To make sure this ti their search will be thorough, Luna sent his head guard, Kastan himself. Unfortunately, the news was not what he hoped it would be.
"I am truly sorry, Master rlin. I did not manage to find any news about a silver knight nad Keane or a girl called Morgana."
Ery released a deep long sigh when he heard that. He was worried yet also hopeless about the situation.
Well, at least no news did not necessarily an bad news, so he really should be grateful and just accept what the High Priestess said about Morgana.
Ery walked out of his deep thoughts, looked at the man standing in front of him and said with a smile, "Thank you, Kastan. For your ti and efforts. I really appreciate it."
When Ery was about to leave, Kastan said sothing that made him stop in his tracks,
"Actually, Master rlin. I have one piece of news that might interest you. Moreover, this might have a relation to what you are searching for."
Those words successfully piqued Ery's interest.
"What is it, Kastan? You can tell ."
"Here's the thing, Master rlin. I heard Calot City was currently preparing for their yearly event, a celebration of so sort. I know this might be a long shot, but I believe there is a chance for you to get more information about what you seek through this event."
Ery was confused as to how this event could have any relation with what he was looking for. On the other hand, he could see Luna becoming excited as well, as Kastan talked about this matter.
"Yes, rlin! This could be a great idea!"
The still confused Ery beca even more curious.
"What are you two talking about? What event?"
"It's-"
"It's the Knight's Tournant, rlin!"
Kastan was about to answer but Luna beat him into it. Hence, he could only nod his head as an affirmation.
Hearing that, Ery finally realized now was that ti of the year. The month of a tournant where hundreds of the most prominent and finest squires from all 7 kingdoms competed with the ultimate goal of being awarded a knighthood, the title of knight.
In fact, before he got into contact with the Magus Academy and magic, this tournant had always been Ery's dream since childhood. He had almost forgotten about it because of the Academy.
It looked like this could be a good way to gain inside information of the Logress Kingdom at Calot City. After all, this yearly accolade was run by the Knights of Divine Order.
Ery also recalled one important piece of information his father had once told him. To make sure what he rembered was correct, he decided to ask Kastan about it, who was also a silver knight himself.
"Kastan, have you ever seen the Sword of Divine, the Excalibur? I heard that those who are knighted have all seen the sword."
Kastan was actually a little bit surprised by the unexpected question. But he quickly picked himself up and calmly answered Ery's question.
"Yes, Master rlin. I have seen it. But we, silver knights, are only allowed to see it. We never had the honor to touch it. Nevertheless, it was the most beautiful thing I ever saw."
Ery could clearly see Kastan's eyes were sparkling when he said those words. This gave him more reason to join the tournant, to gain the accolade and see the Divine Sword with his own two eyes.
Suddenly it hit him that this must be the path that the high priestess told him about, the pat that would lead to the sword and hopefully Morgana.
Seeing Ery was interested by the idea, Luna interrupted, "rlin. You do know that not everyone can join the tournant, right?"
Ery was brought out of his reverie by Luna's remark.
"Of course. I did know that." replied Ery with a smile.
There were only three ways one would be eligible to participate in the tournant. First, they were part of a noble's squires. Second, they were recomnded by a gold knight. Last but not least, they were suggested by the king itself.
Those who wanted to join the tournant had to be between the ages of 16 and 21. Lastly, they must represent a kingdom.
The more Ery thought about it, the more excited he beca. He was ready to compete with the best the 7 kingdoms had to offer and erge victorious over them.
Alas, Luna interrupted him again, bringing him out of the reverie.
"So rlin, my point is, if you wish to join, I can help you too!"
When he heard that, Ery imdiately contemplated his choices.
To get a recomndation by a golden knight was no simple matter at all, let alone that of the king. Hence, usually only certain people managed to enter the tournant itself. Those who had so influence or renowned themselves.
Luckily, Ery had Luna, who was resourceful enough to have a way to make him a noble out of thin air.
"How are we supposed to do that?" Ery asked for details as he had absolutely no idea on what he had to do and required for this.
Luna crossed her hands, thought for a mont and then said, "It will be a bit costly, but I can take care of it for you. You will be surprised at how many missing lineages there are in the kingdom."
"Wait, missing lineage?! You an-"
"That's right! Simply put, you will take over soone's family's nobility." Luna said with a wide smile.
Ery was speechless and dumbfounded by the outrageousness of the idea.
"W-Wow! Is that even possible?"
"Yes! A lower 5th or 4th rank noble shouldn't be too difficult to 'recreate'," said Luna casually, as if it was sothing ordinary.
Ery himself, or rather, his father's family was one of those poor 5th rank nobles. However, he knew that using his real family na would create many problems in the future. He had quite a few "acquaintances" in Lioness Kingdom, after all.
Changing his na was probably not enough, as so people might recognize him. But it suddenly cos to him an idea that puts a smile on his face.? In the end, Ery finally found a very good way to join the tournant. Not only would it allow him to keep his true identity a secret, he could also sneak into the Lioness Kingdom basically undetected.
On the other hand, Luna found this project very interesting. She not only could help Ery in his endeavor, but also have her own share of fun. Besides, this wasn't a very common occurrence.
After the matter was decided, they both imdiately jumped right into the plan, preparing certain and must-have things that were essential for a knight. Ery would need a horse, armor, sword, shield and lastly, a family banner.
With Luna's help, Ery managed to take a certain noble na and to make things more believable in the eyes of the outsiders, he chose an identity of soone he knew.
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A week later, a young man about 17 of age arrived at the gate of Lionarch City. A backpack was slung over his back, while an entire set of well-made equipnt was covering his entire body. His bearing was steady whereas his aura was impactful.
Seeing the young man's attire, the guard stationed at the gate quickly approached him and asked, "Did you co for the tournant?"
Hearing the question, the young man looked at the guard with a calm gaze that strangely made cold sweat roll down the latter's back.
An eerie silence ensued between the two of them.
The guard was about to signal his associate when the young man opened his mouth.
"Yes."
"Your na, please." said the guard, as he let go of the breath he unconsciously held back.
"Lanzo. My na is Lanzo."
Hearing the unusual answer, the guard awkwardly spoke once again, "Which family are you from?"
"The Dulat Family."
Upon hearing that, the guard quickly browsed over the list of nas that was provided by the kingdom.
"There is no Lanzo registered here, as for Dulat family squire… the na here is not Lanzo… it's Lanzelot!"
"Ohh yes my mistake, I am Lanzelot, just people usually call Lanzo"
The guard stepped aside as he said that. The young man nodded his head towards the guard, and also to his colleagues who watched him for a while now.
The young man walked through the gate and entered the city. He continued his walk until he found an inn.
Inside the room, the young man looked at himself in the mirror and saw the face of his dear friend, Lanzo.
Apparently, his once thought useless fey ability [shapeshifting] was very useful after all.
"Hope you are not Angry with Lanzo"
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