Miranda fell silent for a long time, her gaze never leaving the Duke of Star Lake in front of her as if still getting used to Thales in this form.
"You said you don't lack experts in your command, even those who surpass me?"
A few seconds later, Miranda said disdainfully:
"But as far as I know, that two against one duel..."
"Those were just the weakest two in the Star Lake Guard."
Thales decisively interrupted her, to prevent her from digging into his background and feeling sorry for Nishe and Bastia at the same time:
"Not to mention anything else, my Personal Guard Captain, known as 'Kubuli Blade' Lord Tomond Maillot, could suppress both of them with just one hand."
("Achoo—There's more and more cat hair. Only an idiot would come up with the idea of raising cats to limit mice…" Lord Maillot, who was checking the supplies, grumbled dissatisfied.)
Inside the study, Thales sneezed softly and rubbed his nose.
