Chapter 26: The knight got an assistant (2)
The Squire Tradition is notorious.
Why is it so infamous?
It's simple: because the absurdity of it is staggering.
It started as a title given to the apprentices taken in by freelance knights. But nowadays, who would want to become an apprentice to a freelance knight?
They are nothing more than criminals, masquerading as knights.
Yet, naïve boys from rural villages often fall for the sweet words of these so-called freelance knights, eagerly accepting the offer to become their apprentices.
Thus begins a life of slavery under the guise of being a squire.
Cleaning, laundry, cooking—those are a given.
They must also earn money for their knight’s entertainment and sometimes take out loans in their name to maintain the knight’s dignity.
So, many squires end up as debtors.
Most try to escape before that happens, but not everyone succeeds.
After all, a freelance knight is still a knight, and these thugs have no qualms about killing people.