"Tubie, you didn't come in person, you only sent your monkey, is this how you show respect to the Naturalist Knights?" Saina chuckled as she spoke.
"No no no, my presence is too conspicuous, it's inconvenient for me to leave the Prophet Hall lightly, it would draw unnecessary attention," Tubie hurriedly explained.
Saina's laugh grew even more scornful; the old man's first choice was self-preservation, followed by cooperation.
Wayne, seeing through but not saying it, welcomed Tubie's arrival and emphasized the Great Prophet's transcendent status as an indispensable member of the team.
Nice words cost nothing. Extra words won't hurt.
Before Wayne's words had even finished, another dark figure leaped onto the deck from over the surface of the river.
Alex Lambert.
The older brother of Holy Maiden Dusa, serving as her escort at the Church headquarters, he was holding his sister, the Princess, in a bridal carry, only putting her down after boarding the ship.