Chapter: 943

The knight who followed as the person in charge reported, “I am sorry, Your Majesty. At this rate, we cannot speed up.”

“There’s nothing I can do about snow this bad.”

Kaizen also spoke in a voice filled with frustration.

There is also a way to stop for a while and wait for the snow to stop until dawn, but it will be a very difficult way.

The knights can get frostbite because they’re buried in the snow.

‘It’s already midnight.’

Fortunately, Theor was already asleep in the carriage.

He must have been tired from playing, so he fell asleep shortly after leaving.

Had he been aware of this situation, he would have been frightened, but luckily he fell asleep.

“There’s a place to stay nearby.”

Astelle opened the window a little and spoke to Kaizen. “There is a house around here. It’s a farmer’s house, but it’s a sturdy house and there’s a stable, so we can stop by.”

It seems like it would be too small for all of this party to stay, but there are no other options right now.

That house is the only place near here.

Astelle felt sorry for bothering the owner by visiting him in the middle of the night, but there was nothing she could do now.

“Then let’s go there.”

Astelle told him the way.

The carriage ran along the main road for a few more minutes before turning onto a side road.

When they reached the end of the side road, they came across a small two-story house with a stable and barn.

The moment they arrived, the quiet house turned into chaos.

The old owner, who had met Astelle several times, ran out to greet the emperor and his party.

“I am honored to have you drop by my house, Your Majesty the Emperor.”

“The snow is so bad we need to take a short break.”

The owner himself hurriedly prepared a bed for the imperial couple.

There are only two workers in the house. They cleared all the empty rooms to make room for the knights and maids.

Since there was not enough room, they cleared out the storage room and made a bed out of blankets and straw bales.