Provide an excerpt from a text and evaluate and explain how the Authors word choice and use syntax contribute to the texts overall meaning and tone

He broke his fast in the hall of the old maiden, while he listened to the knights and the sellswords talk. He knew he was in dangerous fields, but he had an oath and no knight of the kings' guard would turn his shield against it. Much less, the most acknowledged king's guard on history.

Explanation:

In this paragraph we can see the syntax uses ancient English expressions to describe the events. "He broke his fast" is an old English expression to say someone had breakfast. Also, the tone is dark and filled with honorable conceptions that let the reader adopt a knightly perspective to understand the causes and the effects of someone's behavior.