Talking about contradictions or unjustified claims.
If this was supposed to introduce Francis then this felt forced
Why?
I do not understand what kind of world this
This is not a sentence.
If the story is going for a realistic one then a knight or any skilled fighter would not take unnecessary risks
Fucking duh. It's not realistic.
If it is going for a fantasy then i do not see nothing to suggest it
Double negative. Also you just mentioned the risk bit, not to mention the improbable physics.
Francis is a greedy chivalrous knight not interesting as a character
How is he chivalrous if he's greedy? These are mutually exclusive characteristics.