At night, Kellan was lying in a room in the hospital, staring blankly at the ceiling above his head.
After Rona completed the examination on Kellan, he said to Hant on the side, "The injury has almost been treated. You can recover after a day or two of rest."
After Hant thanked him, his face was still sad. He was not worried about Kellan's injury. There was medicine to treat it, but there was no medicine to cure his lost self-esteem.
Among the three knights, Kellan had such a strong reaction, which continues to this day.
It was a humiliation for him to be caught by the other party, and it was the greatest shame for a knight to bring shame to his lord.
Hant opened his mouth, "Kellan..."
But for a long time, he couldn't say anything, so he shut his mouth again.
"Captain..." Kellan's voice was trembling, as if he was about to cry, "Captain, am I useless? The Viscount tried so hard to train me and give me the best treatment, but I didn't even complete the task he assigned me, and I even humiliated him."
"No, why do you think so." Hant comforted.
Kellan didn't respond. He turned to Rona and asked, "Sister doctor, am I useless?"
He doesn't want a definite answer, nor does he want other people's opinions, but he is constantly asking his own heart to find the answer in his heart.
Rona's eyes flickered for a moment, and she didn't know how to answer this question.
In the end, I could only answer the question, "Go to rest early, and remember to take the medicine I prescribed for you on time."
Kellan buried his head in his knees, trying his best not to let the two of them see his current embarrassment, and finally said with a cry, "Captain, I want to go home."
"It's okay. Go home and see your parents. Come back to training when you recover."
"I won't come back if I go back..." Kellan made a sobbing sound.
"What do you mean!" Hant jumped up, grabbed Kellan's collar and pushed him against the wall, shouting, "Are you worthy of the Viscount! He didn't even say anything to you, but you gave up on your own! Do you still deserve to say that you are a knight?"
Kellan, who was grabbed by the collar, revealed his face full of tears and his face became distorted due to crying, "I feel that I am not worthy of becoming the Viscount's knight..."
Seeing Kellan like this, the strength in Hant's hands unconsciously relaxed, and he couldn't say any harsh words.
"The other two are not like you... you... sigh." Hant shook his head regretfully.
"When I first met the Viscount, he encouraged me that I would realize my dream and become a knight. Sure enough, I became a knight thanks to the grace of the Viscount... He is like a beacon of faith on my way forward. I'm really sorry! Woohoo! I know I shouldn't cry out like this, but I just can't control myself."
Seeing Kellan crying into tears, Hant couldn't help but punch the wall and asked, "You are indeed an unlucky guy! Have you forgotten the courage that a knight should have?"
"I'm sorry, captain." Kellan lowered his head and said, "I have indeed lost the courage to become a knight."
"You!" Hant was angry and pathetic, but he couldn't say anything harsh.
It was also at this time that the door was pushed open, and Claire walked in from the outside. After seeing the scene inside, he couldn't help but said, "What's going on? There's a fight?"
"Lord." Hant let go of Kellan's hand.
Kellan unconsciously lowered his head to prevent Claire from seeing his current embarrassment, and whispered, "Lord Viscount..."
"How is his injury?" Claire asked.
Rona repeated what he just said, "The injury has been basically treated and he will recover in a day or two. You guys can talk. I will go out to check on the other two people's physical conditions first."
After Rona left, Claire walked to Kellan's hospital bed and sat down, asking, "Didn't the injury recover? Why is he still looking so sad?"
"..." Kellan whispered.
"Lord, he may need to rest just after he recovers..." Hant explained helpfully on the side.
Before Hant finished speaking, Kellan spoke, "Lord Viscount, I want to go home... I don't want to be a knight anymore."
Claire was not surprised. When everyone helped Kellan for treatment today, he saw some signs. Otherwise, he would not have come here at night.
"Tell me, why? Isn't your wish to become a knight?"
"I am not worthy to be your knight."
"If you really think so, then you really don't deserve to be my knight." Claire said lightly.
Kellan heard this, his eyes flashed for a moment, then became darker, and choked up. "I'm sorry..."
"You have nothing to apologize to me. What you are sorry for is yourself." Claire continued, "You are just a Bronze Knight. Isn't it normal for so many people to catch you?"
"But I've embarrassed you."
"I don't care about this kind of thing. Do you know why I went to war with Count Grein's Barony?"
Claire asked himself and answered, "It's not for the so-called face, it's because he cut off the water in our territory and dared to threaten me with it, and it's also because he hurt you..."
Kellan raised his head, and finally a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes.
"People in my territory do not allow others to bully others, and the same goes for my knights. If someone does this, then I will fight!"
"Lord Viscount..."
"Now, do you still want to go home?" Claire asked.
Kellan was still a little hesitant. This couldn't be relieved by just a few words, but he still shook his head slightly, "I don't know."
"Then you are still my knight now, right?"
Kellan I don't know why Claire asked this, but still replied, "Yes."
Claire's tone suddenly became excited, "Then I order you now to cheer up!"
Kellan's body trembled, and his energy recovered visibly, but his head had not yet reacted.
Claire continued, "If you really feel sorry for me, then in the battle three days later, cut off the heads of the other knights and offer them to me! Instead of feeling sorry for yourself here! Do you understand!"
"Understood."
"The voice is too quiet!"
"Understood! Lord Viscount!" Kellan shouted loudly, returning to his previous appearance of a high-spirited young man.
Claire's tone softened slightly, "This is my knight."
Tears appeared in Kellan's eyes again, and he said gratefully, "Thank you."
"Here, let's eat some fruit to cheer up." Claire took out a plum-sized fruit from Spatial Ring and handed it over.
Kellan took it without hesitation and swallowed it, chewing it slowly. Just when he was about to say thank you, his pupils shrank instantly, and he looked at his body in disbelief. The Battle Aura in his body was growing rapidly, and soon it filled his whole body.
"Boom!"
A sound echoed in his body, and the Battle Aura in his body successfully broke through the bottleneck and completed a qualitative change.
"Lord Viscount, this is..."
"You've advanced, right?" Claire asked.
Kellan nodded with shock on his face, "Give me such a precious thing..."
"If you feel you are indebted, then kill more enemies for me on the battlefield. After all, there is not much that Bronze Knight can do."
Kellan nodded vigorously, "Yes!"
Hant on the side was also shocked. A small fruit can advance a Bronze Knight to Silver Knight. He had been stuck at this for almost ten years. Thanks to Claire's return, the military camp started to operate again, and with that skill, he broke through to Silver Knight.
"Don't be surprised, you also have a share!" Claire also threw a fruit over.
Hant hurriedly caught it. Just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by Claire, "Stop talking so much, just eat."
Hant nodded while holding the fruit, slowly handed it to his mouth, and began to chew slowly, for fear of missing any bit.
Sure enough, he soon felt that the Battle Aura in his body became active, and it was growing at a rate far beyond normal.