A richly detailed illustration capturing the tense moment of a local lord in Aqu

A richly detailed illustration capturing the tense moment of a local lord in Aquitaine swearing an oath of loyalty to a representative of one of the warring factions during the Hundred Years' War. The scene is set against a brooding, medieval backdrop, with a towering stone castle or a vast, rolling rural landscape under a cloudy, foreboding sky. The lord, dressed in fine but weathered attire, kneels with a sword in hand, his face a mask of doubt and carefully hidden intentions. His eyes betray a flicker of uncertainty as he gazes up at the stern, armored representative, who extends a gloved hand as a symbol of acceptance. Surrounding them, a small retinue of knights and retainers observe the oath, their expressions ranging from solemn to skeptical, reflecting the fraught political landscape. Shadows play across the scene, creating an atmosphere of secrecy and underlying tension, all rendered in the detailed, evocative style of Edmund Blair Leighton, with meticulous attention to the te, Surrealism, Hyperrealism, UHD, retina, masterpiece, accurate, anatomically correct, textured skin, super detail, best quality, 16k