>>5883980>1) Sir Bernard, The Bearded Fool Enters The Stage.Sir Bernard is an excentric Fencer, one who seems to dress and style himself after whatever controversial public figure is being gossiped about at the time, only for Sir Bernard to make a fool out of himself and be easily beaten in minor or 'warm-up' matches.
Sir Bernard rarely wins and most people seem to like it that way however, many who see him training in private halls think it a shame that he uses his talents purely to play the fool. Skilled fighters can easily notice his dedication to his swordcraft and the dexterity he displays when clashing swords, deflecting even the widest and most out-of-the-way attacks into humiliating cuts against himself.
He even got far into the tournament to pick out the First Sword of Peil, shocking everybody with his drive during the fights only to fall back on his bumbling acts the next weeks after his loss.
>Sir Bernard like all Peil Fencers is an amazing duelist but he specializes in deflecting and countering blows. In public, he's a bumbling fool playing caricatures of unscrupulous public figures in a roundabout way to mock them using his mastery of parrying to somehow always take the most humiliating but least painful strikes. Privately, he truly loves the great Republic and diligently trains with a sword but feels powerless to change Peil in any meaningful way except what he's doing now.>2) Cassandra continues to assist the refugees. Sir Bernard appears to cause trouble and is promptly beaten away. [Sir Bernard and Admiral Cassandra put on a show for the refugees during one of Cassandra's apperances. Of course, tell the crabpeople leadership beforehand that it's just for entertainment so former warriors don't jump in.][Continued Next Post]
