The White Company Chapter 18 - How Sir Nigel Loring put a Patch upon his Eye

In which the noble company arrives in the bustling, richly adorned city of Bordeaux, where Sir Nigel Loring solemnly binds a black patch over his eye, vowing to honour his lady’s memory and prove his mettle in this foreign land; amid the throng of knights and nobility gathered at the prince’s court, familiar faces and heraldic challenges bring recognition and gentle rivalry. The scene is set within the high-walled city, its lively streets and grand abbey echoing with the mingled sounds of war, commerce, and the chivalrous designs of the assembled English knights.