Chapter 21 - The Apprentice

At Trenton's words, Henry instantly remembered him talking about the Knights of Chemois during the final match of the knight's bracket.

The knights of the northern country, Chemois, had a strained relationship with the Knights of Hydrogia. Sending one of their knights over the border to compete in the sword-fighting competition was a political move.

Henry had no idea what it meant for him or why the man would bring him a sword from that country.

Stalking up to the younger man, Trenton pulls the blade out of the sheath on Henry's hip.

"You shouldn't let someone take hold of your blade," Trenton said.

Despite his words, the older man reveals a decorated sword made from the lightest silver metal Henry had ever seen. The blade was in perfect shape and likely very sharp. The same words on the sheath were also on the flat side of the blade and Henry wondered what they meant.

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