Chapter 24: Royalty at Glorya (Part 1)
After we defeated the bandits that tried kidnapping the nobles, a group of guards got to the scene, and we spent quite some time talking to them.
They made a bit of a fuss when they noticed they couldn't fully inspect all my information, but Harvey helped me out and told them that I was traveling with the 4th Knight's Order and that my information had been confirmed with them already.
The knights that were escorting the nobles ended up taking them to their home shortly after the other guards arrived to talk to us.
I felt kind of relieved since it meant I wouldn't have to interact with any nobles and just explore the city with Vespera. But it wasn't that easy because as the questioning ended, another guard came over and told us that "Duke Gale Sephyr" wanted to meet the citizens who helped protect his daughter.
'Hmm? Did he say Gale Sephyr? I-isn't that the name of the kingdom!?' I pondered, and after seeing Jackson's surrendering face, I could confirm that these guys who wanted to see us were, indeed, royalty.
If it had been only me and Vespera, I would have declined and just kept on going with my sightseeing tour, but having an actual royal knight with me made it almost impossible to say no. Even if I did, Harvey was just going to annoy me the entire time until I said yes and ruin the trip anyway, so we ended up reluctantly going to the Duke's mansion.
After the guards guided Harvey, Jackson, Vespera, and me to the place, the maids greeted us at the gate and took us inside the mansion.
The courtyard was big enough that it took us several minutes to reach the main building, filled with flowers and fountains that surrounded the white marble path.
Once we were inside, we were greeted by the two young nobles we saved earlier, and they officially introduced themselves to us.
The boy's name was "Reinar Sephyr". He was a kid my age and the youngest of the Duke's family. He shared the same silver-colored hair as his sister and seemed to be pretty shy.
The girl's name was "Triana Sephyr," an 18-year-old and the second child of the Duke. She was the one I had saved and noticed her different-colored eyes that were radiating some sort of energy.