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[Sunbeam]

Howard sighs appreciatively at the scent of his cooking, and steps outside to see what all the commotion is about.
 

"What??? No! You can't have had fun with that!"[/color][/font]

Howard shrugs. "Mi gat to ramp calvinball fi de first time inna foreva, an dat ah always ah gud time, nets or nuh."
 

With you and your friends safe, I will need your sword, Daughter. The rest will need to kneel."[/b]

Howard takes another step out of the doorway. "Hey now! Nuh one ah getting beheaded inna San Lorenzo! Mi ago nah ave it."

Spoiler

"I got to play Calvinball for the first time in forever, and that is always a good time, nets or no."
"Hey now! No one is getting beheaded in San Lorenzo! I will not have it."

[Zamuel]

The Queen was taken aback. "I would never dream of such a thing. All of you are heroes! And since Sir Kage stated he is not part of any particular order, I feel it is only right to exercise mine right to properly knight all of you."

[Sunbeam]

Howard stares at the queen, and mental gears are almost audible. Then he steps back into the doorway and says, "Mi forgot dat was an option weh swords an kneeling were involved," clearly embarrassed.

 

Spoiler

"I forgot that was an option where swords and kneeling were involved."

[GodSentinelOmega]

Still feeling a little unfocused from the Adapter punch, Kage could only muster a feeble protest as EB reached him. Though he did manage to simoly get EB to support him rather than carry him.

At least, he thought he had.

Having extracated himself by the time the King returned, Kage sank down to one knee for a moment, then levered himself up again.

“We ended up playing a type of Foot ball against a team of giants in pumpkin hats.

We won,” he said with a wink. “Then there was an Adapter with a glass jaw and, oh yes. A ‘Champion Like No Other’. You are a poor Patron, Mossy.”

Pleased to see that everybody had beaten the bug witch, Kage sighed deeply. Then winced again. Stifling another groan, Kage finally heard the Queens statement of ‘Knighting’ the heroes. Although Kage was more than certain his friends all deserved such an honour. The ifea of being fully ‘Knighted’ himself still made Kage uncomfortable. Despite Destrons enthusiastic insistence when she had unofficially ‘Knighted’ him after their first adventure. Despite his friends affirmation that he was Worth of such. Kage still felt unsuited for it. Especially the ‘Sir’ bit.

So he stepped back a bit, wobbled aa he lost his balance and once again sank to one knee.

[MEDdMI]

After letting Kage go, EB winced as his shoulder got crushed again, but he patted the King's shoulder back in a brotherly fashion.
"You would've loved the Earth Day celebrations of Holiday Island..." He gave an uncertain smile which made it unclear if it was a good memory or not. Any further thought was interrupted by the Queen.

He blinked at the thought of being knighted. "No, thanks. Kage and Howie did most of the work. I just tackled one guy. I don't think I'd be any good at following the Knightly Rules or whatever."

[Zamuel]

Moscareina grumbled under her breath, "I wish I could have just sent something that would've drank your spines". And she started to walk off. Meanwhile, the Queen replied to Kage and EB's rejections with, "I do not mean to knight you for just this one event. You have saved the world and proven to be honorable in mine eyes." She walked purposefully towards Friday February but then stopped. "While quite worthy, I don't know if you should also accept the knighting for Lady Oracle, seeing as she can not physically be here. I don't know if it should be you or Kage."

[GodSentinelOmega]

Pulling himself back up, Kage inclined his head towards Friday.

“I think Friday, or Freya, should take the Knighting for herself and Oracle because, in a way, you could call them sisters.”

[The Doctor Who]

The PoeT regarded their surroundings with lingering suspicion, as if, at any moment another monster or challenge may yet spring upon them.

 

As the Queen spoke of knighthoods, he raised a hand in protest.

 

He said, 

 

"Though grateful for such generosity,

 There is yet a title that waits for me,

 Austier, till then, is my given road,

 That I may learn to bear it's heavy load."

[MEDdMI]

EB shuffled his feet awkwardly, hoping the Queen would let the matter drop. He really did not want to be knighted, but he also did not want to upset Her Majesty.

[Destron D-69]

"It is no crime in Viknadia to decline an honor such as this if you feel unsuited to it... I myself would feel strange if called sir ...on the battlefield or at court. Perhaps Mother - some other rewards can be awarded instead of the knightings?" Dee does hand her mother her sword though.   

[GodSentinelOmega]

Nerves prickling between his shoulder blades, Kage looked from the Queen to Destron.

“To be a “Real” Knight is a great honour. Even though, as i have said to your daughter when she spoke of it after our first adventure i still feel unworthy of said honour.”

[Destron D-69]

"Self-worth is not a thing able to be given by another my friend, you must be the source of that yourself... all that is offered you now is fealty and the wisdom of the Northern Queen... who thinks very highly of you."  Dee Smirks at Kage.  "Remember that being Knighted is a much lower honor than she intended to give you this day... my Prince."  Destron then motions casually with her hand to indicate Kage's current position.

 

"Given you are on one knee at the moment, and were I to have suddenly developed an appreciation for men... I'm Sure Mother would happily forgo the knighting in favour of a different ceremony."  Dee giggles... wondering how successfully she's managed to force a blush onto her face... XD 

Edited by Destron D-69, 06 March 2018 - 10:42 AM.

[Zamuel]

The Queen sighed. "I had thought that with you already being friends, Kage would have made an excellent suitor. As revealed to mine eyes, it's not that simple. But to the matter at hand..." She touched the blade of Dee's sword to each of Friday's shoulders once, then she repeated the gesture to represent knighting Oracle. "May you bring yourself and Viknadia great honor, Dame Friday." She then turned her attention to EB. "I do not agree with your refusal to be knighted...but I shall honor it. Perhaps some day in the future you will feel yourself to be as honorable as others see you." Suddenly, her expression lit up as she had an idea. "And that might come about once you win the fair Bea's heart. I have ideas on how this can be accomplished." The King let out a bellowing laugh. "Ha ha, splendid idea! But all this ceremony can wait. For now, let's eat!"

 
"And so they had much merriment as thankfully nothing suddenly showed up to try to eat them. THE END."

Professor Angela Quercus Oakley calmly closed the book and said, "Quite the tale and honestly doesn't sound all that exaggerated. It makes me wonder if another will come to pass next year..."