Episode 2

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Ep.2

**Episode 2** is the second episode of Suitor Armor.

## Synopsis

### The tournament

From the crowd of spectators, Kirsi and Lucia Chauvet watch as Sir Baynard defends his title as King Reimund's champion knight. Lucia remarks that the tournament is not much of a competition with Baynard, but Kirsi responds that one of the knights could be Lucia's future spouse. Lucia tries to change the subject, but Kirsi reminds Lucia to enjoy herself, comparing the selection of knights to a market. Lucia noted that the knights were not fruits and vegetables, to which Kirsi joked that they were all meat, amusing Lucia.

Kirsi and Lucia make their way to King Reimund's private viewing area, hoping that no one would notice that they were late. These hopes were dashed when the king's herald announces their presence. Reimund greets Kirsi, who proceeds to take a seat beside the king. Lucia urges Kirsi to talk to Reimund, and Kirsi complement's Reimund's champion knight. The king remarks that Sir Baynard remains undefeated, but that he may soon have a real challenge. Norrix arrives at the king's viewing area and apologizes for being late. Reimund says that Norrix will be forgiven if his experiment proves to be entertaining, then introduces Norrix to Kirsi and Lucia as his court mage. Kirsi then introduces Lucia, who is puzzled upon hearing that he is a mage, as the practice of magic had been banned throughout the kingdom. Norrix confirms that it is, but reveals that he was officially licensed by the king to practice magic for the betterment of the kingdom. Lucia is intrigued by this revelation, and hopes to learn more about his work. Norrix responds that it would be his pleasure to teach Lucia about his work and kisses her hand, surprising Reimund and Kirsi. Reimund tells Lucia that she will soon have a chance to witness Norrix's work, then asks Norrix where his experimental warrior is. Norrix responds that he was waiting for the king's summons, which Reimund promptly grants before joking that Baynard will turn it to scrap.

### Norrix's warrior

Norrix uses magic to summon his warrior from the ground, frightening the king's herald, and introduces his creation to the king. Kirsi notes that it looks like a demon, but Norrix reassures her that it is harmless until ordered otherwise. Eager to see the warrior in action, Reimund asks if Baynard is ready to face his new opponent, to which Baynard respondes that he would hate to put it out of commission on its first day. Baynard then dedicates his next victory to Kirsi, which Reimind allows so long as he continues to win. Baynard states that he looks forward to presenting Kirsi with his rose, which confuses Lucia. Reimund explains that the winning knight is given a rose to bestow upon anyone he wishes, which is usually the woman who holds his heart. He then tells Baynard and Norrix's warrior to prepare for battle.

Wishing to get a closer look at the fight, Lucia leaves the king's viewing area and heads into the crowd next to Baynard's squire, Peres, and Reimund calls for the fight to begin.

## Characters

*Characters are linked in order of appearance. First appearances are in bold.*

* **Baynard**
* Kirsi
* Lucia Chauvet
* King Reimund
* **King Reimund's herald**
* Norrix
* Modeus (not yet named)
* **King Reimund's rose bearer**
* **Peres**

## Credit of episode

* Art and Writing by Purpah
	+ Edits by Eunice Baik