章 96: Knights

"They won't return, right?" Stella asked her master after seeing the wolf walk away. 

"I hope so… Anyway, we collected enough herbs already… We should return now."

"Haa… Alright…" Stella answered after steadying her breath. 

'I must get stronger…' 

Even with her master's swordsmanship, killing a top-grade beast was still too much with her weak body. This made her have a firmer resolve to get stronger.

'But… I heard that collecting herbs in this area shouldn't be that dangerous. At most, I should be encountering those rabbits and other wild beasts… Haaa~ I really can't trust such information once I entered the forest, huh…'

It was a good thing that she realized this now. 

'I should be even more careful next time and bring other potions and equipment in case a tough battle happened.'