The Emperor’s Daughter - Chapter 127

“This is Assisi Zavaikal, the captain of the winter moon knights, and the first knight of this empire.”

Assisi’s 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. It’s like jewelry. It was so transparent that I felt like I was being sucked in.

“And this here is Ariadna. She’s the daughter I had while you were away.”

This idiot, he’s 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 didn’t 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 didn’t know. She should just do as he pleased. Was he ashamed of his ignorance? Because I sure was.

“So she is…”

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.

Caitel’s black knight, Assisi. I heard about him all the time, even before I was two years old. Since he had the nickname ‘the black knight,’ I imagined he’d 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 Caitel’s conquest. He’s a good friend of Ferdel and Caitel, and the strongest knight in this empire.

I heard he’s even stronger than Caitel at sword fighting.

“Then, I’ll be going.”

Wait! Already? This is my first time to meet him officially though! I was too embarrassed to introduce myself properly…! Now he’s already so far away.