"Although you say you are knights, whom do you serve?"
Vali posed the most straightforward question, which was not just a circumvention but also a doubt about the origin of the Daylight Knights. Earlier, those guys had completely looked down on these "mortals," hence they hardly ever communicated with them, mostly greeted with mockery, ending with trash talk.
"The sun, we serve the sun in our hearts. We are the knights of daylight and the sun, and this is the price we paid to step into this starry night."
"We are ultimately mortals, so we are looked down upon by many civilizations, who are reluctant to talk to us... They are too impatient, but this is the normal treatment we get as mortals. We cannot expect them to interact properly with us when there is an imbalance of power. Even in the Sixth Era, arrogance remains an inherent trait of life, impossible to hope for change, only to rely on self-improvement and strength."