As Gideon ordered, Noelle and Silva agreed to go with him. Nozel's carriage was still parked in front of the village gate, and Gideon could use it now by right of his new title.
"Luke, Lyra. Stay here and keep watch. Make sure the village and Princess Alanar remain safe," Gideon said.
"Of course, Captain. Leave it to us," Luke replied.
There was nothing more to be done in Nemora. Gideon left with Noelle and Silva. The Baron's badge was pinned on the shirt he wore, proof that Nozel's authority had passed to him.
The carriage rolled westward. Rockvalley was a much larger and wealthier village compared to Nemora and the other two.
Nozel had lived there all this time, so it was no wonder he had cared more about Rockvalley than the rest.
But Gideon had no plans to follow that path. He had four villages to oversee: Nemora, Rockvalley, Algus, and Dergon. Algus and Dergon lay in the west, while Nemora was the only one in the east.
