"It is a great pleasure to meet you. I am Sara, the oracle priestess of the Tenion Temple,"
An angelic voice rang through the audience chamber of Muno castle. An elegant girl bows in front of us. She has bright green eyes that remind me of newly sprouted leaves, with long pale hair, a shade between gold and silver. The girl's pale skin looks lovely paired with her hair, and her smile is so beautiful I'm surprised she doesn't have a long line of people wanting her hand in marriage. The girl wore Western-style priestess garb with a simple embroidered pattern in blue and gold thread.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Sara. I am Satou Pendragon, a hereditary knight and vassal of the Muno Barony. I have only recently received the honour of this title, so I hope you'll look kindly upon me,"
Sara's beauty seems to have enchanted Satou. Miss Nina had to nudge him to get Satou to introduce himself. Miss Karina looked displeased to see Satou's gaze on Sara's ample bust.
"I'm Kura Suou," I politely bow when it is my turn. Since I was only a guest, I was the last person to introduce myself. "A knight in the service of Earl Seiryuu and a hero. It is a pleasure to meet you, Lady Sara."
"Hero...."
"So you're the one," Sara gasps, hearing my introduction, but a large man clad in shiny armour beside her looks me up and down. "I was expecting more when I heard of your battle with the demon in Seiryuu City."
"She looks like she would struggle to tear paper,"
The pair of knights behind miss Sara look amused at my claim. I don't really blame them. I know I am strong, but my body doesn't show it. I have little in the way of muscles, and my healing skill takes care of any scars or calluses I obtain. From their perspective, I probably just seem like a young girl playing a hero. Even the official-looking guy at the back of their group is looking at me suspiciously. Sara is the only one that seems to believe my claim. She stares at me with admiration, but I can't help but feel something is off. I can't explain it, but I get that feeling as she smiles at me.
From what I understand, these people came here to help the people of this land. Outside the castle's courtyard are countless wagons and soldiers ready to lend us their aid. When I took a quick look, they seemed to have plenty of food, medicine, blankets, and clothing. I'm glad they arrived. Even with all my supplies, those seeds and fertiliser, we would only have been able to provide for half of the territories population.
"Hero Kura here is stronger than she looks," Miss Nina is the first to speak up. "She took down a demon-possessed hydra and killed thousands of goblins single-handedly during the battle. There is plenty of whiteness that could attest to her strength if my word isn't good enough."
The two knights take a step back when miss Nina glares at them while the official looks like he might pass out. It seems that miss Nina is more terrifying than I thought. The official can barely put two words together as he stutters an apology.
"Lady Nina... I am terribly sorry... we meant no ill will, I assure you... please... please find it in your heart to spare us from your rage...."
With the official's apology, miss Nina seems to calm down, and the knights let out a sigh. I appreciate her defending me, but she didn't need to scare them like that.
"Did you say the demon assimilated with a hydra?" But now the knights look worried for a different reason. "A lesser demon shouldn't have been able to take over a demi-dragon."
"It must have been an intermediate one then,"
As the knight continues their conversation about the demon, miss Nina turns her attention back to Sara.
