Lady had just settled down when the court musicians began to blow their trumpets.
Then, from both the eastern and western directions, knights clad in heavy armor, fully armed, rushed toward the duel arena.
The knight coming from the west was tall and commanding, adorned in a shimmering suit of golden armor, resembling a heavenly god. His left hand held a shield, upon which a lifelike leopard's head was painted.
"Sword Saint Essos, he is the First Swordsman of the Gedeon family and the Commander of the guard," Heloise introduced to Ireya.
"And who is that Black-armored Knight opposite the Sword Saint?" Miss Rabbit asked curiously.
The knight from the east was somewhat mysterious, his entire body enveloped in pitch-black armor without showing his head, and his armor and shield bore no crest that could indicate his origin or lineage.
