The Knight Eldania S2
30: Eldania

[Durandal...., so that's the name of the creature? She is a creature that is called as mother because it is able to control all the monsters here.

The most mysterious creature in Helion because no one is able to detect its existence and no one has ever seen its figure. But here..the person who is able to know his name, and managed to eliminate such a large creature is precisely ….. Miss Eld. 

He had quite good fighting skills, but because the most prominent role of Miss Eld was as a chef who specialized in only cooking food for His Highness Duke, the most outstanding one was as a chef, they all would not believe what I saw. 

But what was the reason he had gone so far?] Evan continues to be made to think that the actions taken by the girl called Eld are too far away to bet on her own life. 

But it was clear what Evan saw that the girl he saw was precisely like a person who had no thoughts of fear.

[But this is strange, the creature was actually angry and looked scared by the look in his eyes? What kind of gaze did he give Durandal?, instead of just a woman who had red eyes only? ] thought Evan once again, he had no bad thoughts regarding the eye color that Eldania had.

But Evan was honestly curious about Durandal's words he heard, Evan heard clearly the cry of the half-snake woman who was yelling a great annoyance and anger towards Eldania, just because of her eyes?

Evan could not find an answer about it, because from the beginning Evan continued to put a premonition that the girl was indeed quite mysterious from various sides.

Acting arbitrarily, even though all of his actions ended up with a resolution that was quite meaningful to them. Because no matter what their abilities are, their threat to monsters is now reduced.

[Nobody told him to, but he managed to eliminate him. ] Evan said in his heart. [What .....because of the money he had so acted beyond the guts of ordinary mercenary warriors?. Because if you get a high achievement, it will produce a decent payment. That must be what he wanted!] Finally Evan found the answer, he had a very strong guess about the reason why the girl he brought to want to act beyond his expectations, is because of money, money, 

He understands where humans tend to have the desire to get something higher, such as getting an award that is in accordance with the achievements he has done. 

And that reflected also in Eldania.

“ Hyahh...!“ Shouted Evan, he was now controlling the horse he was riding. 

The three horses ran in quick succession, following the leader where the human rider was in front of them.

Evan was a little backward, now he was actually followed by the same three horses. [I thought the horse had really run away, but he came back and brought his partner. Really.the circumstances made me see things I'd never seen. ] 

He was now in a position to return to the Helion defensive wall, after a while ago he had deliberately caught up with the girl. His initial intention, he wanted to know what the woman would do and if in danger, Evan would help her immediately. 

But as it happened and what he had seen, Evan felt that his existence was not very meaningful. 

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On the other side. 

“ Then we wait. Whether your words can be held or not. If my horse doesn't come back, you have to pay the compensation or you can be my subordinate forever. But if it were the other way around, I'd quadruple your pay because you took two jobs and made me feel the taste of food I'd never tasted before. “ said Duke Avrel with high confidence.

Duke Avrel made a deal with Eldania and made a bet as well as a deal. If he does not get his horse back, then he will make the woman in front of him pay compensation of four times, but if otherwise, then he will give the girl a wage as much as four times the amount of wages listed in the contract letter that has been made.

And the time limit of that bet is until sunset.

[By the way he looks like him . ] Duke Avrel's lyrics as he looked at the girl's face from the side. [If it wasn't for her hair color, she did look similar to him, but where is possible. ] Duke Avrel closed his eyes for a moment, trying to remember someone he had met as a child. [I was too young back then, but I did faintly see his face from the side. A man two or three years older than me, he was the kid who helped me when I was almost eaten by monsters. ]

Duke Avrel accidentally reminisces about his childhood. A place where he accidentally entered into a trap in the middle of the forest, the worst history as long as he lived.

At that time he was six years old. He went into the forest to hunt, but who would have thought that he was actually hit by a trap belonging to someone who made him accidentally go into a deep hole, which is quite deep, and made one of his legs hurt.

Not only got the accident, because at the same time some monsters with the form of wolves came. 

When the conditions between the dead were eaten by wolf monsters especially right under the dark clouds accompanied by rain spots, making the atmosphere even more tense, to the point that he forgot how to scream for help because of his surprise. 

However, what miracle he got in such a precarious condition was, [A boy slaughtered five wolf monsters by himself. With such a small body, he managed to defeat her until her own body was dirty with blood. I only saw half of his face at a glance because the boy immediately left after throwing the monster's corpse into the hole that trapped me. The way he helped me was really surprising. ] 

Suddenly Duke Avrel smiled to himself. He is helped by the mysterious boy in a surprising way, using a pile of monster corpses thrown into the hole to make him able to climb himself to the surface.

At the same time, where Eldania was astonished by herself because the person next to her loved to suddenly smile thinly. 

DRAPON….DRAPON…..DRAPS………

Led by the knight Evan, the three horses that were behind him so obediently continued to follow him.

“ Duke Avrel was confused. 

Not only him, but the people who were there also made their shocked expressions.

“ How can Evan knight bring three horses behind him?“ 

“ He is not when leaving just riding a brown horse? Why was he now carrying three dark horses? “

“ From manda Sir Evan found all those horses? “

Everyone is wondering why and how?

Shortly after being five meters away from where Duke Avrel and Eldania were standing, the horse slowed down its footsteps according to what the horse in front of him had instructed. 

“ Where did you get them all? “ Duke Avrel also asked Knight Evan who had just got off his horse. 

“ Evan glanced at him for a moment and answered what he was. “ I found it in the middle of the forest. Actually it's like they found me, because they immediately followed me while on the way back. “ Evan explained.

While Eldania was giving a probing look. He stared at the horses one by one without anyone missing. [I thought he only had one sister?] Eldania walked over to one of the horses named Riz then patted his head with a feeling of anxiety.

YOKE….YOKE….PUK……..

[Steady, I like to pat her on the head. ] While enjoying patting the forehead of this horse Dania immediately asked. “ I thought you wouldn't come back. “ he said, to the horse he was giving an anxious pat right on his forehead. 

“ If I don't come back, it will make trouble for you. Then they both decided to come with me to stay here, because here is the safest place for their growth without worrying about the enemy who can prey on us at any time. “ replied Riz, as a four-legged animal.

That is the explanation of Riz, as the most valuable horse in the place because it is a horse commonly used for fighting because it has strong stamina among other types of horses.

[Alright, you are a very understanding horse to me. ] with a smile like crazy for being so fond of being able to pat the horse's head. “ So in this way, I won the bet right?. “ asked Dania, alluding to the bet she made with Duke Avrel.

[It's unbelievable. he looks more familiar with the horse, as if he can communicate with the horse. ] A moment Duke Avrel thought for a moment. But he immediately answered her question, to minimize the girl knowing that she was having great suspicions about him. “ Congratulations, I admit that your words are not just nonsense Miss Eld, in accordance with my promise I will keep my promise. “ said Duke Avrel.

But here was one person who did not know what kind of bet had been made between his master and Miss Eld.

“ Bet? “ Evan immediately looked seriously at Duke Avrel's face. “ What do you bet on? “ asked Evan confused because he did not know anything about what had just been said by his employer.

“ Bet if my horse does not return, he will pay four times the compensation or pay with his body. Then because he won, then I will give him a commensurate wage, which is with my body. “ said Duke Avrel who then made everyone get a big misunderstanding.

“ What?!“ Sela Dania and Evan slightly shouted simultaneously due to the unexpected sentence that was thrown from the mouth of Duke Avrel.

Evan momentarily glanced at Eldania again, even everyone else was looking at her. While Eldania immediately interrupted their inner turmoil and thoughts. “ Deal right, I will be paid money as much as four times! “ said Eldania firmly. He was very confident in his hearing, so he immediately gave a clear explanation.

“ He~....., but I never said it was money or my body right?“ giving a friendly but deadly smile. “ I can give you four times the satisfaction, that's what I said a while ago. What is it like that you can't understand? I thought you were a clever girl, but I did misjudge you, Miss Eld. “

“ ………………” 

“ Your Majesty, you should pay attention to your words just now. “ Evan directly reprimanded him with his serious face.

“ I've noticed my words. You don't understand yourself, do you? “ Duke Avrel gave a direct look at the girl, because he already felt that his interlocutor had now begun to fully understand what he meant earlier. 

“ Alright....” Eldania suddenly agreed to the offer given by Duke Avrel because he understood.

“.............! “ While Evan was astonished by the answer spoken by Miss Eld, because really receiving a bet that was enough to make others think far in the other direction.