Breon

"I do so accept it, " Darian said, wondering if Breon knew just how long he had pondered that very question, wondering if he dared take on another responsibility.

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I've got to do a night-long vigil, then Breon gets to put on his show, which is supposed to take the rest of the day.

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Breon looked down at Darian, and gave him a quick wink.

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The sturdy Breon was wearing a surcoat that reached down past his knees, embroidered with the arms of his family and his own personal device.

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Although his hair was threaded with gray, no one in his right mind would ever challenge Breon to a fight; he kept his well-muscled fighter's frame in top trim.

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Breon reversed the sword, unsheathed it, and laid the naked blade once on each shoulder, tilting the sword after each so that the cold steel laid against Darian's bare neck.

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The rest of his witnesses were gathered below Breon.

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"I don't know why she wouldn't be, " Breon replied - and behind his back, Val rolled his eyes at Darian, who smothered a grin.

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Breon waited on the stone dais that held the High Table; behind him the table had been set for breakfast, which would follow the ceremony.

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Breon had readily agreed, since the chapel at the Keep wouldn't have held the full group that wanted to witness the knighting anyway.

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