<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Damian Karembeux</span><br/><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">The Knight of Macchia</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/f04d0e7d-47cb-46c3-9078-a865b799dfcd_zps438626a1.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Damian snorted on Abel's comment that he may be in good spirit because he won his first round in the tournament. As if he had ever questioned that. There weren't many men to beat him in a joust and by far no woman, as talented as this Valkyr may be. He would unhorse her and then Edward may be sorry for not leaving him in second seed, as he had deserved anyway. <br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">"No, you are right. The tournament isn't the reason why I am in good spirits. It is more as it looks like my two kids and you folks are getting along. I had hoped for it, but I had my doubts in it too. Martine is a little bit wild and..."</span> Damian laughed out loud when he caught a fist from Martine in his ribs.<span style="color: #FF8000"> "...see, that is what I meant and Hector has some reputation that may easily chase away the ladies. So I had not the highest hopes in this evening and to see now that my doubts were not justified...well, what else than that should give a father high spirits?"</span><br/><br/>Damian had taken a closer look at Lady Iris. She had some nice and open face, but she was a fragile person. He hoped that her narrow hips wouldn't be a problem if there were kids to be expected. On the other hand, did it worry him if she died in childbed? Not really, after all they were still enemies, ally or not.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“Your own performance had been a little bit disappointing for a first rounder, won't you say, Sir Abel? I hope you will fare better tomorrow, otherwise Martine may mock you quite a while...”</span><br/><br/>Damian caught another fist from Martine and chuckled.</div>