Night had fallen, and Ileina had also returned to her military tent.
Although it was autumn, the Holy Kingdom's extremely northern geographical location was still cold enough to make one shiver.
It was bearable when moving around, but as soon as she sat down, the chill immediately struck.
Pulling her military uniform tighter, Ileina excitedly recited the incantation and began examining the ring in her hand.
Having just heard Catherine privately tell her that there were some other things in the ring, Ileina was truly looking forward to what was inside.
For safety's sake, she had put those strategically significant magic crossbows back into the ring for her own safekeeping, so finding things among a pile of massive magic crossbows was still somewhat difficult.
After searching through several times, Ileina finally discovered something golden in a corner of the ring.
Her eyes lighting up, Ileina immediately took out that golden object.
Unfolding it in her hands, Ileina found it was a quite beautiful piece of clothing.
Classical magnificence and brilliant golden light merged seamlessly, inevitably reawakening Ileina's love of beauty that had been suppressed for so long due to battle.
This piece of clothing seemed to have life, with golden light flowing across the fabric like water. As a warrior of exceptional talent, Ileina could clearly sense the flow of energy on this garment.
This was no ordinary piece of clothing.
Ileina clearly felt the massive energy flowing through it, and this garment was like a furnace, radiating warmth outward.
Since it was in the form of clothing, Ileina knew this was definitely something Elashia had sent for her to wear, and Elashia would absolutely never harm her.
So although she didn't have any deeper understanding of this unfathomable garment, she planned to put it on directly.
Taking off her military uniform, the winter-like temperature of the Holy Kingdom immediately made her shiver.
There was no choice—after all, she couldn't possibly wear that heavy military uniform over this garment that looked as thin as gauze.
Ileina planned to quickly put on this garment, then hurriedly put her military uniform back on.
But the moment she put on [Seraph], Ileina suddenly felt she might no longer need that military uniform that had accompanied her for several years.
The perfect temperature transmitted to her body through her skin, warm like a mother's embrace yet not making her feel overheated.
Digging out a mirror that had gathered much dust from a box, Ileina eagerly examined herself in the mirror.
The blonde, blue-eyed girl wearing magnificent white and gold upper garments looked like a princess knight from a picture book, simultaneously embodying the delicacy of a girl and the strength of a knight.
These two visual impressions that should have been contradictory were now perfectly unified in her current appearance.
Ileina couldn't help but become mesmerized looking at herself in the mirror.
It was a long time before Ileina shifted her gaze away from the mirror.
Logically, she shouldn't be such a narcissistic person...
This was the first time in Ileina's life that she had looked at herself for so long.
This garment indeed combined both beauty and practicality, but after thinking it over, Ileina decided she would still wear her military uniform when going out in the future.
She couldn't make herself look so special...
With everyone else wearing military uniforms and enduring the cold, only she would be wearing beautiful clothes sent by her best friend and enjoying warmth in the harsh winter... this really wasn't quite appropriate.
Her face slightly flushed, Ileina quickly put the mirror away.
While putting away the mirror, Ileina felt there seemed to be something in the clothing.
Reaching her hand into the inner pocket of the garment, Ileina felt an envelope.
Written on it was—"To my best friend, Ileina."