"Princess, we have arrived at the knight training grounds." Louis told Ursilla about the place in front of him.
They had arrived in front of the knight training ground. Ursilla could see the knights busy training. The sound of clashing swords and the strong smell of iron made Ursilla's nose wrinkle.
Ursilla gripped the hem of Louis's uniform tightly, it felt like the atmosphere in the training ground was a little scary for her. "Louis, come on, come in."
Ursilla took steps into the training ground together with Louis, who was walking side by side with her. For Emma, Wendy, and the other maids just waiting at the entrance because the knights wouldn't like it if there were too many new people who didn't have any need to interfere with their activities.
Ursilla glanced around, observing the people who were busy with their activities. So far, Ursilla had only seen knights wearing the uniform of the Royal Army. There was no sign of a master less knight in sight yet.
"Louis, I want to..."
"Commander!"
Ursilla's words were cut off by someone's voice. Ursilla's hot pink eyes looked at the source of the sound and found that there were many pairs of eyes staring at her.
The owner of the previous voice, approached Ursilla and Louis. "Commander Louis, why are you here?"
Commander Louis?
Ursilla's eyes widened for a moment, she suddenly remembered the sentences in the novel Love to Ursilla which explained about Louis.
{ Louis Rottie Van, Victor's right-hand man and comrade in arms in Victor's process of becoming king. Because of his services that helped Victor the most among others, Victor gave Louis the title of nobility and made him the main commander of the Royal Army. }
"Hm, now it's clear why there are knights who call him Commander." Ursilla had been just observing the people who started to surround her with various expressions.
Louis frowned at the greetings from the knights, both seniors and juniors. Even though he looked uncomfortable with the treatment of the knights who casually wrapped his arms around his shoulders, Louis had no intention of avoiding them or even walking away when surrounded by knights.
Ursilla lifted her head to see Louis's expression. Louis's eyes flashed a calm that showed that the man seemed comfortable with the current situation.
Well, as a person who lived impoverished in the Allen Empire and often starved until his stomach hurt every day, Louis was very close to the free life of the knights who trained in the training ground. That's because he will always remember that the struggle to get to where he is now is very difficult to do. However, with everyone's persistence and cooperation, they got to win.
Then, even if they had won the battle, Louis didn't want to forget his background in the past. If he always looked up, he would forget his life while still at the bottom. Being arrogant is not a good thing to do in everything. Whatever underlies the arrogant thing, will eventually come back to oneself.
Louis remembered that he was with Ursilla. It's not good to ignore the princess and be busy with his duties. "I came here to protect the princess. Be polite in front of the princess!"
Louis warned the knights who were too busy hanging out with him to don't forget Ursilla's existence. After hearing Louis's words, the knights immediately turned their eyes to Ursilla who was standing beside Louis.
The comparison of Ursilla's height with Louis was so low that it was no wonder her presence was not seen by the knights from the start.
"Princess? Wow, I haven't seen the Princess since the day she was born!" exclaimed Steven, the knight who had previously greeted Louis.
Nevan, the deputy commander, was surprised to see Ursilla who looked cute. His fingers moved as if to tug at Ursilla's plump cheeks. However, Nevan seemed to be holding back because it was rude to touch the body of a precious royal princess. "Oh, how tiny."
"Last time, the princess was only as big as a fist. Now, the princess is as tall as my waist. Somehow I feel touched even though I haven't seen her since she was born." One of the knights named Kairav spoke lovingly as if he was the one who took care of Ursilla since childhood, which was not so.
"Your eyes are fists! Even though the princess is only waist-high for an adult, she wasn't that small when she was a child!" Steven refuted Kairav's slightly silly words. Steven's eyes stared cynically at Kairav who was a little confused when he expressed his feelings.
Kairav grimaced in embarrassment while scratching his cheek. "Uh... No need to warn me in front of the princess. You make me look so embarrassing."
"Aren't you embarrassing?" There was one person who replied to Kairav's words with a cold tone.
"Zack! You're so... honest. It makes me look even more embarrassing! Stev, give me your back for my hiding place from the princess..." Kairav has started to go crazy apparently, he is busy arguing with Steven to hide behind Steven's back who has a stature bigger than Kairav himself.
Zacky is a knight who has the worst personality among other knights in the Royal Army. The worst thing here is not referring to Zacky who often throws a tantrum or even makes a mess at the training ground, but someone who is too outspoken. Like there is no brake to control his mouth telling the truth which is sometimes very painful.
Ursilla's hair stood on end, feeling goosebumps with the attitude of the royal knights which was completely beyond her expectations. Ah, did Liera describe Steven, Nevan, and Kairav in such a ridiculous manner? Now, after dealing with their attitude, Ursilla felt a little sorry for not describing the extras' characteristics well.
Ursilla's gaze shifted to Zacky who had been staring at him intensely as if he wanted to punch a hole in Ursilla's body through his gaze. Zacky's emerald eyes flashed sharply, making the people under his gaze no possibility of lying.
"Commander, I'm not like Steven who always thinks positive, Deputy commander Nevan, a children's idol, nor Kairav, a person who always acts embarrassing. However, it feels very strange to see the arrival of the Princess who was only seen once on the day of her birth, now for the second time I met her at the knight training ground." Zacky did not hesitate to express what was on his mind. Zacky's emerald eyes stared probing at Louis.
Even Louis's arrival was surprising, plus he brought the royal princess to the training ground. Louis, who is the commander of the Dark Knights, the name of the Victorian Kingdom's army, rarely goes to the training ground because he is busy carrying out orders from Victor.
Nevan as the deputy commander who often trains the knights. However, Louis would regularly come on certain days to see the progress of the knights and also teach some moves to make the troops more perfect. The movement that Louis teaches always has a big impact, so no one raises a protest when Louis only comes on certain days.