Illustrated by Igor Wolski Written by Robert Sienicki and Jan Mazur Short story previously published in Poland in the Profanum vol. 3 anthology. Copyright Š Igor Wolski, Robert Sienicki, Jan Mazur 2014, 2020 All rights reserved
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These were interesting times...
Times, when righteous knights fought righteously with evil deft in doing misdeeds.
Times of strong storms of villainy roaring against the roofs of frightened writers.
Times, when what’s right didn’t always mean the same.
Wait! Knight, wait!
...excuse me?
...these were interesting times, indeed.
Can I at least hear the name of the one who slayed me?
Jim.
Ahem... thus, sir Jim...
Just Jim.
Without "sir”? What’s "sir”?
A noble title, you don’t have one?
Do I need it for something?
Well, your predecessors had it.
Do you mean to tell me you haven’t been knighted?
No way, Forget it! I’m not gonna be slayed by some uneducated peasant!
Greetings kind sir, I wish to become a knight. Yes?
Before we start please fill in these forms.
Jerry, did you see the form H87?
Ah, yes, follow me please.
Ah, thank you Jerry. Fill them in and soon someone will take care of you.
Uh-huh... yes... yes... He will now go to room number 7. He’s gonna go through some training.
Which way is...
On the right of course!
Thank you...
He keeps moving, I don’t have all day!
And so, our brave knight encounters an enemy worse than legions of dragons.
The royal education system.
Every claimant to the knight title had to go through classes of the most important skills;
Dancing,
Singing,
Good manners,
And math, which recently became mandatory.
The main job of every squire was to help during the annual knight’s tournament. Only after proving their valiantness and courage, they could start the effort to acquire the status of a knight.
When I was your age, I loved taking care of animals. Contact with nature, such a beautiful thing.
I love ponies the most, especially combing their... what the heck?!
Dang it! you fed the horse grinded magical artifacts! Not my fault they were so close to the food...
My brave squires!
It’s time for us to show our valiantness and courage!
For the love of gods!
What a horse!
Certainly not! A squire cannot use weapons before he gets knighted.
He’s smashing us!
Congratulations, you acquired a noble title. Here’s your ID card that allows you to apply for higher pay for your services.
How so? A knight cannot ask for a payment, it’s unknightly.
Well...
Oh, yeah, that’s right...
So does this mean anything other that higher earnings?
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