After saying goodbye to the bishop, Ophra left the room. She was very graceful. Hao Ren searched his mind, and he finally remembered who this Marshal Ophra was.
Aside from the Church, which was influential but non-interfering, there were the three most powerful persons in the Kingdom of Holletta: the first was Mhoren, the incumbent king; the other two were his right hand men—Prince Hoffman, the chief public officer; and Marshal Ophra, also known as the Iron General, the best fighter in the kingdom.
That's right. The young lady who just left, she was the best fighter in the kingdom, theoretically.
Hao Ren had intel about the ruling class of the kingdom through various channels. He also knew about Marshal Ophra. But, he never thought that the powerful figure was a woman, and two years his junior. When he heard "the best fighter in the Kingdom", he was expecting to see a herculean, eight-feet villain—just like Y'zaks, better yet, with octopus tattoos on his arms.
