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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | During a council meeting about the swine fever outbreak in numerous farms, King Halfur and his knights hear a commotion outside the door, which is soon broken down by a [[Ice Warrior|large green warrior]]. King Halfur asks the warrior what his business is, to which the warrior answers that he requires assistance in repairing his damaged temple. He explains that he needs materials to make the repairs and people to help him, but King Halfur refuses and sentences the warrior to death, to which the warrior replies that he respects the King's rules and laws, as well as his sense of honor. | ||
The warrior submits to Halfur's law and offers to let the knights attack him, adding that if he survives, the assistance that he has asked King Halfur to provide will be given to him. He also adds that whichever knight attacks him must surrender in exactly one month and take a similar blow in return. | |||
King Halfur's bravest knight, Sirgwain, steps up to the warrior and strikes the warrior with his sword, but the warrior's armor isn't even scratched by the blow. The warrior demands once again that he be given the materials and assistance required to repair his temple, to which King Halfur replies by telling him to tell Lord Grantith the materials he requires. Sirgwain is told by the warrior to meet him at his temple in one month before returning to his chair as the warrior leaves with Lord Grantith and King Halfur adjourns the meeting, with Sirgwain being the last one to leave the room. | |||
The next day, King Halfur summons Sirgwain to his throne room and tells him that he has provided the warrior with the men and materials needed to repair his temple, explaining that he has promised to return his workers unharmed when the task is complete. He also tells Sirgwain that no one will think less of him if he fails to meet the warrior at the appointed time as the warrior is not from his kingdom and they owe him nothing. Sirgwain, however, is insistent that he meets the warrior at the appointed time as his honor demands, claiming that he is bound by the agreement he made to the warrior just as he is bound to King Halfur. Begrudgingly, King Halfur decides to tell Lord Grantith to give him the directions to the warrior's temple before getting up and telling Sirgwain that he has always been the most honorable and bravest of his knights. | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
