In that moment, despite the amount of people witnessing the moment, one could hear a bug jump from one blade of grass to the other.
The knights stood frozen with weapons ready as they looked on in shock. However, the dragon, behaving more like a dog than a mana beast, didn't seem to be threatening the lives of anyone except for the monsters…?
There was movement that caused the knights to grip their weapons with more intention as Commander Henry dropped his sword and fell to his knees.
"S-Sylaron," he gasped. "I thought… I thought you were dead."
Disbelief was evident as the knights' eyes occasionally left the Commander and dragon and turned to each other. No one could believe what they were witnessing.
From afar, Irene found Felix's gaze, and their eyes met for a few moments. She knew that Felix held secrets for the Commander, but based on the expression the second in command wore, it seemed that he was unaware of this detail of the Commander's life as well.
