One With Nature 2

Knights: 3

The honoring of the new Knight took quite a bit of work, especially after the scare I gave this morning.

It took a while to connect Agravain and Lancelot to inform of them of the false alarm. They were understandably agitated but relieved. Thankfully, neither asked any questions.

After preparations were done, the main hall of the castle was covered in decorations and people. The light of the sun really gave the entire place pretty great lighting. They were all mostly nobles, knights, and guard Captains.

I was also there wearing some robes that Bedivere provided -read: forced- me after saying that the usual clothes Scathach gave me don't fit within the atmosphere of the party.

I was wearing a sky-blue suit with a white undershirt and matching trousers. I had one of those firly things that medieval people wore on their collars at their front. It, thankfully, didn't go around my neck and was just like an overly fancy tie. I also had to tie my hair into a braid.

Artoria was at the centre of the party, greeting any guests that arrived. Bedivere and Gawain were besides her, having volunteered to do security while the other knights joined the party.

Agravain found a quiet corner in the party to just stand and observe everyone, but he still exchanged pleasantries with every guard and knight that approached him instead of telling them off.

Kay was greeting people at the gate and directing them to Artoria. Tristan was talking to a group of nobles that seemed to enjoy his poetry. Lancelot was talking to a few ladies and knights, probably flirting with the former and giving advice to the latter. Merlin was... around. I didn't know where he was, honestly.

As for me, I just tried to stay unnoticed. It mostly worked, and anyone who did notice me and tried to strike a conversation with I just told I was a friend of King Arthur and walked away after excusing myself.

The new Knight should be announced any minute and honored to be part of the Round Table by Artoria in front of everyone. All I had to do was honestly just stand there and watch it happen.

"Do you enjoy being alone?" Someone asked and I turned to see Merlin finally making his appearance.

"Not really. I'm just not interested in socialising here, honestly," I answered, seeing no reason to lie.

"Hehe, I suppose that's fair. I have to say though, you gave us quite the scare earlier," Merlin's smile turned smug. "Who would've imagined that what I'm talking to right now is a puppet? I certainly would have never guessed that."

I gave him a deadpan look. "Am I supposed to be surprised or impressed that someone of your calibre found that out? If anything, I should be disappointed that you took so long."

Honestly, I had no reason to hide the nature of my puppet body, especially with someone like Merlin around to figure it out given the chance. Heck, Morgan would probably figure it out herself if I spend time with her.

Merlin shrugged. "Hey, it's a testament to how well made that body is. Was it you who made it?"

I shook my head. "No. It was a gift from a friend."

Merlin hummed, not asking further questions about the creator of the body. "I see. This does make me curious on where your real body is and what it looks like."

"Nothing pretty, that's for sure," I replied with a tired sigh.

I wasn't ignorant to how my real body looked. It may look cool, but it's still downright monstrous. Even if I can turn off my Reality Marble, I wouldn't be able to freely walk in the age of Humanity without causing a few problems.