<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #FFBF80"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Edward d’Alambart</span><br/><span style="font-size: 120%; line-height: 116%;">The Reeve of the King</span></span></span></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/0f2924cf-6f75-4d40-9624-644687d02b67_zps91f85a12.jpg">[ img ]</a></div><br/><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Edward had glared after Lady Adelaide when she left the royal box. He had a deep aversion against that woman and he had no idea why. Maybe because she had openly opposed the king after his decision to marry Ines. Or maybe because she was just some spoiled brat with the wrong ambitions. Whatever it was, it had him made to lose his countenance. Something that rarely happened. Edward turned to Ines. <br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“Sorry, majesty, I kind of lost myself. I should be able to control myself better, but she simply brushed me the wrong way. I understand that you mistrust her too, Amena told me, but still you invited her to the box. You wanted to have her close, to keep an eye on her, I guess. Well, I assume she is on the way to Leon to save her ass. Leon will be in the next pair, after we survived this mediocre fight now.”</span><br/><br/>Edward turned his head to look at the two fighters splintering the next pair of lances at the center of the shields. Poor display of lacking skills, annoying, if you wanted to voice it nicely.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8000">“Let me have a few words about Leon Aeide. He is the eldest son of the Earl of Eastshire and the brother of Sir Yakari, who got injured earlier and who seemed to rob us of your lady in waiting.<br/>Leon is surely one of the best fighters this nation has to offer, unfortunately his ego matches his skills. He is intelligent, cunning and fearless. A perfect leader in a battle. He absolutely desires to be King, something I would immediately second if I look only at his military skills. Unfortunately there is the person Leon too. He is not thinking very high of the simple folks. Kills the men and rapes the women. He is not shy to intrigue to achieve his goals and he would sell his own grandmother. Blames his family for this character traits, which is partly true, but only partly. Truth be told his parents erased anything human in him and replaced it with ruthlessness and coldness. But nobody forced him to kill and rape. That is his own decision. I hoped he will change one day, grow up and marry. Hoped his wife would change him. But seeing him and Adelaide so close – well, she is not less intrigueing and determined.”</span></div>