Youth Knight
I'm a Knight? V

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Not long after, Grandpa came down the stairs.

"Grandfather, join us!", said Adry and I together.

Grandpa Izwar came up to us, "You're partying without me?"

I invited Grandpa Izwar to sit next to me, "I guess Grandpa is resting"

Grandfather sat down, took some food on his plate, "I woke up to the sound of your loud laughter, thus making me want to join haha"

Alister said, "I'm sorry, it's all because of Carnell's cake"

"Why me, aren't you guys laughing!?" he said as he picked up some food.

Alix said a second time, "Because you're noisy", she's like a big baby who just learned to talk.

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Since Grandpa joined me I ordered again, and Carnell did not miss this opportunity at all, "Oi Arezha, I ordered again huh!", she obviously ordered a lot.

The sun had set, Alix started to speak indistinctly drunk and fell asleep at the table afterwards, I had no idea that he was a heavy drunk, followed by Carnell in a different state, he ate too much.

When I saw Adry who was constantly drinking alcohol but was not affected by alcohol. It seems he is not human at all.

"The two young men eventually fell as well" said grandfather.

The store slowly began to quiet down, Mr. Dery joined us, when he was not as busy as before.

Mr. Dery sat down next to Grandpa Izwar, "So what are you guys talking about?"

" Just silly stuff" he said as he poured water into his glass, then gulped it down, "White water is indeed fresher!"

I nodded in agreement with him, "It's obvious, isn't it?"

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Mr. Dery brought a lot of drinks to our table, "Let's go into the second round, drink all the drinks I brought for free!"

Alister said, "Happy, haha!", Alister and Mr. Dery toast.

Then, out of curiosity, I asked him how Grandfather traveled during his visit to Venavo, "How is the city of Venavo doing?"

Grandfather Izwar turned to me and replied, "Very different compared to the last time I saw him."

"I mean, isn't Venavo not safe right now?", I asked.

Alistar replied, "Venavo now has a wall around it, so even if they attack like they did 60 years ago, the same thing will not happen again."

Grandfather said, "Yes, even if they attack, they won't be able to break through it easily now."

Then I asked again, "Thank God then, by the way, can grandfather see the city of Aldea from Venavo?"

"Not at all, but many residents from Aldea who fled to Venavo and spread to the capital, they are afraid of similar events repeated again"

"How long has the siege been going on?" asked Adry.

Mr. Dery, who had always heard rumors, replied, "It's been two weeks, I think the siege will continue for months"

Adry's face immediately turned angry, "The old Avianto bastard was not dead yet even though it smelled like rotting soil"

"In hindsight, he was about the same age as Grandpa Izwar, how old is Grandpa now?", asked Mr. Dery.

Grandfather replied, "I know he's 2 years older than me, I'm 60 now."

Alister also responded, "Surprisingly, I just found out that he is that old, because of his ambition I think he is just a puberty teenager who has the ambition to rule the world haha"

Mr. Dery confirmed, "Yes that's also true, the Empire had such a great and great military power that after conquering Durzin, a few years later they declared war on the kingdom of Polcia as well."

Alister responded, "How many kingdoms have been conquered by the empire?", Alister counted with his finger as he muttered, "The kingdoms of Ilarmarya, Galzia, Durzin, the 3 kingdoms have been conquered by the empire."

"Of the 8 great empires of the western continent, the empire has conquered half of them" Adry said.

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Alister stood up from his seat, "I think it's too late, thank you Arezha and Mr. Dery, I'll be home soon", then he held Carnell in his right hand, and Alix in his left hand, "See you later", and then he left.

Carrying two people who are almost as big as her is not a difficult thing for her, I want to be like her.

After a few minutes, Adry went home, "I want to rest now, see you later."

Followed by Mr. Dery, "Then I too will sleep, it's a tiring day", when he was already at the door of his room, he came back to me, "I forgot, I forgot, all of them were only 3 small gold coins"

Then I took out a bag of coins and paid for it, "it's the money", damn it, Carnell really gnawed my money!

Then Mr. Dery went into his room, left me and Grandpa Izwar, "How are you today son Arezha?"

"Good enough, Mr. Adipram made me a knight."

Grandfather was a little surprised to hear that, "You've been elevated to a knight? isn't that a great thing, Arezha?"

"Only now do I doubt if I can do my duty as a knight?", I lamented.

"Talking about doubt, even I have many doubts. Answering your doubts was difficult for me", then Grandpa Izwar took out something from his pocket, a silver-colored pendant engraved with a sword and gave it to me.

I opened my palm, "What is this, Grandpa?"

And he put the necklace in my palm, "Just a little gift from me, when I visited Venavo I bought it", I put it in my pocket, "Thank you very much, Grandpa".

Then he continued his sentence, "When I first joined the military, there was so much doubt in me, was this really my goal? Would I be able to protect my family in this way?

And setting foot on the battlefield, will I be killed today? Will I ever see my family again? every step I take always leads to doubt.

Indeed sometimes there is no definite answer that adds to the doubt in you, in the end you can only wait until it's all answered by itself or it depends on yourself how you step over the doubt so that it becomes

the answer to your doubt"

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Xiris Kingdom

Sernia city

August 24, 1300

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"Line!", Mr. Pier's voice sounded.

After the equestrian practice ended, the knights were reassembled to hone our archery skills.

Master Pier took the bow from the weapon rack, "Get this bow fast!"

We disciplinedly took the bow, then one by one returned to the line. When all had taken his bow Mr. Pier faced our line.

"Maybe some of you already know how and are proficient in using it, but there is no harm if we continue to hone this ability"

Master Pier lifted his bow and showed us the bow, "The one you hold is a long bow, this bow is designed for war and is different from a bow for hunting. This is a long bow type so you can produce a shot far enough" said Mr. Pier as he walked, then he ordered some knights to mount the target.

When the target was set, Mr. Pier turned his back on the line and showed us how to shoot.

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