"But you are far taller than I imagined. Forgive my earlier guess; I initially thought you were just a child."
"A child?" Leon asked, puzzled.
"Don't blame Glenn Soren; I thought the same earlier. Who could know that Master Goliard's poetry describing you as a youth would be this misleading? Your stature is so magnificent; no wonder you were able to slay the Snake Monster," a middle-aged knight chimed in, laughing.
His speech was rapid, with a strong accent, but Leon found it slightly familiar—it was somewhat akin to the accent from Orad in the East Territory.
"This is Lord Derek from Xijix. He once single-handedly destroyed a band of Wolf-Riding Bandit Army entrenched near the border of Loman Territory. The locals honor him with the title 'Wolf Hunter,'" Larian immediately introduced.
"A pleasure to meet you, Lord Wolf Hunter," Leon saluted.