Knight of the Empress
“Although we were not recognised she was. I was impressed that her first thoughts were for the four Swabian knights she had left there. As soon as the castellan greeted us she asked after them. We all breathed a sigh of relief when we discovered that there were Swabian knights in a small inn in the centre of the walled town. I left Guy and Edward to arrange our lodgings and Harold and I escorted the Empress to the inn. We heard the clash of arms from the enclosed courtyard. As no one was hurryi...ng to see what the problem was then we kept our weapons sheathed. There were three knights in their gambesons and two were practising with their swords.
As soon as the Empress entered they dropped to their knees. "Empress Matilda! You are safe. We waited here for you as we were not certain of your route home." "Rise Rolf, Carl, Gottfried," she looked around, "where is Gurt?" The eldest of the three shook his head. "He died of the poison. We have only been up for two days. Carl here was close to death." He glanced at me suspiciously.MoreLess
As soon as the Empress entered they dropped to their knees. "Empress Matilda! You are safe. We waited here for you as we were not certain of your route home." "Rise Rolf, Carl, Gottfried," she looked around, "where is Gurt?" The eldest of the three shook his head. "He died of the poison. We have only been up for two days. Carl here was close to death." He glanced at me suspiciously.MoreLess
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