Reynald of Blois
Reynald de Blois, eldest son of the House of Blois. Brother to Sandrine de Blois, formerly betrothed to Rudy Rideau.
Nemesis of Jean de Loungville .
Took part in The Cleansing of the Loire alongside Rudy Rideau , Guy de la Pole and Charles Buciqueau .
Specifically, the Slaughter at Blois. He led a detachment of mounted lancers to aid the delegation from his father who had been encircled by brigands and later supported the efforts of Rudy Rideau to break the enemy lines.
It was at a particularly prestigious event at which Jean became the sworn enemy of Reynald. As the Blois family entourage marched through Paris to attend a banquet celebrating the young Reynald's betrothal to one of the King's nieces(?), the young street urchin Jean took it upon himself to challenge Reynald to a wager. Much accustomed to scurrying across the hidden thoroughfares of Paris, Jean bet Reynald his horse that he could race from the Galois marketplace to the Degalle fabric merchants. In exchange, Jean would steal several of the finest cakes from the King's Kitchen for him. Reynald, a huge fan of those cakes and well accustomed to traversing Paris, knew the locations well and accepted the bet. Secretly planning to outwit the street urchin by making for his horse and galloping his way to the finish line. The terms set, Reynald quickly made for his horse and laughed as he galloped away down the street towards the finish line. Jean, as cool as anything, simply clambered onto a nearby cart and hoisted himself up onto the rooftops. He daintily skipped his way across the roof tiles, sending one tile skidding to the floor below - crashing in front of the walking horses of the Du Champe entourage. The head of the household, looked up to see the dirty young boy skipping across the rooftops. Arriving at the end of the row of houses, Jean acrobatically lowered himself to the floor and planted his feet practically on the doormat of the Degalle fabric merchant's premises. A short while later, an astonished Reynald arrived absolutely amazed to see the young boy there before him. He angrily quizzed the boy and wondered whether it had been a trick by twins. He even accused Jean of sorcery at one point. Eventually, Monsieur Du Champe arrived and seeing the scene unfold, stepped in to diffuse the escalating argument between the boys. After hearing both sides of the story, the man decided that Jean be given the horse - for the wager had been won, fairly. Incandescant, Reynald stormed off to inform his father of events, and no doubt, beg a new horse of him too.
With a band of brigands occupying a now crumbling and long abandoned fortress on the outskirts of Blois.
Specifically, the Slaughter at Blois. He led a detachment of mounted lancers to aid the delegation from his father who had been encircled by brigands and later supported the efforts of Rudy Rideau to break the enemy lines.
The Incident with Jean de Loungville
It was at a particularly prestigious event at which Jean became the sworn enemy of Reynald. As the Blois family entourage marched through Paris to attend a banquet celebrating the young Reynald's betrothal to one of the King's nieces(?), the young street urchin Jean took it upon himself to challenge Reynald to a wager. Much accustomed to scurrying across the hidden thoroughfares of Paris, Jean bet Reynald his horse that he could race from the Galois marketplace to the Degalle fabric merchants. In exchange, Jean would steal several of the finest cakes from the King's Kitchen for him. Reynald, a huge fan of those cakes and well accustomed to traversing Paris, knew the locations well and accepted the bet. Secretly planning to outwit the street urchin by making for his horse and galloping his way to the finish line. The terms set, Reynald quickly made for his horse and laughed as he galloped away down the street towards the finish line. Jean, as cool as anything, simply clambered onto a nearby cart and hoisted himself up onto the rooftops. He daintily skipped his way across the roof tiles, sending one tile skidding to the floor below - crashing in front of the walking horses of the Du Champe entourage. The head of the household, looked up to see the dirty young boy skipping across the rooftops. Arriving at the end of the row of houses, Jean acrobatically lowered himself to the floor and planted his feet practically on the doormat of the Degalle fabric merchant's premises. A short while later, an astonished Reynald arrived absolutely amazed to see the young boy there before him. He angrily quizzed the boy and wondered whether it had been a trick by twins. He even accused Jean of sorcery at one point. Eventually, Monsieur Du Champe arrived and seeing the scene unfold, stepped in to diffuse the escalating argument between the boys. After hearing both sides of the story, the man decided that Jean be given the horse - for the wager had been won, fairly. Incandescant, Reynald stormed off to inform his father of events, and no doubt, beg a new horse of him too.
Actions during The Slaughter at Blois (The Cleansing of the Loire)
With a band of brigands occupying a now crumbling and long abandoned fortress on the outskirts of Blois.
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