PS: There should be another update tonight. I'll try to get it out before midnight.
The door of Lady Julia's four-story townhouse opened before the Paladins had a chance to break it down.
What greeted the Paladins and Halsin was Lady Julia's fury.
"Who gave you permission to trespass in a private home without formal authorization from the City Council?!" Lady Julia planted her hands on her hips and stepped forward. An irresistibly seductive allure suddenly crossed her face. Her fragrant, swaying figure approached the Paladin captain with captivating grace, bringing a waft of expensive perfume mixed with the scent of a mature woman's body, as though she had not noticed his stern, wary expression.
"My family belongs to the Baldurian nobility. Are you Paladins bullying a widow and her orphaned daughter, hoping to take advantage of my husband's death to have your way with me?" Lady Julia complained to the Paladins with exquisite charm, the corners of her beautiful eyes tilting upward.
Her alluring bearing tugged at their hearts. With a teasing gesture, she elegantly swept her hair behind her slender neck, brought her vivid red lips close to the Paladin captain Wallace's ear, and said, enunciating every word, "Or have you come to uphold justice? Have you found a lead regarding my husband's death and come to lend me a hand?"
Lady Julia's relentless barrage left the young Paladins visibly nervous. They exchanged looks and involuntarily took a step back, afraid of becoming entangled with this noblewoman who looked so fragile but was actually ruthless, questioning their motives at every turn.
That was the nature of the Paladin class. They were noble, powerful, and seemingly capable of anything. They ignored disease and curses, and Divine Smite made them a match for even the strongest Warriors. Their close connection