How to Survive as the Wife of the Monster Duke - Chapter 234

“Oh, and we received a message from the Delroses.”

It was a very soft voice that only reached her ear, even more prominent than the sound itself. Ilyin paused, and Aden delivered the news she was eagerly awaiting.

“Naturally, the Delroses are safe. The Teri tribe has given up on the confrontation and retreated.”

Ilyin immediately caught the unspoken part of his words.

“The knights of Duke Leon couldn’t capture those Teri tribesmen, right?”

There couldn’t be any other explanation. Aden paused for a moment before speaking.

“More importantly, it seems that knights from the Arlen House were dispatched.”

Ilyin was taken aback. The Arlen territory she knew was far removed from monsters. While there might be knights who demonstrated their skills in duels between people, they probably had no experience facing monsters.

“They probably couldn’t handle it well…”

Aden embraced her.

“Is there anyone among them that worries you?”

Even though he assumed there wouldn’t be, Aden had a habit of considering all possibilities. He didn’t want to take anything related to Ilyin lightly.

“No,” Ilyin replied suddenly, her answer so firm and quick that Aden chuckled. She looked up at him briefly.

“It’s fortunate you’re so sure.”

Aden gently brushed her cheek.

“As you suspected, the knights from the Arlen House were defeated. Thanks to that, the Teri tribe’s whereabouts are unknown.”

If they went to hunt monsters but ended up defeated and couldn’t even track the enemy’s movements, it likely meant that the knight order suffered significant losses.

Ilyin thought of the knights from the Arlen House.

Faces she couldn’t remember. Occasionally, the faces she vaguely recalled were those of the people sitting next to them. They deliberately avoided making eye contact with her. Even Cedric at the arena didn’t treat her as a superior.

When given orders, some would deliberately arrive late, and others would enter her room with dirt-covered boots after training. There were even those who challenged her aggressively, believing in their own strength.

Ilyin gazed down at the arena.

“Booom!”

The sound of a long horn, signaling the start, echoed. Knights on horseback, who had been lined up in the arena, burst forward simultaneously.

“Among the knights from the Arlen House, did anyone return?”

They all seemed as good as dead. However, she didn’t feel sad. Rather than sorrow, a sense of relief that she wouldn’t have to see them again washed over her.

Ilyin found herself strange. As Aden put it, had she become a little worse?

“…”

Ilyin looked down at the arena.

“Is there anyone who returned among the knights from the Arlen House?”

“They’re all presumed dead, except for a few who are missing.”

Ilyin nodded at Aden’s words. At the end of her gaze, Aegis was steadily moving to the front. When he returned here, he would likely be at the forefront once again.

Ilyin’s gaze shifted to Lane 11. Cedric’s performance was in the middle.

“I hope Cedric is also safe,” Ilyin whispered. Aden slightly lifted the blackout curtain and spoke in a low voice.

“Cedric is a knight. Knights have a duty to die before their masters, and it’s considered a flaw if they die after their masters.”

His hand brushed Ilyin’s cheek. Perhaps because of their elevated position, her cheeks, even though they were dainty, were flushed from the wind.

“I want to leave only good memories in his life. Even if the Arlen House is in trouble, he’ll likely live for a long time. His career as a knight may be severed there, and the only option left would be to spend the rest of his life as a mercenary.”

A person who claimed to honor honor but didn’t even properly respect those above them To those below, he was a loathsome individual who acted strong, and to those above, he was a weakling. Aden disliked such people.

“A person with nothing but a name of honor will find it difficult to survive. If he has the courage to die, he would have died before his master.”

If not, all that’s left is a miserable life. Aden smiled smoothly.

“I want to make him that way. I regret not giving such a future to those who have already died.”

Even for those who couldn’t properly respect you, that would be a light punishment. He gave Ilyin a short kiss on the cheek.

“What are your thoughts?”

He followed it up with a kiss on the back of Ilyin’s hand. It was gentle and soft, and as it moved from her hand to the sensitive area inside her wrist, Ilyin flinched. Aden reached out to the blackout curtain to shield Ilyin’s reddened face.

“How wicked were your thoughts?”

Ilyin’s thoughts amounted to not needing to meet those people again. After seeing her expression, Aden chuckled.

“It seems you’re still quite the innocent bride.”