Chương 63: Chapter LXIII

Quiet glares commenced to settle, and Ewelina was aware that her words if said wrongly could cause trouble. At this moment, the men were just reticent to answer, surveying the woman with instinctive caution and deciding on whether act upon their displeasure or wait for her to say more.

"... Are you belittling us? Veneer female?"

"It is the opposite." — Answering the one man that stepped forward in calm fierceness, she gracefully returned his gaze, speaking softly. Seemingly unbothered yet truly fearful inside. — "I am ecstatic to have come to learn of these corners of the Kingdom. And I am aware that Sortnafeigr's inhabitants are unlike those across the Hœttr Hills… That is why I say: I am hopeful that this messy scene I was shown, is simply one little thing I can forget once learning your whole."

"... This is how we are, Veneer Female. We're not like those to the north. You can't compare us with those weaklings."