The guards in the chamber gulped, not because of the resentment of the demi huamns, no, they were long past that. What Zerina was projecting was a hopeless, despair inducing forlornness that made even them tremble.
However, that despairing aura didn't last long and slowly started to disappear once she spoke the other half of her sentence.
"After I met Sir Reinhardt, who not only saved us but also brought us into his territory with the promise that we would not be mistreated, I started to see some hope. Maybe just maybe, if humans and demi humans all banded together, there is a chance that we can overturn the situation that we are in now"...
"Maybe just maybe, there is still hope for our people in this continent. Sir Knight here made me see all that. In any case, his debt of gratitude to us is so great that we are willing to follow all of his commands. If he wants to do anything, we of the new Toto village will always have his back".
