The voices of children playing together fill their play area.They play happily and enthusiastically regardless of their age.Their laughter and joy were clearly seen by a little girl named Elena a daughter of a Knight who served for the nobility in the place where she lived.

Elena who saw them behind the tree secretly because she didn't want them to know because she was a little embarrassed to start a conversation with the other.

"I want to play with them .... but I don't know how to do it ....what should I do ..."

Elena continued to look at them from a distance with a sad feeling of not being able to play together because they did not know each other.

"What are you doing here Elena? ... what are you looking at?"

"Kyaaa!"

The voice of an adult male suddenly popped up from behind Elena and made her scream in fear until it made her fall.

"I'm sorry if I startled you, Elena what are you doing here?"

"That's the question I should ask you actually! .... what are you doing here dad!"

Elena got up from where she had fallen while her father laughed as he apologized to her.

"Haha ... I'm on patrol here and when I passed here I saw my daughter who was watching something ... so I asked you about what you were doing"

"Errr .... I..."

Elena did not know how to explain to her father about the problem she was facing.

"Hey, uncle what do you want to do to that little girl! "

The child who was playing had heard Elena's screaming voice and then approached the direction of the voice and saw Elena and her father there.

"Eh? .... did they hear my screams just now?"

"Don't do anything weird uncle ... even if you're a Knight you shouldn't do anything weird to this little girl!"

"Wait a minute, I'm Elena's father and this little girl are my daughter"

The little boy didn't seem to believe him much.Then he asked Elena if this was true.And Elena said yes.

"Oh ... I'm sorry uncle...."

The children there also apologized to Elena's father.Elena's father just smiled and didn't care much about it.

"Haha ... it's okay, after all what you're doing is right ... maybe one day someone might want to do something bad so if you hear something like this do the same thing .... ok?

The children just nodded their heads.

"Oh, one more thing ... this daughter of mine has seen you since you guys played from earlier so I hope you can play with her ok?

"Ah! ... what are you doing dad ?!"

Elena who heard her father say that then panicked

"Really?!, Come on Elena if you want to play with us ... you can just ask us just now, the more it is, the more fun it will be!"

Yes, That's right!"

Elena didn't know she wanted to say anything to the children.

"Err ... thank you ... for ... ahhh ..."

Elena hid behind her father because she was ashamed to say anything.

"Wow ... you're a little shy, aren't you?

Said the girl among the children.

"Sorry ..."

Elena's father looks down at Elena and tells her to play with them and ask Elena to come back before dinner time.

"But ..."

Elena's father placed his hand on Elena's head and stroked her hair.

"Enough, have fun with them and that's something you need to do for you to do at a young age."

Elena's father then left to continue the patrol while waving his hand as a signal he was going to leave

"See you later ... dad"

Elena just accepted what had already happened and let it pass.

"Hey ... what's your name?

A boy asks Elena her name.

"Ah ... my name is Elena ... nice to meet you"

"Elena? ... nice name ... my name is Roland ... nice to meet you too!

"My name is, Alice, it's nice to meet you Elena

"I'm Alex and I want to be strong when I grow up!"

"Alicia ... is my name ... nice to meet you"

All the children introduced themselves to Elena.

"Err ... so what are you guys playing?

"We are playing a game of imitation ... in this game one will perform the action of an animal and whoever manages to guess it is the winner"

"Often we play catch-up and hide-and-seek ... so this is a new game for us as well.

"Oh ... I see"

Elena began to show interest in the game.

"So you want to come along, play this game?

Elena's eyes then showed a smile and said yes and they all played that game.

Elena with her new friend played happily and time passes quickly when doing something fun.

The evening has arrived.

Most of the residents there have started returning to their homes, including Elena and her new friend

They went back together while chatting with each other.

"Do you know Elena? ... yesterday Alice dropped her toy into the well and she didn't stop crying like a baby"

"Alex! ... didn't you promise not to tell anyone about this ... ahhhh"

"Hahaha .... because it's funny when I remember your face crying that day"

Alice then chased after Alex and they ran very funny.

Elena and the others laughed together watching the action of the two of them.

"Elena ... your father is a Knight isn't he?

"Yes,why did you ask? ..."

Elena wanted to know why he was her asking that about that.

"Actually, I want to be a knight when I'm an adult ..."

"Oh ... why do you want to be a knight?"

Elena who starts to be curious with Roland's statement.

"Being a knight is the highest honor that can be achieved by ordinary people in this country ... after all this can also change the fate of my family from ordinary people

"Oh ... very interesting"

"Elena do you want to be Knight when you're an adult?

"Uh?!, me did you say?!"

"Yes... You are."

Elena didn't know how to answer the question.

"Actually ... I have the intention to follow in my father's footsteps ... But I'm a little embarrassed to tell him"

"Why are you so embarrassed to tell him?"

Elena then twisted her fingers in her hair because she was a little embarrassed.

"Because ... I don't know if a woman can be a Knight"

"Hahaha! ... Is that why you? .... Hahaha!"

Roland laughed at Elena's answer.

"Hey !, why are you laughing .... That's right what I said ... Isn't it?"

"Hahah ... Oh, Elena, even a woman can be a Knight, moreover, any woman's request to follow it is welcome for women, even though the number of women is less than men, there are still female knights who are no less great than men"

"Really?! .... Then!"

"Yes ... You can come if you want ... But it's not easy to come in, regardless of whether you're a man or a woman"

"I don't care ... I want to follow in my father's footsteps as a knight!"

Elena was then excited when she got the answer.

"Good then ... I hope you can come in ... Before that you have to ask your father first"

"All right ... I understand"

Alicia who was next to them just listened to them and didn't know what to say about it.

The evening at that time ended well.Elena had a fun time together with her new friends.

After arriving at her house, Elena said goodbye and entered her house.

"I'm home...."

Elena's father then saw Elena who had just returned from playing and greeted her.

"How was today ... Was it fun? ..."

Elena's face was filled with a smile on her face.

"Yes !, thank you dad!"

Elena's father just smiled seeing the daughter having a fun time with her new friends.

"Dad ... I have something to ask for ...."

"What is it? ... what do you want?"

Elena gathered all her courage and told her father what she wanted.

"I want to be a Knight like you .... I hope you can train me"

Elena's father was silent for a moment and then smiled again while stroking Elena's head.

"Oh? ... Are you sure? ... Being a knight is not an easy thing Elena .... There are many responsibilities that need to be shouldered that need to be fulfilled"

"Yes !, I'm sure!"

Elena answered with complete confidence.

"Okay .... after you have celebrated your 12th birthday you will start your training under my training .... Now you do what you want to do"

"Thank you so much dad!"

"Okay, now you take a shower first ... You must be a bit dirty after playing ... After the shower we will have dinner together .... Ok?"

Elena just nodded her head. Elena then went upstairs to take a shower.

"My wife Elfina, it looks like the time for Elena has arrived ... I hope you can see her from up there ...."

Elena's father saw a picture of Elena's mother on the wall of the house while thinking about Elena's future.

That night Elena and her father had dinner full of laughter and that night was a memory that Elena will never forget.

After that, time has already passed 2 years after that and Elena has already celebrated her 12th birthday.

Elena has already celebrated her 12th birthday and it was celebrated modestly but Elena still feels that it is more than enough than not celebrating it.

"Yesterday was a very fun day ... even if it was just ordinary ... I feel happy to celebrate my birthday with my loved ones"

Elena who was sitting on the dining chair while writing something in a diary she had.Elena regularly writes of daily events that take place in her daily life.

"It seems that the time for me to start my training has arrived .... although it made me wait for 2 years .... I don't know why it took so long "

Elena still remember that her father will train after she is 12 years old but she does not understand why she has to wait that long.Elena isn't sure why ... maybe her father has his own reasons.

"During those 2 years ... not much has changed I continued my daily activities as usual .... although most of them played with Roland and the others"

Elena felt like she was still a child even though she wanted to be a Knight.

"Elena ... you woke up early today ..."

"Dad ... good morning ... do you want me to make coffee?

"It's okay ... I'm here to tell you something"

Elena said nothing and her father sat in the chair of the dining table.

"....."

"Dad? "

Elena's father did not know how to start his conversation.

"Sight ... Elena do you remember that I will train you after your 12th birthday?

"Yes ... I still remember ... why?

Elena's father took a deep breath and told Elena something she didn't expect .

"I'm sorry Elena ... I can't train you ... I'm not sure I can do it for you

"What! ... but why, aren't you the one who promised! ... why did you suddenly ...."

Elena was a little upset with what her father had conveyed because she felt his father had broken his promise.

"Woah, be patient Elena ... maybe it's true I can't train you ... but I have a friend who is willing to train you ... that's why you will start your training after your 12th birthday ... because it's a bit It's hard for this friend of mine to accept my request ... so that's why you have to wait so long"

Elena starts to calm down after hearing the thing but then she starts to wonder who is the friend her father are?

"Dad, who is your friend dad? ... is he the same person as dad?"

"It's more or less like that ... he was a classmate of mine when I was in the academy so you can say he's a knight just like me"

"Oh...I see"

E

lena is still not sure who the person is because the person is a bit foreign to her.

"So ... when can I start training?"

"A week from now ... so this week ... you have to prepare yourself because this friend of mine ... he's a bit strict too ... so make sure you're really ready

Elena began to swallow because of the nervousness inside her.

"All right I ... will prepare myself

"Good!"

That day And a week later Elena spent time getting ready for her training.Although he didn't know what to prepare ... she was just waiting for his trainer to arrive.

And a week later Elena's father's friend arrived at their residence.

"Mark ... why do you want to bother me in this ... if not for good reason I might have refused a long time ago ... Elena ... Mark's daughter ... well, I'll try"

The man is there but he looks lost because he doesn't know where Elena and her father live

"Oops ... where do they live anyway ... I forgot to ask Mark where they live"

"Sir? ... what are you doing here? "

The man heard someone's voice behind him and saw Elena ask him.

"Errr...young lady Do you know where Mark's family home is?"

The man asked Elena who he was going to train but he didn't know it was Elena.

"Yes I know ... but why do you want to go there?

"I'm sorry ... this is a secret, young lady ... I'm sorry"

"Ahhhh ..... I can definitely believe you that you have no good intentions to go there ...."

Elena began to back away from that man.

"I'm serious! ... I don't have any bad intentions! ... after all, I'm a-"

Not finished talking someone touched him from behind.

"Hah?... who there?"

"Sir, we received a report that you was suspected of kidnapping from your conversation with this young woman .... please cooperate and follow us now

"Eh! ... for a moment I was a-"

Once again the conversation is cut short.

"I don't care ... you can say it later"

"Listen to my explanation first! ...."

H

earing a voice argue the residents there saw them and at that time Elena's father came there.

"Stop! ... what's going on here?

"Sir, we have a report on a person suspected of being involved in the crime of kidnapping"

Elena's father saw Elena close to the man and then he saw a familiar face.

"Markus ... What are you doing ... I said to train my daughter instead of kidnapping her...haha"

"Ahhh, that's enough where I want to kidnap anyone and this young lady is your child apparently?"

Markus looked at Elena with full focus and Elena felt uncomfortable being looked at that way.

"Hmmm ... your daughter's potential is good ... you make the the right person to train her."

"Right? ... that's why I need your help"

"Luckily I accepted ... otherwise, this is a real loss"

"Sir? ... what should we do?

Elena's father just told them to go alone because the person was an acquaintance and asked them to continue their work.

"Yes sir!"

The two of them left the place.

"Dad ... is this the person who will train me?"

Elena finally spoke after the matter was over.

"Yes, that's right ...let me introduce him, this is Markus Knight from our capital ... he will train you in Knight related matters"

"Ah ... nice to meet you uncle ... Markus ... "

"Eh ?, uncle? ... hey Markus do I look very old now?

"Haha ... yes and you're not married at all, you've been called uncle hahaha!"

Markus didn't say anything out of embarrassment.

"Elena isn't your name? ...."

Elena just nodded.

"Sigh ... Elena listen here ... starting today I will train you to be a Knight and you have to remember my training is a bit harsh for you ... so you have to prepare yourself.... understand?"

"All right ... Uncle Markus"

"And don't call me uncle ... just call me Makrus ... I'm just in my 30s

Elena said nothing about it.

"Elena ... bring your uncle back home ... I'm sure he's tired after leaving the capital to get here"

"Oi ... say that again! "

Elena's father kept going from there before Mark got angry.

"Hehe ... dad"

"Sight..."

Elena took Markus to where Elena and her father lived while looking around.

"Very few people live here ... most of them are just farmers and children"

"It's been like this for a long time, although its population is small they can all live safely away under the protection of the capital.

Elena and Markus chatted together about where Elena and her father lived and soon they chatted they arrived at Elena and her father's residence.

Please come in, Markus ...

Markus enters their house and he looks quite mediocre.

"Wait a minute, Markus ... I'll prepare coffee for you. Sit down first"

"Wait ... you don't have to-"

Elena was already in the kitchen making coffee for Markus.

"Huh ... I remember Mark's daughter was a shy litte girl when I heard it from Mark's letter"

"Huh? ... ahhh"

Markus saw a photo of Elena's mother and Markus recognized her for a long time.

"How long have you been missing Elfina .... since that mission you have never returned ... what really happened to you ..."

"Sir? .... "

"Oh !, Elena ..."

Elena gives Mark the coffee she made

"Thank you Elena ...."

Elena invited Mark to sit down and the two of them sat down in chairs at the dining table.

"Elena , tomorrow we will get out of this place and do your training outside this village ... because I have prepared your training equipment ... today you have to rest enough for the day tomorrow."

"All right ... I'll try ..."

Elena and Mark chatted together for a while and not long after that Markus asks Elena in the guest room to relax and Elena shows the room.

That night, everything went smoothly.Elena with her dad and Markus ate together.

Elena slept earlier than usual to make sure she was ready for her training.

Without Elena's knowledge, the training that she going to face tomorrow was something that will never be forgotten in her life history.