Soon a short figure walked in from the door of the hall. He was wearing chain mail and knight's half-armor, with a helmet on his head. The long sword in his hand was still dripping with blood. It was obvious that he had just slashed someone. Behind him, there were some guards who followed him timidly, not daring to step forward.
There is nothing these guards can do. Today is New Year's Eve. According to tradition, this day may be the most peaceful day of the year for the Celtics. Even the duel between knights will be moved to the next day, so the defense of the palace is not Strictly, many guards went home for the holidays to celebrate New Year's Eve.
There were not many guards left on duty in the palace. In addition, this man dressed as a knight was really fast in his attacks. Every sword attack was bound to hurt someone. Those soldiers who blocked him were cut down before they could make a move.
There are few people and we can't defeat them. How can we not be afraid of the guards?
The man completely ignored the unkind glances in front of him and behind him, and walked swaggering towards where the king was sitting. Kai and Arthur stood up immediately. The difference was that Kai's eyes were calm and his face was expressionless, while Arthur had a fierce look on his face and looked at the approaching person with evil eyes.
When the man saw Arthur and Kai's obstruction, he didn't move forward. Instead, he took off his iron gloves and threw them in front of Arthur.
Everyone in the hall was stunned, what are you doing? He went to the palace on New Year's Eve, first beheaded people, and then adjusted the crown prince? This is going crazy.
Even Kai's face didn't look good now. Today was originally a good day, but it ended up being messed up like this. As a Chinese, we have always attached great importance to this kind of reunion festival. In China, even the most ignorant people know that we should not get involved in right and wrong during the New Year. No matter how big the hatred is, we must endure it on the New Year's Day.
Arthur couldn't bear it anymore. Damn it, whose face are you slapping?
So when I saw the iron gloves at my feet, I didn't hesitate at all and bent down to pick them up. But as soon as he bent down, Kai stopped him.
"Give me a reason, a reason for you to live. Otherwise, I don't mind hanging your head on the city gate on New Year's Eve." This guy is obviously here for Arthur, and Kai is not stupid. Naturally, it is impossible for him to succeed. Besides, given what this man did just now, if Kai drew his sword and chopped him down, no one would say anything.
The man turned to look at Kai, took off his helmet without saying anything.
The moment the helmet was taken off, a head of beautiful blond hair spread out like a waterfall. This blond hair was so beautiful that it actually shone under the candlelight. When the man raised his head, everyone gasped.
It's not because he looks scary, on the contrary, she is extremely beautiful!
Yes, that's her!
A woman!
This woman is very beautiful, with big eyes and dark brown pupils. Although the lines on her face are not so soft, this does not affect her beauty. On the contrary, it gives her a heroic spirit that is rare for women.
Seeing this woman, Kai's heart skipped a beat. Her appearance reminded Kai of someone who should no longer be alive. King Uther and Gaius also had the same feeling as Kai. King Uther looked at Gaius, wanting to get an answer from him. But Gaius was still in shock and didn't respond to King Uther at all.
But Morgana was not as shocked as they were. She just felt that this woman gave her a feeling of intimacy, as if she had seen her before.
"Are you afraid of a woman?" the woman said, and finally she looked at Arthur. The meaning is obvious.
"I accept your challenge!"
"No! Arthur!"
Before Kay could stop him, Arthur accepted the challenge. This woman's approach was very simple and clumsy, but the problem was that Arthur couldn't be indifferent, otherwise everyone would know the next day that their prince was actually afraid of a woman's challenge. In this kind of society where women are inferior to men, this kind of accusation is absolutely fatal, and it is more likely to stay with Arthur for the rest of his life.
"I must accept the challenge!" Arthur said to Kai very seriously, and then bent down resolutely to pick up the woman's iron glove. "Since I am about to duel with you, please tell me your true identity."
"My name is Morgause!" the woman said, "see you at noon tomorrow!"
After saying that, the woman didn't care about other people and turned around and left.
…
Morgause's challenge shocked everyone and made them feel very complicated at the same time. In this country of knights, no woman would ever challenge a knight. It was also considered dishonorable for a knight to fight with a woman.
Among those present at the time, some felt that it was too childish for Arthur to accept the challenge, while others felt that since someone had issued a challenge, he must accept it, and the woman had good skills. Why can't a challenge be launched and the prince should avoid fighting a woman? That would be far more humiliating than accepting the challenge.
In short, no one can convince anyone.
As for the royal family, the controversy is even greater.
Neither King Uther nor Kai wanted Arthur to accept the challenge, but the problem was that in the Knights' Code, only if the challenge was accepted, it must be carried out, and it was never said that women were not allowed to challenge. At least the Grand Maester had seen no similar incidents in nearly three hundred years of records, and Arthur did not agree to cancel the challenge.
Instead, I felt that King Uther and Kai's attitude was too strange. They actually asked him to avoid a woman! This is ridiculous! He felt that the two of them treated him like a child and did not trust him at all, or even believed that he could beat a woman.
In the end, the three broke up unhappy, and Arthur left angrily, saying that the duel would definitely take place.
Kai and King Uther looked at each other.
"Although I don't want to say it, but... I always have a bad feeling." Kai said helplessly.
King Uther did not speak. He could understand Kai's feelings because his premonition was even stronger. Although he was not sure whether his previous worries were correct, but... in short, he had no choice now, unless he completely ignored Camelot's face and secretly killed Morgause.
It's a pity that this woman was too smart. She stayed in the palace instead of leaving. King Uther even had to arrange a place for her. As long as she is in the palace, King Uther not only cannot harm her, but also arranges for people to protect her. If anything goes wrong, Camelot's face will be completely ruined.
…
The next day, the duel took place as scheduled. The aftermath of the original Knights Conference has not yet passed, and now Arthur has accepted the challenge again, and it is also a challenge from a woman. People in the whole city have seen this kind of thing, so the duel field is even more lively than the final that day.
It's a pity that such a lively duel ended in nothing.
Arthur lost.
This was beyond everyone's expectations. That woman's martial arts was very good. This was indisputable. But it would be a shame to say that she was really better than Arthur. Arthur's martial arts had been fully demonstrated at the Knights Conference. . As the knight closest to the title of Champion Knight after Kay, Arthur's ability has been recognized by the vast majority of people.
But Arthur still lost.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Arthur had many worries and was not decisive enough in his moves. During the duel, Arthur knocked down Morgause's sword three times! But every time Morgause refused to admit defeat, Arthur, forced by the spirit of chivalry, could only allow her to pick up the sword and fight again.
Her swordsmanship was similar to that of Gawain. She followed a nimble route and her moves were weird. If it wasn't for her strength, Arthur might not have been able to knock off the sword in her hand so easily. Finally, she caught Arthur's hesitation and pressed the sword against Arthur's chest.
She made a deal with Arthur using his life. She made Arthur swear to accept a challenge from her in three days. Any challenge, as long as he completes the challenge, then Arthur will complete the oath.
Arthur could only agree to the challenge by swearing on his own name.
This decision made King Uther furious. King Uther thought that Morgause had other motives, but Arthur didn't believe it, because if the woman really wanted his life, she could take his life openly in the duel field.
In short, Arthur ignored the persuasion of King Uther and Kai and insisted on fulfilling his oath.
