Once Ben had received a stern warning and talking to about his behaviour.
Liz introduced herself to Gunthir as the Lady of the house, while Gunthir tried to act composed before her noble stature covered in blood and guts.
"This isn't a place for Lady like yourself, My Lady."
"Oh, it is fine.
Kage mentioned Master Val had arrived with a guest, so of course I would come by to greet the two of you."
"But my Lady…"
"Please Mister Gunthir, it is honestly fine…
I'm just surprised by the sheer amount of…materials there are here.
Are you sure can work through this amount alone?"
"Alone?
No, I don't believe I can work through the it all alone.
I was about to ask Val to head on to my shop to grab some of the lads to give me a hand once he woke up from his little nap."
Gunthir gestured in annoyance towards his old pal who was unconsciously laying against the wall in the corner, still knocked out after seeing the piles of dead beasts.
"I-if I can go back to the shop mother, I can go ask instead of Master Val?"
Ben prayed he spoke up at the right time to get away from his mother who he knew was still furious with him.
That scary smile of hers only appeared when he ever screwed up big time.
It was a very rare sight to see, but the few times he did, he never had a pleasant time for a while after that.
He didn't want to think of the punishment, since the last time he Alfred and Kage team up together to create a hellish training.
That time they would sporadically wake he up in the middle of the night to jog around the training round till he collapsed and then sent him back to bed.
It was cruel but effective as it vastly improved his stamina at the time as well as training himself mentally.
The punishment lasted for a while, till Liz heard from Allat the type of punishment, she ordered them to stop.
That night the two sat down with Liz to 'discuss' what punishment and torture is.
Ben towards the end of the punishment schedule Ben became so use to it, that for some time after he still got up and ran around the grounds till, he passed out.
"You aren't going anywhere young man, now sit down next to your sister Tia and behave."
"Sister?!"
Ben exclaimed when he heard his mother, before he turned to see the charming and cute smile of Tia.
She grabbed him and pulled Ben close latching onto him before he bolted.
"Hehe Benny must behave now or I'm gonna shout for Mama!
I'm your big sister now, so you have to listen to me, alright Benny!"
Tia proclaimed while she puffed her chest to show her might and power over her little brother Benny.
She kept smiling and giggling away without letting go of him, make sure he wouldn't escape.
She was increasingly happier of late since Liz became her Mama and she Agatha was her elder sister.
She had always been with her father and never had any womanly figures around, so she was ecstatic that she had them around her and they considered her family.
"M-mother…"
"Quieten down, Benedict."
His mother's stern voice resounded throughout the stuffy room, cautioning him to behave before he faced her full wrath and fury.
Ben simmered down and sat down beside Tia, making sure to behave.
"Mister Gunthir, if you won't mind, will it be ok if I sent some people from my household to retrieve some help?"
"If you don't mind, My Lady, I would be grateful."
Immediately, Liz sent some servants of the estate to retrieve the apprentices and butcherers to help Gunthir with the task.
While waiting for them to arrive, Liz sat down and placed tia on her lap as she combed and played with her hair.
Agatha joined the two of them soon after preparing the area for the arriving help.
Ben just sat silently, glaring at Kage every time he walked past him.
Ben accepted he screwed up when he didn't explain the amount, but even then, if he wanted to complete his little experiment with his ability, the more the merrier.
So, he knew he couldn't really say anything other than staring daggers at Kage, who kept smiling back without saying a word.
Kage felt really guilty, but didn't want to say anything in defence of the Young Master right now…
He actually was puzzled with himself.
For some reason, Liz was behaving quite differently of late.
Everything about her showcased an elegant noble woman of the highest class and beauty.
Compared to the weak and feeble women he first met holding the infant Prince within her arms.
He understood what her position and role entailed so he wasn't surprised she was able to take to the role so well, especially of late.
She was making more public appearances alongside Lady Byazan within the wealthy class remaining in Alynthn to help fund some of the future projects around the city.
Her demeaner and attitude had vastly changed according to Kages observation, but it never strayed to fuel her own gain.
Instead, she was always focused on Ben's growth, education, and wellbeing before anything else.
She truly loved Ben as her own beloved son.
Right now, Kage was more focused on keeping the Lady of the Household happy than the Young Master.
He knew she wouldn't go to harsh on the Young Master, even after seeing everything.
But he heard what Lue received as punishment for his misbehaviour addressing Master Val.
He just hoped he wouldn't be on the receiving end of her creepy glare when he told her the true, much less than the punishment.
Her deadly glare was comparable to his terrifying smile.
Once the group of help from Gunthirs shop arrived, they were all similarly stumped by the sight before their eyes once they entered the storage building.
The again when they saw the casual mood of the Lady of the Household and others just watched on without much of a care.
"Hey, you bunch of twats!
Stop staring My Lady and get ta bloody work, ya hear me!"
Their master's voice rung out towards them before his fierce gaze could be felt on all of them.
They quickly dashed in all directions.
Some were grabbing beast corpses, while others were stepping up on in the areas Agatha and Kage directed them towards.
Within no time, they were all working well together, creating a small system to help quicken the processing of the beast materials.
After some time, Gunthir explained to Liz it would still take a bit of time before they had the first pelt prepared.
The girls with Liz left, leaving Ben with the still unconscious Val and Kage.
Liz had instructed Kage to not let Ben wonder off, since she still had to deal with him.
Ben was furious he couldn't leave, but he had other plans once he saw the amount of supplies the guys from Uncle Gungy shop arrived.
"Kage…"
"…Yes, Young Master?"
"Why did you cover for me! I understand my request wasn't specified enough but I didn't mean to go to this level when hunting!"
"Young Master, I apologise…
On the night once I heard your request, I rued up the others enough to hunt crazily and while in the excitement, we lost control…"
Kage honestly replied, slightly obscuring the truth, humbling bowing before his Young Master.
He genuinely felt guilty for his actions.
Even more when saw Ben being disciplined by Liz.
"You!
Of all people, I never expected you ever lose control like that, especially after everything you have taught me so far."
"I am truly sorry for my actions. I will be informing Lady Liz about the truth tonight.
I'll make sure to ask for leniency of your punishment."
*Sigh* "Don't worry…
It is fine. Mother will not believe you now anyway.
She will think you are trying to cover for my actions…
Though, I haven't given you a punishment for not speaking up when mother was furious earlier."
Kage was expecting this to happen, he knew the Young Master too well.
He just wished it were within the confines of the estate, rather the marketplace of the Alynthn or something that would cause the wrath of Liz.