blogombal Chapter 463 Tombstone
Chapter 463 Tombstone
Chapter 463 Tombstone
"Even though that manor holds many unpleasant memories for you, it's still your home. Why do you need to ask for directions to get home?"
When Katie asked her question, Harriet suddenly felt her cheeks burning.
"I've been a servant on the manor since I was a child, taking care of my master's household, so I've hardly ever left the manor. In fact, I've only been to the city once."
Yes, I'm just a country girl from the countryside.
Kathy, on the other hand, is a duke, and Harriet sometimes can't help but feel inferior because of the vast difference in their social status.
"Um--""
Kathy nodded, then fell silent.
After a long while, he asked:
"Harriet, am I considered tall now?"
"You've grown a lot taller," Harriet said, looking at Cathy.
Previously, Cathy had to jump to wrap his arms around her neck, but now he's not much shorter than Harriet.
Well, that's the height of a normal man.
At least, he's not too short.
Kathy lowered her head and looked at her palms:
"But I still have no power. Although I remember some swordsmanship, my original skill level was very poor—Harriet, if there is any danger there, can I really protect you?"
Harriet certainly remembered that the two of them had escaped from there, and she knew it could be dangerous.
But: "Cassie, I don't want you to say that. I know you've never wanted to leave me unprotected, and you know I have some power now; some farmers can't hurt us."
"But I am a man."
Kai longed to move forward, but his eyes seemed to be gazing at nowhere. "I don't want to always hide behind you, you know? Every boy dreams of being a knight, especially one who raised me—a true knight. And a knight should stand up for others."
Upon hearing this, Harriet wanted to comfort Cathy as usual:
"As Mr. Mosley said, everyone has their own unique strengths."
"You always say that, but what exactly are my strengths, and what advantages do they bring?" Cathy's tone was slightly complaining. "The Harriet I know, what I have is negligible."
Kathy placed her hand on the sword at her waist.
This is the sword that Dick seized after killing the tower warrior.
According to Kathy, it was forged from a different type of iron ore.
Dick gave the sword to Casey so that she could use it to defend herself while Dick was away from the tower.
And Kathy has carried it with her to this day.
Harriet didn't know what to say. How could she do it without hurting Cathy's pride?
In the end, she could only remain silent.
The two walked silently, and finally, they arrived at the manor.
Upon arriving here, Harriet immediately recognized the doorway.
The gate was clearly damaged, but it had been repaired.
The wooden plank nailed to the door shows how clumsy the craftsman's skills were.
They pushed the door open and entered.
Harriet glanced around and saw that most of the grapevines in the vineyard had been abandoned!
The other half of the crops also seemed to lack proper care.
"Oh my god!" Harriet exclaimed.
She really wanted to rush over there immediately and reprimand the grape growers for their negligence.
How incompetent must one be to take care of the estate like this?
Even though it's winter, we must do our work now if we want a good harvest next year!
However, Harriet discovered that those farmers were not the villagers she knew.
Strange, who are those people?
Harriet was puzzled.
The two continued on and found a woman hiding by a second-floor window of the mansion, looking out.
Then, the woman disappeared from the window.
Harriet secretly gathered her strength, so that she could respond promptly should the people here intend to do anything to them.
Looking around, he realized that the atmosphere here was very different from what he had imagined.
In the past, the steward would always stand in the middle of the courtyard, directing all the servants to work diligently.
But now, the housekeeper is nowhere to be seen.
But since the master is already dead, it's normal that the butler isn't here either, right?
At that moment, two people came out of the mansion.
The two men, dressed in ill-fitting gowns, approached Harriet and Cathy.
One of them was the woman who had been standing on the second floor earlier.
They stepped forward and asked:
"Who are you, and why have you trespassed on my territory?"
Territory — Although the manor lord has the right to use the land, the ownership always remains with the lord.
Therefore, Harriet had doubts about the word.
What bothered Harriet even more was that these two strangers claimed to be the owners of the manor.
Harriet said, "This estate should have belonged to Dietrich, but he's dead, and his family is all gone."
“That’s not quite right,” the man said. “We are his family. Even though my wife is only a distant cousin, she is still family. Otherwise, how could we have inherited his business?”
The person speaking had a slight accent, so they probably weren't from around here.
Harriet realized that this was the new owner of the manor.
Harriet said, "It seems like everyone here has changed."
"Of course it was changed," the man said. "It was the lord, the duke, who gave me justice. They had murdered the poor Dietrich family, so they hanged all the rebels and found me to inherit their estate. Moreover, they only asked me to pay more taxes each year."
"So that's how it is," Harriet thought with a sense of great satisfaction.
Those thugs were also the murderers who killed her father.
The new estate owner then asked, "So, who are you?"
“We used to live here,” Harriet said, “and my father is buried in this cemetery, and I want to go and pay my respects to him.”
"The rebels' bodies were all thrown into the mass grave, so you're just not the sinners of the manor," the manor lord's expression relaxed slightly. "You can go and pay your respects, but hurry. My manor doesn't welcome outsiders."
Harley nodded and led Cassie straight to the cemetery.
The two walked through the vineyards, and Harriet tried to recall the vitality that once existed there.
In the end, I had no choice but to sigh.
They soon arrived at the cemetery.
The cemetery was right next to a miniature church, and Harriet found her father's grave without any trouble.
Harriet stroked her father's tombstone: "Dad, I've come to see you—"
After she finished speaking, Harriet's eyes felt a little sore.
Kathy asked, "Why are there no words on the tombstone?"
"I wasn't very good at writing back then—"
Yes, Harriet erected the tombstone herself.
Just then, Cathy walked to the tombstone and bowed towards her father's grave:
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of Harriet."
Hearing this, Harriet suddenly felt a warm feeling in her heart.
Kathy may not be strong, but she truly deserves to be loved.
The two lingered for a while before leaving.
On the way back, Cathy said:
"Harriet, I promise you."
"What?" Harriet asked, puzzled.
"If there truly is power on Featherfall Island, I will definitely obtain it. Then, I will possess the power to protect everything—"