Saturday Knight's Alright (for Fighting)

Hello again.

Yet another play on a famous lyric to title this post, though I am thinking more the WASP version of the song, not a certain Reg Dwight and his Steinway Baby Grand.

The Knights of the Order of The Lavender Garden have acquired a couple more recruits, if "recruits" is the right word. Surely knights pledge their allegiance to a cause and are not recruited!

First up is Sir Horace de Bone. A medium hound in "Burrows & Badgers" terms, a Border Terrier by birth and persuasion, Sir Horace has, in my mind's eye, seen a campaign to many during his long life to date and the grey hair around his face points to that reality. Well equipped with mail armour, a shield, his trusty sword and a crossbow (again, as with Sir Robert de Leveret, why?), he is not as tough as Sir Robert, but, given some suitable skills and a cause, will no doubt give a good account of himself. I know Nephew Nick has this figure in his "Florentines" and has used him against me in the guise of Sir Henry Wooffington and he usually performs well - aided, of course, by Nick's jammy dice!

Sir Horace de Bone, resplendent in the halved argent et purpure surcoat of the Order of the Lavender Garden and sporting the Order's purple lily badge on his shield, Sir Horace is a veteran of many of scuffle and his greying muzzle is starting to betray his life experience.

Heavy armour and a shield will help him live a little longer in the world of "Burrows & Badgers".

And a crossbow...all the knights in the Oathsworn Miniatures range with the lily badge seem to have one. A less knightly weapon it would be hard to find!

Next up is Sir Thomas Mousingham who, not surprisingly, is a mouse by birth. Having faced his alter ego in Nephew Nick's "Florentines", he too can perform well despite his diminutive stature and low (-ish) statline and regularly performs the thankless task of "Speed Bump in Chief", preventing my characters joining more crucial fights...Heavy armour, a trusty sword, a shield and...yes, a crossbow...give him a suitable knightly attire.

Sir Thomas Mousingham is a determined soul and is not at all given to bouts of |Napoleon Syndrome...

He too carries plenty of extra kit to survive his time away from Castle Lavender chasing baddies on behalf of the Royalist cause.

And a crossbow...

And then there were three, if I may quote the title of possibly my favourite Genesis album. I could use a few more lowly, soldiering types to escort their worthinesses on campaign, so am seeking out some suitable types to join the lower ranks of the Lavender Order.

Watch this space!

G