One of the training exercises for a Medieval knight to build up strength and endurance, was running - in full armour. It was heavy and unwieldy, but that was the whole point.
The goal was to eventually be able to run around the entire city wall with ease.
But since it had been a very long time since Baron had actually done anything like that, Rex came along to spot him, and brought his horse along should Baron not be able go on any further, and need to stop.
They'd only made it halfway around the city walls, when Rex became concerned....
Baron was looking rather winded....
"I think that's enough for today." commented Rex. "You need to build up your stamina slowly. We'll try again in a few days, and see how far you get next time."
Baron was disappointed that he hadn't made it as far as he had hoped, but knew that he needed to ease into some of his training exercises, and that this was enough for today.
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As a fully seasoned knight he used to be able to leap onto his horse while in full armour, but that wasn't going to happen today either. Still, he managed to get up.
He hadn't realized just how out of shape he was...
...but was thankful for his patient friend.
...knowing that this was just the very beginning....
..and it was going to take some time to regain his strength, one day at a time.
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