By THLaird Colyne Stewart
It was a bright autumn day. Orange leaves dropped silently
from drooping tree limbs to become a part of the vast mosaic over the grass.
Lord and ladies from across the land walked through the crisp October air,
their breath puffing slightly before them, leaves crunching under their feet.
Amongst these lords and ladies walked the King and Queen, who were to hold a
tournament that day. For Malik and Genevieve desired heirs to help protect the
northern lands.
The assembled members of the populace gathered and sat in
attendance upon Their Majesties as those who were to compete were presented
before Them. The names proclaimed by the heralds were:
Hlafdige
Aelfwyn et Langenwuda who fought for Baron James the Mercer
TH
Lady Arwyn of Leicester who fought for Master
Cerdic O’Cuileamhain
Lord
Ceycil des Manches Argents who fought for Contessa Tangwsytl d'Courci
Laird
Colyne Stewart who fought for Lady Thorfinna gra’feldr
Tighern
Corrig 'Mor who fought for Banfili Emer Nic Aidan
Syr
Edouard Beausoleil who fought for Contesse Genevieve de Rosse
Tiarna
Eoin ua Beirne who fought for Al-Shariifa Zahra bint al-Nahr al-Ishbiiliyah
Sir
Evander MacLachlan who fought for TH Lady Melusine De La Rose
Lord
Geoffroi de Montreuil who fought for Lady Dubhease ingen Lavidheach
Lord
Grimmroth Skullhammer who fought for Viscountess Moria the Black
Lord
Gyric of Otershaghe who fought for Lady Joia de Noel
TH
Lord Kasimir of Stargard who fought for Lady Tryphena von Stargard
TH
Lady Kaylah the Cheerful who fought for Master Trumbrand the Wanderer
Lord
Lothar the Gregarious who fought for Lady Katerina of Renfrewshire
Sir
Nigel MacFarlane who fought for Baroness Adrielle
Kerrec
Baron
Phaidrig McNeil who fought for Mistress Etaoin O'Fearghail
TH
Lord Phelan Gann who fought for Lady Maiwen Scarbrow
Count
Sarnac Ba’adur who fought for Countess Joleicia of Litchfield
Master
Trumbrand the Wanderer who fought for TH Lady Kaylah the Cheerful
TH
Lord Tynne Duair Ap Beul who fought for Mistress Tabitha Dearval
Lord
Wat of Sarum who fought for Lady Oksana z Moravy
Master
Worgan MacGregor who fought for Baroness Anne Talstadt
Lord
Yvon DuBois who fought for Lady Robyn O'Connor
Two lists were run simultaneously, and the worthy combatants
fought for the glory of their consorts and to honour themselves and their
kingdom. The battles were often long and hard, with four fighters to eventually
be names the semi-finalists. These were TH Lord Kasimir of Stargard, Lord
Ceycil des Manches Argents, Syr Edouard Beausoleil and Count Sarnac Ba’adur.
First, the Vendel Kasmir faced the lord from the Manches Argents. As Ceycil had not yet lost a
bout, and Kasmir had, the Vendel had to defeat Ceycil in two consecutive best-of-three bouts.
Their battle was long, as Ceycil tried to bait Kasmir by stomping, posing, and quipping. However,
these tactics did not work, and Kasmir was unflustered. With slow precision he whittled Ceycil
down, beating him two bouts straight to take the first round. He then beat Ceycil again, and then
took his first loss. It now came down to one fight. Whoever threw the one last good shot would
go to the finals. Again Ceycil tried to distract his opponent, and again it did not work. As Ceycil
hit the floor the hall exploded with cheers for the exhausted Vendel.
Kasmir then advanced to the finals,
to face Sir Edouard, who had beaten Sir Sarnac—Kasmir’s knight—to advance.
Edouard bested Kasmir in two best-of-three rounds to place the Crown of the
Princess of Ealdormere upon the brow of Genevieve
de Rosse. A happy Queen pronounced that it was a joyous day, as she
had given birth to heirs. To mark the occasion, she decided to name her
daughter after herself!
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