Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings - Hundred Kingdoms: Household Knights

"I have coin beyond counting. I have men-at-arms aplenty, I have crossbowmen, I have militia and above all, I have allies in the Conclave. What have thee, fool, who claims my land?""I have knights. Your allies in the Conclave may throw you a rich funeral with your coins, when they are done with you."The time, effort and money required to train a knight is staggering. Training begins at the age of seven, when the young aspirant is trained as a page. Around the age of fourteen, weapons and horsemanship training are focused on and the Squire is expected to follow his master into battle if needed. By the age of twenty one, a prospective candidate is expected to have impressed his master sufficiently to earn his recommendation. Following the sweeping reforms of Charles Armatellum at the onset of his conquests, the ceremony of dubbing can only be performed by an Imperial noble of at least the rank of Margrave or Count Palatine. The anointment, moreover, can only take place after a battle in