Chapter Forty-nine
Friday, October 24
10:31 PM
Excalibur Hotel and Casino
Round Table Amphitheater
A knight on horseback cradling a twenty-foot lance trotted in front of Craig and Paige, his polished armor clanking. With one gauntleted hand, he raised his visor, saluting the crowd as other riders swirled around him, bearing colorful pennants.
Trumpet blasts announced the knight’s entry as his horse whinnied and pawed the dirt in front of the reviewing stands, ready to charge across the arena. In the Excalibur’s raised stands, the spectators applauded. Buxom damsels dressed in low-cut flowing dresses threw flowers up at the crowd from the arena.
Craig winced with a twinge of pain as he leaned over to Paige. Although bandaged, cleaned, and shot with antibiotics, he still ached all ove
