"This is Miss Sherry's Swift Hawk!"
The moment the little fellow landed on the fence, the guards who had been chatting and laughing just moments ago instantly changed expression.
"That's right. Quick, go notify my lord!"
At once, two Storm Knights sprinted wildly into the camp.
The sight of such a tiny Swift Hawk had caused their faces to pale because Nalant had instructed them that if a Swift Hawk landed before them at night, it meant something of utmost urgency was about to happen.
After all, Sherry was still growing up; they could not possibly have the little girl on standby twenty-four hours a day.
So the best course was to notify Nalant, their lord, first whenever an emergency arose, and then have him make the arrangements.
"My lord! The Storm Knights have an urgent report!"
Outside Nalant's tent, Lilia was the first to be awakened by the guards.
She immediately called softly to Nalant.
Though Nalant had been asleep, his senses were exceptionally sharp, and he opened his eyes at once.
"What is it? Let them in!"
Nalant rose directly from his bed, still wearing his armor.
Although Nalant usually seemed rather unreliable, he still knew his own limits.
In this dangerous isolation zone, carelessness was no different from making a joke of his own life.
At Nalant's command, the two Storm Knights swiftly entered the tent. "My lord, we were standing guard at the camp gate just now. After we killed several scattered Dark Creatures, one of Miss Sherry's Swift Hawks suddenly landed on the fence!"
"Because you previously instructed us..."
"A Swift Hawk landed on the fence?" Before the two Storm Knights could finish, Nalant shot to his feet.
He had given that order himself, so he naturally understood what it meant.
"Go notify Quick and