After rescuing the noble lady and reuniting her with her knight Dax figured he was already too deeply involved with them and might as well hear out their full story before deciding if it was worth it to help them, or if killing them both was still the better option. Having returned to his inn room with the two visitors Dax allowed the lady to sit on his bed as him and Chad took some chairs.
"Okay then. Explain what the fuck that is going on and no lying please, the way I see it you're both dead within a week without my help."
"You dare question my lady!"
"It's fine Chad."
As her knight was boiling with anger, the so called princess calmed down her knight as she took a deep breath and started explaining.
"Thank you for saving me Dax. My name is Xi, I'm the first princess of the Ta'ia clan.-"
(Ta'ia? ICI run an archive search.)
(DIRECTIVE CONFIRMED, SYNCING RESULTS.)