The Virtue of a Simple Knight

By Albert Oon

This story follows Howard, a knight of Leo, on his many deployments with his fellow knights. He'll face bandits, brutal orcs and beastmen, crafty ratmen, defectors, and traitors of God and the Church in various scenarios. Even though there's not much that's special about him, he risks his life and does his best to fulfill his role as a blade and weapon of God.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Oon
• Release date: Apr 30, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224514984

Albert Oon

A Catholic, self-published writer who writes for fun and to help others out. I write in the genres of horror, fantasy, romance, and sci-fi. I hope to be a successful writer who will be successful by helping you through life and possibly even help save your soul by leading you to God.

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The Virtue of a Simple Knight

Copyright 2024 Albert Oon

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Chapter 1 – Life as a Sword of God

Howard. Howard! my friend Alfie says while shaking me.

Huh? What’s going on? Are we there yet? I ask.

No. I was just making sure you were awake. You don’t want to be asleep when Commander Cecil calls us out or we come under attack by rogues or beasts.

My daydreaming had been distorting me so I have to look around to remember where I actually am. Currently, I’m in the back of a horse-drawn carriage with my fellow knights, Alfie and Bonnie. Our helmets designed after skulls lay next to us along with our swords and shields in reach. Bonnie is drawing and writing in her diary like always, so I look over to see what she’s putting in it. She closes it as if embarrassed by its contents and looks at me as if offended.

Do you mind? she asks.

I was just about to ask what you were drawing and writing. Can I see? I say.

No.

You might as well stop being so indirect and ask her out, Howard. I know you want to and so does she, Alfie says.

What? That’s not it. I was just curious about what she was putting in her diary is all, I say with my face probably blushing.

I’m writing down what I plan to do when I get back home. It gives me something to look forward to.

You know what my plan is when I get back home? Sleep, eat, drink, repeat, Alfie says.

Your family isn’t going to kick you out of your habit to help them make silverware? I ask.

"They won’t