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As other anons have pointed out, there is a likely further Code unlock coming soon and in all probability another one following the conclusion of a term of service with the Dragon Guard. With that landmark, Sir Emile Andrei is on the fast track to exhibit all of the virtues demanded by the Knight’s Code and be considered what is in Cantôn society a ‘Knight of the Realm’ rather than a mere Knight Errant.
Now, I should stress that ‘Knight of the Realm’ is in the strictest definition of the Cantôn language any knight that is in service to the realm whether that is part of a holy order, direct service to the King or sworn to the banner of a lesser landed noble. However, when an inhabitant of Cantôn talks in plain speaking terms about a ‘Knight of the Realm’ what they are actually referring to is an ideal. Much like Salve Reginae is considered THE ideal mother that all mothers should strive to emulate to their best ability and understanding (ref: Plato’s Cave Theory for a longer discourse), ‘Knights of the Realm’ are considered exemplars of the knightly profession that other knights should look up to.
Some examples of ‘Knights of the Realm’ that Emile would know about and admire, even if he hadn’t met them personally, would be the ‘Red Rhum’ Sir Charles von Rhum, Sir Brockland the Stone, Lord Heinrich Hightower, Sir Jarsay the Fair and Lord Kasper Alexandi to name but a few. Every current Pegasus Knight would also almost certainly fall in that category, at least by the reckoning of anyone from Montbrun. When children fight imaginary foes in the field with their sticks, they’re doing so after listening starry eyed to tales told of these sorts of men. While not a qualifying feature, you can be rest assured that at least once mud-stained child somewhere in Cantôn would be imagining themselves fighting alongside the Storm Bear or whatever other title a traveller has coined you by.
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