A succession of knights tilted at each other. It took an hour before the Willow tilted again and this time Richard fitted her into her armor without any prompting. The higher ranking knights were on the lists and the Willow had been matched against Sir Baldric. The general opinion amongst the pages was that the Willow didn't stand a chance. They were betting that she would be on the ground before the second pass ended.
Sir Baldric stood bigger than the Willow in every measure, her only advantage being the size of her horse. As long as she managed to stay in the saddle, she had a chance and her Percheron ran rock steady. The horse's size also had a disadvantage; Sir Baldric's lance would be angled upward and it could easily lift her out of the saddle. It would require finesse to overcome h
