"I don't want to be noble!" Taro flailed his hands frantically. "I can barely remember which fork to use for each dish at my aunt's house!"
"They can't do this to us!" Ren joined the protest, his face a mask of panic. "We just wanted to explore!"
"Will I have to wear those ridiculous hats?" Min looked ready to faint.
"Will we have to learn to dance?" Taro turned pale as a ghost.
The guards watched the spectacle with expressions that oscillated between exasperation and reluctant amusement. Larissa simply laughed, finding their reactions absolutely adorable.
"It's the law," she explained between giggles. "Besides, it's not something bad... Now, the fact that the door opened for you..."
"It was Ren!" the other two protested in unison, pointing at their friend.
"Then Ren is the leader of this 'expedition'," Larissa smiled. "Welcome to nobility, gentlemen."
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