The footsteps that the three of them heard alerted them, immediately grabbing their swords to prepare in case it would bring danger for their masters. Anyone could have sent some people to check on the Crown Prince and report it to the King.
They were near to pulling their swords but as soon as they saw who it was, they all relaxed and Niro sighed in relief that it was just someone they knew. Tristan of the First Squad of Antares Knights.
The cheerful knight approached them with a huge smile on his face, excited to meet them again. "You seem to be having fun without me," he said.
Alec massaged his temples and stared at the knight that was under his command. 'Where did this one go?' he thought, after not seeing him for weeks. He looked directly in his eyes and Tristan was startled by his glare, taking a few steps backward from his captain.