Knights and Magic Wand
Chapter 203 - 203 111 Framing and Scapegoating_2

203: Chapter 111 “Framing and Scapegoating”_2 203: Chapter 111 “Framing and Scapegoating”_2 The girl looked at the icy cold stone floor and quickly waved her hands, concerned, “No, it’s so cold now, the floor is too chilly.”

Halfway through her sentence, she noticed the mischievous smile that the young man couldn’t hide, and Olivia furrowed her delicate eyebrows, realizing what was happening.

She crossed her arms, mumbling in complaint, “…are you teasing me again?”

Leon couldn’t help laughing inwardly, shook his head and smiled, “That’s why I definitely wouldn’t let you sleep on the floor, let’s just make do tonight.”

However, he still shrugged his shoulders, reassuringly saying, “Don’t worry, I won’t do anything over the line, we’ll each sleep under our own blankets.”

Leon bent over and tucked in the edges of the two blankets, dividing them into two separate sleeping areas.

It was lucky that the castle’s guest room beds were big enough for nobles.

“Does this make you feel less shy?” he straightened up and spread his hands to the girl, “Or do you still not want to?”

Without waiting for an answer, Leon immediately pretended to look regretful and sighed, “Otherwise, I’ll just go sleep next door.”

“No!

Not at all!

This is fine!” Olivia was startled and quickly gestured with her hands.

She definitely didn’t want him to misunderstand that she found something objectionable.

Looking at the regret on Leon’s face, the girl felt a slight ache in her heart, so she lowered her head, apologetically whispering, “I’m sorry, Leon, I don’t dislike being with you…

it’s just that I’m not mentally prepared yet…

for those things…

I’m a bit afraid.”

Leon chuckled, stepped forward, and unabashedly ruffled her hair, “I’ve told you not to worry, I’m not in a hurry to do anything to you, tonight is really just for rest.

I just want to be the knight that ensures your safety, my Miss Olivia.”

Feeling the soft touch, Leon suddenly asked softly, “We are betrothed lovers now, right?”

Lovers…

Hearing such an intimate term, Olivia’s heart raced.

She didn’t dare to look at him directly, feeling both sweet and shy, but eventually, she quietly nodded, obediently acknowledging this close relationship.

Looking at the girl who made his own heart flutter, Leon’s palm, caressing her hair, couldn’t help but slide to her increasingly flushed cheek.

He looked at her seriously, “As betrothed…

we will eventually belong to each other, I don’t want to lie; I truly long to have you, but I won’t rush without your permission.

I will patiently wait until the day you are truly willing to accept me…”

Openly declaring his love, Leon let go of her, helped the blushing Olivia to sit on the edge of the bed, and then bent down to remove her shoes.

Turning around, he approached the candlestick on the table, gave the girl a prompting look.

Regaining her composure, she flipped around in panic, fled to the other side of the bed, and like an ostrich, dove into her blanket, her face completely hidden inside.

Only her beautiful golden hair was still visible outside.

Leon let out a soft laugh at Olivia’s adorable reaction, and then he blew out the candlelight.

…The rest of the night was peaceful, with no more surprises…

…The next morning.

Due to his wariness, Leon slept lightly; he only felt a soft, itching touch on his cheek, as if lightly pecked by something.

Barely conscious, he opened his eyes.

In his view, all he could see were golden locks and a fair little face; the girl, startled as if frightened, quickly moved away from the bedside, and Leon just started to wake up fully.

“Uh~…

Good morning, Leon, I’ll go call a servant to bring some clean water…”

Olivia greeted him and retreated a few steps, turning around guiltily and fleeing the room.

Leon scratched his head, puzzled by the girl’s haste.

He yawned and looked towards his side.

The other blanket was already neatly packed away; the girl had clearly gotten up very early.

It was also time to head home.

Leon got out of bed, tidied up, and joined Olivia for breakfast prepared by the servant in the great hall, where they then found the obviously sleep-deprived Knight Balfe and bid their farewells.

But they were still retained by Balfe for a moment; it turned out that Baroness Adelina, who had woken up, wanted to thank them in person.

Unable to refuse, Leon took Olivia by his side and followed the guide to another inner courtyard within the castle.

When they saw the Baroness again, she looked as fresh as ever, seemingly unaffected by her recent brush with danger.

This was normal, since Baroness Adelina had been completely unconscious the previous night, and by the time she woke up, everything had already settled.

The entire near-assassination experience was learned from the knights’ accounts, and naturally, she didn’t feel it firsthand.

If it weren’t for the words of the innermost house servants of the Thorny Flower Family, Adelina would hardly believe that by just sleeping, she had skirted around death’s door.

And nearly suffered a disgrace…

She felt relieved, fortunate that the valiant Knight Marcello, Knight Leon, and a maid with exceptional martial skills had rescued her.

The audience process was very harmonious.

From the dinner the previous day, Adelina had already satisfied some of her curiosity from the young knight celebrated in poems.

But now, the girl beside him, dressed in coarse clothes and farm boy attire with golden hair, amazed her even more with praise and a newfound perspective.

Initially, from Knight Marcello’s words, knowing that she was saved by Leon and his highly skilled maid, Adelina had imagined someone tall and robust, capable of sprinting with horses on her arms and crushing boulders with her shoulders.

After all, the female knights she had seen with outstanding martial skills all fit that mold.

A warrior girl as petite and beautiful as a noble lady was unheard of, making Adelina skeptical whether the girl could even wield a steel sword.