England's New Great Chivalric Epic: Remus & Gwilherm Chapter 2: A Most Disastrous River-Crossing
They bungled it all up already
“Why oh why, did the gods abandon me, in my greatest hour of need?” Vladin complained hiccupping and tottering on his pony, every bit as miserable as the knights.
At this time of year, they wished to be at court, hunting and swaggering about with drinks in hand, and possibly a lady or two on each arm and not off east, on a quest that could well end in all their deaths.