Knights and Magic Wand
Chapter 721: 336 Seraltya_2

Chapter 721: Chapter 336 Seraltya_2

…..Blonde fascination!

…~♪…”

The crisp sound of cursing and the noise of the girl diving onto the bed and rolling up in the sheets spilled out together.

Feeling a little stung and unable to refute, Leon awkwardly scratched his head and sighed. He had to admit that every accusation from the girl, perhaps… at least part of the slanderous rumors about him were not entirely wrong.

Gathering his emotions, he looked around the mansion in this critical town of Upper Beiso County. Leon continued to follow the gradually clearing memories of the past, heading to the room at the end of the corridor… knocking on Ines’s…

No, the door of Ines’s room.

Even if it meant disturbing her sleep, Leon could no longer wait to see his wife.

He couldn’t wait until tomorrow.

For some reason, his self from three years ago and the self now did not appear as two separate entities.

But he was still himself.

Leon Pendragon or Leon Zangson.

No matter what name he was called, what clothes he wore, what identity he held, even if his memory was unclear… he was Li Ang and would not become anyone else.

For this reason, he felt increasingly guilty for his previous actions of avoidance and estrangement.

What other version of himself… Leon dared not think about how many times such nonsense had stabbed the heart of his longtime lover.

Almost immediately after knocking, her voice came from inside, though Ines’s voice was a little hoarse.

“…Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

“!… Li… Leon?”

A series of hurried footsteps rushed from behind the door.

The creaking sound of the door opening pierced the silence in the corridor.

The petite figure revealed beyond the door didn’t look like she had been resting.

The Queen of the North was dressed in casual clothes suitable for responding to military affairs at any time, her golden hair simply tied up with a pretty purple headband.

Seeing the person’s figure, Ines’s weary face showed a trace of surprise.

Her room was brightly lit, and disordered scrolls of parchment, letters, and maps were spread on the table, a quill weighing down on the letters with its ink not yet dry. Even though it was already late at night, the Queen had not gone to sleep.

The unreasonable speed with which Kalantha Fortress had fallen was faster than anyone had anticipated.

Confronted with the unstoppable Golden Lion Queen, Ines was still searching for a chance to win.

“Your wounds, how can you be out of bed now?!”

The girl was a bit flustered, still remembering the magicians’ helplessness over the injuries, and inevitably, she worriedly tried to support him, leaning over as if to call loudly for the servants in the hallway.

But Leon raised his hand to hold Ines’s reaching hands.

“I’m already fine.”

Frozen by the sudden contact, Ines’s mind flashed with thoughts of “another version of himself,” her face darkened as she tried to pull away.

“…Lainey.”

Leon’s guilty voice instantly halted her actions.

Ines incredulously looked up.

That was the alias she used when they first met, and a nickname they sometimes used to tease each other.

“I’m sorry.” Leon smiled bitterly: “It was my muddled head… and I wronged you.”

“…Li… Ang?”

Ines’s probing voice couldn’t help but tremble.

Leon nodded without a doubt.

“It’s me, it’s always been me.”

Warmth flowed into her heart, realizing that the missing part was right before her, Ines no longer held back the oncoming joy.

The candlelight of the night.

Reflected the sparkling light in the girl’s jade-colored eyes, like the twinkling stars under the moonlight.

Her eyebrows curved, tears shimmering, yet Ines did not blame him, instead showing a gentle faint smile…

…

…..

In Kalantha Fortress, which had already changed its royal flag, the soldiers of the Golden Lion Dynasty sang military songs and praised the Queen’s bravery during their feasting and drinking.

Despite having marched deeply into the North alone, the valiant knights, who had just recently achieved the feat of defeating the tens of thousands-strong Barbarian Alliance Army with a few thousand troops on the Hectorwa Wilderness, still maintained high morale.

In the river valleys, the forests, the plains, the wilderness…. countless victories had inspired fervor and faith in them, reassuring them that no matter the encirclement, the Queen could still achieve ultimate victory.

Even though they were once frustrated under the city of Audoruk, in this battle, they defeated the reinforcements of the Northern Prince, and Oran’s Golden Lion avenged its past disgrace by triumphing over the mighty lion of the North, just as the Queen had overcome countless strong enemies in the past.

The grand cause of reunifying the kingdom seemed almost within reach.

Yet the knights, who had followed the Queen for many years, knew that completing the northern union was merely the Queen’s starting point.

The bloody battle of Mamor had already broken the Southern Kingdom’s backbone, and that old dog Aviout now dared only to cower behind natural defenses.

Once the northern land was unified, it would be time for the Golden Lion banner to turn and fully conquer the Kantadar Kingdom, ending a thousand-year-old feud.

Then move south.

To vanquish the Felu’s arch-enemies, the Urians, and eradicate the scourge of their nomadic raids forever.

Then proceed east.

To eliminate the Barbarian Alliance and conquer Hectorwa.

Ultimately, establish what the Queen had spoken of, the “Empire” from the legends of the Holy King in ancient books, bringing complete peace and order to the land…

The young and fervent General David raised a toast at the military banquet, as a reward for the soldiers.

“To the great dawn bestowed by the gods! Olivia!”

“To the invincible Queen!!!”

The rising cheers and praises resounded to the heavens.

…However.

Unlike the exhilarated and excited soldiers of the entire army.

The Golden Lion Queen stood atop the high fortress, gazing into the distance, yet she felt no joy in her heart.

Her fingers pressed on the battlements of the main castle tower had unknowingly left deep impressions on the hard stone surface.

Realizing her uncontrollable display of loss of composure, Olivia avoided all her subordinating soldiers and, for the moment, felt too embarrassed to see them.