Chapter 14: Meeting on Narrow Roads
"Get... your... hands... off... me!" Richard’s eyes were about to turn red while saying so.
"No can do."
"I SAID..."
"Knight Richard, the First Clause of the Knights Doctrine. Please recite it for me..." Logan said something incoherent.
"Get your FILTHY HANDS..."
"I said the first clause of the Knights Doctrine, Knight Richard! Start singing!" Logan tightened his grip on Richard’s nape.
"... Ugh! Loyalty... Loyalty to the Realm, King, and Lord." Richard spoke dejectedly.
"Second Clause of the Knights Doctrine! Keep singing."
"... I... I shall harm no child, no elderly, no woman. I shall cut no tree... burn no house... take no innocent life... never break my word."
"The punishment for breaking the First Clause is death on the spot, the punishment for breaking the Second Clause is disgrace. As a fellow Knight, I am authorized to bring down the punishment of breaking the second clause on you. Do I commence or do you concede?"
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