A different kind of Knight

Chapter 14

She had unknowingly saved me from turning this Questoris Pattern exosuit into mausoleum, if my mind were to be poisoned any further by those bitter thoughts. I would want to show my gratitude for her but I do not want to be seen as weak. Never again shall I entertain such horrid thinking.
*BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!* Only three mere steps was needed to cover enough ground to be close to them. Each footfall shakes the ground as I see all three of them buckle with each thunderous step done by the exosuit. Perhaps, a slower pace should've been adopted as to reduce their discomfort, but alas it was too late to implement. They stand less than meter away from the sabaton greaves of the Knight. But attention is not focused at the legs that could easily reduce them all to a red smear on the floor if the pilot dare make a clumsy misshape, rather they are looking up at the Knight's mechanical body with awe. The servos move the adamantium clad face of Chaosbane downwards to look at them. A warm feeling radiates in my chest, the corners of my mouth flexes as I see them all stare at me with wide eyes. Pride. Pride swells as I drink in their awe greedily. I never tire from looking at the awestruck faces of people. Time to display the might of the Imperium of Man! *BBBBOOOOWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMPPPPPPPHHHH!!!* The deep
guttural voice of Chaosbane which was used to herald that death shall fall to the enemies of the Imperium yells once again, not to kill
but to show these primitives the awe-inspiring display of Imperial might. All three covered their ears, but uncovered them later on. I look at their faces because I am worried that I have gone too far with that display. *thwack.* I lightly slapped myself for being drunk with pride and ego. "That..." The man says a single word and it has my brain immediately running on what kind of insults he might hurl at me. I never should've blared the horns. "Was..." He continues. Dangerous? Stupid? Loud? Obnoxious? "Awesome!" He giddily screams with delight which I wasn't expecting to be honest. I marinate in the dim lights of the cockpit as played that word over and over again. Awesome? Well, I should show an awesomer display that will overshadow the horn blare later in the future! "I am Luke Tan Phaeron. The noble pilot of the 'golem' that stand before you!" The two humans looked at me With gaped mouths and bulging eyes while Alice stands with what could've been pride. "And you are?" My question brings them out of their stupor as they try to desperately regain some semblance of casual normal conversation energy. Although, they are highly aware that this is far from normalcy, downright strange even! The man is the first to introduce himself. "I am Fendes Ztosh! Her husband." Now came for the maiden's turn. "And I am Sybilia Ztosh! His wife! And I do apologize for my husband's crass behavior earlier on!" She jokingly says as Fendes pretends to take offence at the joke. "H-hey! That hurts!" The man says as he clutches his stomach with a smile on his face. "And we are registered adventurers!" They proclaimed their profession almost in sync with each other. What an endearing display! I find it wholesome that they are married and are working in the same profession but surely there must be safer jobs than this! Adventuring or exploring in general is dangerous especially for those ill-equipped to
handle such journeys. Now that I think about it they ARE extremely illl-equipped. Their clothes are not fit for combat, no armor at all, and only one of them is armed. By the Emperor, do they have a deathwish‽ "I have
no intent of insulting your profession but surely, there must be other ways for the two of you to make a living!" Fendes asnwered uneasily. His answer enrages me, not at him but at those who governs them. "Ah. We... Had to sell most of our belongings after the 'inferior species tax' was raised once again. Our workplaces became bankrupt and adventuring didn't require any expertise while being able to receive the wages that no other jobs could match! So we signed up! Besides we are quite hardy and tough! We humans are not that easy to break! The last sentence makes me feel proud for them, but my hatred for whoever implemented this Inferior Species Tax' shall not wane. This hatred shall not disappear until I 'educate' those vile beings for thinking up of such disgusting laws. I noticed Alice didn't say anything for a long period of time. Magnify. A closer look on the feline's face shows a sad expression. She might not have any eyebrows but her brows was so visibly angled upwards along with an obvious frown on her lips. This, is the face of someone who immensely disapproved of that kind of behavior idea. All kinds of doubts and conspiracies that I held against her instantly
became meaningless at that moment. "Alice, l was sent to this world for a reason." The visible sadness on her face vanishes as she looks towards the Knight Paladin and its pilot since she holds no such emotions against me, except for that one instance. "And that would be?" She says to the towering behemoth of Adamantium and plasteel in a whisper since she knows she doesn't need to yell for me hear. Most likely due to the fact that I was able to pick the hushed conversations of the betrothed adventurers earlier.