He knew he shouldn't pry into this matter, but he couldn't help but want to try anyways.
After his query, the expression in the female knight's eyes became intriguingly ambiguous.
It was a look filled with the temptation of curiosity, like a man looking at a skirt about to be lifted.
She examined Halse up and down with such eyes.
"This is something you shouldn't ask."
Halse shrugged off her comment and, with indomitable nosiness, continued speaking.
"Perhaps, so what's your take on it? Would you care to tell me anyway?"
This behavior made Halse seem like an stubborn fool, and the surrounding knights displayed mocking smirks.
Such a foolish and reckless guy, their smiles seemed to imply.
The female knight, however, was different. Her cryptic gaze became sharp again, and she descended from the stairs.
After she walked straight up to Halse, she took a closer look at him from a much closer distance. Then, she sat down at the table.
