Willow was a dozen yards back, getting up from the spot where she practically crawled. She still had lingering fear in her eyes, but was relatively calm. [color=fff79a]"Th ... thank you, si ... sir knight."[/color] she stuttered, as her father, Patrick ran frantically to comfort her.

Kyle's face was chalk-white, then he took a very deep breath and the normal color gradually returned. [color=fff79a]"You are a true knight, Sir Shane, and you have nothing to be shy about."[/color] He nodded several times respectfully, and started back to the church, in preparation of the cleansing ritual.