GDC 150

As expected—

The training grounds, lit brightly with torches, echoed with what sounded almost like screams.

“Th-there! Lady Annette is…!”

Leon spotted me from a distance and shouted urgently.

All the knights who were swinging their swords stopped and turned toward me at once.

“Commander! Lady Annette is here!”

“Lady Annette! Please save us!”

Soaked in sweat from head to toe, the knights reacted dramatically the moment they saw me.

“Annette?”

Loic, who had been sparring with Johas, widened his eyes.

“Break!”

He strode quickly toward me. Behind him, Johas called out weakly to the knights, who collapsed all over the place with thumps.

Just how hard had Loic pushed these strong knights for them to look like this?

“What brings you here at this hour?”

Loic himself was drenched in sweat.

His black hair was a mess above his face, which brightened with both surprise and happiness.

“What brings…