Prince Theron reached Esther's manor in no time. There was no delay on his way; after all, as someone who helped his parents choose the reward for the brave baroness, how could he not know to take advantage of the location of her new residence?
"Halt! Who goes there?" a man shouted upon seeing the newcomers.
The two horses stopped in front of the gate while the puzzled guard came to check who the two men were. Since he originally was someone from the royal palace, just as he approached the newcomers, he immediately recognised the Crown Prince and his knight.
"Y-Your Highness?" exclaimed the gatekeeper, bowing in a fluster.
"Open the gate," the knight of the Crown Prince told him.
The man hurried to unlock the gate. "L-Let me send word to the Baroness—"
