The Abandoned Baroness Is One of the Black Knight’s Favorites Chapter 5

                         

                                     The daughter is picked up by the black knight  5

Sophia, who was worried about how far she would have to walk with her blistered feet was now worried about the two horses that had appeared in front of her.[TL- Damn. You worry too much] A white horse and a black horse. The well-maintained horses probably belonged to Matthias and Gilbert respectively.

"I thought I'd ride my horse through the forest with Gilbert as an escort this morning, but I found something peculiar." Said Matthias in a mocking tone.

Gilbert threw a water bottle to Sophia with no expression. Sophia received the bottle reflexively, but didn't know what to do with it and looked at Gilbert cluelessly.

"Drink it. Your voice is painful to hear."[TL- Her voice had become hoarse as mentioned in the previous chapter.] 

Gilbert quickly turned away and tied Sophia's trunk to the horse. Sophia was staring at the water bottle in her hand. Gilbert started stroking his horse's mane as if he had lost interest in Sophia.

When I opened the lid of the bottle, the liquid inside the bottle had a refreshing and citrus smell. By taking small sips, I could tell that the liquid in the bottle was fruit water due to its moderate acidity. Its coldness made my throat comfortable.

"Thank you very much."

Gilbert received the water bottle from Sophia as she thanked him with a slightly better voice.

"Let's go, get on."

Gilbert turned his face to the horse and said. Sophia lowered her eyebrows in trouble. The horse was tall, and there was no way she could ride the horse like she did with her father when she was a child. Gilbert's horse was huge and she was afraid of getting closer to it. Sophia shook her head desperately.

"Oh, please don't worry about me."

Sophia took a step back immediately after saying those words. Matthias smiled wryly when he saw that Sophia was feeling regretful towards Gilbert, who was in a bad mood.

"Gilbert, there's no way a lady can ride a horse alone."

Sophia felt a little saved by Matthias' words. But that didn't solve the problem. Sophia, who was hesitating, was lifted by Gilbert, who had closed the distance between them in an instant.

"Kya!"

Sophia shut her eyes, she felt as if she was floating in the air. When she opened her eyes, she experienced the slightly unstable yet hard saddle. She was already on the black horse, and her legs were completely exposed in front of Gilbert.

"..."

I tried to hold the hem of my dress in a hurry because of the embarrassment, but on an unstable horse I just staggered in vain. Sophia couldn't endure this and blushed, but Gilbert put his hands on Sophia's shoes and took them off immediately.

"You don't need shoes on a horse."

Gilbert, who loaded Sophia's shoes with the trunk, didn't even notice Sophia stuck in surprise. Gilbert grabbed the rope and swung his left foot over the horse at once. Sophia couldn't hide her confusion as she leaned forward which she knew was the right posture as she was used to riding. She was in a position surrounded by Gilbert's arms. A little further away, she could see Matthias laughing.

"Well, let's go home soon."

Gilbert immediately followed Mathias, who had kicked the horse's belly first, with a word of criticism.

"Your Highness, please don't leave the forest by yourself."

"Gilbert, will you be okay not holding your sword?"

"It won't be a problem. You'll see."

Matthias and Gilbert slammed against each other calmly while riding side by side on horseback. Sophia barely kept her sanity at the speed and height she had never experienced and to the certainty of Gilbert's arms supporting her back. The saddle is for one person, and Sophia would fall without Gilbert's support. Gilbert held her arm in his palm like a sword. I was afraid of closing my eyes and opening them.

"It's alright, I won't drop you."

The voice was so small and low that it could have been misunderstood as the sound of the wind. Sophia glanced at Gilbert's face, but Gilbert rode his horse calmly as if nothing had happened. Sophia fell into an illusion and her previous anxieties had vanished with those words like it was nothing. The trees of the forest pass behind. Eventually, a white castle appeared in front of her, which she had only seen through the window of her room in the Baron's Mansion.

Upon arrival at the royal castle, Sophia was taken to the carriage yard behind the castle. Gilbert, who had gotten off the horse earlier, naturally lifted her up and carried her to a high quality carriage. She had never been in a carriage as fine as this one. The trunk and shoes had not been returned to her. The soft seat softly wrapped Sophia's body, which had become stiff after riding the horse. My cheeks had become hotter due to this sudden situation, but more than that, Gilbert's dignity, the sophisticated beauty of the carriage, and my appearance, which was so shabby, were so out of sync that I wanted to disappear from the scene.

"Um..."

"Wait here. Don't run away."

Gilbert uttered those words as if he had read Sophia's mind. When Sophia nodded, Gilbert pulled the reins of the black horse and headed for the castle with Matthias. Sophia who was left alone, hugged her body with her arms that were trembling due to the loneliness attacking her.

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TL- Do not hesitate to highlight any mistakes I've made.

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