"Your Ladyship, I have a question."
His throat already dry from Lan Qingyou's earlier remarks and from floating in the air all this time, Kevin looked at her and spoke hoarsely.
"What is it?"
"Who is this Knights Order Leader you mentioned?"
Kevin voiced his confusion bluntly.
Then, afraid she might misunderstand, he added another sentence.
"Forgive me for overthinking this, but you kept telling us to swear loyalty to the Knights Order Leader, rather than to you, Your Ladyship. That wasn't a slip of the tongue, was it?"
Kevin cautiously expressed his doubts.
His words drew more than just Lan Qingyou's attention.
Even the order members who had already received their marks, and those waiting in line to enter the magic circle, froze for a moment.
That's right!
Her Ladyship kept talking about the Knights Order Leader.
But the Maple Leaf Knights Order was clearly the Marquis of Maple Leaf's private army.
Why not simply tell us to swear loyalty to her?
Why emphasize the title of Knights Order Leader?
Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Lan Qingyou in confusion.
"It wasn't."
Lan Qingyou shook her head slightly.
Then she pulled Xiao Feng up from the ground.
"This is the person you will serve from now on."
"Hm!"
"Huh?!"
"You can't be serious!!!!"
Seeing Xiao Feng floating in the air, everyone involuntarily cried out in astonishment.
After all, he was only about ten years old!
And according to what they had heard, he had previously been a little beggar who had wandered here from his hometown.
Someone like that would lead the order?
He would be the one they swore loyalty to?
They knew the child was the marquis's apprentice.
But clearly, aside from being her alchemy apprentice, he was nothing else!
And he had only