"Ah, ah, ah…" My breathing was ragged after dodging and retreating from my enemy's attacks.
Sarah, who had tried to reach Rick, had been stopped by Equidna. Soon after, when the Swordmaster was immobilized by the enemy's attack, the girl I had sworn to protect went to her aid.
I hesitated to let her go without me, but the courage in her eyes was so striking that it dispelled my doubts, and I couldn't hold the princess back.
'Honestly,' I thought to myself as her blonde hair swayed with each hurried step towards the battle beside mine, 'if the King knew about this, I wonder whether he would have a heart attack or be happy to see such determination in her eyes?'
But that thought dissipated like mist the moment I saw a faint glimmer in front of me.
"You shouldn't let your guard down in the middle of a fight," the girl said, her tired voice reaching my ears.
