Braveheart

"The Holy City did not endorse such a right, and neither did That King..."

Morgan fell silent for a moment before speaking softly.

In truth, after twelve dynastic wars, Britain had reorganized its knightly class and aristocratic system, inadvertently changing many outdated customs.

Among the principles advocated by the Knights of the Round Table was respect for pure women.

Therefore, the so-called Right of First Night, an outdated custom, was not recognized by most knights and nobles nowadays.

Yet this right was, in fact, tied to the authority lords held over their fiefs, so it could not be completely eradicated.

When free subjects encountered such a situation, in order to prevent the lord from taking their wives' virginity, they would often marry in secret or flee to another territory.

As for grooms who did not dare resist, they could negotiate with the lord before the wedding and pay to buy back the Right of First Night.

If the lord was willing to sell that right—if the bride was not particularly beautiful, or if the lord was somewhat unable to perform—he would gladly turn that right into a special tax rather than exercise it personally.

To prevent subjects from fleeing, and with Camelot's existence and the Knights of the Round Table's stance to consider, even if some lords harbored filthy thoughts, they remained wary and did not dare go too far.

But unfortunately, slaves did not have that right.

Even if the two of them accused that lord of this crime, there was not a single law in present-day Britain that could punish him.

At most, he would receive a few moral condemnations.

So even if they fled to Camelot, the two of them still had to keep their heads down and hide.

"Then why not simply suggest that the King