Enter Beatrice! Malory calls her “a damosel that was cousin to the Earl of Pace,” but I say she merits a name. Beatrice arrives at Castle Prettyview, which belongs to her cousin Morgan le Fay. Since Morgan is the daughter … Continue reading →
In the nearby castle, Morgan works her lady-magic and stabilizes Alisander. He wakes up partway through and starts screaming about the pain, so she drugs him up some more and finishes the job. “Ma’am, now that we’ve saved Alisander, am … Continue reading →
Morgan and one of her henchdamosels, Trudy, approach the tournament. They interview some of the knights Alisander defeated: Sir Elias from Gomeret and his colleague Sir Cari from Gomeret. Gomeret is “somewhere in France probably,” according to my very breezy … Continue reading →
So it’s been twenty years. Alisander is a full-grown man, ready to be knighted alongside twenty of his contemporaries in Ardunel where he’s been slumming around most of his life. Big knighting ceremony, followed by a big jousting tournament, which … Continue reading →
