Chapter 60: Intimidation
Starfall did not wait outside Ambrose's castle for the brothers to return..
If the two of them managed to come back alive after entering the castle, they would inevitably seek him out for the remaining payment. There was no need to loiter outside like a fool; he just had to confirm that they had entered Ambrose's stronghold.
Starfall had more important matters to attend to.
He led his companions to the territory of the Porcupine Knight, Aldrich Jais.
The paladins wore gleaming silver armor and rode celestial warhorses, a stark contrast with the ragged serfs they passed along the road.
When the impoverished farmers saw the paladins, they instinctively dropped to their knees, bowing again and again to these unfamiliar noble lords.
Starfall raised both hands. A silver-white halo expanded outward, enveloping the nearby serfs in sacred radiance.
At once, the farmers felt strength surge through their bodies. Their pain faded, their hunger receded, and their exhaustion vanished as if swept away.
Bathed in dazzling light, Starfall appeared like a god descending to the mortal world. His name was etched deeply into their memories.