Come to another world and become a lord

Carl just stood there, blocking Elsa and Myrna, looking at Myrna's red face, but he remained indifferent. He was not stupid, nor was he acting on impulse, but since he had promised, he had to agree, which was related to his credibility. More importantly, Elsa was originally a chess piece, used to contain Morton, and now both Morton and Iren's attitudes have shown their murderous intentions towards this woman, which means that from now on, Elsa will have no one to rely on except herself, and she will become a more obedient and easier to control chess piece.

As for Myrna, she was just a brat who made judgments based on her emotions. She naturally wouldn't think about the relationship. Similarly, he wasn't afraid of offending Myrna, because Aaron didn't really care. When he and Myrna had an argument, he had glanced at the Prime Minister, but Aaron was calm at that time. He didn't intend to stop them, but let them continue to quarrel. His expression was like a parent watching two children fighting over toys. Not only was he not angry, he was even a little gloating. It was as if he just wanted to see Carl's joke. It was Aaron's attitude that made Carl feel relieved, and he was more confident to continue to protect Aisha.

"So, you want to let go of a criminal who kidnapped me?" Milena asked again.

"I promised her to spare her life. In exchange, she told us your location. In this respect, she has made up for her mistake. As for her punishment, it will not be completely exempted. I will make my own decision." Carl said firmly.

"What if I don't agree?" Myrna said viciously.

"I hope you understand that I am the lord of Rickburg. Here, I have the final say."

"You are so brave!" Myrna yelled, then turned to look at Alia standing aside and said coquettishly, "Master! Are you going to let him bully me like this?"

"Myrna, stop it."

"Even the master!"

"Okay, since I've given the Baron full authority over this matter, I should respect his decision." Aaron finally spoke up, ending the argument. He first glanced at Aisha, then strode up to Carl and said, "However, everything has risks. The only question is whether you are willing to take such risks."

"I am the Baron of Rickburg and have the right to be responsible for my subjects." Carl's attitude was still so firm. He understood the risks that Aaron mentioned. Now he had the leverage over Earl Morton. Such a move would inevitably lead to the Earl's resentment in the future. But the problem was that Morton had been targeting him from the very beginning. He had already regarded him as an enemy. So, what difference did it make whether he offended him or not?

On the other hand, Morton had lost his composure and was now anxious. He shouted:

"Wait, is this just going to happen? Kidnapping the prime minister's daughter is such a serious incident, but the criminals are not punished at all. Is this reasonable?"

"Of course there has to be punishment," Carl replied, "Aisha, you will be sentenced to 10 years in prison."

"10, 10 years in prison?" Aisha looked puzzled, as if she couldn't understand what Carl meant.

"What is that?" Myrna next to her asked the question directly. At this moment, the young lady temporarily forgot about revenge and was attracted by Carl's words out of curiosity.

Carl thought for a moment and then said:

"Well, how should I put it? For 10 years, you can only move within the limited scope of the castle. Most of the time you can only stay in the dungeon and are not allowed to leave without permission. At the same time, you must do labor in the castle, and all this labor is free of charge. Of course, I will also be responsible for your daily diet and daily life..."

"I, I am willing to accept such punishment!" Aisha replied quickly before Carl could finish his words.

"Wait, that's it?" Morton looked at Carl in disbelief. "You just want her to stay in the castle and continue to do her original job?"

Carl could understand Morton's doubts. Not only Morton, but also Alia and Aaron showed surprised expressions. In fact, there is no concept of imprisonment in this world. The dungeon is generally used as a means of temporarily detaining prisoners. Most of the criminal laws are based on physical harm to the prisoners. The most serious ones include beheading, hanging, burning, and other extreme punishments. Then there are the mutilation punishments such as cutting fingers and digging out eyes, and the lighter ones are whipping and stick punishment. And just locking a person up and restricting his freedom is probably something that most people cannot understand, and it is not even considered a punishment. After all, for most people at the bottom, there is no freedom to speak of.

"I said, this is serving a sentence, not working. From now on, her activities will be limited to the castle, and she will not be paid for the labor she performs."

"You call this a punishment?" Myrna also expressed dissatisfaction. "Every servant under me lives like this, except that they have to sleep in the dungeon."

Then she turned to look at Arya again and shouted:

"Master, you said that this guy is not hiding his selfish motives, he just likes her beauty and wants to keep her by his side to do something bad. Master, you can't be with a man like that!"

"So what on earth are you talking about..." Alia blushed for a moment when she heard Myrna's misleading words.

"Miss Myrna is right. This is not a punishment at all. In my opinion, she disguised herself as a maid and sneaked into the castle, which is considered deception. According to tradition, she should have her tongue cut off. She participated in the kidnapping and stole the Prime Minister's daughter, which is considered theft. She should have her hands chopped off." Morton continued to complain.

Carl understood that what he was talking about were the traditional corporal punishments in this world. Fraudsters cut off their tongues, thieves cut off their hands, these were unwritten but commonly accepted rules. It was just that Morton's words were somewhat far-fetched. In the final analysis, he just wanted Aisha to be unable to speak or write from now on, so that his secret would be safe forever. However, Carl did not want to expose him at this time. After all, everyone still had to be more or less decent on the surface.

Then Aaron spoke again:

"Well, since Carl is the Baron of Rickburg, we should respect his decision. This is his due right and obligation, and no one should interfere."

"Hmph~" Milna said softly in dissatisfaction, while Morton said nothing, but just kept looking at Carl with vicious eyes.

Seeing that everyone around him had stopped talking, Aaron coughed lightly and said again:

"Well, let's end it here. The Khan's army has already retreated for a long time, and we should have left long ago. If it weren't for my daughter's matter, we wouldn't have been delayed for so long. There are still so many post-war issues that need to be dealt with by the Baron, so I won't bother you any more. Rickburg is in a difficult situation now, so please do your best to help, Lord Earl~"

As he spoke, he looked at Morton, who was startled by this suddenness, and then hurriedly bowed and said:

"This is natural~"

After giving the order, he looked at Karl for the last time, and then showed a trace of relief:

"Then it's up to you from now on, Baron Karl."

When leaving, Karl saw Milna deliberately brushing past him and said something harsh:

"Listen carefully, kid. I will not let you go so easily. Just wait for me. But you must treat the master well while you are waiting, otherwise I will only make things worse for you!"

Carl just felt a little amused by her words, but he noticed Morton and Aeron at this time. The latter had lost his temper and looked at him with a smile, while Aeron had a complicated expression when looking at Aisha. He saw Aisha lower her head in embarrassment when her eyes met his, as if she was a little ashamed and mixed with some sadness.

Karl looked at the two of them for a long time. If Myrna was just a child following her own personality, then the two of them were real enemies.