With a resounding "swoosh," the fork whizzed through the air like a speeding bullet, leaving Caroline and Vivienne rooted in place, their faces contorted with horror at what they perceived to be an impending disaster.
Adeline, a devout paladin and an avid aficionado of martial prowess, held great reverence for those who dedicated themselves to the path of knighthood and detested falsehoods with an unyielding passion, for she had pledged to uphold the virtue of truth.
Thus, when Lucien spoke with a nonchalant attitude about exchanging techniques with a knight squire, even calling them novices, Adeline's sense of honor and integrity as a paladin was deeply offended. Though she suspected Lucien was likely lying, she could not control her impulse, and her hand instinctively reached for a fork to launch at him.
