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I-I really can't believe it.

The militia actually looks half-decent.

Iron Axe is p-pretty capable.

Brian.

Hm?

I-I think... you should j-join the militia.

Wh-What did you say?

Y-You're very capable.

Y-Your swordsmanship and horsemanship are excellent.

I believe if you join the militia,

you wouldn't be worse than Iron Axe.

I-I believe, with your abilities,

y-you'll definitely win the Prince's favor.

H-Haven't you always wanted to become a knight?

I think this is an o-opportunity.

His Highness the Fourth Prince seems like

someone worth putting your trust in.

Then... Then let's both join the militia,

and then become His Highness's knights together.

I-I can't do it.

I'm fine as I am now.

It's good enough to protect this place with you.

Come on, let's go on patrol.

O-Or you go first.

I'll train for a few more days.

Have some confidence.

Why aren't you guys sleeping?

What's going on?

Captain, we've got something to discuss.

I have a good job to offer you.

How would you like to be knighted?

K-Knights?

You know my uncle, right?

He's one of the Duke's trusted men.

He gave me this job personally.

He says the Fourth Prince has disrespected the Duke.

The Duke is very unhappy about it.

He wants the Fourth Prince to realize who truly rules the Western Region.

Are you p-planning an assassination?

How could we?

He's still a prince, after all.

If we killed him, the Duke would also be implicated.

I told you, this is a good job.

What do you think is the most important thing for the Fourth Prince right now?

It's food.

Without food, he'll have no choice but to return to the Stronghold.

You mean—

The Duke has promised that if we burn the food supplies,

he'll knight us and grant us the lands east of the Stronghold.

This is a great opportunity, Captain.

What do you think?

N-No way! His Highness said

this year's Months of Demons might last four months.

If you burn the food,

what will everyone eat?

H-Have you forgotten what happened two years ago?

Who cares?

We're not from Border Town.

Once the food stores are burned, we can go live the good life in the Stronghold.

Exactly. Do you want to eat slag in this hellhole for the rest of your lives?

But the food is in the Prince's castle.

How on earth are you going to get in there?

That's why I'm asking you to come along.

I remember you mentioning that

there's an abandoned well in the ravine behind the mountain,

connected to the waterways beneath the castle.

You can use it to reach the castle gardens without a sound.

Didn't you crawl through it when you were a kid?

What do you say? Do this for me,

and you can also become a knight.

One personally knighted by the Duke himself.

Y-You're all crazy.

Knights are supposed to fight against injustice.

They must not bow to tyranny, but protect the weak.

Those who would sacrifice the common folk for personal grudges

don't deserve to be knights!

I will never let you do this.

Brian, we—

Greyhound, Greyhound!

Greyhound!

Now you know what to do, right?

Let's go, Captain.

My name is Grey... Greyhound.

I joined the patrol with you.

Brian, I was chosen to be a captain too.

Let's go light the beacon tower together.

I believe, with your abilities,

you'll definitely win the Prince's favor.

H-Haven't you always wanted to become a knight?

It's good enough to protect this place with you.

What the hell is this?

Who cares?

Stop spacing out. Let's go.

Come on, hurry.

Haven't you been here before?

Where's the warehouse?

Through that door ahead,

take a turn, and it's the kitchen.

The warehouse should be beneath the kitchen.

I'm warning you, don't try anything funny.

Move!

Damn it!

You have a death wish?

Then let's join the militia together,

and then become His Highness's knights together.

Greyhound, let me avenge you!

You're not part of the patrol.

Who are you?

Lord Viper!

Thanks for stepping in!

Worthless. So many of you can't handle one man.

I'll have to do it myself.

So you're Viper, the famous knight of Longsong Stronghold.

Duke Ryan sent you.

That's right. And you're going to die here,

as the scapegoat who set the food supplies on fire.

I won't let you succeed.

Wait a sec!

Lord Viper, let me do it.

I want to make him pay for hurting me.

Make it quick.

Don't forget our real mission.

Yes, sir.

Trust me, you're going to die in agony.

I'm sorry, Greyhound.

I couldn't become a knight,

and I couldn't avenge you either.

Hey. Causing such a ruckus in someone else's home

isn't very appropriate, now is it?

Who's there?

Huh?

Rats that crawled in from the gutter,

take your filthy paws... off my dried fish.

You're awake.

Y-Your Highness.

Hey, don't move.

Your wounds haven't fully healed yet.

Your Highness, I...

I already know what you did, Brian.

You saved Border Town's food.

You are a hero of Border Town.

On behalf of everyone in Border Town,

I thank you.

Y-Your Highness, no.

My friend Greyhound,

he's the true...

hero.

I understand.

Kihls Medde, also known as Fierce Scar,

confessed as soon as he entered the torture chamber.

Don't worry. Greyhound will receive a funeral befitting his status.

I will also make proper arrangements for his family.

They won't have to worry about their livelihood again.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Your Highness, what about Fierce Scar?

He's still alive.

We captured two survivors.

One is Fierce Scar,

and the other is a knight from Longsong Stronghold.

They've both confessed.

Rest well for now.

I assure you in the name of Wimbledon that

the criminals will receive the punishment they deserve.

I've already arranged for others to take over patrol duties.

After the Months of Demons,

I will hold a knighting ceremony for you.

Y-Your Highness, do you mean...

Yes, Brian.

You will become my knight.

You just said you would punish the criminals.

However, that might not be so easy.

What's the problem, Barov?

This matter is certainly connected to Duke Ryan of Longsong Stronghold.

That man with the severed arm is one of Duke Ryan's knights,

nicknamed Viper.

And then there's that guy named Kihls.

Although he's a commoner,

his distant uncle is Baron Boris.

He does have some connection to the nobility.

Their joint attempt to burn the food

must have been done on Duke Ryan's orders.

Those men broke into your castle and intended to burn the food.

By law, they should be executed.

However, whether it's a knight of the Stronghold or a baron's relative,

they can buy their way out of punishment with money.

And if they truly were sent by the Duke,

the Duke certainly won't stand by and do nothing.

What's your advice?

In my view, we should wait and see.

Their mission failed.

The Stronghold should make a move very soon.

Your Highness, Baron Boris requests an audience.

Carter, go get Nana to treat Brian's injuries.

Be discreet.

Yes, Your Highness.

Greetings, Your Highness.

What brings you here?

Tell me.

Your Highness, I wish to apologize on behalf of my nephew for offending you.

Your nephew?

Yes, Your Highness.

Kihls is my distant nephew.

He's been a dutiful and conscientious patrolman.

I heard he lost his head.

He followed the patrol captain's orders,

snuck into your castle, and committed a foolish act.

When I get back, I will certainly punish him severely.

I got some more gold royals over the past few days.

I'm giving these to Your Highness as restitution.

Also, I heard that a knight was arrested along with him.

This knight is the captain of the Duke's personal guard.

I don't know how he got caught up in this incident.

If possible, I would like to make amends for him as well.

Here's fifty gold royals.

I beg Your Highness to show mercy.

Are you suggesting that

this assassination attempt was orchestrated by Duke Ryan?

No, no, no, no.

Duke Ryan knew nothing of this matter.

Really?

In other words, this entire operation was the personal initiative

of the captain of the Duke's personal guard.

Y-Yes. The Duke is loyal to the Graycastle royal family

and would never permit such behavior.

I choose to believe in the Duke's loyalty,

and I also understand your affection for your nephew.

I will hold this incident to be their personal act,

and leave it at that.

Thank you for your understanding.

Your Highness, then may I—

Well then, as a reward for the Duke's loyalty,

I will take it upon myself to clean house for you.

Barov.

Yes, Your Highness.

Viper, a knight of Longsong Stronghold,

together with Kihls Medde, a.k.a. Scarface, patrolman of Border Town,

murdered their comrade, infiltrated the palace,

and attempted to assassinate the Fourth Prince of the Kingdom of Graycastle.

The evidence is conclusive.

Sentence: death by hanging, to be carried out immediately.

H-Hanging?

Th-That's...

B-But, Your Highness,

in the name of God,

the crimes of nobles can be pardoned.

If pardoning them is God's will,

then I shall send them to meet God.

Wh-What—

Also, as the magistrate of this town,

you must attend,

and witness the justice of the law.

Today, we have executed two heinous criminals.

Last night, they attempted to assassinate me,

and led men into the warehouse,

intending to burn everyone's food for the winter.

Fortunately, Brian and Greyhound discovered them in time.

Thanks to their brave resistance,

our food supplies were not destroyed.

However, one of them was severely wounded,

and the other heroically sacrificed himself in battle.

Some deaths are as light as a feather,

while others are as heavy as a mountain.

The wicked have been severely punished.

The sacrifice of our heroes deserves our respect and mourning.

I will knight both heroes,

and hold a grand funeral for Mr. Greyhound.

Thank you.

I owe you one this time.

If the food had been burned,

I truly wouldn't have known what to do.

It's nothing.

I'm imposing here.

Helping you is helping myself too.

I didn't expect you to be so skilled.

Carter grilled me about it for ages today,

asking if I'd secretly hired some mysterious expert.

What did you say?

I said the mysterious expert can't reveal themselves yet.

When the time is right, I'll tell him.

I'm not stronger than your chief knight.

It's just a little self-defense trick that witches have.

There might be more incidents like this in the future.

Why don't you just stay and be my bodyguard?

I'll pay you two gold royals a month.

Five days on, two days off. Paid annual leave. How about it?

Huh? Paid annual leave?

That means every year you get a few days

to rest while still getting paid.

I don't understand what you're saying.

Your Highness, today you executed those two in the name of God.

They were knights, relatives of nobles.

Yet you also defied the will of God

by saving Anna and protecting Nana.

What exactly does God mean to you?

It's not God hunting witches,

it's the Church.

You and I both know that witches are innocent.

That's why I saved them.

Whether they're a knight or a noble,

a crime is a crime,

and they should be punished.

The difference lies in whom the law is made to protect.

Throughout the long course of history,

how many gods have been worshiped by different people?

And how much evil has been carried out in the name of the gods?

I am simply doing what I believe is right for my people.

I believe that a true god can understand my actions.

If He doesn't understand me,

then He isn't God.

Greyhound...

I've come to see you.

I've realized my dream.

After the Months of Demons,

the Fourth Prince will hold a knighting ceremony for me.

Come to think of it, you don't know this yet.

His Highness told me that a witch saved me with her magical powers.

He also said that the witches will join us

to protect Border Town from the demonic beasts.

I will wield my sword to defend this town,

for both of us.

So, farewell,

my friend.