ALSAR ( Part 01)

Chapter 138: Balthazar Orphanage

Chapter 138: Balthazar Orphanage

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"The orphanage I used to live in is located on the outside of the center of the town. It should take us about 30 minutes to get there if we walk with the beast horse."

I was riding on top of Oscar with Sig-san. We were walking leisurely to the orphanage. Little by little, the noise in the street became quieter and there were more residential houses instead of shops in sight. We were walking slowly so we could still hold a conversation with Chris-san and Fer-san.

"When you said 30 minutes to get there... Were you referring to Balthazar Orphanage?"

"Oh, yeah. That's the place. Fer, you know it?"

Balthazar Orphanage? Apparently Fer-san knew about that place.

"The director of that orphanage, Balthazar-san, is a famous person. A lot of the children coming from that place have excellent qualities too so that place is pretty famous."

"Balthazar-san?"

Apparently that was the name of the director of the orphanage. I guess he was a famous person? As I thought, there were differences even between orphanages. Depending on which orphanage, there were more or less children growing up with excellent qualities...

"Yeah. Just like what I've said before, he's an interesting old man. He's the director of the orphanage I was raised at and he used to have a top position in the knight too."

"Top?"

Which reminds me, Sig-san did say there's an interesting old man, didn't he? When did he say that.... Oh, right. When we were at Sorrel Waterfalls. At that time, we were talking about each of our own families. So the interesting old man Sig-san mentioned is the director and not only that, he also used to have a top position in the knight?

"Yeah. There are 5 Knight Orders in this kingdom. Between all of them, the captain of the 1st Knight Order is the real top of this kingdom's troop."

When I tilted my head to the side, Sig-san let one of his hands go from the reins and started stroking my head as he explained it to me.

Ooh... I don't know much about the knight or the order or anything like that. So that's how it is, huh?

"Right now, the captain of the 1st Knight Order is Princess Elsa's spouse."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Elsa ane-sama's?

When I was meeting with Fer-san's family at the castle, most of their spouse were there but Elsa ane-sama's spouse was away for work. At that time, I didn't ask what his job was but if he was a big wig from the knight then he must be very busy.

"Yes. My sister has been in love with father's childhood friend, the Captain, since she was little.... My sister was the one who kept on pushing and pushing until they eventually got married."

"His Highness's childhood friend...?"

His Highness's childhood friend? What? I don't know his exact age but he must be at least 55 years old since his eldest son, Lucien-sama is already 37 years old. If he's His Highness's childhood friend then their age must not be that far apart, right?

So that means Elsa ane-sama is married to someone who's about her parent's age? Pushing and pushing.... That's just like her though. I remembered I got pushed to change my clothes because of her too.

"Yes. He's the same age as my father so the difference in their age is 20 years."

"That's quite an age gap, huh."