Side Story: The White Dragon – Part 6 (The end)

As soon as the king spoke, the priests who had been waiting in the transept began singing a Roemian hymn. The solemnity of the song sent shivers down Ursuline's spine. He felt his mouth dry up as he looked toward the entrance.

Before long, Riftan Calypse, clad in silver armor, stepped into the cathedral. Ursuline unwittingly held his breath. As the knight-to-be passed the crossing where the nave intersected with the transept, sunlight streamed through the glass windows and beamed over his face. In that moment, he seemed like a being from a different world.

"Come forth and take your place before the altar," King Reuben called out.

Riftan Calypse slowly walked forward and kneeled. He displayed such reverence that it was hard to imagine this was the same man who derided the code of chivalry.