You had done so through of arms

You'd thought every second would be the moment you made a mistake that doomed the village but you held on until the sounds of clashing metal brought enough attention to see you aided. Convincing them to keep a better lookout was a rather easy feat after that.

Somehow the report of it must have found its way to the arch-priestess. Nothing else you'd done had been quite so flashy. Most of your other achievements were in the dark of the mountains or woodlands where few were there to confirm them and those who might were often not in a state to remember you in particular.

It had been a bit eye-opening in another way however, you were a knight, and as such your chastity was often endangered by monsters. It was a hazard you accepted along with your vows.