"You were hurt because of me," Lady Celeste said. Her eyes were welled up with tears, and she lowered her gaze, clutching the skirt of her dress as she spoke.
It was as if Fabian getting hurt in her place was too much of a burden for her. "My Lady, please don't blame yourself for this. I volunteered to accompany you home. I knew the risks, and mind you, I am not as weak as I look."
It kinda bruised Fabian's pride as the youngest swordmaster in Reichwein that Lady Celeste thought a small fight with the thug would cause significant harm.
He made a mistake. He should have stabbed the thug from another angle, preventing him from hammering Fabian's head. But at the same time, Fabian had no choice but to jump right in front of him because the thug was so close to crushing Lady Celeste's small head.
If the hammer touched her instead of him, her condition would be critical, and she might even pass away due to the damage done to her brain.
