"Cousin Pete, you're joking. I'm only a knight right now. How could I possibly be among a duke's relatives?" Seeing the gossiping look in Pete's eyes, Elinda had no choice but to answer.
"That's true. A marriage alliance shouldn't delay the granting of a title, either. A titled lady has a different standing from one without a title!" Petreus felt he understood it all again and hurriedly told Pete, "Look at Prince Richie and Commander Susie. They're just like that."
"Oh, I see!"
"No wonder."
The knights nodded to one another and fell silent.
None of them really believed Elinda, but no one dared discuss her to her face at a time like this.
Elinda walked over to Fang. The month they had spent on the assault team had made her feel that she got along quite well with Neil and Fang.
"Uncle Greyhound, weren't you granted a title today?"
"Marquis Hark had to grant my title. He took care of it yesterday, ahead of time. Our two fiefs have already been rearranged, and now they're right next to each other!"
"You can still request changes to your fief before the tenth. Are you sure you don't want to?" Elinda asked in disbelief.
"Heh heh, it's just that we've had more important things to take care of these past couple of days!" The more important matter Fang meant was choosing a residence in Night-Kirin City's northern district. These homes were built into the mountains, and every tower stood nearly a hundred meters tall. Their magical flow was the best in all of Night-Kirin City.
Only Tierney (Joasen), Fang (Dante), Neil (Frost-Wolf), the Lanyuan Family, the Bristle-Wolf Family, and the Blue Dragon Family—several Court Counts and great families—were entitled to choose among these northern district residences. After choosing a house, they