With the first knight kneeling on one knee, "I, Balk Sherman, swear loyalty to Sacredragon."
Next came the second, "I, George Winston, swear loyalty to Sacredragon."
Of course, there were those who balked.
Whether it's the ghastly army of The Undead, or the crumbling ancient castle of the Forbidden Era...
Even a knight has the right to retreat, though it's only a few, a very few knights.
Most were concentrated in the later-established The Blue Agate Knights.
Soon, these knights who didn't take the oath of loyalty were politely escorted out by servants in court tuxedos.
Artor didn't care about those who left.
Then the ennoblement ceremony continued.
Balk and George were appointed as Marquis, followed by distributions according to battle merits.
The knights of the Order of Knights were basically all ennobled.
After the celebration, Artor was entangled in a pile of governmental affairs.
Ellie Miller had no intention of reconciling with Artor.
