When I walked out of the underground warehouse, I saw the servants hurriedly packing their things. I stopped one of them and asked. It turned out that it was the guard on duty in the tower who saw a large group of people coming from a distance. The leading flag was a crowned stag with a black background on gold.
Lord Robert Baratheon is back.
When they ran to the top of the city gate tower, Maester Cressen and Renly had already arrived to say hello. Maester Cressen looked at the people and flags in the distance and introduced the crests of each family to Renly one by one.
The crests and main figures of each family are a very important part of aristocratic education.
Robert rode his horse and walked in the strongest part of the team. Behind him, the standard guard held up his own golden and black crowned stag. Needless to say, they were everywhere in the castle.
"On Robert's left is a silver-haired young man, followed by two white-robed knights. The silver-haired young man is Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. The prince's family crest is three red dragons on a black background, symbolizing the royal family. Yours
My father, the current king, and Prime Minister Tywin are close friends who grew up fighting together.
On Robert's right is Oberyn Martell, Prince of Dorne, with a golden spear piercing the red sun. He forced Prince Doran's son Quentin to go to the Yronwood family because he poisoned the people of the Yronwood family.
As a squire, he was also exiled by his brother and could only return to Dorne when it was particularly important.
The two men in white robes behind the prince are Ser Barristan Selmy and Arthur Dayne, who is carrying a giant sword. The two men are Kingsguards, and both were born into noble families. However, after becoming Kingsguards, they swore not to enfeoff the land, nor to
They married wives, had no children, and were only loyal to the monarch, so they did not fly the family flag.
Next is a young man named Jon Clinton, who is now the prince's squire. Logically speaking, squires do not set up flags, but there is his red and white gryphon flag in the standard guard behind, so he must participate in this event.
Second martial arts competition.
Robert was followed by Eddard Stark, the second son of the Duke of Winterfell in the North, whose family crest was a gray direwolf on a white background.
There is also Albert Arryn, the nephew and heir of the Duke of the Eyrie in the Vale. His family crest is an eagle on a white moon on a blue background. Robert, Eddard and Albert are the three best buddies in the Eyrie.
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The bachelor drank from the water glass passed by the maid and then continued.
"The Selmy family of Harvest Hall and the Clinton family of Griffin Castle both belong to the Stormland and are vassals of our Baratheon family. The Dane family is the vassal of Dorne Martell family, and they are the best in martial arts among the families.
Those who are qualified to hold the ancestral meteorite sword "Dawn" are given the knight title of "Sword of Dawn". "Sword of Dawn" is not a nickname, it is a unique knight title given to their family by the Dornish royal family." Werther watched the horse-riding team quickly pass through the town and arrive at the castle gatehouse. Robert, Rhaegar, and Oberon were in the front, and behind them were Eddard, Albert, Barristan, Arthur, Jon, and Law.
Bo's loud voice made everyone in the group chat and laugh.
Called "Brother Robert" from the gatehouse
Robert raised his head and responded loudly. The guests in the team ate the crumbled bread and salt prepared by Stannis at the entrance of the hall, and entered the castle with laughter.
This was the first time Robert held a tourney after becoming the Duke of the Stormlands. He and his best friend Eddard Stark went south to the Eyrie in advance. They passed by King's Landing and called Prince Rhaegar and Prince Oberon over.
Prince Borren's sister and Prince Rhaegar got pregnant after getting married. Both of them were martial arts enthusiasts, so they simply came over early with Robert after being invited.
Where there is Robert, there is a party.
Robert likes fighting, drinking, eating meat, and playing with women. As long as you like these things, you are a good brother. Dealing with people like Robert is simple and comfortable, but it is better to ask him to handle government affairs. He himself becomes a hands-off shopkeeper.
Robert is considered the master, and his rule is that as long as he is around, he must sit down and drink together.
On the long table, the eldest brother Robert, the second brother Stannis, Prince Rhaegar, Oberyn the Red Viper, Eddard of Winterfell, Albert Arryn, heir to the Duke of the Eyrie, Barristan the Unnecessary,
The future Prime Minister Jon Clinton, Arthur, the Sword of Dawn, and Arthur's sister Ashara Dayne. There are also Renly's two children at the end of the table.
Werther also had the opportunity to take a closer look at the celebrity Prince Rhaegar. He is tall, has the iconic silver hair and purple eyes of the Targaryen family, and has a handsome face and melancholy eyes. With the bonus of being a prince, it is easy to charm a lot of little girls.
That is to say, because he was too popular with women, he failed to deal with the problem of women well in the original book, which triggered a rebellion and was hammered to death by Robert on the Jewel Beach. But now the two of them are still talking, laughing, eating meat and drinking wine face to face.
When people drink, they start to talk a lot. They naturally end up chatting about women. After hearing Robert finish singing "The Bear and the Maid" at the top of his lungs, he took a big sip of wine and asked Rhaegar
The prince said:
"My fiancée Lyanna Stark, we have known each other since childhood. She is very beautiful, just and brave"
"I haven't seen Anna Stark, is she Eddard's sister?" Prince Rhaegar asked
After saying that, everyone looked at Ed Stark's unhandsome long face. Except for Albert, everyone who had never seen Lyanna had disbelieving smiles on their faces.
Prince Rhaegar said: "Everyone thinks that the person they like is the most beautiful, and they do not accept refutation from others, but I think the most beautiful person is my child who is about to be born."
When Robert heard that the boring topic of children was brought up, he immediately shook off his drunkenness. "The opponents worthy of challenge now, besides everyone here, are Brandon Stark and Jorah Mormont in the North. I and
These two had a very good fight."
Prince Rhaegar went on to say, "Jaime Lannister of the West is also considered one. He is only 14 years old and already has superb riding skills and outstanding martial arts."
Oberon the Red Viper thought for a while and had no objection, and then said, "There is also their Lannister knight Gregor Clegane. His extraordinary strength is also a good opponent."
After that, several people talked about who had a brilliant record, and Arthur and the others also joined the discussion. Everyone spoke clearly and argued endlessly, about someone who was shot off his horse by someone, and who was chased by someone in the competition field.
The more he drinks, the more he drinks. As for the older generation of masters, everyone here is young, who cares about those old men.
Stannis and the slightly older Barristan chatted about the current Prime Minister Tywin Lannister, "Tywin, the king and his father have been close friends since childhood. Tywin has been prime minister for 20 years and solved the problem between the king and Bravo."
After the financial disputes in Sri Lanka, he abolished many laws that had previously restrained the nobility, reduced taxes in big cities, built roads, strengthened trade, severely punished opportunism, put down the rebellion in Duskendale City, and actively advocated the tournament. The preparation for the tournament this time relied on
Itinerant merchants should still be able to make a small profit from taxes."
Stannis was drunk and shook his head a little, and then said, "Someone has been smuggling in the territory recently. If I catch him, I will cut off his fingers!"
Robert didn't want to discuss official matters during the banquet, so he immediately changed the topic and asked where everyone would go after the tourney. Prince Rhaegar said that he and Oberon would go west, and he would go to Summerhall while Oberon returned to Dorne.
The two children, Werther and Renly, couldn't get a word in and could only watch them spitting at each other. Werther turned to study Eddard again.
Ed Stark has a face that is not handsome but very kind. He has dark brown hair and gray eyes. While others are talking and laughing, he secretly glances at Ashara Dayne, the sister of Dawn Sword, from time to time.
Tall, with fair skin, dark hair and purple eyes, she is indeed beautiful. Whenever Ashara turns to look at him, she immediately looks at others. The future honest and honest Duke of Winterfell is now a shy young man.<
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Werther was eating his food, looking at these people talking drunkenly and thinking: "These are all famous characters in the original work. They are all in their late teens or early twenties now. They are on good terms now, and they are eating a lot."
They drank heavily and talked and laughed wildly. Next year's Harrenhal Tournament will be the starting point. As a result of the mad king's madness, everyone became enemies of life and death. They fled to the death. I couldn't help sighing that fate has tricked people. I am not even 3 years old.
I don’t know if I can bring about some small changes in the future.】
Storm's End is a big place, and these are all people of high status. After dinner, Stannis arranged for them and the subordinates he brought to live in the castle. Only Robert took Oberon to visit the brothel happily.
With so many masters coming, Werther naturally wouldn't miss it. During the day, he watched them practice in the training ground. Robert's war hammer, Oberon's marksmanship, Sword of Dawn's swordsmanship, and other people's martial arts skills, he benefited a lot.
.I practiced with them for a few days with a toy sword beside me, and also increased my proficiency in one-handed weapons and blocking.
He even made a few gestures with the family heirloom sword "Dawn" of the Sword of Dawn, but it was still too heavy to make any movements. He held the sword upright in his hand and won a lot of exclamation. Through forging skills and enchantments
In terms of skill perception, this sword is only made of good materials and forging techniques. It is made of meteorite iron and has a bright white blade. Its strength is comparable to the Valyrian steel sword, but there is no magic reflection on the sword.
Everyone praised Robert that his fourth brother could persist in training with everyone at such a young age, and would definitely become a great knight with a bright future. Robert laughed and responded proudly, but then looked at XX in his eyes.
It’s a pity that I’m ranked fourth.
The time for the Storm's End Tournament is getting closer and closer. The tournament venue and stands outside the city have been set up. The tents set up by mobile vendors gathered nearby have almost doubled the size of the town outside Storm's End. There are many gorgeous ones among them.
The big tent belongs to nobles from all over the country. The tent is fully equipped with carpets, furniture, food, and wine. They come to participate in the competition, do business and buy territory supplies, and build relationships. In short, the entire Storm's End becomes more and more lively.
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The political system of Westeros can be simply understood as a pyramid. At the top are the kings of the seven countries. The kings of the seven countries can order the dukes of the seven countries, but they cannot order the people on the lower level. The earls on the lower level only recognize their own dukes.
.The kings of the Seven Kingdoms have their own royal areas directly under their jurisdiction.