Episode: Gyre Straits, Come the Fleet
Posted by Story on 03/16/18
Prince Edain Valardin, hearing that Marque Jacque Lyonesse has never been formally knighted, decides to remedy that on the spot. Those who gather in Stormwall, there on the eve of battle, come to see him take formal oath. Battlefield knights are rare in times of peace, but this is no time of peace. As the ships sail, and people say goodbye to their loved ones, as those who fight make final preparations and checks on their armor and weapons, as they take a last drink or have a last bite to eat - they gather too, to witness this.
Knightings are special, that moment when someone makes that oath - to honor. To chivalry. To stand between the darkness and those who cannot defend themselves. Knights gather in a ring around the Valardin, knights from all over the Compact. Godsworn Templars, Knights of Valardin, Swords of their Houses. From all over the Compact they have gathered to meet the enemy and now they stand in circle upon circle outward, bearing witness. Perhaps this is the last knighting they will ever witness. Perhaps this is the only day young Jacque will ever be a knight. But for this one moment together they stand, brothers and sisters in arms. Together they are prepared, and Jacque becomes the symbol of their rededicated vows to honor and truth. And as the ships draw ever closer they ready, the newest knight standing tall among them.
But no pressure.
Knightings are special, that moment when someone makes that oath - to honor. To chivalry. To stand between the darkness and those who cannot defend themselves. Knights gather in a ring around the Valardin, knights from all over the Compact. Godsworn Templars, Knights of Valardin, Swords of their Houses. From all over the Compact they have gathered to meet the enemy and now they stand in circle upon circle outward, bearing witness. Perhaps this is the last knighting they will ever witness. Perhaps this is the only day young Jacque will ever be a knight. But for this one moment together they stand, brothers and sisters in arms. Together they are prepared, and Jacque becomes the symbol of their rededicated vows to honor and truth. And as the ships draw ever closer they ready, the newest knight standing tall among them.
But no pressure.