Great Holy Knight

As Amelia regained her consciousness, she found herself in a room.

She felt her body heavy and yet, she tried her best to sit down when just then, the door opened and there came a kind looking woman who somehow looked familiar.

The woman smiled kindly at her, "You're finally awake."

The woman had brown long hair that was braided to the side and her black eyes reminded her of the old man Julius..

"W... who are you?" Amelia was still doubtful, after all, she didn't really had any good experience with other people other than her grandpa Julius.

How lucky was she? To be picked up by the person Julius told her to go to...

"Don't be afraid, sweetheart. My name is Kanna." She said and went to her. "How are you feeling? I have found-"

"You're.. grandpa Julius' daughter?" Amelia interfered, her eyes widened in realization.

Kanna looked surprised as Amelia mentioned her father's name.

Amelia saw the ring from her finger and quickly took it out and showed it to her as a proof. "He said that I should look for you and give you this."

"This ring..." Tears started welling up in her eyes as she took the ring from her. "I... I see... I see..."

She didn't need any explanation from Amelia, it was as if all explanation was given when she saw the ring.

Amelia looked down sadly and was stopping herself from crying. "Grandpa... has passed away..."

"You must be the little girl that father said in his letters. Amelia it is, right? Why don't you get some rest? You had a high fever when I found you. It's a good thing that it went down."

Now that she thought of it, how was she able to get here? If she remembered correctly, a group of bandit went after her and she fell off a cliff. How was she able to survive? Who saved her?

She tried to recall but her head would just ache. She lied down on the bed and closed her eyes. Why can't she remember a thing about what happened?

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"Auntie, I'll be going to the market now." Amelia said, smiling and was carrying a basket.

"Be sure not to stay long, okay?"

"Yes, auntie~"

She was now staying in Kanna's place since Kanna took her in. Since that day, Amelia would help Kanna in the shop and the houseworks since she wanted to repay her for making her stay.

Amelia was a beautiful young girl and the people in town marveled at the beauty as she walked down the street. They could never get tired of looking at her. She was always greeted by those who pass her by.

Just then...

"Make way! Make way! The Great Holy Knight is here! Make way for the Great Holy Knight!"

The people started going to the side as knights were marching and infront of them, riding in a black horse was a bispectacled handsome guy which made the girls squeel.

Amelia stood at the side and looked at the knight who was on the horse.

"Grandma, who is he?" She asked as she looked at the old lady who was selling the vegetables at the side of the street.

"He is one of the 5 Great Holy Knights of Touo kingdom."

The Great Holy Knights were formed so that once someone like the Demon King came out, they would terminate him. They were the guardians of the kingdom. The leader of the five knights was named Lucas Ingril. would always come every week to check on the town.

"He looks young." Amelia said while she was looking at Lucas. "And his companions too..."

"They are the new generation of the holy knights." The old lady said as she was looking at the knight as well.

As Lucas was riding on his horse, he noticed a new face in town, he stopped his horse and looked at Amelia for a while before he looked ahead and continued on.

...

After buying the things that Kanna told her to buy, she went walking back home. Not far, she saw a hooded man entered the house she was living.

Who was that man? Was he their visitor?

She quickly went in and was surprised to see the hooded man hugging Kanna.

Kanna noticed Amelia's presence so she tuned to her with a big smile.

"Ah, Amelia." She pulled away from the hooded guy.

When the hooded guy faced her, he pulled down his hood. He was the Great Holy Knight, Lucas Ingril.

"Meet my son, Lucas." Kanna smiled at her.

"Son?" She blinked and looked at Lucas who was also looking back at her with a smile.

"And you must be?" Lucas asked, still smiling.

"Amelia... My name is Amelia."

"Come, both of you are just in time for lunch." Kanna invited.

Lucas was still looking at Amelia. She looked familiar... "Just Amelia? You look familiar tho. Hmm... I wonder if we've met before? "

"I don't think I have met you at all. All this time, I was living with grandpa Julius."

"Grandpa Julius? You were with him?"

"Yup." She chuckled. "Anyway, I'll just go help auntie prepare for lunch."

Julius was assigned to guard the lake that the Demon King was in. Why was he living with Amelia? Women were forbidden to approach the lake so why allow her to live with him?