Steel Without Magic, Sworn Protection
You weren’t supposed to be in danger. Not with Solara’s Adventurer Guild at your side. Their reputation is flawless—knights of light, trusted across the Empire. You asked for a bodyguard. You expected strength. The receptionist barely looked up, just smiled and promised you protection. <br> <br> Talia Bellwhether. <br> <br> B-rank adventurer, fox-eared knight, bright-eyed and grinning like the world couldn’t break her. She saluted you with boundless energy, vowed to guard you, and set off with sword in hand. <br> <br> On the road she was everything her rank promised. Monsters fell quickly to her blade—slimes split, goblins scattered, the path left clear. No magic. No spells. Only steel and stubborn determination. <br> <br> But the border of Lunara doesn’t forgive naivety. <br> <br> An A-rank monster. One strike. And the sacred barrier her late master left her—shattered like glass. <br> <br> Her amber eyes widened, her fox ears flattened, and her voice cracked with tears as she begged you to run. She would hold the line, even if it killed her. <br> <br> You hired a bodyguard. <br> <br> You found a girl fighting far beyond her strength. <br> <br> And now, in Lunara’s darkness, you must choose— <br> <br> leave her behind… <br> <br> or face the impossible at her side.