The Order of the Fleur de Lys

[Ignoramus]

Gaspard de Neufville wanders in, shortly after the entrance of his Duc. At the sight of the Duc d' Bretagne, a slight frown forms upon his face.

"I am concerned about the character of the Duc d' Bretagne. I have heard reports of questionable behaviour down at one of the city's taverns. I trust the Duc will be willing to answer such reports? I am sure they must be misfounded, but I wish to make certain.

However, that aside, I will willingly swear the oath.

Before God who is my witness, I solemnly swear:

To fear God and maintain His Church
To serve my liege in valour and faith
To protect the weak and defenceless
To never attack an unarmed foe
To speak truthfully at all times
To never abandon a comrade
To never refuse a challenge from an equal."

[AussieGiant]

"Ah Gaspard. 'ow bought you relax a little and wipe the frown off your face. You look like you 'ave a lance up your a'se."

[Marcus Agrippa]

Alexandre Le Sueur enters and surveys the assembled knights proudly.

In the name of the Lord, I, Alexandre Le Sueur, hereby swear;

To fear God and maintain His Church
To serve my liege in valour and faith
To protect the weak and defenceless
To never attack an unarmed foe
To speak truthfully at all times
To never abandon a comrade
To never refuse a challenge from an equal

I will proundly call all of you brother and stand by you in the darkest of times.
For the King and for France!

[Ignoramus]

Gaspard turns coldly to the Duc d' Bretagne.

I will kindly ask you to withdraw that offensive mark. I would have expected better of one who has pledged to uphold the virtues of chivalry.

[OverKnight]

Hugues looks confused.

Whats all this then? Sir Gaspard, you're saying carousing in a tavern is "questionable behavior"? There's nothing in the Oath or Charter that covers that. It's not like Duc Alain is building a pyramid out of the skulls of women and orphans or strutting about in obsidian armor.

Seems like you're making a mountain out of a mole hill.

[econ21]

Hermant takes Gaspard aside and whispers earnestly to him. He then stands between the knight and the Duc of Bretagne, bowing to the latter.

"Duc, I am delighted that you come before us. It is a most welcome honour and we are in your debt. Please, avail yourself of all our hospitality."

He turns to Gaspard, beseeching:

"Brother knight, the Duc's remark was merely in jest and was not meant to impugn your honour. Please, come with me and let us drink to your joining the Company."

[AussieGiant]

Nodding back at Hermant the young Duke seems annoyed, his normally pleasant and airy demeanour is replaced by controlled fury.

"I'm not sure what you are playing at Gaspard, but stepping in here and questioning my behaviour seems a little provocative. Perhaps you need some perspective!!?"

The words boom across the room, followed by a moments silence.

Cracking his neck in tension, his face returns to its boyish form, his manner again light, even flippant.

"Get yourself w'ore and work out some of your tension Neu'ville. The ride seems to 'ave addled your brains."

[Ituralde]

Gentlemen, I am honoured by all of your support, but we shouldn't desolve into infighting on our first day.

The issue does raise some questions which we should solve. We have all here sworn the Oath in front of God and our comrades. It shold be our duty then to guide our comrades in standing firm in the upcoming times and hold true to the words that were spoken here today. We should agree on passing judgement, together as equal Knights towards another equal Knight should he go astray and betray the Oath he has sworn here today.

I don't imply that anything like that is about to happen here. This is merely a misunderstanding between two of our members that should be solved between them as virtuous Knights as they are without consequence. But we can not tolerate one member tarnishing the reputation of everyone here.

[Ignoramus]

Gaspard turns to the Duc, this time with a bemused expression.

I do not know how you became Duc, but one thing is for certain, you have not learned to respect your elders or those who have proved themselves in battle.

I only questioned your behaviour, and I granted you full benefit of the doubt and the chance for you to explain. Taking me flippantly, with rather coarse language is unbecoming of your position.

I hope that some time on campaign will help you see that respect is important - even of the English.