Hearing Princess Ines's sweet and lovely voice softly praising him, those beautiful eyes filled with admiration made Leon's heart tingle with an ineffable sensation.
Indeed, it was quite flattering for any man to receive such compliments from such a beautiful girl.
Who wouldn't enjoy the gaze of respect and adoration from a lovely young lady?
Especially that look, it reminded him of how Olivia, below the Windmill Tower in Selva, had once listened to his tales of far places, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
It was quite similar.
However, Leon wondered if it was through the lens of love that he still felt... Olivia's gaze back then was clearer and more innocent, warming the heart more than Princess Ines's now.
"Not to take all the credit, that battle was won with the unity of our soldiers and the bravery of our allies; moreover, our enemies were far fewer than a thousand. We merely drove back a disorderly mob of seven hundred assembled by the Wolf Family," Leon humbly said.