Shortly after the news of Irene's move into knighthood, another announcement came in the summer. However, this one was from King Alfred—something that certainly shocked all of Chemois.
For many, it felt like they were only worth the trouble when they were winning wars for him. It wasn't the first or last time they would feel cast aside by that man. Such was the history of the north.
The announcement still gave a shockwave of happiness throughout as Lord Arthur Litharion was chosen by His Majesty to act on his behalf in bestowing the honor of knighthood on the apprentices who earned it through the war. In the south they would also have a formal knighting ceremony.
None of anyone from Chemois wanted to be involved in such an event so they all opted to remain in the north and attend much less official proceedings. It would suit the uninhibited temperaments of the northerners more anyway.
