At the court assembly, King Ban publicly announced his alliance with King Arthur's court.
Although a small number of ministers argued that it lacked legal justification, the fact remained that the King of Brittany had done nothing to protect his vassal-King Ban-when another country invaded his lands.
Even if King Ban used this as grounds to leave the Kingdom of Brittany, his actions would have been reasonably justified.
And so, those dissenting voices were drowned out by the widespread outrage toward the King of Brittany.
Meanwhile, the chest Sovell and his two companions had left in Brittany Royal City had arrived at Benwick's royal city before dawn that day, so there was no longer any need to worry about the King of Brittany withholding it.
As for the King of Brittany's dignity?
Dignity was something you earned, never something others bestowed upon you.
If you had sufficient strength, people would naturally give you the respect you deserved.
Unfortunately, the King of Brittany lacked that strength.
After returning to the residence King Ban had arranged for him in the city, Sovell began his daily practice of the spear techniques Merlin had "taught" him.
In truth, for people of the Age of Gods, the martial techniques best suited to each individual differed.
Differences in physical capabilities and preferred fighting styles both influenced how well someone could adapt to a particular school of martial arts.
To address this problem, Merlin and the fairies before him all had a method that was called a shortcut but was really just laziness.
They taught their students only the basic stances.
Of course, even those basic stances were beyond the reach of mortals.
The remaining, more advanced techniques were then left for time to refine.
After all, most phantasmal creatures were long-lived beings with ample time to