The demon's true form was revealed to be the eastern man they had served, Gully. The knights stared in disbelief, their eyes widening in shock.
"My lord?"
They didn't know what to think. The demon had killed two of their comrades, but now it turned out to be the very person they had pledged to protect. They had known that things were unstable, but they never imagined it would come to this.
As they processed the situation, they also noticed the people on the other side of the conflict. Upon closer inspection, they recognized them as the guests who had visited their lord earlier that afternoon—a boy named Penu, dressed in a suit, and a maid.
Reeva's body tensed as the knights looked at him. His hand instinctively readied itself for another confrontation. His previous interaction with them had been far from pleasant, and he didn't expect this time to be any different.
But then, to his surprise, the knights stepped forward and knelt before him.
