“Hold on. I promise you something interesting is going to happen.”

Raven spoke to Karuta in a low voice, then turned his head towards a member of the guards. Anxiety could be read on their faces; they were intimidated by Karuta’s appearance.

“This orc here is an ally of the Pendragon family and a personal friend of mine. He’s here with me as an attendant. Is there a problem?”

“N, no, there is no problem.”

It was as expected.

Leus was a place that was familiar with orcs, and Raven’s proclamation, which labeled Karuta as a friend of the Pendragon family, was more than enough to justify Karuta’s presence.

“Greetings, my prince, princess, and… your Grace Pendragon.”

Raven turned his head at a voice that called out his name in a calm voice. A knight with a red epaulet came down the stairs then bowed politely with one hand on his sword handle, as was the traditional greeting for knights.

His hair was neatly combed back, and his stature was close to Raven’s. He seemed to be around 26 years old.

“My name is Vincent Ron, a knight serving Governor-General Sagunda.”

“Nice to meet you, Sir Ron.”

Ian greeted him on behalf of the whole group. Raven stood by Ian’s side, silently observing the knight of Sagunda. As the two...