The three knights remained on their knees, their helms bowed so low that the curved metal nearly touched the crimson rug.
None of them spoke. None of them moved even an inch. It was strange because only a few seconds ago, these were the same beings radiating suffocating killing intent that had made everyone in Gabriel's party tense up to the point of trembling.
Yet now, those very same existences were before him in a posture of reverence so deep that nobody inside the throne room could process it immediately.
Bunny's mouth fell open. Ragnarok stopped breathing for a moment. Cassie subconsciously grabbed Sophie's sleeve as if anchoring herself to reality.
Sophie's lips parted slightly, disbelief written across her face. Her gaze alternated between Gabriel and the knights, trying to process everything.
