Rinaldo invited Leon into his cottage and told him that he had "unfinished business" with Walter Bernhard, the vampire of the castle. Rinaldo was surprised Leon was not a baron anymore, which made both of them equal in rank. Leon ran into the forest and met Rinaldo Gandolfi, an old alchemist who lived there. Mathias said that Leon's betrothed, Sara Trantoul, was kidnapped by this vampire and brought to his castle.īecause Leon couldn't fight the vampire without the Church's permission, he renounced his title as a baron and journeyed to Eternal Night.
He told Leon that the monsters were related to a vampire who lived in a castle of the forest, 'Eternal Night'. One night, Mathias struggled from his bed. It was forbidden to fight unauthorized battles, so Leon wanted permission to retaliate, but the Church denied his request. Because of the Crusades in the East, the Church was only interested in fighting heretics, instead of monsters. However, an army of monsters suddenly appeared in Leon's domain. His grief was profound and he became bedridden.Ī year passed since then, and because of Leon's efforts, the company stayed undefeated. They trusted each other completely and had a long friendship together.īut one day, as Mathias returned from a victorious campaign, he received news of the sudden death of his wife, Elisabetha.
And his friend Mathias Cronqvist, a genius tactician whose education made him an exception, in a largely illiterate society.
One company of knights was said to be invincible due to two men: Leon Belmont, a baron who feared nothing and whose combat skills were second to none. The first knights simply protected their lord's domains, but with the reforms of late 11th century, knights also protected the peace. In the 11th century, when monarchies weakened, local feudal lords grew stronger.
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