Chapter 25: Mischief
The knights waited for the last apprentice to finish bathing before they would take to the forests and scout out any further signs of monsters.
"If there's a bigger issue here than expected, we may have to stay for longer as we wait for reinforcements," Sir Gunnar explained from the doorway. "Otherwise, Sir Phillip and I will return in a couple of hours. Remember what I said before about behaving yourselves. I hear there are a few knights looking for apprentices and a few squires willing to skip a few steps to become what the knights need."
That was warning enough for Irene and she lay down heavily in the last bed available which happened to be the one in the center with two beds to the left and two more to the right of her.
Even though she didn't particularly care to share a room with a bunch of boys, she knew that it was a reality she would have to get used to at some point. By turning her back to who she truly was, there would be discomfort as she adjusted.
The girl squeezed her eyes shut, willing sleep to reach her quickly.
A "psst!" coming from her right told her that she was misguided in believing she would simply be going to sleep.
She opened her eyes and turned her head towards Felix who was sitting up from the far right bed and staring at her.
"None of us have knights as fathers," he said. "What's it like to be born to one of the greatest? You have big shoes to fill."
It wasn't a question she wanted to lay around for. The girl sat up and turned her head to the left, surprised to see Leif and Louis were just as interested as they sat up as well. Since everyone was sitting up, Erik decided he would as well.