002: Bestowal Ceremony
"Miss Eve, wake up, it's too late. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Eve, who was falling into a sweet sleep, heard the anxious voice of her personal maid, Belle, and slowly opened her eyes.
"Let me sleep again, Belle, I'm so tired. Eve rubbed her eyes, not wanting to wake up so soon. Ever since being knighted by Sir Wright, Eve has devoted herself to enjoying a life of nobility that is different from that of her squire.
"Miss Eve, get up quickly, it's a big day. Seeing that Eve still wanted to stay in bed, Belle urged Eve, who seemed to want to wait until noon, to get up. "Have you forgotten? you can't be late for today's ceremony!" Belle reminded Eve, something she had always dreamed of.
As soon as Eve heard the word "Honouring Ceremony", she immediately sat up from the bed. "Oh my God, is it today??when??," she asked, quickly asking how she had forgotten such an important matter, and Eve rolled over and got out of bed, and Belle expertly put on her boots and dressed.
"Three candles have been burned, Miss Eve. Belle said, looking up again. "Ouch, it's already four, and in a few quarters of an hour, it's officially started!"
"Why didn't you warn me sooner, Belle. It's a hard-earned opportunity, and I can't be late!" said Eve, grumbling.
"Well, my young lady, I remind you every quarter of an hour! Every time you say you want to sleep a little longer, you don't respond to what I call you!" "Don't you know, I originally told the cook to make breakfast for you, but you didn't want to get up, and I don't know when you got up, so I can only ask him to make it again every once in a while, so as not to eat fresh, but you can't afford to be old, I also lit a candle in order to keep time, and it turned out to burn a full three, and you still didn't get up, oh, now it's four......"
"Alright, alright, spare me, I was wrong, Belle, I won't be in bed again. Eve said weakly, and Belle's nagging made her head wide. She hurriedly washed up and was about to rush out the door, but was grabbed by Baili.
"Alas, Miss Eve, your hair has not been combed. Bailey pulled her to the dresser and forced her to sit down.
"It's okay to wear a hat, it's too much trouble to comb your hair. Eve whispered that she hated combing her hair the most, that it was time-consuming and useless.
"It's not going to work, the lady has to comb her hair before she can show her face. Besides, you can't go with a hat at that time, it's too rude. Ignoring Eve's complaints, she had been used to it for so many years, and she expertly combed Eve's hair, and Eve's jet-black hair was combed by Belle as bright as obsidian. Belle looked at Eve in the mirror, she had grown into a slim girl, although her face was still a little childish, but more of the charm of a mature woman. Bailey nodded in satisfaction. "Well, that's wonderful, Miss Eve, and I've said long ago that if you dress up well, you're not a great beauty to anyone. Alas, but why are you like a tomboy? Dancing with a gun and a sword, that's not what we should do......"
"I know, I know, let me go, or I'm going to be late." Eve felt her headache happen again, and she got rid of the nagging Belle and rushed out the door.
"Miss Eve, pay attention to etiquette!" Belle chased to the door, shouting at Eve's back, and Eve turned back and walked quickly to the auditorium.
"Miss Eve, hold on, Master Rum has arrived. "Slow down, Eve, don't bump into anyone. "Haha, I didn't expect the Earl of Rum to really promise you, little Eve. Along the way, the servants, butlers, and Rum's vassal knights greeted Eve with urging, admonishment, or joking, and Eve responded to them with a smile. Hearing that his father had arrived, he quickened his pace, and after passing half of the castle, he finally reached the front of the auditorium.
Several soldiers in front of the auditorium saw Eve arrive and went in to report it, and Eve stood in front of the auditorium, and couldn't help but feel a little heartbeat--her long-cherished wish for many years was about to come true today! She nervously squeezed her palms, which were already soaked.
"Eve, what's wrong with you?" a gentle, crisp voice rang in Eve's ears. The owner of the voice smiled and took her hand, and looked at Eve, who was a little stage frightened, with a smile.
"Don't make fun of me, Fennel, I'm going to die of nervousness. Eve said coquettishly to Fenniel Falst, the adopted daughter of her sister Rum Falst, who had beautiful silver hair and was a year older.
"Hmph, are you still nervous?" said Fennel laughed and pinched Eve's face. "When you secretly rode out of the city before, you were not afraid of the sky or the earth. ”
"Well, spare me, don't talk about it. Eve begged for mercy with a bitter face. "I'm dead, I didn't know it would be like that. ”
Seeing that Eve was in a good attitude, Fennel let go of her hand with satisfaction, and then gently patted Eve on the shoulder. "I believe you, Eve, come on, this is the moment of your dreams, don't make a fool of yourself. ”
Eve nodded vigorously and walked to the door of the auditorium, took a deep breath, and pushed the door in.
The auditorium was already full of people, all of whom were nobles who had dealings with the Falst family, most of them familiar faces to Eve, and some wandering knights that Eve had never seen, who might have come to visit. They stood in an orderly manner on either side of the Great Hall, with a long, sumptuous red carpet in the middle, and at the end of it was their father, Earl Rum Falst, holding a well-made noble sword with a badge that was even more dazzling than she had imagined.
When everyone saw that the main lord had finally arrived, there was a faint sound of talking from ear to ear, and some knights even snorted loudly.
Rum waved his hand to silence the crowd, then nodded to Eve with a smile and motioned for her to step forward.
Eve took a deep breath, calmed herself, and walked down the carpet through the crowd in a dignified manner, and walked in front of the Count of Rum.
Rum looked at his only daughter carefully and sighed helplessly. "Alas, it's because I'm so used to you, how did I make you a tomboy. ”
Eve quietly stuck her tongue out at Rum, not answering him. Rum shook his head with a wry smile, then coughed lightly a few times, cleared his throat, and announced the award ceremony, officially begins!
Eve listened carefully to every word that came out of Rum's mouth, lest she miss any detail, but she had lasted less than half an hour before she felt the world spin, and she gave up listening to the long opening sentence in its entirety, and played with her fingers in all kinds of boredom.
“...... Finally, in the name of our venerable, just, and brave King Hans Tabris, I declare that the Order of Eveluna is officially established!" When Eve was about to fall asleep with boredom, the Count of Rum finally finished his opening remarks, and he deliberately increased his decibel at the end to remind Eve, who was wandering.
Eve shook her body and woke up from her thoughts, and the applause around her reminded her that she was still at the award ceremony. She took a steady step forward to avoid her abrupt demeanor, and then took a steady step forward, kneeling down on one knee in front of Rum.
"Eve Luna Falster, are you willing to wield your blade in defense of the legitimate rights of the nobles?" said Rum, placing his sword on Eve's shoulder.
"I am willing to fight valiantly for it. ”
"Are you willing to risk your life to protect the people of Svadia?"
"I am willing to sacrifice my life for it. ”
"Finally, will you offer your allegiance to your monarch and his rightful heir?"
"I will do my duty to it. ”
After reciting the vow, Eve looked up, her body trembling slightly with excitement, waiting for the most important step.
Seeing Eve's appearance, Rum smiled and put the sword back into its sheath, then handed it to Eve. "Now, I make you Grand Master of the Knights of Eveluna, and I have all the power of the Knights. Eve ceremoniously took the well-made sword, she knew that it must have been prepared for her by Rum, otherwise the sword of the Grand Master was generally a half-sword, and rarely a bayone.
Rum then hung the special badge, a hazy girl's motif, on Eve's chest. Eve took the opportunity to whisper to Rum, "Thank you so much." ”
Rum replied with a meaningful smile, "Hehe, thank me later." With that, Rum caused Eve to turn her head to face the crowd, and he himself draped her in a burqa that symbolized her status.
Eve smiled and waved to the crowd, eliciting a cheer from the latter, but the wandering knights watched coldly.
"Hmph, I thought His Excellency Falst was uncharacteristically going out of his way to form his own Knights. It turned out that he wanted to help his baby daughter play the house. Just as everyone was celebrating the founding of the Order, a discordant voice came from among the knights.
The people looked sideways, and a vicious-looking knight stepped forward through the crowd. "Why, when did Svadia degenerate enough for a woman to be a knight?" the knight said in a disrespectful manner, not caring in the slightest about the eyes of the crowd or the face of the Count of Rum. "Not only a woman, but also a child, how can you become the head of the Knights?" he said proudly, looking at Eve, who was clearly enraged by him.
"Who is he?" Rum asked his squire quietly. "That's Sir Eto'o from Rhodoc. Rum nodded knowingly. "Rhodok, no wonder. "Do you need me to get the guards to blast him out?" said the squire to Rum. "Hehe, you'd better have Mr. Richie get a bed ready. ”
Eve did not speak, she very rudely lifted her burqa, let it fall to the ground, and then held her sword tightly, and walked down from the altar to Sir Eto'o, where she confronted him. Eve was tall, no less than Sir Eto'o, who snorted disdainfully, and sneered, "Hmph, our beloved Grand Master, do you want to cry?"
But Eve just smiled at him, and then said thoughtlessly, "Do you have a wife and children?"
"No, I didn't, why do you ask?" replied Sir Eto'o suspiciously, feeling a faint hint of danger.
Eve smiled sweetly, then said, "Oh, I'm sorry about that, but for your future." With that, Eve lifted her leg and kicked Sir Eto'o hard at his weakness.
After a brief silence, Sir Eto'o rolled on the ground in pain, and the crowd was in a commotion, and the scene became very chaotic.!! The Earl of Rum immediately ordered Eve to be taken down, and Ser Eto'o to be taken to the doctor, while he himself stayed behind to calm the frightened people.
Eve was led out of the auditorium, then shook off the guard's hands and sulked herself, walking in the direction of the church. She needed someone to vent her feelings, and Fennel was the best listener to her.
"Hey, Miss Eve, Lord Count is looking for you. As she walked along the road, Rum's attendant intercepted her, and she was reluctantly taken to Rum's room.
As soon as she entered, Eve barely calmed herself down and called, "Father." Then he looked down at his toes.
"Alas, my good girl, you have done too much this time. Rum thought about it, but still couldn't blame Eve. "Those knights, all of them are well-known masterless knights, this time to participate in your medal ceremony, there is also a intention to defect to you, you should show your strength, not the other way around. ”
"I know, but, that bastard is so infuriating!" said Eve, utterly letting go in front of her father, and complaining about her displeasure, despite the vulgarity of her words. "You also said, father, that knights must respond forcefully to every insult against themselves, don't you?"
"Yes, the dignity of knights is higher than their lives. Rum took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and recited such a long vow that even he couldn't stand it. "That's why, as the head of the Order, you must have exceptional qualities in order to attract more knights to your command. ”
"I don't need the allegiance of these mediocre people!" Eve insisted, but she also knew in her heart that Rum was right, that she couldn't be alone forever, so it didn't make sense.
"Whatever you want, my silly girl. Rum looked at Eve with a little amusement. "You know, my knights have been requisitioned by the king, and I myself am also the Chancellor of the Exchequer, I am afraid that I will not be able to help you much, although I have helped you to establish the Knights, but whether these knights are willing to be loyal to you, I am afraid you will have to rely on yourself. ”