In Lion's Den's study inside the mountain, the candlelight flickered, casting Evelyn's shadow on the wall.
Evelyn's slender fingers are holding a bill, and the knuckles are slightly white from the exertion. It's all expenses, not a single recovery!
What made her even more angry was that the bastard Suleiman just sent a word back through Lushen and dumped the huge territory of the territory to her. Then he, with most of the troops in the territory, plunged into the dangerous war zone.
He doesn't even have a legal heir. What if, what if something unexpected happens to him outside? What will happen to this territory that has finally been on the right track? What will she do? After finally getting a shelter, should she go into exile again? I really don't want to remember those days for a moment.
What made her even more irritated was that he also sent a distinguished lord and noble lady to take good care of her. You must know that one is a newly widowed and the other is an unmarried young lord. Those common people like to make up dirty stories for nobles that they think are interesting. If word spreads, who knows what kind of publicity it will be, and which noble noble will still be willing to marry his daughter.
This man always does things with passion, without careful consideration or stability.
Her current status in the territory is just that of a head maid. Many orders cannot be issued legitimately, and she cannot appear in public. She feels awkward everywhere.
After thinking about this, a bitter smile appeared on her lips and she whispered to herself:
"What a... wanton bastard!"
Her eyes returned to the bill, and the huge income-expenditure ratio on it made her temples jump. A few days ago, a group of Ironborn entered the territory and was found to have been wiped out by the spontaneous organization of their citizens. When she learned the news, she was a little shocked. She had never seen such brave citizens who dared to organize and attack a group of Ironborn.
Although they were successfully eliminated in the end, it also meant that Ironborn had begun to set their sights on this land. The two towns that had just been established had been decided to give up. The newly reclaimed farmland had also been forced to give up. Lushen and Roslyn had been arranged to harvest and destroy them if they could not finish harvesting.
All the previous hard work and investment have been wasted, and there is another huge loss! Moreover! And that bastard has different economic concepts from ordinary people!
He was always giving out money or spending money, either paying high pensions or giving out generous war rewards. To those soldiers who didn't want land, he would directly pay Silver Stag. If it hadn't been for the initial windfall and the seizure of two great victories, which lord would have dared to waste money like this.
At the rate he was spending money, if he couldn't find new sources of wealth, he would have to spend his wealth and declare bankruptcy within ten years at most.
Evelyn's cheeks were slightly red for some reason, and she complained in a low voice in a voice that only she could hear:
"How disgusting! You actually have the nerve to criticize me for spending money on decorations!"
"Dong" a slight knock on the door interrupted her thoughts, and the mute female Wildlings guard left behind by Suleiman slid in quietly. She did not speak, but just signaled to Evelyn with her eyes that there was someone outside the door asking to see her.
Evelyn nodded, and after a moment, Olivier walked in with a troubled expression.
He waited until the female Wildlings retreated and closed the door gently before speaking in a suppressed and embarrassed voice:
"Miss, there is a citizen outside... I hope the lord can do justice to him."
Evelyn's brows furrowed. Suleiman had already given full authority to deal with disputes among the residents, and she had left these trivial matters to the experienced Olivier. As the housekeeper who had followed her in exile for many years, she had always trusted Olivier's abilities.
But now, he had a bitter look on his face and didn't know how to speak. Evelyn immediately realized that the matter might be something serious.
She stood up and said in a calm voice, "Let's go, take me over and take a look."
In the corridor leading to the Lord's Hall, Olivier quickly followed Evelyn and briefly explained the situation in the deepest voice:
"He is a military affairs officer named Tox. He is one of the first batch of veterans who followed you, and he has made great achievements in battle."
"He was appointed by Lord Suleiman as a military officer of Military Town."
"His wife was killed by Wildlings. Today, he... he took away the unmarried daughter of a citizen in Military Town while drunk."
Evelyn's steps paused for a moment, then returned to normal. When she walked into the Lord's Hall, the sight in front of her made her heart sink.
There was chaos in the hall. A tall and burly man was being pinned to the ground by Hek. Evelyn recognized the man, it was Olivier. The Tox she was talking about was the one she had met when Suleiman was in the territory. Suleiman praised her as a man who could fight one against three on the battlefield.
At this moment, Tox's face was full of humiliation and unwillingness, and he was still cursing something in his mouth.
On the other side of the hall, a white-haired old man was full of fear and tremblingly hugging a woman in her twenties. The two hugged each other and cried. The woman's face was covered with tears, and her body was shaking uncontrollably with fear.
What makes Evelyn feel troublesome is the soldiers present in the hall. Many of them know Tox, their brother who climbed out of the sea of blood in Toshan. At this moment, they all stare at Hek, who joined later and was a bandit, with angry and unkind eyes.
In their opinion, why would Hek, an outsider, a latecomer, or even a former robber, dare to attack their old brother who has been through life and death?
The air in the hall seemed to have solidified into ice. Evelyn instantly understood Olivier's dilemma. This matter was indeed difficult to handle.
Humanly speaking, Tox is a military hero of Suleiman. He has a high prestige among the veterans and was appointed as a military officer by Suleiman. Moreover, Ironborn was raging at this time. If he were severely punished at this time, it would most likely arouse strong dissatisfaction and even resentment among the veterans, shaking the defense of the territory.
According to the law, Suleiman here, this kind of robbery of the daughter of the leader will definitely be severely punished.
But the question is, who is she and what is her identity? If Suleiman were here and he personally punished his heroes and led the troops, even if they were executed, these proud and powerful generals would never dare to complain.
But she, Evelyn, is just a head maid to the outside world. These people would think that she has any right to judge a military officer with outstanding military exploits who was personally appointed by the lord.
Olivier said in a barely audible voice in her ear, "Miss, this person cannot be killed. At least, we have to wait until the adult comes back before making a decision."