Chapter 15: Oath of Allegiance

It was evening when a valet knocked on their door.

"Three lords, the baron invites you to tonight's banquet, please come with me!" The manservant said respectfully.

Norwen had already woken up in the afternoon, and his movements were not affected, and the three of them had already known that they were going to attend the banquet, and followed the manservant to the hall.

Walking into the hall, Baron Comos and his lady sat at the top, dressed in clothes appropriate to their status, flanked by an adult man, presumably Wella's brother.

William and the three sat in their spare seats, waiting for Baron Comos to speak.

The table was filled with banquet foods unique to this era, such as boiled apples, raw cabbage, meat of some unknown creatures, and various fruits and white bread.

The oil lamp lit up the hall, and William was really a little moved to look at these foods, naturally he came from the most developed country in the food culture in his previous life, but here he ate oatmeal and black bread all day long, and occasionally improved the food that was to eat some air-dried meat, and he was indeed a little greedy to see these.

However, in order to make a good impression on the baron, the three of them did not make any urgent movements, and quietly waited for the baron to speak.

The baron got up from his seat, raised his glass and said, "Three, I am very grateful that you were able to save my daughter, so please enjoy this banquet, he belongs to you!" ”

William and the others hurriedly stood up, and Norwen had taught them these etiquettes more than once, and they all knew how shocking it was for a nobleman to stand up and toast someone without a title.

"Lord Baron laughed, I don't think anyone with a conscience and a belief in the Lord would let this happen!" William was the first to reply, with some sincere trepidation.

"Please be seated, and by all means, please let me thank you! Enjoy the food to your heart's content! "Baron Comos saw that William was so humble, and his attitude was much better again.

William and the three of them couldn't wait for a long time, and they started eating one after another, in addition to the wood, William and Norwen both knew the demeanor, although the speed was not slow, but at least the eating appearance was not as ugly as the wood, the wood was a Kriza, but not as poor as the Lorde people, and what they had to eat was to eat.

Seeing that the three of them were eating so happily, Baron Comos's family also began to tear the meat pieces into shredded meat slowly, and when they ate it, Wella's small eyes kept looking at William, which made him a little embarrassed and slowed down the speed of eating slightly.

William had long been accustomed to Lorde's way of eating without tools and hands, so he did not contradict it.

Baron Comos took the sackcloth from the valet beside him and wiped his slightly greasy hands.

After chewing carefully for a while, he knocked on the table, attracting the attention of William and the others.

William and the three raised their heads, also put down the food in their hands, and waited for Baron Comos to speak.

"Three, then, what kind of reward do you want? Within my means, I will be satisfied. Baron Comos smiled.

"Oh no, Lord Baron, we don't need any reward, it's our honor to be able to rescue Miss Wella, and I'm sure any saint who believes in God the Father would do the same!" William pretended to shirk it, after all, he couldn't let people think that he had rescued him for his retribution, and it wouldn't look good for so long.

But immediately William panicked, he remembered: "This is the West, not the East, you can't fix those vain things with them, Westerners are very sincere, don't want to say don't, if you take it seriously, you really won't give anything to tidy up?" ”

Just as William was about to change his words, Baron Comos spoke: "No, don't do this, you deserve the reward you deserve, tell me, as long as I can do it." ”

William and the three glanced at each other, now the three of them are led by William, William is not going to excuse himself, if he really doesn't cry, he can't find a place.

"Then, let me serve the Baron and become a knight of the Baron, after all, we have always heard of the reputation of His Lord for kindness and gentleness! Your name has always been passed down in this area, so let me keep it for you! William knelt down on one knee and, according to the etiquette of the Loald people, put his right hand on his left chest, and said.

"Hmm......" Baron Comos muttered for a while, looking a little embarrassed.

"Are you in trouble? If that's the case, we'll feel guilty, we don't want to bother you, so a reward or something isn't necessary! William's hypothetical expression of sincerity, whether in the East or the West, the superior does not want to lose face in front of the inferior, and the more William says so, the greater the benefit he will give him.

"Father, don't refuse William, he's a madman, and I've heard of him in the manor! Wella was there to help William.

"Oh?" Baron Comos was a little surprised: ""The Mad William is talking about you?" ”

William nodded implicitly and said with a smile: "It's my previous title, I'm not afraid of death on the battlefield." ”

Baron Comos nodded, noncommittal: "In other words, you are the robber who kidnapped my daughter?" ”

William froze for a moment, swallowed his saliva, his back was already soaked with sweat, and he tried to explain: "Lord Baron, listen to me......"

"Needless to say, no matter how you say it, you saved my daughter, this is your credit, I'm not old and foolish!"

"As for your allegiance to me...... It's not that it's difficult, it's just that only one of the villages directly under me in my territory can be divided, and if I go out of three in the division, I will not be able to make ends meet, and there are three of you, which makes me very difficult. Baron Comos stroked his beard and said.

William had nothing to say for a while, Norwen and Hurim glanced at each other, for a year, William's way of thinking that is very different from others, and the profound knowledge in his head have already conquered them, if they want to achieve all kinds of great goals, William must achieve them.

So Norwin was the first to speak: "Lord Baron, the two of us don't need to be knights, we can be William's subordinates.

Baron Comos was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the relationship between these three people would be so good, even the position of the nobility could be given up, even if it was the lowest title, you know, even the lowest title is something that many people can't get for a lifetime when they break their heads, and how many brothers fight to death for the lowest title.

"In that case, I accept your allegiance, and tomorrow I will gather all my knights to bear witness to your allegiance to me." Baron Comos said.

At noon the next day, several horses rushed to the Comos Manor from all directions.

In the afternoon, William and the three of them were told to rush to the hall where the oath of allegiance ceremony would take place, and William changed into the armor for canonization and walked out of the room.

William and the three of them walked into the gate, there were quite a few people inside, about thirty or forty, Baron Comos could not have so many knights, they must be the servants of some knights.

At Baron Comos's side, in addition to his eldest son, there was a man in a priest's uniform, and a young man who looked somewhat similar to him, but his face did not look like a good person, and the one in the priest's uniform should be the priest who witnessed the canonization.

Seeing William and them walk in, the hall that was originally a little noisy suddenly quieted down, and they all quietly watched William and the others.

"Let me introduce you, William. Wallace, the second son of a baron, is William the Madman, and I'm sure you've heard of him more than once," said Baron Comos.

"Oh," said William the Madman, I've heard of it."

"I remember being a robber, and I could fight several at a time."

"yes, I heard that the battle is very crazy, so I have this title."

"The strength of the Comos family has become stronger again, and the Baron is safer, so we can also be protected by him"

The knights were talking to each other, and the servants were whispering to each other about the matter.

"Alright, today, William. Wallace will swear allegiance to me in the presence of Father De Laere and all of you, and will become a knight loyal to the Comos family.

With that, he picked up the long sword used for canonization.

Seeing this, the knights lined up one after another, lined up, and held their swords on the ground with their hands on the hilt, as if they were the thing.

This will William be able to count, a total of eight knights under Comos, counting himself and the eldest son of Baron Comos, as well as the unknown baron's relatives beside him, a total of eleven knights under his command, the strength can be said to be strong.

Immediately after that, Baron Comos gestured with his eyes, William had understood the canonization process before and knew what to do next.

He knelt on one knee and placed his sword on William's right shoulder, and the other knights, seeing this, picked up the sword from the ground, charged the tip of the sword, and held it in front of their chest.

"Follow me." Baron Comos reminded William.

"I swear to be kind to the weak"

"I swear to be brave against **"

"I swear to fight all mistakes"

"I swear to fight for the unarmed"

"I swear to help everyone who asks me for help"

"I swear not to hurt any woman"

"I swear to help my brother knight"

"I swear to be sincere with my friends"

"I swear to die for what I love"

"I swear to Tar. Baron Comos will always be loyal, and I want him and his descendants to remain loyal to the rule of the House of Comos, and the House of Comos will also protect me, William. Wallace, and my children and grandchildren.

After saying all this, Baron Comos slapped his sword on William's shoulder three times, officially completing the canonization, which also means that William has officially become a knight.

"Very well William, I will grant you the village of Stream as your fief, the forest near the village allows your lords to mine and cut wood in it, and allow you to call yourself a knight, I will not interfere with any decisions you make in the fief, I will also protect you and your family, and at the same time you will fulfill your obligations to me and my family, taxes and military service!" Baron Comos emphasized it routinely.

The other knights also lowered their swords and nodded to William, for this powerful and crazy comrade-in-arms, they would not spare kindness to this comrade-in-arms who might save their lives on the battlefield.

According to etiquette, William nodded back one by one, leaving a good impression on the knights