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following the events of sword & shield, the galar league underwent a massive restructuring and - thanks to the unprecedented success of its most recent season - even added new minor league gym leader positions for the isle of armor & crown tundra.

seeing his opportunity to keep a better eye on things and potentially gather more information about eternatus, Artur took up the position as galar's new steel-type gym leader; his skill with pokemon has made him surprisingly adept at it, and his good looks & regal demeanor have quickly made him rather popular. (...he's still not entirely sure how he feels about that.)

when he joined the league, he had only one (rather unusual request): he would only participate in battles during daylight. (as an excuse, he cites poor eyesight, partially the fault of the scar over his left eye. a bold faced lie - but one no one would question too deeply.)

Ever since they were boys, the Knight and the King had been the closest of friends. In truth, they both held a deep love for one another—but neither dared say it aloud. They each had their own obligations, their own duties; it was not to be, no matter how much they desired it. Even still, both men were happy as they were. To be by one another's side was enough.

Alas, fate had other plans for the good King. When a mighty dragon beset the kingdom, the King rode out alongside his loyal Knight to slay it. And though they were successful in their endeavor, the King was not so fortunate as to escape unscathed. The dragon had wounded him, and he was not long for this world. No mortal man could hope to heal such a deadly blow. But the Knight was not yet willing to part ways.

And so, the Knight begged the Queen of Fairy to save his beloved King.

Said the Fairy Queen, "I will save him. But the cost of a life is steep, Good Knight. In exchange, you must offer me your own. You will be bound to my service. Your name and your soul shall belong to me. And only when you have paid off your debt will your beloved King awaken."

"Then I shall pay your price. So long as I may walk by his side again. My life, my soul, my blood and my blade are yours if it means saving him. I will work for a thousand lifetimes if that is what it will take."

The Knight, they say, still walks the fields of Galar. Clad in armor of bark and thorns and adorned with roses, he is the Fairy Queen's most loyal servant. He is unflinching and unquestioning; by his hand, her work is swiftly done. And though his name is no longer his own and his story is lost to time, the Knight will continue to serve. However long it takes. Until his debt is paid.

"It likely still possesses the ability to force your pokémon to Dynamax, so approach it with caution." Lance was powerful, but he'd seen Eternatus kill plenty of other powerful men before. Weakened or not, it could still kill.

Lance thinks.

"It likely still possesses the ability to force your pokémon to Dynamax, so approach it with caution." Lance was powerful, but he'd seen Eternatus kill plenty of other powerful men before. Weakened or not, it could still kill.

They'd been of help when the Wyrm was released, but defeating it... that was the sole responsibility of he and Morgan. The children should have never had to face it in the first place. Not to mention... he wasn't sure if the child had what it took to finish the job.

They'd been of help when the Wyrm was released, but defeating it... that was the sole responsibility of he and Morgan. The children should have never had to face it in the first place. Not to mention... he wasn't sure if the child had what it took to finish the job.

"Not here." Not in public, anyway. There were enough things he needed to keep under wraps for now to risk it. Artur turns on his heel and leads Lance to another room—some sort of meeting room for the Board, probably. Short of dragging the man all the way out to the Weald, this would have to do.