The Knight of Chivalry

Chapter 27

The next day he returned to the practice field and sparred against more knights and guards. He enjoyed all the fights he partook of and gained a lot from each off them as they allowed him to home his skills in combat. The banter he had with the other fighters was also very enjoyable, from the taught to the jokes and sometimes the betting’s as he watched other fights and the shouts of encouragements and the groans of disappointments all made his day’s very fun indeed. That afternoon whilst he was engaged against two opponents in a fight he heard a distinctive laughter come from the onlookers, he quickly finished the fight and turned to look. He was right, stood there in front of him was an old friend.

            “Hello bear come to see a real man fight?” he said.

            “Hello boy, you call that fighting, it’s not, you dance very well for a lady” the bear replied and he gave Simon a big hug that lifted him off the ground.

            “Less of the boy now bear, I was made a knight by the king after the rebellion” Simon said.

            “Aye I heard that you was, I guess you did earn some respect whilst you was out there” the bear replied.

            “It good to see you again Simon” someone else said in the crowd and as Simon turned he saw the prince was also there with ginger, dwarf and everyone else from the rebellion.

            “You too prince, guess you lot are here for the tourney as well” Simon said.

            “That we are, I plan to win it so you better watch out” the bear said.

            “I shall but I doubt you are any better at fighting than the last time we spared and I remember winning that” Simon said and they all laughed at that.

            “True you won when we was playing fighting, this tourney is for real and I’ll be trying harder as there’s a lot more money involved” the bear said.

            “Well I wish you luck then and hope to meet you on the field” Simon said.

            “I shall try and not hurt you too much if we do” the bear replied which brought forth more laughter.

            “So how have you guys been?” Simon asked.

            “Can’t complain, wish there was more fighting about but we dealt with a few bandits in our land and fought a few tourneys as well” the bear said.

            “That we have bear, ginger here got married as well that was a good affair and we drunk a lot” the prince said.

            “Congratulations ginger, who was the lucky girl?” Simon asked.

            “Esmeralda, she’s the third daughter of the biggest wool merchant from our land, I had my eye on her before we left for the war and we were courting, when I came back a war hero her father let me have her. She has made me very happy and runs my household well” ginger replied.

            “Good for you, she sounds wonderful” Simon said.

            “Thanks Simon, she is” ginger replied.

            “Aye and now he doesn’t come with us to the whore houses, so I have more women to please” dwarf said.

            “I’m sure the ladies are always pleased to see such a big strong man like you come into their establishments” Simon said and everyone laughed at that.