Chapter 106: The Returned Hero (3)
The next morning.
Vikir pushed himself out of his shabby bed in the tavern.
He had declined the offer from Highsis last night to come and stay in the fortress's guest quarters.
He'd already paid for the room yesterday.
As he descended the creaky wooden stairs and stepped onto the first floor, where the guards from last night stood guard in front of the tavern and saluted in booming voices.
"'Salute!"
"...I am not from the Morg family, you do not need to salute."
"Sir Vikir, you are the hero of Red Salt Castle, and we have not forgotten how you saved our lives in the depth two years ago, so we salute you from the bottom of our hearts...!"
That's where Vikir decided to give up.
He would have to get used to the salutes and words of honour that will follow him from now on.
He couldn't afford to feel awkward all the time.