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The Knights’ Code came with the expectation that men, and now women, show strength in violent combat, but also steadfastness in the delicate manners of the court when they were off the battlefield. In Lance’s estimation, the battlefield of marque floors was a far more treacherous place than a war zone.
He walked with Gwin down a stony path in the heart of Paris while conflict clashed inside of him. He loved her, that was as true as the sun gave warmth. But the rest of the words he'd just uttered to her were lies.
He could give a flying fig tree about his courtly vows. The Knights’ Code could go hang itself on a tree. This woman held his heart. She consumed his spirit. He needed to give her his body. Right now he could only give her his arm.
The pads of Gwin’s fingertips curled into
