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“Loyal was driving the carriage with Latilda sitting beside him, a seating arrangement that Anna objected to. “You can’t make the lady sit in an uncomfortable spot.” “So if I sit in the cargo bed and hold Dalmar’s hands, will that make you feel better?” Anna knew how to handle Latilda, but Latilda likewise knew…

There were no screams, no crackling noises to sting the ears as fire spread. There was no smoke, no choking odors. Latilda lay sprawled in the heart of a city engulfed in flame. Even the raging inferno appeared as black silhouettes. Despite being in the center of the conflagration, she felt a chill. The wind…

They searched the city until sunset, but the White Wolves could not find Loyal. Eventually, Dunmel declared that Loyal was not in Koholrun. If Dunmel could not find him, then there was no other course for Azwin and Sheyden. “Strange. Could he have committed suicide out of guilt for losing his sword?” Azwin seriously considered…

‘They seemed to have wings on their backs, soaring across the sky, or moved unseen in an instant, appearing anywhere on the battlefield to attack. They were fewer in number, or so I’d heard, but they seemed more. Sometimes, it felt like an incalculable multitude was pressuring us from all sides.’ This was how their…

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…