I Refuse to Be Your Enemy! Volume 1 by Kanata Satsuki

Author:Kanata Satsuki [SATSUKI, KANATA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2020-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3: Struck Too Soon

After receiving word that a suspicious individual had been captured, we departed for the northern estate in order to take him into custody. Leading the charge were Lady Évrard and Alan, who was now old enough to assist his parents in an official capacity. The rest of the traveling party consisted of myself and the other attendants, three knights including Wentworth, and five soldiers for added protection.

Shortly after we arrived, they brought the man out. At a glance, he seemed like an ordinary hunter who might’ve crossed the border by mistake; his hair was messy, and he wore a fur pelt to help disguise his scent. At the time he was apprehended, he was carrying a bow and quiver, neither of which seemed very suspicious.

But when the local soldiers approached him, he’d reacted by attacking with his hunting knife—so they’d arrested him right away. Afterward, they noticed that there were a number of wolf corpses within the surrounding area. Their maws were stained with a reddish fluid too watery to be blood... and the hunter was found in possession of several vials with trace amounts of red fluid at the bottom.

The soldiers had decided this fluid was probably poison, and so they’d sent word to the main estate. And when Lord Évrard had read about the vials of red fluid, it brought to mind the defective spellcaster. Unfortunately, His Lordship already had plans to visit another noble house that day. Thus, it was the margravine (and the future margrave) who went in his stead.

Prior to our arrival, we geared up in anticipation that the detainee would struggle, or more spellcasters would show themselves. But as it turned out, the transfer was relatively uneventful. The man in question seemed mentally defeated; while he refused to answer any questions, neither did he lash out. Then we confiscated the vials, and all that remained was to head home and investigate. Our job was essentially done. We stayed at the branch estate for two days for socializing purposes, and after that, it was time to head south once more.

In order to arrive home before sundown, we packed up early that morning. While Lady Évrard finished her breakfast, we loaded up the carriages; afterward, I brushed and braided Her Ladyship’s silky silver hair. This was one of my duties as an attendant.

In a world without rubber hair ties, braiding was a rather difficult process, but with a little elbow grease and the help of a few hair sticks, I managed to achieve a style Her Ladyship loved. She smiled and admired her hair in the mirror.

“How I wish I could wear my hair like yours. It would be so much simpler,” she mused.

“Such a plain hairstyle would be unbefitting of your station, milady.”

She was referring, of course, to my usual half-ponytail. The margravine seemed to find intricate hairstyles to be pretty, but otherwise impractical; she generally wore her hair in a plain bun or whatever would keep it out of her face while she was riding on horseback.

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