Age of arrogance novel (machine translated with some grammatical edits)

Chapter 48

Then the woman stood up arrogantly.

"I don't want to hand over my child as Count Pervaz's successor. I would think about it if I were the one to make that proposition and let the crown prince do it."

"Just because you've been rolling around on the floor for a long time, you think you've turned into a snake."

"Then what did you expect me to do? blush and be all coy about it? Would that make you happy?"

"Mind your words, Won. You shouldn't say anything that you would regret." 

*(Won is one of many ways to address someone who works for you, like an employee. where as Shin is used by a man or a woman referring to oneself when addressing a monarch; ex: your humble servant)*

Carlisle smiled and shook his head.

"Leave now, as the barbarians are everywhere. I will provide an escort to Elsir."

"Due to the barbarians, we will be fully escorted by knights. Thank you."

The woman spoke and walked away with a smile. She will be able to escape Pervaz with the escort of skilled knights. In the quiet room again, Carlisle took out a cigar as was his habit.

"........"

But he only held the cigar between his fingers and did not cut off the end or light it. He crossed his legs and stared into space for a long time, then laughed as if it was absurd no matter how much he thought about it.

"She's a funny woman."

Of course, that funny woman wasn't the informant who had just left. The sound of a barbarian's horn could be heard from afar.

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Drums sounded from all directions to announce the enemy's invasion and to raise the spirits of our troops. It had already been close to a year since the war with the Loer people ended, but there had not been periods of truce during the 28 years of war. Even if they had come to a truce, the people of Pervaz did not let go of their weapons. That's why they responded quickly to the Igram tribe's surprise attack.

"Pervaz's army is not ordinary either. It's clear that they didn't defeat the Loer tribe just by luck."

Lionel, who was looking out the window with Carlisle, said with admiration. There were not many territories that had armies with this level of mobility. Even in most cases, they were ruled by lords who had abundant supplies and were well-versed in politics and the military.

"Don't you remember when we entered Pervaz? The guys lined up on either side of the gate looked like they could eat anyone."

"Yes, it was like that. It's understandable since they've been suffering from war for so long."

Carlisle recalled how the beast-like warriors who looked at him with defiant eyes, bowed their heads obediently to Asha.

Thanks to the Northern blood running in her veins, she had large and strong bones, but her skin was rough and calloused, as if to prove she had gone through a lot of hardship. Her unruly hair was matted like that of a dog caught in the rain, and her pale face had dark shadows under the eyes, but her eyes were like sharp forged blades.

One of the knights said the Pervaz warriors looked like undead soldiers crawling out of the grave, and that was exactly right.

"Are you saying you trust them rather than receive my help?"

"Pardon? What do you mean?"

"Nothing. Have you prepared the knights?"

"Oh yes! For now, I have prepared everything as ordered, but wouldn't it be better to go out at the same time as Pervaz's army?"