Shortly after his knighting, Aace and the Knight's Company were tasked with destroying the remainder of Victor's army.
Sir Peter then introduced the other seven knights: "This is Sir Leo the Brave, Sir Daniel the Courageous, Sir Simon the Valiant, Sir Christopher the Commander, Sir Nicholas the Teacher, Sir Steven the Furious, and Sir Henry the Friendly."
"It is an honor to be acquainted with you all," Aace responded.
Sir Peter then commanded, "Ok, listen up team. We have targets in every city and stronghold. We will have to take them out accordingly."
"If there are men who stand by Victor, then the closest location would be my home, Rodnest."
"Good thinking, Aace. We will be off to Rodnest in the morning. I suggest we all acquaint ourselves with Aace."
The first knight to step forward was Sir Henry. He politely asked if he could spar with Aace to hone his skill, to which Aace responded to with absolute admiration.
The next knight he met was Sir Leo. Sir Leo was almost as old as Sir Peter, but still a number of years younger. He informed Aace that Victor was winning the war through very cunning tactics, and that the battle they just fought was their last ploy to beat him. He said the idea was to battle on open ground, which, thanks to Aace, won them the battle and likely the war.
Then came Sir Christopher the Commander. He stood tall and strong, wielding a large claymor in each hand. He spoke with strength and confidence the likes of which Aace had never seen. Sir Christopher told him he got his title by commanding a legion of soldier's in the city of Symphonia and nearly defeating Victor himself.
Aace then walked over to Sir Daniel the Courageous, who quickly got up and prepared a fighting stance. The other knights gathered around them.
"Bet you twenty gold pieces you can't beat me," Sir Daniel scoffed.
Aace then responded with, "then make it double or nothing, cause I'm gonna kick your ass!"
The two began to fight, each landing blows and dodging others. Sir Daniel had Aace in a headlock, determined to win, but Aace was stronger and more determined and thus he body-slamed Sir Daniel breaking the table they were fighting around.
"Alright, seems Aace can handle himself in a fight. But can he out fence Sir Nicholas?" Sir Peter asked.
"I highly doubt Aace could beat me. I'm the one who taught most of these men how to wield a sword anyway."
Aace was then handed a sparing sword, same as Sir Nicholas. Sir Nicholas attacked first, swinging craftily at Aace. Aace was able to dodge and parry every one of them before finding an opening and pointing his blade to Sir Nicholas' chest, winning him the match.
Sir Simon then Valiant then gave his respects to Aace who never performed a crafty maneuver or shouted any distracting words. "He fought with passion and honor, thus we are lucky to have him," Sir Simon said to Sir Peter.
Sir Steven was the last to acquaint himself with Aace, having been drinking the entire time. He told Aace that he got his name after ripping a man apart for killing his wife. Sir Steven them smiled at Aace, patting him on the chest before taking to the bottle again.
Aace was woken up by Sir Peter.
"It's time we go liberate your home, eh?"
"Give me a minute."
Aace got up and put on his armor. He was given a horse and he mounted, prepared to fight whoever was in Rodnest. The Company warned him that these men were savages, and they would not stop if you pinned them. They would claw and tear at their opponents until they won or died.
They were met by Victor's savages as they made it into Rodnest. The Company charged, lead by Aace and they began their liberation of Rodnest. The savages cut down the Company's horses and surrounded them.
"Surrender, your outnumbered!" shouted one of the savages.
"Never raw-face!" shouted Sir Henry.
The Company drew their swords and rushed the savages and cut through them with precision and grace. Aace was tackled by one of the savages. Aace looked into the savage's eyes and only saw raw hatred. These where not men at all. He threw the savage off him, slitting his throat as he did so. The rest of the Knights were able to kill the savages, liberating Rodnest.
As the townspeople came out to sing the Knight's praises, Aaces parents came out.
"Good job, son!" Aace's father commented.
"You really shined out there!" said Aace's mother.
"Thanks, but we have to get going."
Aace and the Knight's Company thanked the people. They were given horses and food, then set off to Sillsing.