The moment the newly knighted girl walked into the dining hall with her father, she was engulfed in cheerful noises that she hadn't heard in such a long time.
It was easy to forget that she had so many fun times with the knighthood when the past couple of years had been the heaviest she had ever known.
What a beautiful moment it was to be a survivor and get to witness knights with smiles on their faces that made Irene forget about their scars. She recalled how each person looked, covered in monster blood since that was a nearly every day occurrence. If it wasn't monster blood, they were merely filthy because there wasn't a real chance to bathe oneself in a place like that.
And the constant noise.
While the dining hall's present loudness was full of laughter and impassioned conversation, she recalled a different loudness at the encampment at the ancient wall segment.
