"—a knight who is on the verge of reaching the Crownblade rank."
Lucas frowned.
"Crownblade?" he repeated. "What's that?"
"The highest title for an active knight," Silvara replied shortly. "Not just strength. It's an official recognition from the Empire."
Lucas fell silent.
"…Seriously?"
Silvara glanced at him briefly. "Yes."
Lucas instinctively looked toward the field, then toward the distant house.
"If that's the case," he said quietly, "then why did she do nothing back then when the Voss family was mocked by those moneylenders?"
Silvara cut him off before he could draw his own conclusion.
"Because in that matter," she said firmly, "her strength was useless."
Lucas looked at her.
"If the Baroness had used violence against moneylenders protected by an official contract," Silvara continued, "she would have been the one in the wrong. Legally."
She crossed her arms.
