Climbing the Tower with Time-Stop Ability

“We owe you our thanks! We are holy knights of the Order, carrying out a sacred mission under the radiance of Paeli, Goddess of Dawn. And you are?”

The knights greeted me warmly, their tone friendly.

All three were middle-aged men.

So, holy knights. They really were allies after all.

“I’m just a traveler passing through the area. I saw you fighting the Undead, so I lent a hand.”

I introduced myself as well. Couldn’t afford to look suspicious, so I kept it as natural as possible.

The holy knight who’d spoken on their behalf nodded, his expression grave.

“I see, a traveler. You must have been quite startled.”

“Sorry?”