>>5950056>>5950071>>5950648>>5950659Very true, at least the last one was a cross between a Burgundian and an Ardennais, here we will be in the presence of a foreign creature altogether.
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You decided that since everything was already decided you better had to hurry, you fumed against this anti-feudal decision from the central power but you entered there and made yourself announced telling that the lord of Local had finally arrived. You still wondered what was this Guelph lord like, trying to see amongst this Italian company, probably armoured by tuscan or milanese armourers since they were very well equiped but you didn't manage to see anyone who looked more important than the others, even if some of the guelphs in the courtyard looked more like officers than soldiers.
You saw Isnott Careless, the younger son of the count who came towards you with an escort. He was still as skinny and passioned by books as before but he seemed to be bored by all this spectacle. He saluted you politely and told you that if you wanted a bath and to change yourself he could send you some servants. Then he asked, a bit more curious.
-I have heard that you did not manage to take our Pegasus ? Why is that so ?
You answered.
-I do not know Sire Isnott, the damned beast simply refused to take two passengers on it's back. So I tried to ride as fast as I could.
He nodded. And added.
-Yes, Lady Takable explained this to us, and she tried to defend your intervention to free her, telling how the baron imprisoned her. My father wants to speak with you by the way. But I will order the servants to prepare you a bath first. By the way do you have any clothes besides your chainmail and gambeson ?
You were soaked wet and in not very clean clothes after two days of terrible travels. Fortunately you had taken some courtly garb in the supplies that you transported on the back of your pâquerette.
-Yes, of course, but it has been a bit shaken and crumpled. If one of your maids could use a lissoir on it it would be perfect. Oh, by the way, my men and my horses are very tired, they shall need to be fed and quartered somewhere.
He agreed and ordered Sir Up of Maple, a sympathetic knight with a blond beard who you had shared a drink and ideas with to give orders to the servants to take care of all of this. Soon you were yourself in a hot bath and a pretty chestnut haired maiden was massaging your shoulders. It wasn't too bad, especially after the horrible travels that you had to endure.
It was when you heard someone knocking on the door and before you could tell that you were bathing you saw that lady Takable entered. She was about to greet you when she saw what you were doing and reddened terribly. Still, even if it was improper you needed her counsel at this moment, or at least her informations. You made sign to the maid to leave the place and told Rose that she could enter.
