When Winter Falls (3)

As the horses stomped their hooves before gradually settling down, the visitors who rode on horseback climbed down, their boots hitting the driveway with heavy thuds. The knights' armor made a clinking sound, the plates shifting with each movement they made. Beneath their helmets, their eyes scanned the estate ahead.

Nicolaus lowered himself in a bow. Aurel followed suit immediately after him, synchronizing with Nicolaus' retinue. Even Mikael, who observed the scene from the patio, mirrored their gesture.

"…We are certainly not expecting your arrival today, Princess Seline of the North," Nicolaus stated as he waited for them to approach. His visitors closed their distance, standing just a meter apart.