Roi has a run-in with a familiar face

The sun is really bearing down on us today. Roi thinks as she takes off her helmet and shakes her sweaty, greasy hair loose.

"Yuck!" The knight mutters as she wipes the sweat from her brow, freezing midway through the unsexy, and very unladylike motion as she spots someone off to the side of the training ground.

Is... is that...?

Standing awkwardly to one side, with a box of some kind in her trembling hands is a very familiar-looking noblewoman; Gulyd IV has stopped by, and she looks incredibly nervous.

Roi's eyes bulge as she very quickly, and uncooly, tries to fix her hair and clean herself up before walking over to their unexpected visitor.

"Hey..." the knight says, trying, and failing, to act casual.

Gulyd IV's face is red with embarrassment and her eyes look puffy, like she's been... crying? But before Roi can get a good look, the habit-clad girl's gaze shoots down to her feet.

"I... I heard about what Mama did..." the nervous nun stammers. "I... I'm sorry. That was wrong of her to do." Her hands are trembling, and her voice occasionally cracks as she speaks. "I brought these, a-as an apology."

Guyld IV opens the box and reveals a pile of freshly-frosted, angel-shaped cookies. They're usually found at all the church functions.

"I know it's not much but..." the nun starts to speak.

"It's fine," Roi cuts her off. "They look delicious."

"R-really?!" Guyld IV asks. "I... I'm not much of a baker..." (These are the only thing she knows how to make.)

Roi picks up one of the cookies and bites into it. The bottom is a little burnt, but she doesn't let on. "Mmmm! This is great! Probably the best cookie I've ever had!" She lies.

But the knight doesn't regret that little fib one bit when she sees the way Guyld IV's face lights up.

"I'll give these to the commander right away!" Roi says as she quickly turns around and gags on the dreadful-tasting, but well-meaning confectionary.

I can see why these things are always still there after church functions...

"You will?" The green-haired girl asks excitedly.

"Uh-huh!" Roi says, as she starts to quickly walk away. She desperately needs to spit this out and rinse her mouth.

By Geod! Why do these taste like fish!?

"S-see you later..." Guyld IV nervously says as Roi dashes away. "Wow, she must have really liked them!" The nun says with a smile on her face as she starts to head back home. "I should make some more just for her..."