The Demon King's Paladin

Chapter 67. Farther North

Once we arrived back at the mansion the town lord was the first to greet us.

" King Warrick, Marquess Matthew! Welcome back."

I assumed he wanted to speak to Warrick, so I went to leave.

" No wait!"

The lord stopped me. I simply waited to see what he wanted. He dropped to his knees and began to apologize to me.

" Marquess Matthew! I am so sorry for the attitude I have previously showed you!"

Warrick simply nodded his head to the town lord's apology. I wasn't particularly moved either.

" Whether or not I forgive you is a matter for another day. What do you want from me?"

The lord began to speak to me after rising to his feet.

" I want you to heal me as well. I have a family and I am worried that I may infect them if you don't heal me."

The lord didn't seem to be lying so I granted his wish. Before long everyone had heard that Warrick and I were back, and we were greeted by everybody. Once Sarah and Anna saw me, they refused to leave my side for the night. We ate together outside near the stables. Before the meal started, I turned to Sarah and began to speak.

" Sarah, is it okay for you to eat here?"

" Yes, my parents are covering for me. Also, the town lord owes us now. If he makes some noise, we can silence him."

" Do we have to punish him that severely?"

" Only if he tries to keep me from you."

With that we enjoyed a meal prepared by Anna. After that we slept in the carriage together again. The morning came and went without much fanfare. I noticed that Cynthia, Asha and Sharon all seemed sad during the morning, I didn't get the chance to ask why that was. Anna was my partner for the day it seemed. She spoke to me as we began to leave the town lord's mansion.

"Master, I hope we have a safe journey today."

"I'm sure we will Anna. I hope you don't get too bored with me during the traveling today.

" I would never Master!"

Anna responded to me with a serious answer. I suppose she thinks this whole conversation partner thing is major business. We should be able to have a good time, I think at least. When we left, the town gathered around our traveling party. I assumed they wanted to see the royal family off, to my surprise, they were all thanking me. Well thanking " Matthew" I waved to the crowd, and they all cheered. The kids from yesterday all walked around my horse. A green skinned little boy with red eyes and 6 arms spoke to me.

" Mr. Matthew thank you for saving me and my friends! Also, I apologize for my mother!"

I was surprised to hear a child apologizing for his mother.

" Don't worry about it kid. It just goes to show how much you mean to your mom. Take good care of her. Tell your friends the same thing if they want to repay me."

" We plan to!"

Seems our conversation was being listened in on.

" Fufufu... you have their attention, Master."

Anna seems to agree with me.

" It's nice not to have them looking at me like I shouldn't be here, I can admit that."

Anna and I smiled at each other. The kids must have read the mood and left us be. Before long the town was far away behind us as we walked. When I was thinking about how far we had already gotten. I noticed that Anna was staring at me. I looked back at her and began to speak to her.