[quote=@CollectorOfMyst]
Oh, no, no, no. He wasn't knighted at 14. In the backstory I said 'half a year past'. That means it was half a year ago. So he'd have been 18/19. That's 4 or 5 years in training. And as for how he got knighted so fast... well, I'm assuming there's some blood-status bias, as well as him actually being at least proficient in his skills. I admit I didn't quite do as much research as you on the topic, but it's just if he was any younger, then I'd start doubting how anchored my character actually is.
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Oh, I read 'passed' instead of 'past'. Sorry about that. Yeah, that's far more believable. I don't know if there's historical precedent for squires being knighted 2-3 years early, but this world clearly isn't meant to be a 100% exact mirror of medieval society. Due to the magic, fictional countries, and such (and the festival where the royal children might have to end up marrying peasants.)