The Lord will be selecting boys to become Knight squires.
The moment the news broke, it swept through the entire Porcupine Territory. Not only did the commoners busy in the fields take notice, but even the slaves digging foundations for new houses looked up.
Knight squires. It was the only proper way for a commoner to cross class boundaries.
Of course, there were improper ways as well. For example, a daughter could be beautiful enough to catch the eye of a noble lord and bear him an illegitimate son. Then, if by some wild coincidence all the lord's other children died, all his extended relatives perished, and he lost the ability to have more children, the illegitimate son would be welcomed back as the new lord. With the mother gaining status through her son, her family could then ascend to the nobility.
