When the sun had risen from the east, Rowena came out of her tent. Rowena who was already wearing a casual shirt and trousers decided to warm up before practicing her sword as usual. The knights who had been standing outside saw Rowena coming out of her tent straight up to her.
"Hey, where are you going?" asked a knight who was walking towards him.
"I just wanted to warm up by running around the forest before practice," Rowena replied casually.
"May I come with you?" said another knight who had just come out of nowhere.
Honestly at that time Rowena felt uncomfortable. It was very strange for him to see someone trying to get along and talk politely with him. Usually when he was still in the Edelle military camp, the knights there always kept their distance from him because according to their perspective, if they were close to a woman who did something that was not according to their nature, they would be in luck.
Because of that crazy perspective no one wanted to be friends with Rowena. Let alone friends, they just don't want to talk or chat with him. Even so there are some people who do not believe in that ridiculous perspective. People who don't believe in that are the ones who try to rape Rowena so that she doesn't get enough sleep because she's trying to protect herself.
"Emm... You take it easy, I just want to exercise, I don't mean to run away from here. After all, I've also made a knightly oath with His Highness Prince Helios," said Rowena, showing an uncomfortable expression on her face.
"That's not what I meant. I don't suspect you at all. Me and a few other knights just want to get to know you. Aren't we going to be partners for a long time?"
Rowena took a deep breath. "Okay. Come on, let's exercise together."
In the end Rowena and several other knights ran leisurely around the western Richella forest. After a few minutes of running together, Rowena only knew the names of the knights with her. They were Sir Reon, Sir Theo, and Sir Wayle. Only this time Rowena felt able to get along with the knights.
Even though Rowena had thought that the knights would rape or torture her again as her old co-workers had done.
"Dame Rowena, what is your goal in joining the Sunverro knights? Weren't you originally Edelle's knight?" asked Sir Wayle.
"I think you can just say my name without having to use the name Dame, Sir Wayle," Rowena said jokingly.
Sir Wayle laughed at that too. "All right, Rowena. Please tell me your best excuse."
"Just so you know, I'm a realistic woman. Of course I chose to join Sunverro's army because it's more profitable for me."
The three knights burst out laughing at Rowena's honest answer. For them, Rowena is a very unique woman. Because during their lives, they always meet women who are polite, quiet, and talk with various kinds of confusing and long-winded parables. Very different from Rowena who spoke bluntly.
"So if any Kingdom offered a greater advantage than Sunverro. Would you betray Sunverro like you betrayed Edelle?" said Sir Theo.
"Come on, Sir Theo, I didn't betray Edelle at all. How can you say I have betrayed Edelle? With me being a knight of Sunverro, it doesn't hurt Edelle at all," said Rowena defending herself.
"It's up to you. The point is if any Kingdom dares to give you an advantage over Sunverro. What will you do?" asked Sir Theo again.
"Of course I will immediately reject the offer from the Kingdom that offers greater benefits," answered Rowena quickly.
Sir Reon who had been silent and overheard their conversation suddenly joined the conversation. "You say you're realistic, but why would you prefer Sunverro over a kingdom that could give you a bigger advantage?"
"Of course I can't tell you guys because it's a business secret of mine," Rowena replied with a wink of her left eye.
After several hours of running around the western Richella Forest, all of them who were exhausted decided to return to the Sunverro camp. When she got there, Rowena saw that there were already more people gathered outside than she had seen this morning. Some were warming up, some were cooking, and some were feeding the horses.
Rowena walked over to a middle-aged man who was preparing a fire and ingredients for cooking. The man was the head of the war strategy planning division, Sir Ivan.
"Where have you been, Dame Ernest?" said Sir Ivan.
Rowena massaged the temples of her head with her right hand. "Why do you guys call me by that formal name. Just call me Rowena. Then I finished walking around with Sir Theo, Sir Reon and Sir Wayle."
"Then Rowena, can you help me to cook? I'm at a loss as to what to cook even though the ingredients here are very complete," said Sir Ivan.
Rowena's face clearly showed that she was confused by Sir Ivan's request. "Hmm... I have to tell you first that even though I'm born a girl doesn't mean I'm great at cooking."
"You mean you can't cook?" Sir Ivan replied.
"Of course, I can't. If you tell me to cook, then a few hours later our troops will be lying on the ground from food poisoning. However I can help you with the food recipes I've read years ago that I guarantee taste good." definitely good."
Sir Ivan patted his forehead after hearing Rowena's words. "How can you tell me to use and trust your recipes if you can't even cook?"
"Hey, I have collected all of my recipes from several women who have been married for more than 50 years, you know. I just can't process the ingredients but I can remember all the recipes well," said Rowena trying to convince Sir Ivan.
Sir Ivan gave up quickly because of Rowena's persuasion. "Then you mention the ingredients and the steps. I'll cook myself."
The two of them began to work together to cook delicious dishes to eat. After an hour passed, finally created some dishes that look appetizing.
Many soldiers and knights scrambled to take the food served by the two people. They all ate it voraciously and praised the taste of the dish. There was an expression of relief and pleasure on Rowena's face. It seems that this time, he will live a better life in the Sunverro army than when he was in the Edelle army.
A guard in the tent of Prince Helios ran in a hurry to get to Rowena. "Dame Ernest, His Majesty is calling you to his tent."