Pursuit of the Sun 1.2

Unfortunately, the text of the prayer remained within the walls of the Chapel...

In any case, time spent alone with the silent higher beings strengthens the spirit – Voldemar receives +1 to Willpower. After the prayer, a servant escorts him to the dining hall. Voldemar is briefly introduced to the regency couple, the marshal, and the chaplain, but he will have to eat not at the table with the noble persons, but among the ordinary Knights and squires, the food is quite modest, but hearty – power does not leave those on whose shoulders it rests hungry. He is offered bread, vegetable stew, a large piece of fatty pork, and, of course, beer. After the meal, the regent and the marshal finally invite him to talk without unnecessary ears. “We are glad to welcome you to our home, fiery stranger,” – despite the stern look with which the regent regarded him, the latter’s voice sounds friendly, and he extends his hand in greeting. “Whatever your motives, you have already greatly helped our city.” “It’s not so easy to find a person capable of challenging and defeating an abomination,” the marshal nods. “Tell us, Voldemar, about your past and your intentions for the future – you seem to be a man who has seen a lot, but what are you looking for now?”

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Today, Hargon and Cassius will not train alone – the constable is already driving squires and soldiers around the parade ground. In the meager rays of the March sun, several dozen people fight with wooden swords and staffs, hit targets on horseback and on foot, lift stones and sandbags, and Raimund, walking among them, dispensing motivating speeches and disciplinary blows, feels like a king. “Cassius! Hargon! That’s right – why listen to bards when these sweaty guys are already putting on a concert of blissful agony of training? Watch carefully, pups – if you train as hard as these men, maybe you will one day win a Tournament. Or at least not die in the first real battle. So, what are we going to train?”