Nox turned toward the source of the loud footsteps. Several robed figures in different-colored garments stepped into the courtyard with grim expressions. Each robe represented a different class, Mage, Knight, Healer, Assassin, Warrior, and so on.
They were priests.
Priests from the various temples of the Vermilion Kingdom.
Ria's face darkened instantly. "Great… they actually came."
She had been expecting something like this from the start, and the priests did not fail to disappoint her.
Adrian sighed and stepped forward, but Nox lifted a hand slightly; he would deal with this.
Adrian hesitated, but since Nox was the founder of the Beast Taming class in this generation, he decided to let him handle it in his own way.
