“I hope it becomes very strong and firm so that it won’t collapse again.”
Agnes said with a lot of strength in her eyes.
As the northern defense line collapsed, the damage to the people of the territory was greater than expected.
In the past few days, Laslo has been doing his best to restore the defense line, not knowing when the beast will invade again.
“Hmm. It’s not impossible in theory. However, we need an enormous amount of mana stone.”
Theo said, stroking his smooth jaw.
If it were a general situation, I wouldn’t have dared to do that, but Estar Castle has a pile of mana stones.
“How much?”
“I have to calculate it correctly, but if you put mana stones on the outer wall of the castle, you’ll have to shake off all the mana stones you’ve made so far.”
“It doesn’t matter. How long will it take?”
“It would take about a month if all the wizards here would hang on it.”
He spoke with a cautious face.
“Hmm. A month. I see. I’ll discuss this with the Duke and let you know whether to proceed or not.”
“Yes. Duchess.”
* * *
There is still a long way to go with the restoration of the defense line. Laslo turned his head to the voice that called him from behind.
“Brother.”
“You’re here?”
He responded bluntly.
“Take it easy. I heard you didn’t even eat lunch yet.”
Zoltan forced Laslo to the dining room, saying he had no intention of eating. The brothers walked side by side in the hallway.
“You must have had foresight.”
“Hmm?”
“If it wasn’t for it, the damage would have been a bit big. I’m glad it’s over.”
Zoltan let out a sigh of relief. Laslo listened to him with an ambiguous face.
“At first, you tried to double the number of troops, including Elesh, so I wondered if you were preparing for any rebellion.”
He giggled and laughed because he thought it was a joke, but Laslo did not laugh.
“By the way, how is the Princess feeling?”
“She looked fine this morning.”
“That’s a relief. But why did she go to the spire?”
“Hmm.”
Laslo made a reasonable excuse for her.
“She heard a human scream there, so she went there just in case.”
Zoltan nodded without asking more.
“I knew she had good skills, but I was surprised this time.”
“What?”
“Didn’t you hear from Niall? While you weren’t there, the princess took the lead, armed the knights, checked the reserve food, and distributed it to people?”
Zoltan spoke like there was no end, he raised his voice without realizing it.
“When Lequi broke into the castle, he called the people inside the castle and told them not to worry because my brother would come soon.”
Laslo’s expression turned a little strange at what he said.
“If it were usual, everyone would have been crazy, but the princess was at the center, it was reassuring.”
“Did the princess say that?”
“Yes. That’s what Niall says. He relied a lot on the princess this time.”
There was no smile on Zoltan’s face. Laslo repeatedly clenched and unfolded his fist.
Several emotions intersect. He’s thankful and I’m proud of it. But the biggest thing is pride.
Laslo’s lips went up automatically as if he had been praised.
“The princess is someone who took the King’s lessons. Of course, she is better than me.”
Laslo bragged about Agnes in a flurry of mood.
Before they knew it, they reached the front of the Dining room. Just before Zoltan opened the door, he hit Laslo’s side.
“Be nice to the princess. When the princess asks you to do something, just say yes.”
It felt strange to see Zoltan siding with the princess as if it were only yesterday that the youngest princess had married without a dowry.
“Okay.”
Just in time, Agnes was walking from the other side when the door opened.
“Huh? Duke, did you come to eat too?”
When Laslo saw her face, an unidentified feeling soared deep in his stomach.
So, he walked up and stood in front of Agnes.
“Why?”
Agnes looked up at him clearly.
‘I want to hug you tightly.’
Instead of saying that, Laslo opened his arms slightly towards her.
Then Agnes jumped into his arms without any hesitation.
“Good job.”
He said, hugging his soft and fragile body. There was a deep sense of satisfaction that could not be expressed by words alone.
“Did you hear it already?”
Agnes is now quite familiar with his hugs covering her back.
“It’s only been half a day since I finished talking to the wizard, but the news is very fast.”
Thinking that, I enjoyed Laslo’s arms to the fullest.
“Yeah. Both Niall and Zoltan said they were reassured by the princess. You played a great role as a lord.”