Felix's words hit Irene right where she needed them to.
The offer of going south sounded like an exciting opportunity. To see a knighthood so organized and active as the Knights of Hydrogia would be endless fun.
A childish urge struck her. Whenever people pitied her for living under such serious circumstances, she never thought much of it until she realized just how much she lacked any sort of fun.
However, rather than fun, she should have been focusing on the reality in front of her.
Her reality wasn't fun, it was serious as they tried to rebuild the duchy so that the people felt safe again. It had been a long time since the knights had gone through and assured everyone that they were doing their best to keep the monsters that came from the northern mountains at bay.
She felt a strange sense of pride for Chemois and Felix's negative response to the other knights' suggestion made her certain about what she would do.
