Chapter 154

As soon as the dinner was over, the duke went to the baron's study and stayed there, ordering to bring him some herbal brew. The owner of the castle did not pretend that he did not understand the hint and quickly went into the study, changing his plans to talk to the girl who had arrived and whom he left in the care of his brother and Alex, her father was one of those who got drunk.

- You are charming, Baroness," the vampire bowed and tried to grab the hand of his future mistress and kiss it.

Unfortunately he failed. As soon as he approached and started complimenting her, the girl blushed and pressed her hands to her lips. She was clearly embarrassed and flattered.

"Man, I forget that I'm like honey to the local ladies to the bees."

Alexander really did keep forgetting that fact. Having gotten used to the usual appearance for his entire conscious life, and knowing that you are like billions of others, it was strange to suddenly turn out to be this macho handsome guy, laying girls with just a look. Especially since it didn't work on vampiresses and he didn't have wild success among the female part of his village.

- You are also very handsome, Your Grace.

The two men in the living room burst out laughing. The bride-to-be didn't know where to put her shame after what she had said, but they were laughing at her.

- Don't take offense at us, ma'am. Knight Blood is indeed too handsome and it is hard for young girls to resist his charms. Though I can assure you, he is a brave and skillful warrior and mage.

"What a dick! He didn't fail to mention my beauty!"

The conversation turned to the usual small talk about the weather, war and "nasty goblins". The girl turned out to be quite intelligent, and her judgments about the war and its goals were much more mature than those of many men. Alex had no one to compare her to, as his usual circle of people was made up of tavern-goers, and there were usually no geniuses of thought there. The conversation was interrupted by the appearance of the baron, who smiled sweetly at all three of them and took the knight aside.

- Alex, you have much more experience with girls.

"And this one's hinting at my pretty face!"

- Give me some advice... - the baron hesitated, - the father of my fiancée, or rather future fiancée, is now lying dead drunk, and before that the whole dinner he was bothering me with all kinds of commercial offers. Quite dubious, I must say.

The vampire heard that perfectly well. The baron, who had brought his daughter, probably felt that he had caught a lucky tail and it was necessary to use the moment, or rather the wealth of his future relative. And drove his ears with all kinds of projects promising crazy profits. And the guest was not at all embarrassed that Baron Savoyardi was older than him. He addressed him as a foolish young man who had first come to the table with adults.

- So tell me this. Would Veta take offense if I sent her father home before the wedding?

- You know, Your Grace, that's something only Veta can tell you. And I might advise you not to make such an abrupt break with your future father-in-law and to speed up the wedding and send your new relative home the day after.

- Speed up the wedding. I hadn't really thought of that. Thank you.

- And talk to the bride. Find out how she feels about her father. Something tells me there's not much love there.

The Baron nodded and offered to return to the others. Alexander decided that he had gotten too busy in the village, so he bowed and began to say goodbye. And then something happened that had not been possible to do under any circumstances for so long. The Baron himself took the vampire's hand and holding it said that tomorrow he was waiting for him to visit him, and that was the Duke's wish. The knight only nodded and assured him that he would. But he was rejoicing in his heart.

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