Tael, Krumi, Ozymandias, and Sheila stopped in their tracks, their eyes locked on the towering knight that stood over the lifeless monster. The knight's head whipped around to face Iris as it noticed the blood trickling down her cheek. With a furious screech, it charged toward them. Krumi and Sheila, paralyzed by fear, could only watch as Tael quickly set Iris down and prepared to confront the knight with his scythe. This wasn't his first encounter with such beings.
Iris, however, stepped forward with her arms outstretched and shouted, "STOP!"
The knight halted abruptly, its sword mere centimeters from Iris. She stared at it with unwavering calm, meeting its gaze directly. The knight, seemingly subdued, knelt before her.
"These people are my friends, so don't attack them or I'll be really mad," Iris scolded the knight with a pout. "Bad Puppet, bad."
