Knowing is Halfling the Battle_An Arthurian Fantasy Romp by William Tyler Davis
Author:William Tyler Davis [Davis, William Tyler]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-14T22:00:00+00:00
24
Lords
That evening in his room, Epik wished he could skip the feast. But Kavya wouldn’t hear of it. She practically forced his dinner jacket over his shoulders, no longer shy about seeing Epik in his undergarments.
Epik expected ridicule and torment, the scorn of the entire kingdom for his cowardice in the joust that day.
Like at the first feast, he was late to arrive, and most of the nobles were already seated or were mingling about the Great Hall. Again, the Grand Sovereign presided over the high table with Myra by his side.
Epik took his seat at the table with Gerdy, Todder, and Sir Wallack. “Where did you go?” Gerdy mouthed at him. “I have to tell you something.”
“I have to tell you something, too,” Epik thought about the Shadow and what Kavya had said about the kingdom.
He was about to say more when a voice boomed from behind him, “That was some feat you pulled today. I didn’t know you had that sort of magic in you.” Sir Dom towered over the table. He rested a thick hand on Epik’s shoulder, the embroidered trim of the knight’s green jacket scratched against Epik’s ear. “Why don’t you come sit with us tonight?”
He motioned to a round table across the room where the other knights were seated, all in their formal green.
“But don’t you normally sit up there?” Gerdy asked. She pointed at the high table.
“Not always. Tonight, I believe the Grand Sovereign is joined by his tech mages. They build little trinkets for the common folk to buy and use.”
Sure enough, the men and women seated there had the look of witches and wizards: scraggly white beards, warts, and age spots. But instead of robes, cloaks, and pointed hats, they wore formal business attire similar to Epiman’s before he was king.
“So, what do you say?” Sir Dom asked Epik.
Was this just a ploy to get him over to their table and make fun of him? Epik was sure it had to be. But could he really refuse? If nothing else, Epik could get away from Sir Wallack’s constant ridicule of Gerdy who had taken more than her fair share of his grief, especially considering Captain Todder was at the table and could barely handle a spoon, let alone a fork and knife.
Epik shrugged and slid out of his seat. “Sure.”
“Epik,” Gerdy motioned to him to prick his ears. She whispered so low that it was impossible that anyone but Epik could hear her. “Pick the lock on my room tonight. We need to talk.”
Epik nodded.
Sir Wallack rose and ambled up behind Epik. But Sir Dom stopped abruptly. “The table for retired knights is over there,” he said coolly, pointing to an empty table in the back of the hall.
“But—”
“Oh, that’s right. Knights don’t retire here in King’s Way.”
Sir Dom urged Epik forward with a flourish and a wicked grin.
Epik took a seat between Sir Dom and Sir Gallad who offered a greeting by way of a nod. Epik could see why red was Gallad’s color for the tournaments.
Download
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne(18715)
Cat's cradle by Kurt Vonnegut(14759)
The Break by Marian Keyes(9075)
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan(8886)
A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman(8185)
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes(6240)
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion(5837)
Beartown by Fredrik Backman(5357)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman(5085)
A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke(5077)
Beach Read by Emily Henry(4985)
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren(4653)
Audition by Ryu Murakami(4614)
China Rich Girlfriend by Kwan Kevin(4290)
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan(4123)
Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin(3999)
Lamb, the Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore(3299)
Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich(3229)
The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion(3207)
