At Daggers Drawn

All conflict ceased the moment Grand Duchess Yetana appeared.

The knights needed no further mention. When they had been made formal knights, the first person they had sworn loyalty to was the Grand Duchess. Thus, regardless of the circumstances, once she appeared, they had to await her judgment before taking any action.

As the homeland of knights, chivalry flourished across the Shining Plains. Knights were exceptionally devout toward their oaths, so none dared act rashly before the Grand Duchess. That would not merely be disloyalty—it would be a trampling of the knightly code, the one thing knights found most intolerable.

That included Egil, who had been cuckolded.

Solam and the others had not stopped because of Grand Duchess Yetana. No matter how exalted she was, people like Solam would not care much. What truly concerned them was the white-haired old knight following behind Yetana.

The old knight was not especially tall. In fact, he was even a little shorter than Grand Duchess Yetana, standing only around 1.7 meters. He looked kindly and benevolent, radiating a peaceful aura that made him seem anything but powerful.

Yet the grail-shaped emblem on his chest revealed that he was a Grail Knight!

Grail Knight was the Duchy of Toussaint's unique title for legendary knights. The name came from an artifact passed down through the Toussaint court for generations—Lathander's Chalice! It was said to be a cup forged entirely from gold, a holy grail that had once held Lathander's blood. Few knew what it actually looked like; only a select few loyal to the Grand Duke of Toussaint had ever seen it.

(The inspiration for this cup came from the battle between Lathander, the Lord of Morning, descended to the mortal realm, and Samaster. Lathander was wounded and bled during that battle. According to the