In the hazy, sweat and hormone-filled tavern, Otto was holding a wine glass, watching with interest an upcoming duel.
Two knights from Europe were still cursing each other in their local dialect-filled country slang.
Otto couldn't even understand what they were saying—he guessed it was likely Latin spoken with a Castilian or Navarrese mountain accent.
The onlookers were enthusiastically cheering, making a ruckus, anticipating a battle of iron and blood that could entertain them.
To Otto, this was nothing new.
Knights might draw swords against each other over any trivial matter.
Not just the knights.
Duels among commoners, and even clergy, often arose, confronting anyone who defamed their honor.
Monks clad in monk's robes, wielding flails and warhammers on the battlefield, were not uncommon.
