Laughter rippled through the knights, soft and unguarded, as they watched Aisha struggle against Skadi's suffocating affection. The warmth of the moment, the raw sincerity, made something in their battle-hardened hearts soften.
And then, one of the older knights, a woman with a mischievous glint in her eyes, let out a low hum. "You know..." She mused, tapping her chin as she looked around at the others. "Since we're all sisters-in-arms, comrades who trust each other with our lives...shouldn't we also show our love for one another like Skadi did?"
A moment of silence.
Then—chaos.
The younger knights instantly blushed, looking between one another in flustered confusion. A few sputtered, a few instinctively recoiled, and others hesitated, eyes darting between their seniors as if unsure whether they were being teased or if this was a serious proposal.