As they passed by the staging area where the adventurers prepared to head out for their daily missions, Dominic noticed that a few of the soldiers from each of the trucks had moved to the back step, doing their best to look dignified, while showing off for their friends and the onlookers in the Capital.
Many of them were members of the Adventurer's Guild before they were hired as personal guards for the Nobles, and there were definitely people that they knew in this crowd who would be interested to know how they were doing.
It would be even better if they were jealous of the success.
"It feels like we're celebrities. Not you, or the Princess. The people on the streets are actually cheering for the drivers and guards." Ella whispered, low enough that nobody in the back of the truck would hear her.
Dominic winked at her. "You've earned some recognition. Besides, they're not wrong. After the monster siege, the lower city gained a new admiration for the armed forces and adventurers."
