"Now, who might you be?" the Sword Saint asked, his sharp gaze fixed on me as soon as the guard departed.
"I'm Leon, Sir," I replied, bowing modestly. It wasn't a grand gesture, just the kind of bow any capable man could muster. "Just Leon. I don't have a surname."
"Really?" His eyes narrowed slightly as he studied me. "It's rather unusual for someone without a family name to bow like that. Most of your station wouldn't even know the faintest hint of etiquette, yet you do."
Apparently, my modest bow carried enough grace to make him wonder if I was the son of some noble.
"I just learned from the academy, Sir," I said evenly.
"The Academy does teach etiquette. Seems you're taking your lessons well enough," he mused before his tone shifted slightly. "What's your class? Since you're a friend of Johanne's, I'd imagine you'd at least be in the Gold Class."
"No, Sir," I answered honestly. "I'm actually in the Bronze Class. I'm skillless, you see."