Two weeks had passed since Joy began training with the Allen Knight Order. She sat staring blankly at the meal before her, hand trembling as she tried to lift her spoon, only to drop it.

In any other setting, such a mistake would lead to gossip, especially in the presence of high-ranking ladies, but Joy was too exhausted to care today. She was worn out, both physically and mentally, pushed to her absolute limits.

Joy, daughter of the Duke of Partland, had often watched her family’s knights train. She had even trained alongside them for real battle experience before entering …