EPISODE 13
>click here to access the webtoon episode<
TRISTAN :
So, we’ve got a few hours to kill before the tourney,
and I’m thinking that you two should participate.
MORDRED :
Participate? In an illegal tourney?
PERCIVAL :
Isn’t this all about the two of you winning the one match?
TRISTAN :
Oh, whether or not you participate, it'll have no bearing on the endgame.
But it would be a very good occasion to get some training in, wouldn’t it? No external pressure to win,
only to fight honorably.
MORDRED :
But there’s no honor in going up against commoners, is there?
TRISTAN :
There’s always honor to be found in adversity! Aah, for that alone, I miss real tourneys…
Oh, and…
As my current squires, I order you to participate.
DINADAN :
… What?
Don’t look at me, I don’t have any influence on him.
MORDRED :
The other way around, though…
You were rather quickly convinced to participate yourself.
DINADAN :
Huh?
You didn’t hear him right, Mordred.
Either I take part in the tourney, or, I quote, he duels and kills me.
( Tristan : “Better to die with honor than to live a coward. <3”
Dinadan : “Back off, demon!” )
It’s called threatening, not convincing.
MORDRED :
Many knights would be glad to go up against Tristan in a duel, you know.
DINADAN :
Blessed are the poor in spirit, right? <3
MORDRED :
Are you going to challenge his order regarding our participation, yes or no?
DINADAN :
Aww, Mordred, you’d have to be my squire for me to do that. I can’t keep his lordship from fighting against, ugh, plebs.
TRISTAN :
Din, stop.
In any case,
I’ll give you a few tips and pointers.
You won’t have much time to train, but try to put them to use as best you can,
so when it’ll be your turn,
we’ll be right there on the edge of the field, watching you with utmost confidence!
?? :
Hold him still!
?? :
Yeah!
?? :
Don’t wiggle too much.
TRISTAN :
Goodness, it’s a bloodbath.
DINADAN :
Hey!
I don’t see how it’s fair to let them gang up on our squires.
SHERIFF :
Were your squires not ready to team up themselves?
It’s not against the rules, at any rate.
DINADAN :
So I could go and lend them a hand?
SHERIFF :
That would be against the rules. You’re not an apprentice, sir,
and if your squires are too weak to hold their own,
it’s their problem.
DINADAN :
Of course.
TRISTAN :
Don’t worry, Din.
Their swords are blunted,
they aren’t in much danger,
and it’ll be a good learning experience.
DINADAN :
…
Humiliation isn’t that great a teacher, Tristan.
TRISTAN :
You see it as humiliation.
I see it as an opportunity.
MORDRED :
Gn…
?? :
Stand… still…
?? :
So, the Scotsman’s giving you trouble? He’s a piece of work, it's true.
I think the Welsh bloke gave up, though,
I just have to take him down.
But that wouldn’t be much fun, would it?
PERCIVAL :
( I don’t understand…
… this enmity.
“The core principle behind knightly combat is to challenge one’s opponent with honor. So you must know the limits, of course, but you shouldn’t hesitate…
… to spring some surprises on them.” )
?? :
What?!
You dirty little⎯
MORDRED :
Ah!
?? :
Come back here, you bastard!
SHERIFF :
William is out of the game.
Get off the field.
TRISTAN :
Oh!
Well done, guys!
MORDRED :
Just one knee to the ground and you’re out, then.
PERCIVAL :
We have to try to fight as a team, Mordred.
MORDRED :
Given our lack of coordination, that’s a bad idea.
PERCIVAL :
But⎯
MORDRED :
We can try again some other time.
For now,
to each their own seems like the safer strategy.
PERCIVAL :
Mordred, watch⎯
?? :
Forgot about me, Welshie!
PERCIVAL :
( Oh no!
I’m going to get thrown out of the game,
all because I can’t…
… put one foot in front of the other…
“You lose your balance because you hesitate, Percival.
Lamorak taught you to hold yourself in a certain stance,
and you're trying to stick to it at all costs by going against your reflexes.
Follow your instincts.
You know what you’re comfortable with better than anyone.” )
SHERIFF :
Tom, out.
Ann, out.
MORDRED :
Percival isn’t out of the game yet…?
Huh?
… What’s with this ridiculous stan⎯
Where did he come from?!
SHERIFF :
Griffin, out.
Mordred, out.
MORDRED :
Damn it…
?? :
Well, looks like it’s just the two of us now, Welshie.
PERCIVAL :
Mordred…
?? :
Lemme tell you, I’m not gonna go easy on you, Welshie.
PERCIVAL :
It’s heavy…
… and undoubtedly harder to wield,
but it’s better than hitting the ground.
Come closer, then.
?? :
… You’re not used to carrying a sword, are you?
A bastard sword’s too heavy to wield in one hand,
and too heavy to block blows with repeatedly.
PERCIVAL :
Ah!
It’s too…
heavy…
?? :
You highborn folks are so arrogant.
And you take so much pride in that honor o' yours.
So I’ll give defeat you fair and square,
lordling.
So everyone can say
that you got beaten by a blacksmith’s son.
SHERIFF :
Percival, out.
Tobias is the winner of the squires’ match.
ROUND TABLE TRIVIA
Before becoming a knight of the Round Table, it is customary to be a page, then a squire-in-training, then a squire.
Squires of the Round Table are effectively in the service of every senior member and can be requisitioned at will.
Galahad, Bors’ squire, very popular among more active knights.
Mordred, Gawain’s squire, never requested by others.
It’s uncommon for a squire to be requisitioned if they aren’t done with their training yet, but it’s not not allowed either.
That is why Dinadan was allowed to bring Percival out on a quest, even though he’s still in training.
previous episode | next episode.