Chapter 9 The Encounter of Fate
"Miss! Come back with us, the Duke is looking for you!" The three maids chasing Lia finally arrived in panting, bringing the latest news.
"Oh, Uncle Wagner, I'll come when I go, you must wait for me!" Leah whispered to Wagner, and without waiting for his reaction, she turned around and shouted, "Okay, I'll go back with you if you can catch up with me!" After that, she turned around and ran away.
"..." The maids were covered in black lines, their mouths twitched, and no one appeared in desperation. The route of Lia was actually to go straight to the Duke's study.
[What did the old man ask me to do? Although he is the father of the human world, he seems to have no important things and never looked for me. Maybe this time it is also an important thing...]
Liya ran in the garden and was thinking randomly. She didn't see a small team that suddenly appeared at the fork in the road ahead. Several girls in maid outfits followed closely a little girl who looked four or five years old. The girls' outfits showed that they were not maids with Frost Leaf Collar. The little loli, who was walking at the front of the team, had a long pink head, and was exquisitely plated into a bun commonly used by nobles. Her pink eyes were rotating with a dancing butterfly, and she looked eager to try and tried to restrain herself.
"Dong~"
"Oh~"
“Ahhhhhh~~~”
Without paying attention to the intersection, Liya and Little Loli collided gorgeously.
Liya just covered her head and fell to the ground. The pink-headed little loli was knocked out and rolled out for more than a dozen times, echoing over the garden with a long tail sound and a crying voice, "Ahhhhhh~~~".
"Miss!"
"Your Highness, Princess!"
The maids and girls from both sides hurriedly ran to their respective masters - the maids of the Duke's Mansion, and finally caught up with the naughty child Liya at a critical moment.
Riya was tearful when she was helped up, but it wasn't that she was hit hard, she just accidentally hit her nose.
The little loli, known as the "Prince", is much more miserable. Her bun is already scattered, and her gorgeous dress has been shattered a few times. The most important thing is that a large bag has swollen from her smooth forehead. At this time, she was crying in the rain under the rushing comfort of the maids.
The maids on both sides said nothing in a tacit understanding. They just nodded to each other as saying hello, and then took their little masters to leave the place of the incident. The protagonists of the accident were all unprotected. How to deal with them should give their masters a headache...
Although Liya knew that she was in the wrong, she followed the maids without any resistance.
...
Half an hour later, Lea, who had changed her clothes again, stood in the Duke's study.
"Little Leah, Prince Cripp, who is from the royal city, has arrived at Frost Leaf Leader today. I will hold a banquet to welcome His Highness to the Prince." After a series of daily greetings, Duke Locke went straight to the topic.
"My father, what is His Highness the Prince doing suddenly?"
"Well, the royal family plans to send royal families to conduct border patrols every year. On the one hand, the royal family needs to understand the situation on the border, and on the other hand, it is also to boost the morale of the border guards."
Leah blinked and asked, "So, do you need me to do if the Prince comes to visit?"
"Prince Cripp's youngest daughter, Princess Lanya, is also in the accompanying team. This border patrol will last for a month. During this month, you will play with Princess Lanya. How about it, is Little Liya willing?"
"No problem, my father." Liya agreed without hesitation. She was just coaxing the child, not to mention that she seemed to have seen the princess today...
"Very good, then you can prepare. You must also attend the evening banquet. Remember not to be late." Duke Rock waved and signaled that Leah could move freely.
Riya bowed and turned around and left the study. However, as soon as she left, she ran away with her true colors. She looked at the direction and was obviously heading straight for the training ground.
"Uncle Wagner, are you still here?" Liya stood at the door of the training ground, with her hands on her hips and shouted with great momentum. At this time, she had already changed into a clean and neat hunting suit, but no matter how a three-year-old loli was posing in a very powerful position, she was just adding cuteness.
"Miss, I'm here!" Wagner had no change compared to the morning, except that he had a short bow in his hand.
"Huh? Uncle Wagner, was that bow for me?" Leah noticed the short bow at the first time.
"Ah, this. Yes, Miss, this short bow was used by me when I was a child. The short bow specially used for the lady is already started to be made, but it will take only one month to make it. Please don't dislike me within this month, and use my bow for the time being!" But when it came to the back, Wagner's voice became lower and lower.
In this world, there is a world of difference between the treatment of nobles and civilians. Although Riya does not have a title now, as the only daughter of the duke, she will be named viscount at least once she holds her coming-of-age ceremony. As the captain of the scout, Wagner does not have a title at present. Therefore, Wagner's behavior of handing over the bow he used to Riya is actually very rude. When he said this, his face turned red, and his long scars were even brighter.
To Wagner's surprise, Leah did not show any dissatisfaction with this. She naturally took Wagner's short bow with her hands and smiled and said, "Thank you, Uncle Wagner, you are such a good person."
Wagner, who was stuck in a good person, showed a look of gratitude, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, maybe it was because the eldest lady was still young and didn't understand these things, and I wonder if she would become like other nobles in the future.
"Hey! Uncle, what are you staying?" Leah's protesting voice interrupted Wagner's thoughts.
Wagner shook his head and said, "It's nothing, Miss, let's go to the shooting range to start learning."
"Okay, come on!" Liya waved her hand, and her tender little face looked like a leader and walked to the shooting range first.
The bow and sword shooting range of Frost Leaf Castle is much larger than the archery clubs on Earth. Each arrow is hundreds of meters long. Not only does it have a fixed target, but it also has a mobile target and a flying target.
However, these facilities are not available today, and her first lesson is to practice bow-drawing and basic postures.
"Miss, if you want to become a qualified shooter, you must be able to maintain the correct bow-drawing posture at any time. If the posture is incorrect, the arrows shot will become soft and light, and seriously affect the accuracy." Wagner explained while demonstrating to Leah.
Lea, who was standing next to her, stood up straight with a small bow, and was learning with a serious look on her face...
On the other end of the bow and archery range, several scouts from Frost Leaf Castle gathered together to chat.
"Hey, Rhode, how many days do you think the lady can hold on?" said a scout looking at Leah and Wagner in the distance.
"Go and go, can we discuss it casually?" The scout named Rhodes was reluctant to answer the conversation.
"Oh, we are so far away, no one can hear it." Another scout responded, obviously more than one person interested.
"That's right, I bet 20 silver coins, and the young lady can last for three days." The first scout who spoke added a fire.
"Hey, you guy, you started to lose money just now. Can't you get through this month?"
"Don't worry about this, just say whether you dare to gamble?"
"What's the matter not to dare? I bet on 20 silver coins, so the lady can hold on for more than a month!"
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be so confident in the lady, Rhodes! I bet on the lady for only one week with these 20 silver coins."
Chapter completed!