Squiring ♔ you cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it

[wynn]

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn, Wade Wilson, Scout, Faye Chamberlain, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || May Squiring Ceremony
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || May 1st, 2012, 6:00PM
HOW || Actionspam

The impressively large Great Hall of the castle could easily pass as a royal throne room, with its length and the red carpet leading up to a set of steps. However, there is no throne set at the top of them, and the Hall is wide enough to accommodate hundreds of Knights, in theory. Numbers are thinner today than they were in the last month or so: a number of crises have the Knights spread across the world and so perhaps fewer than one hundred Knights stand in ranks on either side of the wide stretch of red, each wearing the traditional set of ceremonial armor in their possession.

The new squires were fitted to their armor after meeting with Wynn, and it's traditional for each to appear for the first time before the Knighthood wearing it. Each new member is assured that only a very small number of the Knights make use of their armor for other circumstances, but it does create an intimidating sense of unity as they stand shoulder to shoulder in rank and file to receive their newest pledges.

The squires are ushered in together, with a flair of orchestral music that fills the hall with as much pomp as possible. It's a lot like that last scene in A New Hope. Yeah, you thought I was going to get through an entire post being all serious, didn't you.

At the top of the steps, Wynn waits, wearing a sword on his belt that canny eyes† might recognize as familiar.

It's one hell of a long walk past all those staring, curious eyes. Luckily, it's a long musical number.

For additional dice rolling fun (optional):

† Roll or randomize a d20. Those who roll a 15 or above can spot the sword for being the exact same sword that was suspended in the statue above the Round Table, when they met with Wynn in the Prologue.
† Roll a d20 dexterity check. If your character rolls a 2 or 3, at some point during their walk they're bound to stumble. A critical fail will lead to an epic faceplant ... or worse.

Comments

[burnsbright]

I'm sorry.

[Scout says that without sarcasm or hurt, just hoping she's not making enemies already.]

[meta]

[Deadpool slows and leans closer to Scout.] That's super bitch for "pester me more."

[burnsbright]

[Her lips twitch, but she keeps from smiling and doesn't say the flippant first response that comes to mind.] I think I'll stay out of that.

You're not hurt, right? [She doesn't think so, but it's a social kind of thing to say.]

[meta]

Do I look hurt? [It's difficult to see. The parts of his skin not covered by armor are pretty hideously scarred even if it doesn't show in the icons and he's also bald shhh]

[burnsbright]

[oh I was wondering about canon point and etc!]

It's why I asked. [She shrugs.]

[meta]

S'cool. The only thing that could be hurt was my pride, and I'm pretty sure I don't have any.