Battle was about to erupt.
The Arrows of Light Adventuring Company and Emily did not act immediately. As far as they knew, the Silver-armored Knights were Silvermoon City's regular army, the troops of the Lady of Silvermoon, Alustriel Silverhand. She was one of the most famous figures on the side of good.
Naturally, they assumed the Silver-armored Knights were also on the side of good. That made them "allies."
And now they were supposed to attack their "allies"? What... what did that make this?
By contrast, Li Wei had no such reservations. He did not care whether these soldiers belonged to the "good alignment." To him, anyone who appeared at this particular moment was deeply suspicious-like a police officer spotting someone skulking around during a nighttime patrol. You could claim you had only come out for grilled skewers, but someone still had to believe you.
Li Wei would not go easy on them just because they were "good." As for Emily's suggestion, he saw it as excessively trusting naïveté. Even if the Queen of Silvermoon was a good person, what if these silver-armored cavalrymen executed Aria after taking custody of her, then went back and reported that his group had done it? What could they do then?
Li Wei knew some divine magic or spells might be able to establish the truth, but he would never place his fate in someone else's hands and let them decide whether he was "good" or "bad."
As for Katie-she was happy as long as there was a fight!
The moment the knights raised their weapons, Katie sprinted forward and charged at them.
The Silver-armored Knights were taken aback by the girl rushing toward them. Some hesitated, but others chose to charge forward, raising their weapons and swinging them down at Katie.
Katie wore