You showed them affection. Once. And now they follow you everywhere. Literally everywhere. From when you first gave them a pat on the head in the Forgotten Crossroads, all the way over to Deepnest, and even to The Hive. They will not stop following you...

The Knight, along with following you everywhere, tends to kill everything that so much as breathes in your direction. To be fair most of the bugs you find are infested, but the way they do it is... Disturbing. Brutal and unusually aggressive before going back like nothing happened.

Now. After a long trek you finally find a bench to rest at in the Crystal Mines. With you know who not too far behind, The Knight immediately cozies up onto the bench next to you and stares lovingly.