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[h2][color=00FF7F]Frederica von Freytag[/color][/h2] 
[h3] Main Street, Preistella [/h3] [/center]

. . . Maybe rock paper scissors this time? 

It wasn’t like it mattered yet, though. They could settle it in a few minutes.

Yes. For now, it was best to take in the new sights and sounds of this city. Well, it would be nice to do that. No matter how you put it, there was something off with this city. Between everything, it wasn’t a good tourist destination after all. 

Federica absentmindedly looked at the city street and the personas walking around the small group of Knights. Having never taken to restricting her vision, she hadn’t bothered wearing a helmet. With a antsy huff, she kicked at the dirt in seeming frustration at her current situation. 

It wasn’t the slight delay in this buildings breach and clear. Rather-

[color=00FF7F]“Maybe sister was wrong, after all?”[/color] Frederica frowned. While she was a member of the Knights, she wasn’t on-duty in the normal sense right now.

However after arriving at the city, she had quickly been conscripted for various tasks.

Honestly, as a Knight she didn’t mind. No, she was enjoying herself even. But it was a bit disappointing that the city seemed to lack anything in the way of attractions. 

Perhaps to someone like her the atmosphere and new experiences were fun, but her sister had promised things like canal boat rides.

There really hadn’t been any duties that required a soothing evening yet. It was pretty sad, but she’d keep at it until it happened. It would be nice if she could have a day out with her partner and ‘that man’. Frederica took a moment to stare at her partner, helmet on or not. It was an earnest but almost stupid looking smile.

In truth, the atmosphere around them was more than pleasant compared to the pressure she felt in this city. They had fun sparing, enjoyed training together, and talked almost anytime they saw each other. Outside of her families maids, she hadn’t interacted with anyone else nearly as much since reaching civilization again.

Yes. To her, Frede was probably close to a good acquaintance. Perhaps it would be ideal to ask if she’d enjoy an evening off together? They could even invite their manager too. He seemed like a smart man, so he’d know where all the peaceful sights were hiding.

That being said, asking about it while on duty was probably not a good idea. Irrelevant chatter was something she got yelled at quite a lot during her ‘training’.

With that in mind, she committed to an option wholly lacking in self awareness. 

[color=00FF7F]“Are you feeling a bit better today, Frede? Things got pretty rough last night, but I hope I didn’t jar anything too hard. You almost tore my leg off, but I guess those cuts on your back make us a bit more even. For a draw, it was a pretty exciting match.”[/color]

It was an honest appraisal. They had been lightly sparing last night, and she doubted either of them had gotten a goods night rest. Frederica had decided to bring it up now given Frede was on her mind. 

She was stupidly grinning. A few civilians walking around the small squadron of Knights scoffed, but something akin to an expression of fear was appearing on the various Knights.


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