>>6332526Indeed, it always helped in such situations.
>>6332556>>6332573>>6332651>>6332759Argh, damnation it seems that with 36,6 of average it is a failure, a small failure but a failure nonetheless, Charles is just not a good intrigant. But lady Fortuna gave you good rolls, so it should not be too grave.
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You decided to choose your words carefully, not wanting to pass for a coward, or to displease the authorities, you told the herald.
-I can understand the plight of the Duchess's young sister. Yes. But I am not the kind of knight who walks with a stain on his honor. So I wish to propose something. Let us do a contest of arms. A melee, like in many tournaments. Sir Tordek and me would be on opposing sides and any good knights could join. Let us fight our differences on the tournament field, not in a duel.
You looked at the knights and they seemed to agree, the herald seemed in deep thought. If the small scotsman disagreed he would be seen as the unreasonable one. You then looked at the bearded small lad, but he seemed to be absolutely stoic in his demeanor.
-Nay ! I will not let ye escape from a proper hammering...
You told him, seeing that he was even less subtle than you.
-I mean let us not disturb all the...
-Are ye afraid, ye rock-brained jackass !
Damn it, it was too much, you snapped and told.
-Enough ! Draw steel you blackguard !
Several knights tried to stop you from killing each other this time and the herald told.
-Could you at least wait until tomorrow, and equip yourselves properly for a duel. And do it as the art dictates.
At this you nodded with the scotsman. You had just traveled all day and if you thought that it would not be hard to kill such diminutive individual it would be easier if properly armored. He was half armored too and it would be unfair to fight like this. So you both nodded and agreed to fight tomorrow at dawn. You regretted that your idea about a melee was rejected only because of the stubbornness of that Scotsman but such was life, and you smiled thinking that such stubbornness was generally directed at Englishmen, who totally deserved it. In truth you had no choice, for a duel like this one needed the approbation of the local lord. If you were on your lands you would have fought quickly. And if you were hotheaded as you were and not stopped by many other knights it would have been the same, but it could have legal repercussions, after all if a liberal lord would agree to your battle, many others would try to stop it, not wanting to lose their knights on "petty" matters. As if honor was petty.
