Faced with three High-level Magic Beasts, Honnier quickly sobered up. Trading barbs with all the women in the lord's room was one thing; facing Landen himself was another.
Whatever her relationship with the Royal Court might be, Landen was a High-Rank lord and a powerful noble capable of standing up to the Royal Court. Trying to get the better of someone so formidable in an argument was hardly wise.
Thinking this, Honnier quickly lowered her stance. "Thank you for your generosity, my lord. In Hindukush, the Human Race is merely a vassal of the Beastmen. Even someone like me, who may seem to have it good, is only coasting on my ancestors' reputation.
"Now that I've returned to my homeland, I hope you'll let me serve as an ordinary Knight in your Knight Order—or as a Knight of your family, if you prefer. I will be your sword and shield!"
Honnier's words left the girls behind her bewildered. You just took every one of us to task, and now you're saying you want to be a Knight? But they soon heard something even more unexpected from Landen.
"Your return proves that the Gallop Royal Family has come back to Padmira after three hundred years." With a single sentence, Landen took the conversation to a level no one had anticipated.
"If it weren't for the war, I would have personally taken you to the ancestral temple at Padmira Castle right now, so you could pay your respects to the former monarchs of the Gallop Kingdom."
"This..."
"The ancestral temple hasn't yet been reopened, but I've already sent word to Princess Halkara and informed the Dragon Kingdom and the Imperial Capital Office of Appointments. I've asked them to restore the title you're entitled to, along with your living quarters in the Royal