According to the poster, it was a knight tournament sponsored by the Witch of Steel.
Every year, as part of her personal amusement, she hosted a grand swordsmanship tournament in Humus to scout potential recruits for the Knight Order.
That alone was strange enough.
From what Lancel knew, Humus was a human-governed Empire ruled by a human king.
Yet for a witch to possess this much influence within its borders…
Could she perhaps be a court mage?
Lancel posed the question to Faust the moment he returned to the carriage.
"Yes. She's the Court Mage."
According to Faust, the Witch of Steel, Vina Victoria, belonged to the same generation of witches as Merlin herself.
However, unlike Merlin, who had completely defected to humanity, Vina chose a different path.
During the early days of the fledgling Empire of Humus, she acted as the bridge between humans and witches, allowing a collaborative relationship to form between the two sides.
