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That night, Alicia watches the sleeping Vlad, frustrated he never visits her, and begins meditating while ordering him to visit her more often.","summary_source":"graph_aggregator","summary_status":"generated","summary_verification":"unverified"},"summary":"After burning the Gaidar advance force's supplies, Vlad is reprimanded by Lord Joseph for acting without orders in the war's first engagement. Joseph warns him that as a Knight of the North his name and actions now carry great weight. Vlad later checks on Stefan, the mercenaries, and his temperamental horse Noir, and refuses a grateful girl's keepsake. That night, Alicia watches the sleeping Vlad, frustrated he never visits her, and begins meditating while ordering him to visit her more often.","key_events":["Vlad refuses a grateful keepsake, saying a knight only accepts what he earned","A commander lectures Vlad for acting without orders after burning Gaidar advance force supplies","Western Allied Forces invade the North with 5,000 troops, signaling imminent war","Vlad reunites with Stefan and discusses mercenaries and his horse Noir's bad mood","Alicia visits sleeping Vlad at night and asks him to stand guard while she meditates"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"UGH... I CAN BARELY BREATHE.\nWHAT DID I DO WRONG THIS TIME?\nTHIS BOY...\n\nHE'S THE SORT WHO ONLY SHINES WHEN HE'S FREE OF RESTRAINT.\nIN THAT CASE,\nI SHOULD RESPECT THE INDIVIDUALITY HE'S DEVELOPED.\n\nOF COURSE, I'LL HAVE TO COOL HIS HEAD A LITTLE FIRST.\nWAS IT RECKLESSNESS...\nOR CONFIDENCE?\nIT'S FAIR TO CALL THIS THE FIRST ENGAGEMENT OF THE WAR, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?\n\nYET, I GAVE NO SUCH ORDER TO DO SO.\n...I'LL MAKE SURE HE LEARNS THE IMPORTANCE OF MILITARY ORDERS.\nACCORDING TO THE SCOUTS' REPORT,\nYOU BURNED NEARLY ALL THE GAIDAR ADVANCE FORCE'S SUPPLIES.\n\nAH, WELL...\nIT BECAME A HABIT WHILE I WAS IN THE WEST...\nI SEE.\nYOU MUST HAVE DONE IT BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD MANAGE IT.\nI DO HOPE YOUR ACTIONS WERE BASED ON SOUND, LEVEL-HEADED JUDGMENT.\n\nYES, MY LORD.\nBUT REMEMBER THIS.\nYOUR NAME HAS LIKELY ALREADY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENT.\n\nTHE CONSEQUENCES OF EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL LEAVE MARKS LIKE FOOTPRINTS, TRAILING BEHIND YOU.\nTHAT IS WHY, AS A KNIGHT, YOU MUST GIVE SERIOUS THOUGHT TO YOUR DECISIONS,\nAND WEIGH EVERY STEP YOU TAKE.\n\nYOUR ACTIONS NOW AFFECT MORE THAN BAYEZID ALONE.\nYOU SHOULDER THE HONOR AND PRIDE OF THE NORTH.\nYOU ARE A KNIGHT OF THE NORTH, AFTER ALL.\n\nDO YOU UNDERSTAND?\nYES, LORD JOSEPH.\nI WILL TAKE YOUR WORDS TO HEART.\nGOOD. YOU'VE WORKED HARD.\n\nGET SOME PROPER REST.\nYES, MY LORD. I'LL TAKE MY LEAVE.\n...WHAT DO YOU THINK?\n\nHE HAS AMPLY PROVEN HIMSELF A KNIGHT.\nHOWEVER,\nHE WILL NEED CAREFUL SUPERVISION DURING THIS WAR.\nYES, I SUPPOSE HE WILL.\n\nFOR THAT BOY, THIS WAR...\nHAS ANOTHER MEANING AS WELL.\n\nSIR VLAD!\nI'M GLAD YOU'RE SAFE!\nOH, STEFAN. HOW ARE THE MERCENARIES?\nNO ONE'S HURT, ARE THEY?\n\nYOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.\nI HEARD YOU HAD QUITE A ROUGH TIME AT SEA. SHOULDN'T YOU BE RESTING?\nI NEED TO GO SEE NOIR.\nAH, YOUR HORSE?\n\nYEAH. HE'S IN A FOUL MOOD RIGHT NOW.\nTHAT LONG VOYAGE REALLY IRRITATED HIM,\nAND HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO RUN AS MUCH AS HE WANTED.\nWOULD YOU LIKE US TO TAKE CARE OF THE LITTLE THINGS FOR YOU?\n\nWE CAN AT LEAST HANDLE FEEDING HIM.\nI'D APPRECIATE THAT...\nBUT I'M NOT SURE YOU COULD MANAGE IT.\nPARDON?\nIT TAKES SOMEONE LIKE GOETHE TO PUT UP WITH HIS TEMPER.\n\n...I'LL JUST LOOK AFTER HIM MYSELF.\nSTAY AWAY FROM HIM IF YOU CAN.\n\nHM?\nWHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?\n\nH-HOW MUCH DOES A HORSE LIKE THIS COST?\nWHY DO YOU ASK?\nWOULD YOU BUY HIM IF YOU HAD THE MONEY?\n\nSOME THINGS CAN'T BE BOUGHT, NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY YOU OFFER.\nHE'S ONE OF THEM.\n\nOH! I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR CLOAK BACK.\nKEEP IT FOR NOW.\n\nIT ONLY GETS IN THE WAY DURING COMBAT ANYWAY.\n...THEN PLEASE TAKE THIS.\n\nI WAS TAUGHT TO ALWAYS BE SINCERE WHEN SHOWING MY GRATITUDE.\nTHAT'S WHAT IS EXPECTED OF A RAVNOMA.\n\nTHIS IS ALL I HAVE TO OFFER RIGHT NOW,\nBUT SOMEDAY, I PROMISE I'LL...\nPUT IT AWAY.\nI CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING THAT IT HAS A STORY BEHIND IT.\nA KEEPSAKE FROM SOMEONE YOU LOST, OR A FAMILY HEIRLOOM, RIGHT?\n\nI WON'T EVER ACCEPT THINGS LIKE THAT AGAIN.\nBESIDES, I'VE ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR THIS MISSION,\nSO I WON'T ACCEPT ANYTHING FROM YOU.\nA KNIGHT MUST ACCEPT ONLY WHAT HE HAS RIGHTFULLY EARNED.\n\nFROM A FALSE KNIGHT TO A BOY FROM THE BACK ALLEYS.\nAND THEN, IN TURN, TO A GIRL WITH NOTHING TO GIVE.\n\nAND SO, A KNIGHT'S OATH CONTINUED TO PASS FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER.\n\nSIGH...\nWITH WAR SO CLOSE, I CAN'T SLEEP AT ALL.\n\nIN THREE DAYS AT MOST...\nHM?\n\nHMPH!\nTHE NERVE OF HIM.\n\n\"LADY ALICIA'S KNIGHT\"? ABSOLUTE RUBBISH.\nHE'S SO GOOD AT HIDING THAT I NEVER SEE HIM.\nEVEN WHEN I SUMMON HIM, HE BARELY EVER COMES.\nIT'S ALL TALK. HE DOES NOTHING TO MAKE ME FEEL HE MEANS IT.\n\nMUST BE NICE TO BE SO CAREFREE,\nSLEEPING SO SOUNDLY.\nISN'T HE NERVOUS ABOUT THE COMING WAR?\nDO KNIGHTS NORMALLY SLEEP THIS DEEPLY, THOUGH?\n\nYOU'D THINK HE'D SENSE ME HERE AND WAKE UP.\nDOES HE TRUST THIS PLACE THAT MUCH?\n\n●●● ●●●\n\n...VLAD IS LADY ALICIA'S KNIGHT.\nTHAT'S WHY, FROM NOW ON, HE WILL VISIT ALICIA OFTEN.\nHE WILL VISIT ALICIA MORE OFTEN THAN LORD JOSEPH.\n\nUNDERSTOOD?\n?!\n\n...YOU ARE ASLEEP, AREN'T YOU?\nWHY IS YOUR EAR TWITCHING?\n\nLISTEN CAREFULLY.\nI'M GOING TO MEDITATE NOW.\nI'LL BE GOING DEEP INTO MY WORLD TO PUT THINGS IN ORDER,\nAND IT'S DELICATE WORK, SO WAKE ME IF ANYONE COMES.\n\nUNDERSTOOD?\nMAKE SURE YOU WAKE ME, OKAY?\n\nVLAD IS LADY ALICIA'S KNIGHT.\nTHAT'S WHY, FROM NOW ON, HE WILL VISIT ALICIA OFTEN.\n\nHE WILL VISIT ALICIA MORE OFTEN THAN LORD JOSEPH.\n\nTHE WESTERN ALLIED FORCES INVADE THE NORTH WITH 5,000 TROOPS!","bubble_count":119,"pages_count":42,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"After burning the Gaidar advance force's supplies, Vlad is reprimanded by Lord Joseph for acting without orders in the war's first engagement.","spoiler_summary":"After burning the Gaidar advance force's supplies, Vlad is reprimanded by Lord Joseph for acting without orders in the war's first engagement. Joseph warns him that as a Knight of the North his name and actions now carry great weight. Vlad later checks on Stefan, the mercenaries, and his temperamental horse Noir, and refuses a grateful girl's keepsake. That night, Alicia watches the sleeping Vlad, frustrated he never visits her, and begins meditating while ordering him to visit her more often."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/the-stellar-swordmaster-xht8zj4b/chapter-142-42cgn5","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Stellar Swordmaster #142","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-16T23:08:46.079Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/the-stellar-swordmaster-xht8zj4b"}}