Chapter 496 Visiting nobles (12)
When we arrived, I immediately found out how different this noble was.
Unlike before where there were many people gathered to welcome us, there wasn't a single person who was waiting to welcome us this time.
When we arrived at this town, all that happened was that we were led by the captain of the guards to the noble's manor.
There was no fuss and no muss, there was only efficiency as we were led down the road to the manor. They didn't even bother doing anything such as closing off the road to let us pass, so we traveled with the people of the town.
This was a good chance for us to observe the citizens in their natural state.
Many of them didn't even care about us as they went about their lives.
But the one thing that was very eye catching was…
They all had smiles on their faces as they walked around.
It seemed that all of them lived quite fulfilling lives in this town.
It was completely different from Viscount Teomold's territory.
The people looked much more…alive compared to the people of Viscount Teomold's territory.
No matter how one looked at it, this was a testament to the governing of the noble in charge of this place.
I looked at Rose and she just revealed a faint smile.
It didn't take us long to reach the manor that was in the center of the town.
But there was also something different about this manor compared to Viscount Teomold's territory.
It was that this place was filled with people as well.
Unlike in Viscount Teomold's town where commoners weren't allowed anywhere near his manor, this place had an entire square with a fountain and many different shops nearby.
Though the commoners only seemed to be visiting, they were still allowed to freely move in this area unlike with Viscount Teomold's town.
There were also some other manors in this area that seemed to belong to some important people, but they didn't discriminate against the commoners either. There weren't any guards that were posted at the gates of these manors.
It almost seemed like there was no division between commoners and nobles in this place.
When we arrived at the manor, we found that there was a handsome looking man with two beautiful girls beside him.
This handsome man was a muscular middle aged man who looked like an accomplished warrior.
The two beautiful girls beside him looked like sisters, but if one looked closely, one could see that one of them was older than the other.
When they saw our carriage arrive, the handsome middle aged man came forward to greet us.
I looked at Rose and she gave a nod, so I went out to greet this handsome middle aged man.
But as soon as I came out, he waved his hand to greet me as he said, "Count Zwein, I've heard a lot about you! It really is great finally being able to meet you like this!"
Then without hesitation, he came up right in front of me and reached out around me.
I was caught off guard, so I couldn't react in time.
But he didn't have any intentions of harming me as he reached his arm out around me.
With his arms around me, he pulled me in and gave me a strong hug.
This was definitely the first time that I've received a greeting like this.
It was like being held in a death grip with all of those muscles, but I didn't resist since I knew that he didn't have any ill intentions.
It seemed that this was just the kind of man that he was.
After a while, the beautiful woman behind him said, "Dear, you're suffocating him. You should let go and let him breathe."
The handsome middle aged man revealed a surprised look before looking down at me. Seeing the awkward look on my face, he let go of me and stepped back before saying with an awkward smile, "Sorry, I've been told often that I'm quite a passionate person and I don't know how to hold back."
I shook my head with that same smile, but it looked less awkward this time.
Then I said, "It's alright, I don't mind. In fact, I prefer this kind of greeting compared to the regular stuffy kind that nobles give."
This wasn't a lie, it was the truth.
After all, I wasn't a noble by nature since I wasn't raised for it.
So an informal greeting was actually more natural for me.
The handsome middle aged man revealed a wide smile when he heard this before patting me on the shoulder and saying, "I feel that we'll get along quite well."
I gave a nod with the same smile on my face.
This man that had suddenly pulled me into a bear hug like this was Viscount Henry, the one that we came here to meet today.
The two beautiful women behind him were his wife and daughter.
Comparing Viscount Teomold and his family with Viscount Henry and his family, there really was no comparison between the two.
It was very clear which side was the winner.
Rose and Haley both slowly came over and stood there behind me.
Viscount Henry immediately noticed them when they came over, but instead of going forward to hug them like he did with me, he gave a proper bow.
It seemed that even with his rough look, he was someone who had the manners of a gentleman.
Both of them reached their hands out for him and he took them in a gentleman manner to place a kiss on them.
After that, he turned back to me and said, "Count Zwein, how about we go in and talk?"
I gave a nod before following him with Rose and Haley.
As we walked in, I couldn't help feeling good about this.
As far as I could tell, it seemed like this Viscount Henry was quite the good person.
Though, I wouldn't judge a book by its cover alone.
So I made sure to keep my guard up just in case.
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