"Lord Ryan, your son Hans is not a knight, and William is not his knight attendant. The relationship between the two is not between monarch and vassal. William is not a warrior, but a blacksmith."
Father Bernard said with a frown, correcting Knight Lane's words.
Knight Ryan's accusation was too harsh. If Hans was a knight and William was a knight's squire, then the accusation would naturally be justified.
However, Hans, Kuhn, Hess, William and others are just friends. Even if Hans is the leader, the four of them are still essentially equal in status.
A knight's squire must participate in the battle just like his master who is a knight. The honor of the master is the honor of the squire, and similarly, the shame of the squire is also the shame of the master.
If his master dies on the battlefield, it is impossible for the knight squire to survive alone.
But the problem is that Hans and William are not at all in a relationship between master and servant.
"So what? At least the four of them dared to go out and slay the dragon. They are naturally warriors, warriors recognized by me."
Knight Ryan looked at William's holy sword wrapped in cloth and said, "Although I am loyal to the Baron, I was canonized as an Imperial Knight by His Majesty the Emperor because of my achievements in fighting the King of France in the past. Although the title cannot be hereditary, my identity is also a Sovereign, my son Hans is also a prince, so their relationship is that of a prince and a commoner.”
William looked at the Knight of Lane in silence, and then looked at Prince Brant and the captain of the Klein militia, who looked a little strange. After seeing that they did not refute, he immediately understood that Knight of Lane was not lying. Hans might really be A prince.
This is the world background like "Grimm's Fairy Tales", and the reason why princes and princesses run all over the place.
The world of Grimm's fairy tales is Germany in the Middle Ages. Before Germany was unified, it was the Holy Roman Empire.
His Majesty the Emperor once granted monarchical privileges to all princes directly under the empire in the form of imperial law, and the "Golden Seal Edict" made this even more clear.
In other words, the empire belonged directly to the emperor's lords, and they all enjoyed monarchical rights in their own territories.
The lords were not only rich but also noble, because they were the monarchs of their own territories.
According to the modern definition of a country, a country is considered a country because it has land and people and corresponding sovereignty.
Although the Vatican is only 0.44 square kilometers and has a population of only a few hundred people, it has territory and people as well as sovereignty recognized by various countries, so the Vatican is a country.
Although the Knights of Malta was a sovereign country in history, it no longer has a territory and only rents a building to work. Even though it has the sovereignty certification of the people and the establishment of diplomatic relations with more than 100 countries, it cannot be regarded as a sovereign country because it has no territory. .
The nobles of the Holy Roman Empire not only owned land and people, but also held monarchy. According to modern standards, they were irrefutably sovereign monarchs.
Knight Ryan owns a manor as a fief in the baron's territory. There are nearly a hundred families, 280 people, and 800 acres of land in the manor. Although he is loyal to Baron Andager, he is a knight of the empire and nominally belongs to the emperor. , the identity of Knight Lane is also a king (monarch), so Hans's identity is also a prince.
I am a king, and my son is naturally a prince. It sounds like there is nothing wrong with it.
"Knight Ryan, you are the king and Hans is the prince, but what does this have to do with me."
William sneered, the clay figurine was still very angry.
Although in the Middle Ages, except for the nobility and priests, other classes seemed to have no human rights, they were free people, not serfs.
When the sun rises and the sun sets, how can the emperor's power be greater than mine?
But even a serf would not rebel if a knife was held to his neck.
"What does it matter? It's an honor, little William, I challenge you to a duel!"
Knight Ryan stared into William's eyes and said word by word.
"duel!"
William stared at Knight Lane in disbelief with his eyes widened, feeling incomprehensible about this matter.
"Ryan, this kind of thing is too despicable. You are a first-level knight with the light of the Holy Seal, and William is not a warrior, he is just a blacksmith and a child."
Father Bernard accused Knight Lane, and many people present couldn't help but nodded.
One is a long-established knight, and the other is still a child. Although Knight Ryan said that William was a warrior, the people present did not agree with this.
"A warrior is a warrior, there are no children or old people." Knight Ryan shook his head and said.
"William, just refuse his unreasonable duel request." Old William said loudly.
"William, even if you refuse the duel, I will kill you."
Knight Ryan chuckled and said, "How about it, William, what's your opinion?"
"You're committing murder!" Deacon Arnold muttered when he saw this scene.
William will be killed by the Lion Knight if he accepts the duel, and William will also be killed if he refuses to accept the duel.
"If you refuse to accept a duel, you will be killed. There is no such law in the territory!"
Old William looked at the Baron's son, Prince Brant, and said, seeming to want Prince Brant to come forward.
"It's available now, do you want it? I am my father's agent and can promulgate laws in the territory on my father's behalf. If you want it, I can write it to you right away!"
Prince Brant looked at Knight Lane, saw his determined eyes, and then looked at Old William and Little William.
Any noble lord has monarchy in his own territory, and the sovereignty of a medieval country is actually monarchy, with a series of privileges such as justice, war, administration, and diplomacy.
Don’t you want the law?
Okay, then I will write one for you and issue it on the spot.
This is the law, this is the imperial decree, this is the will of the monarch.
Not convinced?
If you don't accept it, you can die.
"If you don't fight me, then William, you are just a coward, and I will never allow your reputation as a coward to affect my deceased son. This is a duel for the honor of you and my family."
Knight Ryan said in a deep voice. At this time, he looked at William less like a living person and more like a corpse.
"I'm not a coward. I just promised your son Hans, Kun, and Hess that I would fulfill their wishes. I can't die here yet, so I accept your duel."
William pulled off the cloth and revealed the holy sword in his hand.
The silver-white brilliance shone on the sword, exuding a hazy light, and the smooth sword body emitted a cold light. Father Bernard looked at the sword in William's hand and wiped his eyes with his hands in disbelief.
"Why is the holy sword prima lux in your hand, William? Isn't it in the hand of the brave Francis?"
Bernard looked at the Holy Sword in astonishment, and then suddenly realized, "So that's it, it turns out you got the Holy Sword, no wonder..."
"The party that wins the duel will be honored. So, Knight of Lane, since you insist so much, then for my glory, please die!"
William said loudly, and energy emerged from the holy sword, and he vaguely seemed to hear naked little angels singing around him.
prima lux (shuguang), what a nice name!
