Leech carried Lady Jie Lin the whole way, completely ignoring the shocked stares of the maids they passed.
Lady Jie Lin, for her part, smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, though what she was truly thinking was anyone's guess.
"Your heart is beating very fast," Leech said, pulling her tighter into his embrace.
Her body was as light and soft as a ball of cotton, and she smelled faintly of soap.
Lady Jie Lin said, "Your Knight… his actions frightened me a little. That's why I…"
"I will punish him," Leech said.
This was despite the fact that he was the one who had just ordered the death of the plumed Knight.
"No, he did nothing wrong," Lady Jie Lin said, shaking her head. "It was just a small matter."
Killing a Transcendent Knight had become a "small matter" in her words.
