Chapter 3 Loyal Subordinates
There were ten groups of people sitting on the floor.
Each had at least 30 people gathered around a pile of food. As he walked by, they knelt on one knee, giving him a proper salute. f(r)eeweb(n)ovel
"Greetings Your Highness"
"You should all sit down and not bother yourselves with such formalities," he said while smiling.
The men were relieved and sat back down while he continued to follow Lucy.
When he saw his mother, he made his way towards her and sat by her side.
She looked at him more seriously, turning him from left to right and right to left.
She then hugged him and then put her hands on his head as if checking his temperature.
At the same time, Lucy held his wrist as if trying to feel his heartbeat.
She then turned his face left to right and then right to left, searching for any signs of his health deteriorating.
'I'm a king, for god's sake.
If you guys keep treating me like a child, then what will my men think when they see me like this?' he thought while looking at both women.
"Little Landon, are you feeling any better? Although you look better when we get to Baymard, we will look for a physician.
Here! Eat more food.."
As his mom spoke, she took out a large plate and kept adding food to the plate.
Landon's eyes nearly popped out.
He looked around and realized that his plate was the biggest in the group.
Forget the group; it was the biggest plate he had ever seen in his life. How could someone use this monstrosity to eat?
"Brother Landon, here! Take some of my food.."
As Lucy spoke, she also kept adding more and more food.
Then, out of nowhere, mother Kim brought out a second plate for him too. He hadn't even started eating the first one, yet she brought out a second plate?
When she finally stopped, she held his spoon and scooped the food towards his mouth.
'Oh my God, now our trying to feed me to?' he exclaimed inwardly.
When Kim saw that he wasn't eating the food on the spoon, she thought it was probably because it was too hot.
So she did what any mother would do, she blew onto the spoon in an attempt to cool down the food.
"Whuuuhhh...Whuuuuh.
Here, little Landon, it's cold now quickly eat up."
Landon was speechless.
He quickly looked at the men in his group helplessly. (f)reewebnovel.com
It was clear that they were trying not to laugh.
He looked at them as if saying 'help me', but they shrugged their shoulders and continued eating while holding in their waves of laughter.
'Is this what it feels like to have a mother?
Fine, I'll allow you to feed me now, but this is the last time.
After all, I'm considered as a sick man, so it's not that strange, right?' he couldn't help thinking.
In his previous life, he was an orphan, who never had parental love.
But in this life, although he had a bastard father, his mom was an angel.
He was also surrounded by people who genuinely care for him.
Looking at Lucy, he Suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.
She was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
And coupled with the fact that she spent her time taking care of the old Landon, always standing up from him when he was bullied.
She was loyal, caring and somewhat strong.
He secretly vowed that he would take care of her and protect her from now on.
Although he was touched by his mother and Lucy, he couldn't help thinking,
'Do I look like a baby pig to you women? Three grown men could eat what's on my plate, and there would still be leftovers. Isn't this too much?'
Even though he thought that, looking at Lucy and his mother's encouraging faces, he decided to finally give in.
'Well, I guess this is the day I die from overeating.'
When Landon and his mother had left the capital, they were given just three hundred and thirty knights.
Most Barons and Dukes had at least three thousand knights under their care.
When his brothers were all fifteen, they were given prosperous cities to rule with no less than ten thousand Knights under their wings.
Even his sisters were given more knights than he did.
Although his sisters were given mansions in the capital and not cities to rule, they were given three thousand knights under their rule and command.
The knights that followed him were either deemed by the empire as having the worst talent for knighthood, lacked the proper training or seen as a nuisance to the king.
All and all, these knights were good people who were just bullied by people in the empire.
But among these men, there were five outstanding knights.
Lucius was a 'Knight Commander', having one of the highest honours in the empire.
It came as a shock to many people when he resigned, stating that he would follow Landon to Baymard.
Of course, not to him.
He knew better than anyone based on his memories that Lucius had taken care of him as a father ever since he could remember.
It's clear that Lucius had feelings for his mom, but she's too dense to see it.
He couldn't help thinking, 'do I need to set them up together? After all, mom deserves happiness too.'
While thinking, he continued to eat and look around.
Three men were sitting by Lucius; Josh, Mark and Gary.
They were all loyal disciples of Lucius who followed him everywhere he went; of course they also treated Landon as a brother. They all worked hard and attained the position of 'Knight-Captain.'
Lastly, he looked over to Trey Parsy, who was his personal knight and bodyguard.
Trey was extremely loyal to Landon at all times.
They usually played together and cracked jokes here and there.
In Trey's heart, Landon is his brother. Although Trey is only 19, he is extremely strong and attained the position of 'Knight Lieutenant.'
In the empire, knights were ranked after assessing their achievements and strengths. A knight's rank starts from the least rewarding position; a squire to a page, then Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Commander, Master Commander and finally a Provist.
After they all had their fill, they continued to journey towards their new home.
Baymard.
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