The Killing Fields

The squires' tourney ended with two winners in our heroes' team. Arys won the joust whilst piercing the armor of his unlucky contestant of House Morrigen. None of our heroes joined in the mêlée. Luckily. Eddard of Longheart, the squire travelling without his knight, did compete and pulled a few tricks out of his sleeves. After some misleading manoeuvres he was declared winner of the sandy battle. Although heavily wounded and barely capable of holding a bow still, Perros managed to aim better and more precise than any other contestant. Almost certain that the bandages and stimuli of Uller had something to do with that.

During the end of the chaotic jousting (Eddard was literally thrown out of the jousting), the ensuing heated emotions during the mêlée and the pulsating tension of the archery the little lord -who was presiding the tourney- took ill, and was returned to Cider Hall under guidance of the House's Maester.

With two out of three wins for our company, spirits were uplifted. All eyes were now turned to the squires' masters. Would Berthold, Mollos and Symon live up to the expectations of their pupils?

The Squires' Tournament - The Joust

After setting up camp, the band of friends split up as those of some House renown go pay their respects to the higher Houses, such as House Dayne. When courtesies and plaisantries are exchanged each return to the tent. They meet up with Eddard, affiliated to the House of Longheart, whose patron is arriving later. After a little excursion into the village foraging for wine, all return to their bedrolls.

The next day the Jousting for Squires start. Eddard is quickly eliminated and luck quickly runs out for Perros as well. He's mortally wounded when a lance pierces through his light armour. Hopefully he can recover enough for the mêlée, if he would choose to participate.

Arys shows that bravery is close to stupidity as he continues his round of competition standing on the ground, instead of being mounted. As a token of his respect, his competitor petitions to the presiding lord that both contestants are allowed to continue the ladder competition.