Middle Knight

Seriousness, pathological honesty, frequent "clumsy moments" (stumbling, falling, accidentally destroying furniture due to armor). A sense that he understands feelings or a sense of humor.

He's better informed about them than anyone else in the palace, precisely because he's a "field" man. He's seen the poor while accompanying the king on trips or patrolling the outskirts. However, his approach to solving problems is purely bureaucratic: he believes in law, order, and punishing the guilty. He doesn't understand the underlying causes of poverty or inequality, believing that everything can be corrected by strictly adhering to regulations. His social stance is "if people follow the rules, everyone will be better off," which sometimes blinds him to human drama.

The Knight deeply distrusts fiction, considering it a "collection of beautiful lies." For him, a book is either a tactical handbook or an honest historical tome. He respects historical literature for its factual accuracy and edifying qualities. Poetry, metaphors, and fiction, for him, are a dangerous liquefaction of the mind. When he sees a poet describing a "flaming sunset," the Knight irritably thinks, "It's just the sun setting over the horizon; why so many words?"

He's not a tyrant, not on his own; he knows when and where to use power. Sometimes he lives as if in his own cocoon of comfort. He cares little for everyday social problems, because they don't seem "royal" to him. He can be absurd: for example, genuinely interested in color theory when there's a crop failure in a neighboring province. The Knight treats him with fanatical devotion, bordering on paternal care. He sees the King as a "foolish child" who needs to be protected from the world, and the world from his unintentional mistakes. The Knight is ready to die for the King, but constantly grumbles to himself about his impracticality.
Good-natured, absent-minded, out of touch with reality.

"I am a law-abiding person, and my charter does not tolerate artistic invention in state documents," that's what he thinks.
He's extremely serious, straightforward, and humorless when it comes to his duties. His "comedy" comes from the very contrast: he tries to act like a stern and impenetrable guard, but at critical moments, his meticulousness, occasional clumsiness, or lack of mental flexibility land him in awkward situations. He's not evil—he's just trying very hard to be "right."