Chapter 41: The Tragedy of Love
"I got the perks early and didn't go through the normal process, so my parents didn't tell me how a normal knight squire should get the perks." Sean scratched his head in embarrassment.
"They said that when I reach the strength, I will naturally understand how to break through."
Kano sighed helplessly, whether it was Gawain or Sean's parents, they were all riddlers.
"Adults, it's always mysterious." Sean shoved the Stargazing Pie into his mouth and chewed it.
Kano sighed, coming to Cornwall today was Merlin's guidance. Did he think it wasn't intuitive enough to tell me about the characteristics directly, and it would be more impressive to come here and see it?
Well, his goal has been achieved, and Kano is now looking forward to his characteristics. His strength is stronger than Sean's, and if Sean is about to break through and become an official knight, then he should be fast.
"Speaking of which, all those powerful knights in history, have their characteristics been recorded?" Kano suddenly thought, "It's like the Knights of the Round Table." ”
"Not all of them, some people say their own characteristics, and some people have characteristics that later generations speculate based on sources. It is now known that my ancestor was Hawkeye. ”
"Gawain is the sun, and his strength will increase as the sun rises, reaching three times the normal level at noon, and his strength will gradually decrease as the sun sets."
"Galahad is pure, that is, the more single-minded the mind, the stronger the strength."
"What about Mordred?" Kano hurriedly asked.
Unexpectedly, Sean showed a very embarrassed expression: "Mordred's strength is in the middle and lower reaches of the round table, but later when he rebelled, his strength suddenly soared. ”
"He was even able to die with King Arthur in the end. You must know that King Arthur's characteristics are 'lion king', and the more knights who worship him as the king, the stronger he will be. ”
"No one knows how Mordred suddenly became stronger, and historians suspect it has something to do with his characteristics."
Kano is not in a hurry, after all, these things must be clear to the parties concerned, so it is better to go back and ask them directly.
Early the next morning, the two children said goodbye to the headmaster and left Cornwall School of Magic. Kreacher took the lead with his luggage.
Without saying a word, the two of them arrived at McCall Manor, where an old butler with a white beard was waiting for them at the gate, with his back straight.
"Young Master, you're back." He stepped forward to take the reins of Sean and Kano's horses and bowed slightly.
"I'm back, Robert. Don't do that, my friend has a tough battle to fight at night. Sean jumped off the horse and instructed Robert to hurry up and prepare the meal.
Kano went with him to the manor's study, where Sean cleared his throat and prepared to tell him the story of Tristan, Isolde, and King Mark.
"I've listened to it since I was a child, I listen to it every day, and when a guest comes to talk about it, I can't help but feel unfamiliar." Sean patted Kano on the shoulder and spoke.
Tristan's father was the king of Lonus, and when he was born, his mother was tormented.
His mother later died, and before she died, she named her child "Tristan", which means that he was born in agony.
Later, Tristan's father also died, and the king's position passed to his stepmother's son.
Tristan travels to his uncle, King Mark's Duchy of Cornwall, where he helps him fight off the powerful Irish knight Mahans, who came to collect taxes.
However, he was also wounded by Mahans's poisoned spear and was dying. King Mark secretly sent him to Ireland to change his face and seek medical advice. In the end, it was Isolde, the princess of Ireland, who cured him, and the two young men gradually fell in love.
But Mahans was Isolde's uncle, and he died because of Tristan. Tristan's identity was revealed and he had to leave Ireland and return to Cornwall.
Later, King Mark's lover fell in love with Tristan and snubbed King Mark, and at the same time, Tristan's popularity in the Duchy of Cornwall grew stronger and higher.
As a result, King Mark became more and more jealous of Tristan. Later, when King Mark wanted to marry Ireland in order to secure his position, he sent Tristan to Ireland to intercede for him.
How did he know that the royal daughter of Ireland was Isolde, who was in love with Tristan.
In this way, the fates of the three people are entangled together. Tristan had to follow the orders of the lord King Mark and bring his lover back to Cornwall. Isolde loved Tristan so much that he didn't change even after becoming King of Cornwall.
King Mark's jealousy and hatred for Tristan grows day by day, and he tries to kill him several times.
Although Tristan overcame many difficulties, he eventually fell under King Mark's calculations, and Isolde was martyred.
King Mark was pressured to bury the two together. The story of Tristan and Isolde lives on forever.
Kano listened to the story, his expression as if he had put on a mask of pain.
According to his moral concept, everyone in this story should learn what public order and good customs are.
But in that social environment at that time, every aspect of this story turned out to be quite reasonable.
"The story of Tristan and Isolde is really... It's a bit of a test of human acceptance. Kano carefully evaluated, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"It's okay, man. In fact, there is a simple version, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is based on the story of the ancestors, but it is more acceptable. Sean tapped Kano on the shoulder very understandingly.
Cano followed Sean to admire several ancient paintings hanging in his study, as well as the handwritten script of Romeo and Juliet, which they had acquired that year.
As night fell, Robert, the butler, prepared a well-digested and nutritious battle meal.
"Kano, I wish you a victorious start." Sean held up the grape juice and said, "Later, I'll go and press you too." ”
"Thanks, Sean." Kano also raised his glass in response.
"By the way, what are the characteristics of King Mark?" Kano suddenly remembered that this was also an important piece of information.
Who knew that Sean shook his head: "King Mark was one of the few kings who was unwilling to go to war at that time, and because of his insidious and cautious personality, he never revealed his characteristics. ”
"But it doesn't matter, a knight like him who is too cautious will not gain any powerful characteristics."
"Characteristics are closely related to genetics, personality and physical fitness."
Kano nodded, not afraid. After all, before he didn't know the existence of this thing, he also called so many Knights of the Round Table one by one.
A King Mark who is good at intrigue should not be a problem.