[ It's okay, he has spiked gloves on, so Jiang Ziya avoided tasting metal and leather.

But Percival also balks slightly at his words. Did he really think something so foolishly planned as that would get a rise out of the soldiers? They'd be poorly trained if they reacted to every scream without at least some level of skepticism and trepidation. ]

They likely had already spotted you standing about, making yourself look suspicious, long before I arrived. Any good sentry knows how to surveil their surroundings properly.

I certainly would have been disappointed if their judgment faltered here.

[ That's one point for the local army, he supposes. He's still not ready to sing their praises beyond that. ]