okay to make friends with people who didn't come from the same class, but being intimate, even as close as brothers, was basically impossible.

Otherwise, it would be like Milian, feeling that he had already offered his heart, but the person he took care of only regarded his behavior as a matter of course.

Because Milian knew Alex's identity... Therefore, no matter how close the relationship between Leon and Milian was, Alex definitely didn't put Milian in an equal position with himself.

In his eyes, Milian was his cousin's subordinate, the person responsible for taking care of him.

However, in Milian's eyes, Leon was his adventure team leader.

Although his identity was a bit special, he was his brother... Judging from the performance of the Tiger's Blades group, Leon didn't appear as a prince when he first came into contact with them.

Just a nobleman's son with a good upbringing, but who could only make a living on his own. For a child like Milian, who should have come from a knight's family, it was really not something to look up to.

So many years of getting along had made him long ago ignore Leon's identity, so, in his eyes, Alex was Leon's cousin.

Charles suddenly remembered Lowry's evaluation of Alex and the Tiger's Blades after spending some time with Alex: "Fortunately, there's Yuri.

Fortunately, he's not my cousin.

No, thank goodness my mom doesn't have any relatives to visit, thank goodness no one was willing to approach me in the Montes family back then.

I wouldn't want to take care of such a cousin."

Some words sound quite inexplicable, but when Charles saw Milian's sad back, he suddenly understood.

Probably, Lowry had discovered long ago that the emotions paid by both sides were completely unequal.