Squiring ♔ honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.

[wynn]

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn, Chiaki Yoshida, Haymitch Abernathy, Rayna Valentine, Fyrel Lear, Finnick Odair, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || March Squiring Ceremony
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || March 2nd, 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

[king]

[ What with the total lack of Knight presence, Arthur has a position a little closer to the front than he might otherwise have, and he's watching the ceremony with interest. ]

[ It's interesting, to see it from the other side. He's never going to deliberately not attend; something about the pomp and grandeur of a knighting ceremony just sings to him. ]

[ Although... ]

Er. Is it just me, or is the music different?

[everyredcent]

[Standing in the very front, Christos doesn't even turn around as he responds in a loud sarcastic tone:]

Yes, I wonder what that's all about.

[lissatrinall]

[And Lis'sa pipes up right next to him, her voice much quieter, since she really only wants Christos to hear (though Arthur can overhear for a listen check of 12 since he's right behind them)]

Somehow I doubt the feast will be nearly so impressive either. [You know. That feast we won't have.]

[king]

[ And whoops, he hears her. Raises an eyebrow. ]

Won't it.

[everyredcent]

[Christos doesn't give a shit what you hear. Actually, he prefers it this way.] You might call that a once in a lifetime occurrence. Hopefully your Majesty won't find the usual fare lacking in compare.