For the King's Favor
“His old one with the straight nasal bar that had served him since before Fornham had been relegated to his spare kit. This one had a face guard, perforated with breathing holes and rectangular eye slits. The range of vision wasn’t as good, but the level of protection was better. As an earl of the realm, it behoved him to have the newest equipment of the highest quality. He had had the helm made by an armourer recommended to him by William Marshal, who insisted on the best. He was hoping the hel...m was only for show and that he wasn’t going to need it. There was always hope. He returned it to its leather sack and told his squire to take it down to the courtyard and load it on the packhorse.
Anketil arrived, one hand on his sword hilt, the other pushing his flaxen hair off his forehead. “The men are ready, my lord,” he said. “The Earl of Surrey’s just come down to the yard, and the Bishop of London.”
“And the Bishop of Ely?”MoreLess
Anketil arrived, one hand on his sword hilt, the other pushing his flaxen hair off his forehead. “The men are ready, my lord,” he said. “The Earl of Surrey’s just come down to the yard, and the Bishop of London.”
“And the Bishop of Ely?”MoreLess
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