Knights and Magic Wand
Chapter 319 - 319 156 Adelina's Thank You Gift_2

319: Chapter 156: Adelina’s Thank You Gift_2 319: Chapter 156: Adelina’s Thank You Gift_2 “Hehe, you do have a sweet tongue, but what I’m about to give you is more than just empty words of praise,” Lady Adelina said as she gestured to a servant nearby, “Go get the documents.”

“Yes, my lady,” the servant responded promptly and turned to leave quickly.

Leon looked puzzledly at Adelina.

“I heard Baron Eriv gifted you five thousand gold crowns?

He remains so generous.

Although I don’t have such wealth, I cannot be too stingy either,” Adelina gave him a smile.

Soon, the servant returned to the hall, holding a leather case for documents in both hands, which he respectfully handed to Leon.

“What is this?”

Leon stood up, took the significantly heavy and beautifully crafted leather case, and opened the lid to find a roll of Parchment documents inside.

“It’s time to fulfil the promise I made earlier; this is in thanks for saving me from a dire fate,” Adelina explained.

“An apple orchard located in the Farolis Suburb, which brings in over two hundred gold crowns a year.

It’s not as much as what my husband has generously gifted, so I hope you won’t mind.”

Between surprise and joy, Leon sincerely thanked the Baroness, “I could never disdain such a generous gift; I am deeply grateful!”

The apple orchard generated an income of two hundred gold crowns each year.

Good heavens, Selva, Longka, and Platon’s three fiefs combined only brought in a little over two hundred gold crowns annually.

Lady Adelina’s gift of the manor instantly doubled the sustainable wealth he controlled.

The largesse of his present employer was on par with that of Baron Eriv; surely, they were not just family by name.

He definitely chose the right “company” to serve in this lifetime.

“This is also a joint fortune for you and Olivia, and half of it…

consider it a small dowry for the young lady, so don’t take it all for yourself,” Adelina winked, reminding him.

Leon, touching his chest, solemnly vowed, “I’ll surely not meddle with the half that belongs to Olivia.

I’ll thank you on her behalf for now and will surely convey your kindness to her once I’m back.”

Adelina nodded, then playfully said, “Ah, it’s a pity though.

If you hadn’t already had such a fine lady as Olivia by your side, I might have wanted you to pick one of my precious daughters to take home and become a son-in-law to the Farolis family.”

“Ah?”

Leon, upon hearing this, felt beads of sweat forming on his back, and he hurriedly made an excuse, “You jest, my lady.

I come from humble beginnings; how could I match a daughter of the Thorny Flower Family?”

Of course, he didn’t actually believe he was unworthy of a daughter from the Farolis family.

When he had last attended a dinner at the Farolis Castle, he had also seen Baron Eriv’s daughters; both Baron Thorny Flower and Lady Adelina had excellent appearances, and their daughters were all beautiful young ladies.

If he had not met Olivia, or had not received Olivia’s love,

he would have been glad to welcome and marry the daughter of a Sealing Lord.

But life has no ifs.

He already had a perfect lover who loved him so much, and was beautiful, pure, strong, reliable, gentle, and kind… more perfect than he could have ever imagined in another life.

Only if his mind were unhinged, would he abandon Olivia, treasured in his heart, to seek someone else.

Seeing his flustered expression, Adelina chuckled, holding her cheek, “Look how nervous you are.

Baron Eriv did indeed consider finding a child for you to marry, but I stopped him early on.

You and that young lady are truly well-matched; the Thorny Flower Family wouldn’t want to be the villain breaking true love and risk the punishment of the gods.”

“Thank you for your understanding, my lady,” Leon sighed with relief.

Adelina smiled broadly as she continued, revealing the true intention behind her previous generosity and playful remarks, “Although this generation is already bounded in a lifelong covenant…

surely you would not mind if your descendants form a marriage alliance with the Farolis family?”

Since they could not bind this talented individual directly to the family’s chariot through marriage,

preparing for a future alliance between the descendants of Farolis and Pendragon would achieve a similar result.

The next generation…?

Leon paused for a moment.

Was she referring to his future children with Olivia?

Arranging a betrothal for the unborn?

…

Honestly, Leon really did not want to arrange his child’s life for them.

Even if it were his future son, it would not hurt him too much if the son were to end up with someone else’s daughter.

However, if it were a daughter, and he had no son,

how could he bear to force his own child to accept a political marriage if his daughter did not like the partner and if the next generation of the Thorny Flower Family turned out to be incompetent?

“Lady Adelina, Olivia and I aren’t even married yet…

Isn’t it a bit too early to discuss this?”

Leon wanted to delay the matter.

Even if he agreed to the arranged marriage, he would have to wait until he had a son capable of upholding such alliances.

“Too early?

For energetic young people like you, the fruits of love may arrive unexpectedly.

Isn’t it better to arrange these things earlier rather than wait until your child grows up, falls in love with someone, and then have the Thorny Flower Family face the same regrets as today?”

Lady Adelina then adopted a look of disappointment, “Or are you worried that the progeny of the Thorny Flower Family might not be worthy of your children?”

Having received numerous favors from the Thorny Flower Family and cared for deeply, Leon could not overtly reject these insinuating words and could only tactfully say, “How could I dare to harbor such impolite thoughts?

I fear that my own future children might not be worthy enough for the descendants of the Thorny Flower Family.”

As a vassal, Farolis had never mistreated him.

Rejecting the marriage proposal could potentially cause a rift in their currently close relationship.

However, just as Leon was contemplating how to delay the matter, Adelina seemed to sense his reservations.

She suddenly looked lost in thought.

Then, she couldn’t help but reflect on how the years had affected her.

“…I understand.

It seems that young people like you need to adopt a more open-minded attitude towards their offspring,” Adelina said with a helpless shake of her head.

Compared to the maneuvers of the older generation, how could this youthful Knight, just out of his boyish naivety, relish using unborn children as bargaining chips for benefits?

She herself had once…

rebelled against her father’s arranged marriage, causing chaos at home, and after many twists and turns, she finally got to marry the true love of her life, Baron Eriv.

Who would have thought, after so many years, she now found herself using children’s marriages as political pawns, turning into the very thing she hated the most…

A truly ironic cycle.

Letting go of her original plans, Adelina smiled warmly at the young Knight before her, “Sir Leon, I don’t necessarily need you to promise anything now, I just hope that future generations of Pendragon and Farolis can grow up as playmates and see more of each other.

If they get along well and it leads to a relationship when they grow up, it could turn into a beautiful story.

If there is no romantic fate, Baron Eriv and I would not force them.”

Hearing such a simple suggestion from the Baroness, Leon immediately nodded in agreement.

Regardless of whether they end up arranging marriages in the future, having the children of the Sealing Lord and his vassals grow up as friends is a normal tradition.

The atmosphere lightened, and after laughing and joking with Lady Adelina for a while, Leon soon took his leave from the mansion.

Walking down the street, Leon weighed the document in his hand that proved ownership of the Big Apple Garden.

Such rich rewards were indeed hard to accept.

Blaming his too sensitive disposition as a modern person from Earth,

facing such sincere recruitment from the Feudal Family, he found himself frequently caught in dilemma, perhaps, his future son or daughter wouldn’t mind marrying or being married into the Farolis Family.

After all, unless unexpected, the grandchildren of the Thorny Flower Family are unlikely to turn out badly.

Baron Eriv and Lady Adelina were good people, and such upbringing might produce equally likable descendants.

But who could be sure?

Future matters should be considered in the future; now, he and Olivia hadn’t even advanced their relationship, and thinking about the next generation was truly premature.

With this thought, Leon sighed.

Returning to Selva, without the excuse of “not enough rooms” he used in Longka, last night Olivia naturally went home to rest.

It’s easy to shift from frugality to luxury, but hard to return to frugality.

Without his beloved in his arms and hugging only a pillow to sleep, he felt genuinely empty.