Not a Better One (Part 1)

"Please, don't tell Bodya! I beg you!" Tista said.

"Who are these people?" Solus tried to defuse the situation by changing the topic.

"Nice try." Tyris chuckled. "You should have recognized them either from history books or the group picture."

She pointed at a painting depicting King Valeron in the middle, a short man wearing mottled clothes to his left, a tall man wearing partial armor on his right, and Tessa the Titania and Fyrwal the Hydra on either side.

"Are you telling me the tall guy is Juria Ernas?" Solus was flabbergasted.

"Yes." Tyris had a hard time stifling a laugh. "The painter mistook her for a man due to her armor and tried to make her more manly for posterity."

"Really?" Lith asked. "I've met her spirit. She was no stunner but it was hard mistaking her for a guy."