In the barracks and mansion, David and his few remaining soldiers waited uneasily.
As soon as Art entered the door, David quickly stood up from the armchair, walked to Art and bowed gently, "Sir Art, I am here to express my most heartfelt thanks to you. If it hadn't been for your help, I and the guys around me would have died on the battlefield."
"Now that I have basically recovered, the guys and I have to think about our future plans. I am here to listen to your suggestions."
Att looked at this horribly burned knight brother, feeling an indescribable sense of sadness in his heart.
As the captain of the banner with the most severe casualties in the battle, David did not receive the fair treatment he deserved. When the legion distributed the spoils, David did not participate. Therefore, the poor knight and his banner only received a total share of less than 30,000 pfennigs and a few sets of worn-out weapons and armor, and due to the fact that he had Most of the soldiers under him were mercenaries dispatched by the legion, so the commander of the third company took away another 20,000 pfennigs in his hand. After a battle, his flag team was almost completely wiped out, and there were only five soldiers around him. The frustrated David decided to withdraw from the war and return to the County of Burgundy with his few remaining brothers.
Matt walked into the room, picked up a wine glass from the wooden table, poured the wine into it and handed it to David with his own hand, and said comfortingly: "Sir David, I have heard about your experience. I have tried to fight for a fair treatment for you, but people are soft-spoken and now your strength is almost They were all destroyed, so it is impossible for the legion to compensate you in terms of loot. However, your military merit has been reported to the court of Besançon. I believe that based on your merit and the conditions agreed by Viscount Geoffrey, it should not be a big problem to obtain a knight's fief from the palace. "
David took the wine glass but did not drink it. He stood in front of Art with the wine glass and refused to sit down. "Sir Art, I already know that you fought for my interests in the military meeting, but the reality is so cruel. I am a civilian knight without any support, and now all my men are also They are basically all dead. Getting some loot is already a gift from the Legion Commander, so I won’t fight for it. "
"Sir David, it’s best if you think so. The reality is that complaining will not help." Art patted David on the shoulder and motioned for him to sit down and talk.
Seeing that David still refused to sit down and looked embarrassed, Art asked: "Sir David, are you embarrassed about anything?"
David put down the wine glass, hesitated for a moment with an expression on his face, and said: "Lord Art, as I said, it is difficult for a knight with no background like me to gain a foothold. A year ago, I fought with the Swabians in the eastern border of the county for several months and achieved many military exploits. However, I only got a nameless knight title from the court, and I didn't even get an inch of fief. Got it. Although I lost almost all the soldiers in Solburg, I didn't achieve much actual military merit. Even if Viscount Jeffrey was willing to fight for me, the final result would be unpredictable. "
Matt nodded and said nothing after hearing this. He knew that David must have something to say.
Sure enough, David went on to say: "Sir Art, you have support in the court, and you are also highly valued by the court. I, I think, I want to take the few remaining men and join your command and become an ordinary soldier." David's voice was unusually weak.
After hearing this, Art was first surprised and then happy, and then he calmed down after thinking about it carefully, because he had already guessed that the real purpose of David's trip was not to ask to be included under his command.
He poured himself a glass of wine, found an armchair, sat down and took a sip, looking at Sir David who looked unnatural and several wounded soldiers behind him.
"Please sit down and talk." Art asked David to sit down and talk again.
David sat down cautiously next to the armchair.
Matt stared into David's eyes and said: "Sir David, I will personally write a private letter to Earl Baldwin. In the letter, I will recommend you to the earl, tell him your hope of obtaining a fief, and implore the earl to help you in the court." "Sir David, it is not easy for people like you and me to stand in these troubled times. It is necessary to help and support each other, not to mention that you and I are both knights who were appointed by the palace, and we are brothers." Art also said it sincerely. Among the knights who were appointed after the Eastern War, Art has the closest relationship with Sir David, and this person does have real abilities.
It is absolutely harmless to make more friends like this.
“If you still need my help after returning to the north, you can send me a message, and I will do my best to help you.” Art didn’t mention anything about “taking refuge”, so as not to embarrass everyone.
However, David's face was not completely cheerful, and he was obviously still embarrassed about something.
Confirmed that Art was indeed sincere in helping him, David simply put down the burden in his heart and said with confidence: "Sir Art, your generosity has touched my heart, but I still have a merciless request~"
"You say it." Art replied readily.
David glanced at the soldiers behind him, turned to Art and said, "Now I'm not afraid of your laughter anymore, I also want to borrow some money from you."
When David went south from the County of Burgundy, he was accompanied by more than twenty soldiers. These people were die-hard loyalists who had followed him from the eastern border of the County of Burgundy. Most of them were friends and relatives from his hometown. Of the twenty or so young men who went south this time, only five or six of them were injured.
David is a responsible man. He promised to take his men south to make great achievements. Now most of them have been sent to foreign countries. While David deeply blames himself, he is also determined to send back a heavy pension to those brothers who died in the war to comfort the heroic spirits.
Furthermore, after two unfair encounters, David also knew that he had to find a solid support for himself. Art had promised to recommend him to the palace dignitaries, but the mansions of the powerful families needed to knock on the door with a lot of gold cakes and silver coins.
"Sir Art, my loot this time is too small. Excluding the cost of returning north, it is only enough for me to pay the pension of my brothers who died in the battle, so I..."
"Okay!" Art interrupted David.
"Sir Art, you just said~" David thought he heard wrongly.
Matt looked at David sincerely, "I said I promised to lend you money. Tell you how much it will cost?"
David's hideous face that was destroyed by fire oil finally appeared. Yu showed a trace of relaxation and joy, and his distorted facial features also relaxed a lot, "Sir Art, I would like to borrow ten thousand pfennigs from you. Don't worry, I will definitely try to personally deliver this money to your knight's fief within six months."
After David finished speaking, Art did not answer. He lowered his head and pondered.
David's newly relaxed facial features began to tighten again, "Sir Art, if ten thousand pfennigs are too much, seven thousand pfennigs will be fine." David was worried that he had borrowed too much and Art regretted it.
At raised his head and stared at David, "Sir David, I will lend you 20,000 pfennigs. I think you have to continue to recruit warriors to restore your strength after paying the pensions of the brothers who died in the war. Otherwise, how can you convince Earl Baldwin to win the fief for you? Moreover, you cannot go to see the earl empty-handed. The earl likes those silk porcelain and jewelry items from the east. You must use part of this money to prepare these gifts."
"As for the return, there is no need for half a year. If I can be invited to your knight's fief next spring, we will talk about it."
David was completely moved by Art, with tears rolling in his eyes...