>>Enri
"Alright everyone," I spoke up gathering the attention of all my knights in the training ground, "Listen up," They all looked at me, "We're getting a new trainee today."
I had a meeting with the Oracle before dawn. She expressed her worry regarding Mavis and that she probably doesn't have any place to go. She didn't tell me the detail just like the first time but made sure to put the problem in my head.
I know it's not my duty but since the Oracle asked, I myself felt like I should try and do something. Mavis is just a girl and quite an alluring one at that. If I make her a trainee she'll at least have a place where she can live. Many knights live in the palace servant quarters.
"What?" One of my knights said, "A trainee?"
"Here?" All of them were rather stunned.
"A trainee? We've never had a trainee before." And just like I had expected they all started complaining.
"Yea, we're the royal guard. We don't have trainees."
Mavis was hiding behind me, her small stature actually allowed her to completely vanish behind me but I felt her grip on my clothes tighten when all the knights complained.
"Right?" They all looked at each other, "We're the best ones collected from different places."
"A trainee doesn't make any sense!"
I understand their doubt. The royal security squad is made up of the best knights in the country that come from all over the nation. So while we all train to better ourselves, there has never been a trainee with no official training here. Even the knights who directly join the royal squad are training under one knight separately, not as a squad trainee.
"Captain, why would you suddenly introduce a trainee?"
"Yea, something is suspicious." They all eyed me and I sighed.
"Well, to be fair, the girl is supposed to train under me." The light in their eyes perked up.
"A girl~?" I knew what they all were trying to get at and I ignored it with all my might. I haven't mentioned a female for quite some time or gone out with anyone at that so they're all being jerks right now.
"But I want everyone to help me out since I have other things I need to take care of and can't guide her all the time."
"That just means you're pushing your apprentice onto us,"
"Captain, that's not how this works!"
"Yeah, there are no squad trainees! Only the best can come in."
I felt her grip on the back of my shirt increase.
"Well I'm telling you she's mine and I just need help from you all!" I growled at them.
"But captain, you're breaking the rules."
"Yea!"
"Oh my God!" I massaged my temples, "Fine, let's not call her a trainee then. She's just an apprentice of mine, Okay?!"
They all nodded their heads in peace and I shook mine in disappointment. Do any of them take me seriously?
"Her name's Mavis," I sighed, "Mavis," I glanced back and she flinched, "Come out."
"Wait," The knights panicked, "She was here all along?"
"Oh, shit..." About time they all realized and tried to cover up their blunder.
"We didn't mean anything bad by what we said."
Mavis looked up at me and I nodded.
"Girl, we'll be happy to help."
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The Siren's Lullaby (Isekai Book 2)
Roman d'amourMavis's first life was pretty pathetic. She was abused and grew up as a timid person who was constantly beaten and hated but everything changed when a war ensued and she died, only to wake up to another life. A better life, in the modern world where...
