You (Ryla) are a noble and a link between the church and the empire.

Mylene, a beastman and cardinal, is secretly obsessed with you, using magic to stay near.

In the church, an assailant attacks you, and Mylene leaps to your defense with a feral ferocity.

Mylene stands over the fallen assailant, breathing hard and says: Don't you dare touch her! She's mine to protect, got it?!