Rienne gestured for the knights to secure Zach and his maids.
"I can walk on my own," Zach said, refusing to have his wrists tied. But Rienne didn't say anything, and the knight insisted.
Zach punched the knight in the gut, collapsing their armor.
"I SAID! I can walk on my own!" Zach shouted at the same time. He looked at the knights who pointed at him with their spears again without so much as a hint of worry on his face. The only emotion he displayed was irritation.
Rienne narrowed her eyes. She sighed and waved back the knights. She glanced at the knight who needed help to get up.
There were better armors out there, and this wasn't the most elite of knight squads belonging to the Imperial Family. But that was still refined metal that was supposed to protect the knights from attacks that not even their martial energy could.
