"So, what do you say to that?"
Kael doubled down with his question after asking me to spar with the other men in his squad. I let out a small frown as I looked over at him, feeling a bit of hesitation.
"Aren't they all paladins of the church? I am just a local knight coming from a small baron family... I am pretty sure that I would just end up losing miserably against people with their level of training."
I told him that, trying to give him a reasonable excuse to back out.
"They are not actually full paladins just yet, as they are all still in the middle of their training; they are technically known as templars. Also, you managed to become a captain knight of your own territory, no matter how small it might have been— that fact alone means you are strong, so you really should not put yourself down like that."
Kael responded to my concern with an encouraging tone.
