"Since you say this is your obsession... very well. Shelly, I too have contracted a strange illness due to the demon's curse, and now I require two fiery hearts of knights to cure my disease. Shelly, kill the two people behind you and offer me their hearts."
The coughing Queen spoke, and so the kneeling Lady Knight stood up, swiftly swinging her sword to kill the other kneeling person, then carrying the blood-stained sword and looking towards Shard.
"Meow~"
The cat on the shoulder immediately let out a threatening call towards her, evidently worried she might harm Shard. As the cat's call sounded, not only did the cat bristle, but even the small flame on its tail grew larger.
"Miss Nate, do you still recognize me?"
Shard comforted Mia, then furrowed his brows and asked the Lady Knight holding the treasure sword, who gently nodded with her gray-white hair;
"Yes, you are Mr. Shard Hamilton, a knight who helped me greatly in the Gravel Golden Desert."
"So your choice is..."
