"Sir Caroman, do you still remember me?"
Ireya said to the man opposite her, who had a pair of gray-brown ears and a thin, long beard.
The latter, upon hearing this, timidly raised his head. His bloodshot eyes lingered on the lady's face for about three or four seconds before he recognized the young girl.
"You are... Ireya, Ruse's daughter?!"
"Yes, it's me. You even took me horseback riding on the grass outside Teacup Castle on my eighth birthday."
"My heavens, it really is you! Ireya, were you kidnapped by those villains too?" Caroman widened his eyes, somewhat fearfully observing Thomas who stood beside the lady.
"This is my Guard Captain, Knight Thomas," Ireya introduced simply.
However, upon seeing the yellow weasel crest on the knight's armor, Caroman looked bewildered again.
