Manual labor was something Irene had never been required to do in her life prior to joining the knighthood.
As she carried boxes or moved furniture for the maids, she felt a strange sense of pride. Even if she was small, she was strong, and no one ever doubted her. At least in the knighthood, where people knew her feistiness made up for her size, she was never doubted.
At least until Leif started to doubt her.
Days after the Duke's death, Stanley left the barracks in search of Sir Gunnar, but he would only yell at anyone from outside the Duke's Tower. He refused to set foot in such a tainted space where he felt like his mana was being slowly drained.
Those with less of a mana pool would certainly suffer more than he.
