"Bark is nature's ration. It's a balanced diet."
Conrad spoke proudly; his vast knowledge made his knight's life miserable.
It was the same for Zargeus too. The latter had practically destroyed his own camp and crystal and had the guts to say that it was an inevitable sacrifice. Needless to say, his response evoked a lot of complaints from his order.
The only ones spared from such treatment were Reinhardt, Vanessa, Leona, and Herman, who commanded absolute respect from their orders.
The former stood before the knights of his order; they were all battered, but their spirits were still unbroken. Well, except for the new squires who looked like they had seen ghosts.
Reinhardt's eyes shifted from his knights toward the crystal that they had been protecting dearly all this time.
