A Vassal?
Back in the Armstrong Duchy, the fight was kept at bay. With the presence of the three terrifying Elemental Beasts, the beasts, who were mostly between the Wilding and Intermediate tiers, were having a tough time.
The likes of Wendy, Nyx, and Rab only poured more salt in their wounds. Wendy and Nyx were carving a path through the ranks of monsters.
The two briefly looked at each other. Nyx shook the blood off her sword, seemingly irritated that it was tainting her blade. Her gaze then swept past Wendy, landing on the carcass of a beast.
"Hmm, not bad," she commented.
Wendy smiled smugly as she flicked a strand of her white hair behind her, then glanced around Nyx, and her eyes widened in shock.
'That's twice as many as my beast!' she thought, shock written across her face. At that moment, she felt embarrassed for being prideful.