How to Tame My Beastly Husband - Chapter 196

Claire Lucid Bavaria. Third Knight Commander of the Chapelle Empire. The wife of Arjen Bavaria. She had many titles, but the one that suited her best was knight.

“Where is your sense of urgency?” Claire demanded. “Can you even call yourselves knights of the Empire?”

Walking through the training grounds, Claire was more venomous than usual, and the men under her command prepared themselves for death. News had just come from Deltium, and she was very, very irritated.

“A Master of Swords! I can’t believe he is a Master of Swords!”

It seemed Raphael of Carnesis had just accomplished this singular achievement, and Claire was furious. Of course, she had expected this day would come, but so soon?

He was a man of many talents.

Claire grumbled to herself. Of course, she was a gifted swordswoman herself, but not enough to reach the level of a Master of Swords. In this area, natural talent weighed more heavily than constant training.

Claire knew exactly what level her own skills were. She would never be as good as Raphael, no matter how hard she tried.

She was very jealous.

“We’re finished with training for today,” she said. “If you’re this lazy tomorrow, I’ll break your backs and make you crawl home. Dismissed!”

With training over, Claire headed home. Her expression brightened when she remembered it was still the middle of the month. There was a good chance her handsome husband would be home.

Her steps quickened.

* * *

“Arjen, I’m home!”

As soon as she arrived, Claire went straight to Arjen’s office. There was no one that she wanted to see so badly, but she was immediately disappointed to find the room empty.

But after a moment, she felt the presence of someone behind her, creeping forward.

An assassin? No. The presence behind her felt like…

A bright smile appeared on Claire’s face, but she pretended not to notice the person sneaking behind her. The man held his breath as he approached and suddenly embraced her from behind, and Claire pretended to start with surprise, turning to look behind her.

“Arjen! You scared me.”

“You should always watch your back,” said the blond man, kissing her. His snow-white skin and clear purple eyes made his beauty almost unreal, as if he were a fairy creature. Not even the tattooed spider on his left cheek could diminish his charms. Beaming, Claire turned to embrace her husband, who she hadn’t seen in a long time.

“How did you get here so soon? Did you solve that problem you mentioned last time?”

“Not yet, but I will soon. My father-in-law fully supports me,” Arjen laughed.

He knew very well he could never have succeeded without the help of Claire’s family. The Lucid family was highly respected in the empire. It had been almost a miracle that Claire’s father had accepted Arjen as her husband, and Arjen would always be grateful for it. And though he had benefited mightily from his connection to Claire’s family, it didn’t mean that he loved her any less.

“I like being with you,” he said, looking at her fondly. “How was training today?”

“I did not like it,” Claire grumbled. “My subordinates are dumb, my sword is slow. Why don’t I have talent?”

“…You have no talent? You?”

Claire’s family was a lineage of knights who had been protecting the realm for hundreds of years. A line of warriors, naturally gifted with the sword. Even Claire, a female knight, had a formidable constitution.

Arjen immediately guessed the reason for the sudden lapse in her self-confidence.”

“It must be that my brother-in-law has made you sad,” he said. “But don’t worry about it so much.”

“I envy him. Every swordsman’s dream is to become a Master of Swords.”

“From what I saw, he isn’t just a swordsman. Isn’t it pointless for a human to compare themselves to a tiger? Compare yourself to yourself.”

“That is just depressing.”

Dejected, Claire let her chin rest on her husband’s shoulder. She was such a lovely woman. Arjen affectionately kissed her forehead, drawing her eyes to his face. Claire’s gloom always lifted when she got to look at something so beautiful. Posted only on NovelUtopia

“I’m so glad you’re here, Arjen.”

“So am I,” Arjen replied, and though he smiled, a cloud passed over his face. She caught the vague uneasiness.

“What’s wrong? Is there another problem?”