"Only God knows."
"Fine." Belem quieted down.
"What exactly happened?"
"It's really no big deal. Seriously, a lady-in-waiting in the Marchioness's court and I... we hit it off. You know how it is, what court doesn't have a few whores?" Belem scratched his crotch.
"Count Belem harassed a lady-in-waiting in the court."
"Bah, a knight's love, a knight's love." Belem waved his hand dismissively. "I've been fighting for half a year, so what's wrong with enjoying myself a little? Besides, I didn't force Lucrezia in the end. She was the one who seduced me. But nobody believes me. Really, Eric, you have to believe me.
She has a husband. Am I really going to kill her husband? I don't do that kind of thing. You know me. I've always championed a knight's love. Coercion isn't a knight's love, that's what bandits do. No, that's worse than a bandit."
"Lucrezia?" Eric heard an unfamiliar name.
