"Report to Duke Henry as soon as you can," Francis took command of the knights with them. He made two knights rush to the castle to report. Meanwhile, Francis and the rest quickly headed for the forest below the cliffs.
Francis was Hendrick and Stella's first cousin. His father was Duchess Amelia's brother while his mother was Duke Henry's first cousin.
He was closely related to the siblings and had grown up with them along with Zafir. He was twenty-three; two years ahead of Hendrick and Zafir and eight years older than Stella.
Francis was Stella's second knight. Zafir was first because even though he was younger, he was stronger than Francis.
Hendrick would be the Duke someday. Zafir would be Knight Commander. And Francis would be Deputy Knight Commander. He would be second-in-command of Valyenor's highly esteemed Knights Order which was famous in the empire for its strength, number, and discipline.
