The squires are at Vagon Castle. Sir Elad, the castellan of Vagon Castle and marshal to Sir Roderick, the Count of Salisbury is in charge of training the best of the squires to be knights and directing their activities.
“Sir Elad’s the guy who has been training you along with your own knight. He’s also the guy in charge of the count’s small army.”
Sir Elad and the player-knights go outside to the training grounds of the castle. It is autumn and the sun is shining. The usual day’s activity is martial practice and training, and today is no exception.
The squires practice their Lance Skill. The first target is a small wooden plate attached to a post.
Next the squires use the quintain, a vertical post with a rotating horizontal arm, one end of which has a shield and the other a rope and a stone. Lance practice consists of charging against the quintain, striking the shield, and ducking the swinging rock as it comes around from the force of the blow.
The training ends with a horse race.