Henry was riding back to Rattay after from a long horse travel to Sasau ... what poor Henry must do to convince a woman to work as a servant and cook for a rich merchant ... when in a forest path he spotted what looked like a random peasant waiting.
Listening to his intuition that told him that peasant was very likely a bandit waiting for a prey, Henry knew it would make some nice money to kill that bandit and then selll the loot once at Rattay.
After approaching the guy, oh surprise ! a bunch of bandits he didn't noticed rushed in from the side of the path , Henry heard his courage telling him to ride away from there as soon as possible, because too many enemies = death , that's not Mount&Blade man in which you kill a conga line of AI by backpedalling
Looks like the bandits probably setup a trap somewhere (probably some kind of rope between trees, as without expecting it Henry fell from his horse as he was gaining some speed.
Once on the ground, and trying to stand up he noticed that the bandits were running very close now, so time to try those new sword skills acquired from getting spanked repeatedly by the Captain Bernard back in Rattay.
hmm ? Henry isn't wielding his sword ? press the sword key again, nope, while taking a bunch of strikes from the bandits Henry managed to open his inventory and noticed that for some reason his sword wasn't equipped anymore since he last used it, it was there in the backpack.
After equipping the sword and pressing the key to wield it, Henry was ready to defend himself, only to notice he was already near dead and a last few bandits stabbing him managed to end his life.
lessons of the story : always make sure your damned sword is always equipped before travelling
Kingdom Come: Deliverance