"I'll escort His Excellency the Wise Wolf to Shadowvale. From today until the end of the Black Calamity, I'll be Hogg's personal bodyguard."
At the entrance to the forbidden swamp, the fully armed Rose Knight Palanno bid farewell to Murphy and Triss.
"After it meets the Butcher, I'll also take it to see Lord Paine. It'll certainly have to satisfy him first, and Lord Paine has other plans for the Wise Wolf. We can expect him to have the Wise Wolf meet several leaders of the civilized factions and seek their support.
"This process may take some time.
"But I promise that Hogg and I will return to your front lines when the Black Calamity begins. On behalf of the Blood Oath Clan, I once again give you my word!
"As long as the Blood Oath Clan remains, Transia will never fall."
"I believe your promise, Palanno. You, you lunatic knight, are the very embodiment of an oath. I also promise you that the Blood Eagle Clan, with me at its head, will give everything for Lord Paine's great plan."
Triss spoke the official words to Palanno on behalf of the Blood Eagles, while Murphy carried a case over to Hogg.
As they prepared to part for a while, he set the case down before Hogg, unlocked it with his fingerprint, and pointed to the black under-armor inside.
"You're going on a long journey, Hogg. I'm giving you a set of protective gear from the Golden Age as a personal gift. It'll protect you in dangerous moments. This is also my way of making amends. I'm the one who pushed you into this position. I forced a responsibility on you that you were never meant to bear.
"Though it seemed as if I gave you a choice, it was really