“Heave-ho!”

With her sleeves rolled up to her elbows, Lindsay eagerly drew water from the well. She lowered the wooden bucket several times right until the wooden barrel was filled to the brim. She then stood up to grasp the handle of the heavy barrel.

“Huup!”

Lindsay lifted the handle with both hands and in a crab-like manner scurried towards the nearby building. Her face turned as red as a tomato as she exerted herself to the physical limits. Right then, two soldiers coming down from the stone wall spotted Lindsay’s struggle and ran toward her.

“Hey, miss Lindsay, you can leave hard work like this to us.”

“Now now, I can take it from here.”

“Oh, no… that’s okay…”

The soldiers took on the bucket of water from Lindsay, almost half-forcefully. Looking at her empty hands, Lindsay was confused, not knowing what to do next.

“Um, it’s really fine. It’s something I used to do every day in Conrad Castle. I can take that.”

“No, no. We’re in a position where we rely on you for our meals anyways. I wouldn’t have any face left if I didn’t help you with even something like this. Now, come on, let’s go.”

The two soldiers each grabbed a side of the handle and hastily headed towards the back of the kitchen building.

“Ah, no, ummm…”

Lindsay watched as the soldiers scurried away and hurriedly followed after them.

“Good day, lady Lindsay.”

“Ah, yes. Hello.”

“Oh, by the way, what is the menu for dinner today?...