Becoming a Squire

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"I swear to serve you on the field and off, as you so require."

"And for my part, I swear to help you and train you to become the warrior you wish to be."

There was a trio of newly created squires that evening, Jonathan and Adhamh swore to Duke Radnor, while in the same ceremony Sir Patric de Grey and I exchanged oaths, making him my Knight and me his Squire. We had talked about it for a few months before, so I was expecting it, but they put off the ceremony until the last night of the event, leaving me to wonder if it was going to happen or if something had changed. But then they called us to them and we all spoke the words. It's difficult for me to describle the feelings, but there is this sense of connection, chains of tradition and the rightness of place the come from speaking the words in firelight.

So now I wear a red belt, made from the baldric he wore as a squire. And every time I put it on I think about what it means. I was, and am, honored to serve such a great knight. He is an excellent teacher, not just in Combative Arts, but also in Chivalry, Honor, and History.