The Kingdom of Daventry; Wednesday [05/08] - Day THREE of the Tournament of Knights!

[pun_king]

Although the weather around Daventry continued to be bright and sunny, there was a certain dark cloud that seemed to have been cast over the competition. On the third and final day of the Tournament of Knights, the last remaining Knight Hopefuls will be paired up in a series of randomly drawn matches to test their Speed, their Strength, and their Wits. Which of the illustrious candidates will rise to the top to secure their spot as a member of the Daventry Guard? Only one way to find out!

Come one, come all, to enjoy the spectacle and the show as Daventry finds itself its next worthy knight!

[[ and, of course, for those amongst the Daventry-bound and still NFB for distance! ]]

Comments

Re: The Town of Daventry - ToK, Day 3 - 05/08.

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Arden's jaw dropped. "I was thinking that," she hissed back, also in a (not-that-one) whisper. "I've got a whole list of systemic issues I'd like to take up with them. Wait, then, if you know all that stuff, why are you competing?! Are you planning to fix things from the inside...?"

Re: The Town of Daventry - ToK, Day 3 - 05/08.

[bestsquirrelfriend]

Again, there was a pause practically the same size as Acorn himself.

He looked around again and then looked at Arden very, very cautiously.

"If I tell you," he ventured, "do you promise not to breath a word of it to anyone? Especially not to that skinny-and-bones little feather-boy friend of yours?"

Re: The Town of Daventry - ToK, Day 3 - 05/08.

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

Arden narrowed her eyes. "Is it going to put people in danger, especially Graham?" she asked. "Because if your plan is to come in and--what's the phrase? Put everybody to the sword or whatever so the animals can be free, then absolutely not. But if you're not planning something that will unduly harm the lives and livelihoods of innocent people, I'm willing to swear."

She could accept that sometimes shaking up an entrenched power system could have some short term negative consequences for people. That was just what happened.

Re: The Town of Daventry - ToK, Day 3 - 05/08.

[bestsquirrelfriend]

"Unduly harm the lives and livelihoods of innocent peop--!" Acorn blustered ashe repeated it with indignation before huffing out a sound, with his hands cutting in the air in front of him in protest. "What are you--no. No, ma'am! I'm only here--"

His next pause was hesitant; his hefty shoulders slumped forward and he crossed one arm over his to sheepishly rub his arm as his head ducked almost shyly.

"--to please my parents..."

Another hesitation before he looked at Arden and ventured, "What I really want to do....is open my own crafts store."

Re: The Town of Daventry - ToK, Day 3 - 05/08.

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

...Oh no. That was the most perfect and precious answer in the history of the world.

"Oh," Arden said quietly as what he said went HUGELY contrary to her expectations. But listen, you ask an Othersider for open-ended promise, you had to expect boundaries to be added. That was just smart. "Oh, no wonder you--" She didn't finish her statement out of deference to other people being around. Instead, she pulled out the trap and really examined it. "The stitching here is nice and even, and--is that a pattern in here? Oh, it's super-subtle and pretty!"

She didn't ask why he was trying to please his parents instead of doing what he wanted, instead just asked casually, "But if you don't get that single spot, would you be free to open your shop then?"

Re: The Town of Daventry - ToK, Day 3 - 05/08.

[bestsquirrelfriend]

Sure, you couldn't really see Acorn's face, but it probably didn't take a great leap of faith to know that it was currently glowing. "No one's ever complimented me on my work before," he said. "Well....except the squirrels. That....means a lot, little lady...err...what was your name again?"

Re: The Town of Daventry - ToK, Day 3 - 05/08.

[afraid_of_marshmallows]

"Arden," she said, offer her hand to shake. "Arden Finch. And you're...Acorn?"

Once the pleasantries were concluded, Arden looked thoughtful, then suddenly excited. "Stay right there," she said. "Please? And don't worry, I'm keeping my promise!"

And then she dashed off, looking for Graham, where she was absolutely going to hit him up for however much a new sweater would cost in Daventry money.