He had indeed told Pontis to take his time and have some fun, but... that was more of a courtesy.
Rael hadn't expected him to take nearly two hours.
But aside from that, he soon felt Pontis's presence as he slowly approached.
Finally, he hopped onto the wall and ran up to Rael with an apologetic look.
"S-Sorry, sir... I fell asleep."
"..."
"It's no problem, Pontis. But don't make it a habit. I'm only forgiving you this once."
Pontis bowed.
"Yes, sir! Sorry, sir!"
Rael felt like some kind of drill sergeant, and while he would love to power trip a little and make these guys do a million push-ups, he had also been blended like a smoothie in the military, so he'd rather not have anyone else experience that.
So with that, Rael stepped aside, allowing Pontis to once again take his place.
"Pontis, I'll be doing an inspection beyond the wall."
The moment Rael said those words, every single guard, including Pontis, suddenly turned toward him.
"...Sir?"
