Similarities Between White And White Knights

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In a kingdom as serene and benign as heaven itself, there lies one horrendous immoral vexation. One would be deranged to believe such a flaw to be just. This flaw being the perpetual strife between the white and black knights faced on a daily basis. The black knights faced tribulation at the hands of the “coherent” white knights. In recent past the king declared the knights to segregate in an effort to reduce turmoil, and to be done so equally. The king’s efforts proved to be futile, as a result of separating the parties the black knights were treated like scum. The king’s nobles were overseers of knights, but due to the recent decree the treatment of the knights has been nothing but partial. The black knights were treated inferiorly in
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Firstly, the in the black knight’s sleeping quarters were a scarce amount of cots. At times the black knights had no choice but to double up on sleeping cots! If a night went by where a knight wasn’t to sleep on the cold, damp, rat infested floor it was considered lucky. On the other hand, the white knights were provided a plethora of curtained beds in a pristine condition. Despite the black knights many efforts to ask of better sleeping quarters the always nobles refused. This was the least of the black knight’s worries, because everyone knows while sleep is important a good diet is paramount especially for knights. The black knights were served steaming atrocities on a plate. The meals could grow legs and run away, and the black knights could remain unfazed. Contrary to the black knights the white knights were served mineral-rich foods on immaculate platters. Are you starting to fathom the lack of equality that resulted from the

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