Caitelâs words baffled me. What should I say? âHello. Nice to meet you, my name is Ariadna! Today is a very fine day, isnât it? Hahaha⦠piece of shit!â Oh, what should I say? âYou are very handsome. Ha ha!â
⦠Letâs just knock it off.
I hid behind Caitel again since by Assisiâs gaze towards me embarrassed me so. It was such a slight glance, but I was so embarrassed that my cheeks started burning. I was so sorry. This must be my karma because I snuck in their conversation and heard his story. Oh, I was freaking out.
âHe is my black knight.â
Caitel pushed me forward again. I looked at my father to ask why heâs pushing me, but Caitel just smiled a little. A sneering smile still lingered on his face, but Assisi in front of us didnât care at all about that. Yeah, I thought I was the only one who cared.
âThis is Assisi Zavaikal, the captain of the winter moon knights, and the first knight of this empire.â
Assisiâs subdued gaze swept over me. The instantaneous eye contact sent a bottomless pit down my brain. Now that I could see him closely, I could finally manage to see his beautiful eyes up close. Itâs like jewelry. It was so transparent that I felt like I was being sucked in.
âAnd this here is Ariadna. Sheâs the daughter I had while you were away.â
This idiot, heâs talking about me as if I was a stranger and not his daughter.
I frowned while clasping on the hem of his cloth, but Caitel didnât mind me at all. It seemed better now, but still, his habit of calling me his daughter showed no sign that he would soon fix that terrible habit of his.
I didnât know. She should just do as he pleased. Was he ashamed of his ignorance? Because I sure was.
âSo she isâ¦â
His unfinished word remained in his lips. I should introduce myself, but I feel embarrassed for some reason. I already knew who he was, but it felt different for them to introduce me like this.
Caitelâs black knight, Assisi. I heard about him all the time, even before I was two years old. Since he had the nickname âthe black knight,â I imagined heâd be more sinister and ominous. However, the Assisi who was in front of me now⦠his eyes shone brightly like a transparent jewel, and his white and blue winter moon uniform suits him well. So this was the man who stood at the front line in the war for Caitelâs conquest. Heâs a good friend of Ferdel and Caitel, and the strongest knight in this empire.
I heard heâs even stronger than Caitel at sword fighting.
âThen, Iâll be going.â
Wait! Already? This is my first time to meet him officially though! I was too embarrassed to introduce myself properlyâ¦! Now heâs already so far away.