"..."

"..."

"..."

Many questions flowed through Fanilly's mind at that moment. Exactly why one of her knights had chosen to come to the ball crossdressing was one of them. Certainly, there wasn't really anything stopping them from choosing their own manner of dress, even if it wasn't usually associated with their gender, but at the same time that didn't mean it was [i]expected[/i], nor that Fanilly could comprehend such a decision. Did Lein have some sort of... unusual tastes... that resulted in his choice to masquerade as a woman at the ball? Was it really a good decision to invite him? He'd performed admirably at the raid on the bandit camp, but now he stood before her dressed... like this.

It wasn't as if crossdressing among knights was unheard of. Mirror Knight Florian had dressed as a woman to deceive the depraved Lord Dorian Walstrek. In Ithillin, Dame Anette Vioverge had preferred men's wear.

But still... this felt very odd.

"... I... see," said the blonde knight-girl, "That's... I hope you... enjoy yourself..."

The look of confusion, concern, and dismay on Fanilly's face most certainly said it all.

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