Noble Line of de Nerra Complete Set: A Medieval Romance Bundle by Le Veque Kathryn

Author:Le Veque, Kathryn
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Romance, Medieval, Anthology, Fiction
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2019-12-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

The Milnthorpe tournament was only about half full. In a field open to 20 knights, there were twelve competing. The addition of Braxton, Dallas, Geoff and Graehm filled up the cards and bulked up the excitement. The matches were schedule through late morning but in an unusual move, because of Braxton’s impressive Patins – or résumé of lineage and bouts – the field marshals had agreed to let Braxton and his men compete against the winners of the morning rounds. There would only be six of them, with four going against Braxton and his knights and the remaining two matched against each other.

Six men at arms and Norman had taken the wagon back to Erith to unload the goods purchased that morning and to collect their knights’ equipment, including shields, additional swords, joust poles, pennants and banners, a list of Patins, and additional armor. Norman knew what Braxton and his men would need and ably directed the men at arms to collect and load it back into the wagon. He even brought along two additional chargers, young animals that were still being trained. Not only would it be good to bring them in case one of the other chargers broke down, but Braxton might decide to ride one of them just to give them the experience. It had been over a year since Braxton had competed in a tournament and the men left behind at Erith were disappointed that they did not get to go.

A swift wagon could make the trip between Erith and Milnthorpe in less than an hour. It had taken them less than an hour to return to Erith, the loading had also taken less than an hour, and soon they were back on their way. One of the young chargers was acting up and Norman ended up riding the horse all the way to Milnthorpe.

They met up with Braxton and the others near the southwest end of the tournament area. Braxton’s men immediately began unloading equipment and pitched two large tents, both well-made shelters in Braxton’s colors of crimson, white, green and gold. The more Gray spent time with the man and saw how he functioned, the more she realized that Braxton de Nerra was no ordinary knight bannerette; he had an entire world that revolved around him, in spite of the fact he was considered a knight without property.

Braxton put Brooke and Edgar up in the wagon to keep them from being run down by the men setting up tents and offloading equipment. Strangely, they had been sitting together eating Brooke’s candy since Gray had wrapped the boy’s ankle with nary a harsh word between them. Gray stayed with Braxton, watching him direct his men and coming to understand a little bit more about the man and his personality. She noticed that he never had to say much; more often than not, he merely pointed or directed with a short word and his men leapt to do his bidding. He wasn’t heavy-handed, but he was firm.

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