Chapter 233: Seeking Their Help
Grief persisted for a long time. Everyone tried to be supportive to Felix but the general feeling was melancholic through all the Knights of Chemois.
Oftentimes, Irene would wake in the middle of her sleeping time which was supposed to be the same one as Felix, but he would already be awake. If he wasn’t merely sitting on his bed, he was nowhere to be found.
Irene’s worries compounded each time she thought of Felix. Since he was the apprentice closest to being a knight, they couldn’t afford to lose him. However, she could only understand why Felix crumbled if he did.
Again, how unsympathetic the environment was revealed itself when they were all forced back to duties as if they hadn’t just lost one of their top knights. Things went on as usual.
If there weren’t monsters to fight, all her days were filled with cleaning armor and weapons, cooking the knights food, and guarding for half the night on the wall. She supposed it was a better routine than facing actual battle and losing more people.
Since the Knights of Chemois knew the lands best, they were often tasked with scouting. They sometimes left their apprentices behind to attend to their day to day duties.
Considering what Felix had just gone through with feeling like he didn’t have Sir Eitan’s back, she was paranoid each time they left. Only when she saw Sir Gunnar’s face did she feel like she could relax.
On one of the knights’ outings, she was surprised when she heard someone wearing a suit of armor approaching the apprentices while they fixed a meal. Immediately, the apprentices were at attention.
She turned to see Sir Williamson, the second in command for the Knights of Hydrogia, standing just outside of the stoves and boxes they used like countertops to chop vegetables and prepare other aspects of the food.