Abner looked around and found that, besides Edwina, there were two other women in the captain's cabin.
One wore standard Intis knight armor, with a longsword at her waist. Her delicate features carried a heroic air. She was Maria, the Pale Admiral, whom Abner had met once before.
Beside Maria stood another dignified and beautiful woman with black hair and brown eyes. She wore the distinctive robes of the Balam Empire in the Southern Continent, with the unique crest of the Aegor family sewn onto her chest.
This must be Bruna, Old Huang's lover and the former princess of the Balam Empire, right? Jane had mentioned her to me, saying she had a very good temper... But Old Huang wrote in his diary that she wasn't very clever... Hmm, I really couldn't tell that just from looking at her.
As Abner examined the two women, Edwina stepped forward and introduced them:
"This is Your Excellency Bruna of the Imperial Faction of the Numinous Episcopate, a Sequence 3 Ferryman.
"This is someone you know: Maria, the Pale Admiral, a Sequence 5 Wraith. However, with Pale Justice, she can unleash an attack powerful enough to kill an ordinary Demigod... It's just that the attack cannot be controlled and can easily harm allies."
Such a detailed introduction? Was it so that they would all know what to expect in the coming battle? But wouldn't Edwina revealing their abilities like this make them dissatisfied?
With that thought in mind, Abner carefully observed the expressions of the two women again, only to find that neither Bruna nor Maria showed any unusual reaction. It was as though they had long known Edwina would introduce them this way.
Edwina then half-turned toward the two women from the Numinous Episcopate and said:
"He is my companion, and also