Tybalt shook the other man's hand. "Tybalt Boneth," he said before breaking the handshake. He started walking over to one of the empty tables while answering the blacksmith's question. "I've only just started," Tybalt answered. Most of the other knights had been trained their entire lives, but...
Tybalt looked around at the tavern as he waited. On one side was the bar, with patrons getting drunk and shouting for more beer. On the other side of the tavern were sets of tables, where families and groups sat together for a meal. The middle of the tavern was empty, as if cleared for a party...
...the twenty-four men formed two lines of knights, a dozen per line on each side of the arena. When the head knight shouted "CHARGE," they charged.
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Three hours later, the knights were finally released for their lunch break. Tybalt felt beaten up. He hadn't gotten any cuts due...
Tybalt was surprised by the offer. This complete stranger was wiling to make a helmet for him for free. "I have the coins," Tybalt said quickly. He didn't want to seem greedy by accepting the free offer, and he especially didn't feel morally right about the idea. This blacksmith probably didn't...
Tybalt was surprised to find the blacksmith talking to him. He was especially surprised to find the blacksmith looking so unsure of himself. He had seemed pretty confident talking to the head knight just a few minutes ago, and that knight was intimidating as hell. Tybalt momentarily wondered if...
The head knight was leading the others back to the arena to train. However, the group couldn't move very quickly with all of the knights half-blind and constantly knocking into one another. Tybalt was getting impatient after several minutes had gone by and he was barely ten feet away from the...
The head knight huffed in annoyance and just stared at the blacksmith for several seconds. Finally, he sighed in defeat and turned to the left to look at the swords. He sized up the individual types for weight, size, sharpness, and overall look before deciding on a certain sword. He cleared his...
Tybalt followed the other knights into the blacksmith's shop. They were picking up some weapons before they went back to the arena to practice their battle strategies. The head knight, who had been in this profession for several years now, led the other knights deeper into the shop. The loud...