"What a nice name" Catherine mutters and in the next second her face become as red as a tomato. [Priceless!!] I mutter under my breath.
"Well may I call you Ace you can call Catherine" Catherine says with a red face avoiding eye contact.
[ OK my dear Catherine or should I say Cate] I say following my mother Eve's advice to tease this cute girl.
This statement makes lady Catherine so flustered that she begins fidgeting. I see Captain Lilian staring at me intensely smiling widely, so I cough to ignore her gaze.
"Y...you c...can call m...me Cate" Catherine stamers as she allows me to use a nickname for her. I agree ignoring her knight according to my mother's instructions.
" OK Ace how about travelling with us since we are going to Alvion city and the city lord happens to be my father so we might make your life easier" she says
[ I see no reason to turn down your offer] I speak as I jump on to the top of her carriage leaving all the people shocked at my actions. Then I sit on top and relax.
"Ace what are you doing you are riding with me inside the carriage" Catherine states as if it is the most normal action to do. The merchants and their guards are left speechless at her declaration. I jump down and open the carriage door while bowing [ After you my lady] Catherine and her knights laugh at my behavior. Catherine gets in to the carriage with lilian and her knights while two of them went to drive the carriage. The bodies of their dead comrades were stored in one of the empty carriages that were used by the security guards. Once the knights got in the carriage they removed their helmets allowing me to see their faces.
[ what beautiful ladies you all are] Ace complimented them as soon as they settled and most of them were flustered since they mostly are unmarried knight ladies.
" You sure do know how to flirt with the ladies?" Lilian decides to tease Ace a little bit. Ace just laughs it off as the carriages begin to move. The rest of the journey becomes lively as Ace talking with the ladies gathering information about the city he's headed to, he learns about the adventurers guild in which governs the adventurers and gives them their missions. He also learns about the Merchants Guild which manages the merchants and their businesses. These guilds also manage the city housing and lands for the city lord. There is also a taxing organisation led by the city lord, he also found out that Alvion city's main trading product is herbs and beast materials from Rupungu Forest.
After two hours of continuous travel they made it to the city, Catherine's carriage was allowed entry without any kind of check up. The carriage drove straight to the lord's mansion where Ace was astounded to see the number of maids and butlers standing in line from the gate while slightly bowing their heads as they welcome their young mistress. The carriage moved at a slower pace and Ace was allowed to admire the beauty of the lord's front yard there many beautiful flowers and a nice fountain with a dolphin statue at the center.
The carriage stopped next to the fountain and they alighted. As soon as they alighted there was a muscular guy with a handsome face, he looked to be in his early thirties and he was in a nice, expensive looking suit. The guy rushed forward and hugged Catherine lifting her up like a weightless doll while kissing her cheeks. The guy reminded Ace of his mother since she was also a touchy woman who didn't mind personal spaces, he remembered that he had refused her one time and she threw the biggest tantrum he had ever seen. She used to kiss him way too much when he got back home after a week of hunting.
{So rude } Eve shouts in his mind pushing him out of his thoughts to see the lord placing his daughter on the ground.
The lord then introduces himself as Cliff Alvion and Catherine's father. Cliff welcomes his guest to the house.
"My little angel how was the princesses tea party, did you enjoy it" Cliff inquires.
"It lively father more importantly when are you gonna stop treating me like a child?" Catherine asks pretending to angry.
"You will always be my little angel even when you grow old" Cliff states shamelessly.
They continue arguing until we get to the living room where Cliff is told everything that occurred and he can be clearly seen fuming.
" Leave the interrogation to me, Ace was it? Thank you for saving my daughter " Cliff thanks me as he bows his head. He looks more like peasant when he does that so I tell him there is no need to thank me that excessively. But as he insists on thanking me I shamelessly ask for identification documents since I don't have any and a place to stay.
"He will stay with us in the lord's mansion" Catherine states as if it's the most basic fact.
"WHAT!!!!!"