The more Rowan spoke, the more emotional the ladies got, and the more the tension in the room increased.
Elara and the ladies' eyes dripped with tears of different emotions ranging from sadness to regret, with a little hint of joy and pride. Two of them got so emotional that they even knelt on the ground to cry their hearts out.
D'andre watched the scene unfold in front of him and couldn't help but wonder about the kind of magic Rowan possessed to be able to elicit such strong emotions from the ladies.
Meanwhile, Rowan remained standing with a crafty smile on his face, watching their favorability towards him grow by the seconds.
DING! [Challenge completed, your returnee's favorability of you has surpassed the friendly level. Reward has been sent.]
DING! [100x Rewards activated | 50,000 evolution points have been added.]
The amount of evolution points he received made him smile even more. Although it wasn't much, receiving rewards for something he would've done on his own was still a good thing.
The glowing crystal floated in the room, highlighting the emotional faces of the women. Especially Elara, whose eyes were fixed on Rowan, tears dripping down.
Rowan stretched his hands out with a calm smile on his face, and the women immediately rushed to hug him. Elara was the first to approach him, and she hugged him tightly while crying her heart out.
"Be at peace, beautiful women of Winterseed, your beloved Lord is back and will take the village back to the peaceful paradise you once knew," Rowan declared as he embraced the women.
His eyes darted towards D'andre, who sat and watched with a cringed expression on his face after hearing Rowan's emotional speech.
'This bastard,' Rowan scoffed inwardly.
The ladies cried in his embrace for more than three minutes before finally letting go of him.
"Please take a seat, ladies, we have a lot to discuss," Rowan said to them.
The five of them sat down on the free chairs in the room and stared at Rowan. The past hatred and anger on their faces were gone, now replaced with respectful and interested expressions.
D'andre also looked at Rowan with an interested expression, ready to hear what he had to say.
Rowan cleared his throat and spoke with a smile, "Once again welcome back to Winterseed." He began, looking at the ladies who smiled and nodded in response.
"When you ladies complained earlier, you mentioned a lot of concerning words like Glenwood coming to attack, one of your sisters getting left behind, and others. I would like you to go deeper into those topics," he prompted.
His words were met with an immediate response from the women.
"Lord Rowan, we have to prepare for war in two days!" Elara revealed, her expression turning serious in an instant.
"War? Why exactly? The way I acted in front of the soldiers didn't show any form of confrontation," Rowan inquired, wanting to know more.
Elara quickly explained all she had heard, starting by informing him about a spy from Winterseed who always released useful information to Glenwood.
She then went on to talk about the last meeting between the spy and the Lord of Glenwood, which resulted in him preparing to take over Winterseed.
Rowan wasn't that shocked about the first part as he already knew about it. As for the last part, he wondered what information the Lord of Glenwood might have received to make him want to kill him so badly and take over his village.
"This information will be the core of our battle strategy. I'm glad you were smart enough to gather such vital intel, you should be proud of yourselves," Rowan complimented, causing the ladies to smile blissfully.
"But I wonder, what would you have done with this information if I hadn't cleared up the misunderstanding?" he asked.
Elara was the one to answer, "Nothing, we would have tried our best to talk you out of it."
Rowan nodded and continued, "About that spy you talked about? Can you recognize him if you see him?"
"I am sorry, my Lord, but I wouldn't be able to recognize his face as I never got to see him. Lord Fagin always sent us out each time the spy arrives. However, I know that he is one of the new captains, and I can also recognize his voice," Elara replied.
'One of the new captains?' Rowan's eyes narrowed slightly, 'Who among the six captains could this person be, and why is that person trying to betray his own village?' he wondered.
Among the captains, Rowan was very close with Roland and knew Bryce and Oliver a bit. As for the other captains, he had only communicated with them during training and hadn't been able to speak more with them to understand their character.
Considering that Rowan had only been in this world for less than a week, it was pretty understandable why he didn't know his captains that well.
'She knows his voice, we will be able to fish him out very soon,' he concluded and replied to Elara without wasting time.
"That's great, Elara. With your help, we'll be able to catch him before he leaks more information to Glenwood."
"I am happy I was able to help, but I have one request to make. It's about Liara, the one who sacrificed her safety to grant us a safe escape," Elara's voice became low and moody as she spoke.
She told Rowan about Liara and what Glenwood would do to her after finding out she aided their escape. She even mentioned how they had been trying to defile her and how she was always there to protect her.
The other women joined in as well, emphasizing how lustful the men were and how they feared for Liara's safety.
As Rowan and D'andre heard the details of the matter, ugly expressions appeared on their faces, and anger boiled in their hearts.
Though D'andre wasn't a part of Winterseed, he made up his mind to aid Rowan in exacting revenge on those people!
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