I became a mage and was recruited by the lord as his son-in-law

After filling the warehouse, Bennett ordered the patrolling knights to distribute the food to the subjects and told them that if there was not enough, they could go to the castle and Bennett would come over to replenish it.

"Let's go check on Hannah and the others."

Bennett said to the little maid beside him.

Hannah was the leader of the pregnant women and mothers rescued by the territory when the Kuk territory was attacked, and she was also a territorial person of the Razlan Leather Factory.

When Bennett flew over, he saw that they all lived in the most marginal location. He was a little surprised and wanted to go and see how they were doing.

Judy didn't think much about it and took Bennett to the edge.

This is an independent small gathering place, surrounded by walls. From time to time, the sound of children crying can be heard from inside, and they are the kind that cry all at once.

Outside the wall, there were several knights patrolling.

Bennett gave each of the knights some wine, and the knights were naturally very happy.

"Does anyone usually come to harass them?" Bennett asked.

"Before moving here, this did happen, but after Maureen the Maid sent someone to set up this place, no one came to harass them anymore."

The knights drank the wine, and seeing Bennett's friendly attitude, they did not hide anything from him, and continued:

"But Maureen's maid also doesn't allow them to contact outsiders. In the past six months, the only ones who can enter and leave here are Maureen and a few knights that Maureen trusts."

Bennett thought thoughtfully.

"Okay, I get it. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard. When the Master Mage comes back, all our hard work will be worth it."

The leading knight was quite old, and the wrinkles on his face were twisted into a smile.

Bennett patted the knight on the shoulder, turned around, pushed open the wooden door, and entered the independent camp.

The camp is very clean, with snow piled up against the walls. The environment here is not very good, as there are only thicker marching tents, which can only be said to be slightly windproof in a winter like this in the north.

There were rows of poles outside the tent, on which were hung children's diapers and women's clothes, all of which were frozen stiff.

There is no way to do this in the North, and you can only rely on the wind to dry your clothes little by little.

Judy walked in front of Bennett, led Bennett to the tent in the corner, and shouted inside:

"Sister Hannah, the master is back."

There was a sudden sound of pots and pans being knocked over, followed by a woman's anxious voice:

"Hurry up and pack up. Where are my clothes? Go change your clothes too. Don't dress like savages."

"Where's the tea leaves? Take them out quickly."

"Hannah, we don't have hot water."

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"Master Mage, please wait a moment while I clean up the room."

There was a commotion in the tent. Hannah's voice was still as energetic as before. Except for being a little excited, she was still the same as when Bennett first met her.

Hannah didn't come out, but other women in the camp did.

Bennett looked at them. They were all covered with fur and really looked like savages.

Most of them came out and just watched from afar, as if they wanted to come over but didn't dare to.

"What's wrong? We haven't seen each other for half a year and we are so strange now?"

Bennett said jokingly.

The women all laughed and said:

"We haven't showered for several months. We're afraid of stinking the Master Mage."

"Master Mage wants to look for us, but we better wait until we are clean."

"It was cold and smelly inside the tent, and no one dared to let the adults in."

Bennett opened his mouth and looked at the group of women who were talking at the same time, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Everyone chatted for a while before Hannah moved the wooden board blocking the entrance of the tent and opened the curtain.

Hannah, wearing a bulky cotton coat, stood on tiptoe to roll up the curtain.

As soon as the curtain was rolled up, a smell of sweat, milk, and children's feces and urine hit me in the face.

Bennett felt sad and was about to go in when he heard Hannah say:

"Master Mage, let the smell go for a while."

"It's okay. My nose isn't working properly lately and I can't smell anything."

After Bennett finished speaking, he raised his hand and lowered the curtain that Hannah had just rolled up.

"Master Mage..."

"It's okay, don't let the child catch a cold."

This is the northern border, with temperatures dozens of degrees below zero. If the wind blows hard, the women and children inside will all fall down.

There was little in the tent, just a few beds made of earth and some sheepskins.

These sheepskins should be what was left over from the leather factory. They have not been completely processed and still emit a sheep smell.

The women were also wearing bulky cotton-padded clothes, and the children were wrapped in thick fur, leaving only their little faces exposed, but their noses were also red from the cold.

Hannah walked into the tent and busied herself opening a small window.

Bennett looked into the room and saw a small fireplace made of mud at the side.

There was some wood next to the fireplace, but there was no fire in it.

"Is the firewood allocated to you enough?"

Bennett had a lot of questions in his mind, but in the end he chose to ask about firewood first. Here, keeping warm is the first priority. You can survive for a few days without food, but you can't last a whole night without fire.

Hannah smiled awkwardly and was about to say something, but the woman next to her couldn't help it and said:

"Master Mage, we have everything we need except firewood."

Hannah was a little anxious, so she stepped forward and slapped the woman, saying:

"You do nothing here, and you think the firewood you get for free is not enough?"

Bennett pulled the angry Hannah away. Judy was also very angry and complained:

“Sister Maureen organized everyone to chop firewood. Now the weather is too cold and there is little food in the granary, so no one wants to work for nothing.

These firewoods were chopped by Sister Maureen and her knights personally.”

Hannah glared at the woman, then turned back to comfort Judy:

"I know, I know, it's okay, there's enough firewood at night, and everyone won't need that much firewood."

Another woman next to her couldn't stand it anymore and said through gritted teeth:

"It's all because of those bitches. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have been assigned here."

When Hannah heard this, the anger on her face disappeared, her face turned pale, her shoulders trembled, and her expression was full of panic.

Judy also frowned and her eyes were angry, but she didn't say anything. She just turned her head away angrily.

Bennett sighed and looked at Hannah. Hannah's shoulders trembled. She knew she couldn't avoid it, so she could only kneel down in front of Bennett and said:

“It’s my fault for not managing it properly.”

Bennett helped Hannah up and said:

"Wake up first and tell me what's going on?"