Chapter 499 - Volume 3
Bern had been working in the Hoarfrost Manor for sixteen years now, and he knows that with his position as a hired guard in this place, the nobles that lived here would not trust him that much. So, he lived his life honestly and he was satisfied with the horse stables.
He did not have any major goals and just wanted to sustain himself. And that was not too much to ask for in Ampere Seale. He could rest whenever he liked and would occasionally sip from two cups of whiskey from the mist shrouded farms down the Arreck mountains. Besides, there were professionals who would look after the horses, and there was nothing much for him to do anyways.
Bern’s job was to look after the horse stables and just the stables. Not the horses. After all, it was still the property of a big merchant here.
While drinking today, he heard the approach of the Count’s knights walking in from the backyard. He quickly wiped whiskey wine off his lips, attempting to remove any trace of his drinking. While Ampere Seale may have been a place where good money could be found, there were not too many jobs such as this. So obviously, he would bend down to the knights and be courteous towards them.
However, the knights just ignored him, walking past towards the horses. He silently scolded, These bastards… @#%#^^%$^$
It was then that he heard one of the knights snort in displeasure. He was startled. With his tens of years of experience here, he had developed some kind of awareness and quickly realized that something was off. But before he could react, he could feel the icy metallic feeling of a blade on his neck.
“Wha?” Bern was so shocked his heart stopped momentarily. Is this the end of me?
It was too easy for a Gold ranker to monitor the abilities of a Silver ranker.
He then led them to the back of the kitchen where the deliveries would normally be sent. Brendel and his party were disguised as Count Yanbao’s men, and the others there thought they were here for an inspection and therefore did not cause any suspicion. They then passed through a long corridor before he knocked on a door, “Lord Lonin.”
Along the way, Brendel had asked many things about the details of the manor, which included the fact that the person inside the room was recognized as a Gold ranked captain..
“What is it?” A scruffy middle aged voice came from behind the door.
Brendel held his breath and hinted to the knight to answer. The knight hesitated before hurriedly saying, “It’s like this, Lord Lonin. Andeco seems to have found something wrong with Count Yanbao’s horse…”
“Horse? Which one?”
“It’s Fox Flame.”
Fox Flame was the name of the Beinold horse, and the voice from the room resounded once more.
“Fox Flame?”
The man behind the door seemed to understand the value of the horse and asked impatiently, “What are you guys doing? Don’t you guys know that it’s the favorite horse of Count Yanbao?”