Soren Olafsen, with his bright green cloak over his shoulders and his bright eyes flashing, prepared for battle.
The 8-year-old leapt into the ring bearing a black practice sword and called his stepfather, Joe Deaton, to meet his challenge, as onlookers at the nonprofit Folsom Renaissance Faire looked on.
“My stepson thought sword fighting would be fun,” Deaton said. And it was…