13 Knight’s Virtues (1/2)

After a filling lunch, Alicia went back out to the training area where Berlin and made some practice dummies. ”Now, Alicia, before I see how well you swing a sword, I want you to have a seat here for a few minutes while I go over the most important part of being a knight. The seven knightly virtues. Now, do you know what the seven knightly virtues are?”

”Ummm...” Alicia tapped her chin with her little finger as she thought for a moment. She was not sure if the knightly virtues in this world were the same as the ones on earth during the medieval era. But she still decided to say them. ”Courage, justice, mercy, generosity, faith, nobility, and hope? ”

”Close! But not quite there. Courage, strength, no mercy, generosity, justice, nobility, and hope! Courage is to have the courage to charge into any dangerous situation! Even at the cost of your own life!

”Strength to overpower your foes and stand on top of those who try to do harm to your king, its land, and its people!

”No mercy to any of those who dare try to harm your king, its land, and its people!

”Generosity to help the people of your land and assist if there is ever a need!

”Justice to uphold the law of the land that is handed down by your king! To bring those to justice for committing crimes against your king, its land, and its people!

”Nobility to become a role model for everyone around you.

”And lastly hope. In the eyes of the people of this land, knights are a shining star in the night during times of need. You are a symbol that the king has not abandoned its people. ” Berlin saw the shining eyes of the young girl in front of him and nodded. He felt it was good that she was taking this all in.

”Commit these virtues to heart, you will need to know them for the squire's test. I will teach you how to read and write these virtues later on. Now that we have gone over the virtues, let's see how well you swing a sword.” Berlin wanted to know how well this young girl could swing a sword. Berlin took out a lighter training sword that only weighed about two kilograms and handed it to Alicia.

Alicia, whose eyes were sparkling, reached out to grab the sword but as soon as she felt its weight her eyes dimmed. She held the sword in her hand and looked at Berlin questioningly. ”Master Berlin do you have anything heavier? This is umm... ” Not finishing her sentence she balanced the sword on the tip of her pinky finger. She figured it would be better to show why she asking such a question than saying it.