Almark – Northern Sword, Southern Wand

Before dinner, Almark told Ward about a mercenary he had met in Garento.

I eavesdropped on him with Morgan's magic and told him that he was going to kill Wendy.

"Oh, my God."

Ward groaned.

"I have a very specific plan."

"Yes, there will be a raid tomorrow."

Almark nodded and confirmed.

"How many people are guarding this mansion right now?"

"My husband gave me a lot of people to guard my daughter. There are only 20 men on the guard."

Twenty... Almark frowned.

The enemy is not as large as they are hiding in a peaceful city that is neither battlefield nor nothing.

There will be at most 10 people.

So if this is the 20 warriors, there's no problem.

But none of the 20 guards in this mansion now has a real job fighting.

And....

"Given the size of this mansion, the number is not enough."

"Indeed. Not if you have a specific plan of raid."

Ward nods.

"We need to increase the number of people on alert immediately. But it's not that sudden to call in guards from all over the territory. What should I do?"

Ward wrinkled his eyebrows.

"Would you like your daughter to evacuate to another location?"

"No, you shouldn't."

"Why?

"This Mansion has already been watched. Today, as I climbed the hills of this mansion, I saw two suspicious men who were neither locals nor travelers. Probably a surveillance agent at this mansion."

"Oh, my God."

Ward is stunned again.

"If Wendy leaves this mansion, that's what they think. They must be eye-catching in the vicinity. Easy to escape, easy to surround. They're going to push you there."

I would.

"Lord Almark, are you....."

"Mr. Ward, I suggest we do something right now. First of all, this mansion has too few lights in the garden. It doesn't matter if it's a lamp or anything. Let's light them up and make them less accessible."

"... I see."

Ward nods under pressure.

"Another thing, the exterior walls of this mansion are too low."

"There's more than an adult's back."

"Not enough. Mercenaries will get over it easily. So, on the premise of being able to overcome it, I put a bush inside the wall."

"... what is a reverse tree?"

"Ah, uh, I'm going to tie up the trees and sharpen the tip. It will be placed just outside the outer wall."

"Well, that way, it won't be easy to get through the wall."

"Yes, can you do that?"

"There are many trees for firewood. Let's do something about it."

"Thank you."

"What are you thanking me for, Almark? Unfortunately, I'm not an expert on your side."

After confirming a few other points with Almark, Ward called in his servants and started giving instructions.

Enhanced security, increased lights, creation of samurai trees, messengers to Garentle.

Once you've finished them well, turn to Almark.

"Almark, please keep this a secret from Miss Wendy. I'll come when I have to talk to you, but for today, you two are so happy to be here."

Say I'm sorry.

"... okay."

Almark nodded. On the way, Morgan and I were discussing it.

This is not what we should tell Wendy. [M] I thought I'd leave it up to Mr. Ward.

"Dinner will be ready soon. Please come this way."

Almark was prompted by Ward and headed for the Hall.

After dinner, Almark and the others were guided to Wendy, where they sat on the fluffy sofa in the reception room and resumed their conversation.

Morgan's eyes shine on the tea candy brought by his servants.

At dinner, they couldn't talk about it. They talked to Wendy and told him about it during the trip, picking up sweets.

When Wendy laughs at the story, she's happy and relieved to be here.

Soon the subject shifted from the journey to the school, and the three kept talking without getting tired.

Wendy laughed really well and Morgan was always there.

Almark also laughed so often that they would have laughed like this.

Almark wanted this fun and happy time to continue.

I wish this time wasn't over now.

Maybe that's what Almark thought, his instinct as a mercenary son.

Perhaps because the end was approaching, I wanted it not to end.

The happy hour of the three ended with the gruesome noise they heard from the courtyard.