Rufu watched the figure disappear into the distance and lowered his head helplessly.
The gap between Yote Plain and Navia City was far too great.
In fact, anyone with even a little self-awareness knew that Yote Plain remained under the rule of its lords only because of the contract signed three hundred years ago.
What if there had been no contract?
It would probably have become a dependency of Navia City long ago.
And now, an earth-shattering upheaval had struck Navia City.
Naturally, some of the lords began to entertain ideas.
Some felt wary, while others felt greedy.
As a celebrated wise man, he had offered those lords his most sincere advice, but in the end... he had still ended up here.
Greed blinded people.
It kept them from seeing things clearly.
Ignorance made people arrogant.
Sigh.
With a sigh, Rufu turned to help the "Knight," Aiden, to his feet.
No!
He shouldn't call him a so-called knight.
He should call him his disciple, Aiden.
The dining area Qin Ran had chosen was inside the kitchen, where a table had been put together from wooden planks and stones.
Qin Ran had no complaints about the crude table. The food in the iron pot had already captured all his attention.
Roff helped the head cook dish up the main course for Qin Ran, a stew packed with beef, potatoes, and radishes.
Aitelinna took an entire basket of bread from a shelf nearby.
Qin Ran waved a hand to show her that there was no need to cut it any further and took it just as it was.
Then Qin Ran began his lunch exactly as he had planned.
He soaked a whole loaf in the broth of the main course. About two seconds later, he lifted it out and stuffed