The Unprofessional Knight and His Snarky Fairy Partner

Carl, a country lad who dreamed of becoming a “Knight of Light,” finally passed the knight’s examination and was given an important mission: escort a half-elf scholar to the royal capital. The mission Carl imagined: slay monsters along the way, show off his knightly prowess, and win the scholar’s admiration. The mission in reality: the “scholar” he was escorting was a sharp-tongued half-elf girl named Lia, whose research topic was “The Foolishness and Absurdity of Human Knights’ Behavioral Patterns.” She insisted on keeping a notebook and recording every embarrassing thing Carl did. Then there was their lazy bard companion, who only ever sang the “Happy Song of Slacking Off” and kept wanting to make camp and rest. Their party had none of the glory or epic grandeur Carl had imagined, only endless snark and jokes. Can Carl complete his first mission successfully, and with his dignity intact, under the piercing gaze of this “observer of human nature”?