This was precisely why countless serfs endured suffocating oppression and exploitation. They meekly accepted their fate and desperately had children, all for the hope that a descendant might one day rise to become a Knight Lord, or even establish a Knight Clan of their own.
"...So this is the reason for your betrayal?"
Mivana fell silent for a long moment before she spoke.
"Huh? What are you talking about, we..."
"Still going to lie?!"
The Wolf-eared Maiden stepped forward, a low, beast-like growl rumbling in her throat.
"Such a clumsy lie. How could a group like you possibly defeat Beastmen, who are physically superior to humans in every way? Your weapons were also forged by the Beastmen. There's only one way you could have killed them: by ambushing them from behind when they were at their most exhausted... perhaps right after they finished their labor, or after driving off wild animals."
