"I said, we're putting on a show of support for the Earl of Gloucester. Don't you get it? You idiot." Belem kicked him again.
The personal guard knight finally understood. He gestured to the Shrewsbury Knights behind him and also knelt down in Eric's direction.
However, they did not shout words of fealty; they merely knelt.
Matilda glanced at Eric. After the Norman Knights' ceremony of fealty was over, she took hold of the hand on which he wore the ring, pulling it down and extending it forward.
"Now, vassals of Tuscany, you may swear fealty to your new Marquis. Under the witness of the Holy See, and in the sight of God."
The Tuscan vassals hesitated for a moment, then began to come forward one by one. They bowed to Eric and pressed their foreheads to the ring, showing their submission.
"Fermo City swears fealty to you, my Marquis. We are your people now..."
"Baron Arezzo swears fealty to you, my Lord Marquis..."
"Siena City swears fealty to you, my Lord Marquis..."
