White smoke from a cigarette filled the room. Despite several candles illuminating the room, it was so dark that it seemed as if only the glowing ember of the pipe was floating in the obscurity. Kassel struggled to handle the heavy atmosphere within the room and coughed awkwardly a few times. But the large man…

According to the information obtained from the Village of Defectors, the White Wolves had headed to Koholrun. Even if it were a lie, there was no way for Kassel to return to the village of rogues, so he rode the horse borrowed from Falcon and continued south. Thanks to thoughtful Janie, who had placed a…

‘Dignity.’ Janie never claimed herself as a noble, nor did she reveal herself through her attire, yet Kassel saw her as one. Just her posture radiated nobility. Kassel had neither seen a knight nor lived amongst them. Without an opportunity to learn from observing them, it was impossible for him to behave like a knight….

‘Even if the opponent leads a hundred-thousand-strong army, there’s no need to fear.’ It might not be an army of a hundred thousand, but from Kassel’s perspective, the bandits surrounding him seemed as such. He’d considered the proverb, but acting unfazed in front of an arrow on full draw was near impossible. However, upon seeing…

It was night, so they couldn’t see the entire village, but it wasn’t a large one. Despite the late hour with the full moon stuck to the sky’s ceiling, many houses were still lit, most of them taverns. The four Black Lion Knights had brought Kassel to the Village of Defectors and hesitated at the…

‘Why did I end up in such a state?’ Kassel was lying down, staring up at the sky. He pondered when he had last leisurely gazed at the sky like this, or even simply lied down in peace. Perhaps it was the first time since he left his hometown, but he couldn’t remember well. His…