In front of him was a man with red and white hair and a handsome face. He looked at James with bright eyes.
And James saw that the other party had the instinct of a warrior, and a warning sign suddenly arose in his heart.
The person in front of me was just standing there normally, but there was a sense of unity, like an invulnerable hedgehog.
"This person is very powerful"
James's inner vigilance instantly increased, and one hand even touched the dagger hidden under the coarse cloth at his waist.
But he seemed very calm on the surface. After more than a month of wandering at sea, James had made a perfect farewell to the proud young man he once was, recognized his true self, and became more pragmatic.
and calm.
"Who are you?"
The unkempt blond knight asked calmly, while shaking his head to deny the other party's identification.
"You have the wrong person. I am indeed from Westeros, from Old Town. I have also heard of the name 'Kingslayer', but I am not him."
The handsome man with red and white hair just shrugged his shoulders slightly and spoke to calm James' sudden nervousness.
"Men don't have to be nervous."
At the same time, he glanced at James' palm on his waist. He knew there was a dagger there, but the subtle fluctuations in his eyes made James even more nervous, because the other party noticed his little movement.
"This person is just an unknown person. He doesn't have any ill intentions when he comes to find the man. Otherwise, he would have been lying down long ago."
"As for whether the man is Jaime Lannister, the 'Kingslayer'"
The visitor shrugged his shoulders again and spoke meaningfully.
"When someone believes that he knows it, he knows it."
James took a deep breath when he heard the other party's words. He knew that the other party did know his identity, and there was no need to hide it any longer. It would only cause more trouble.
It's just that the other party's arrogant but reasonable tone made him quite unhappy.
The young knight is the youngest member in the history of the legendary knights who enjoy a high reputation in the Seven Kingdoms. His swordsmanship has few opponents in the world.
Just because of some strange combination of circumstances, the boy who aspired to be Arthur Dayne eventually grew up to be the Smiling Knight.
James finally stopped hiding it, just looked around and sneered slightly.
"Nobody?"
"I don't know who you are, but if you are the only one here, what can you do to me even if you have malicious intentions?"
Although James' clothes were ragged and his hair was greasy, the proud expression on his face actually restored some of his former appearance, and he immediately spoke openly.
"Tell me, now that I've fallen into your territory and been discovered, I can't escape."
"What do you want? Take me back to King's Landing and sell me to that boy? Only a thousand gold dragons?"
"If you ask me, you might as well sell me to my father. He might pay ten times the price for my life."
Jaime no longer concealed his identity, because there was no use hiding it, he directly admitted that he was the 'Kingslayer' Jaime Lannister, and spoke at the same time.
But his seemingly conceited words contained careful probing. He was probing how many people the self-proclaimed ‘unknown person’ in front of him had brought here?
Is it just him, or are there other accomplices?
What is their position and purpose? Is Braavos their territory, or are they just foreigners like him who just happened to meet him at the dock and recognized him.
And what do they want to do after they recognize his identity? Kill him? Revenge? Although James has not deliberately offended anyone over the years, his arrogant attitude will definitely not be liked by most people.
Or was he going to kidnap and sell him to that 'boy' as he suspected? Viserys was the 'boy' that Jaime called, because he once sent the young Viserys away from the Red Keep as a member of the Kingsguard.
.
And if this group of people is really just after money, then James recommends that they sell themselves to their father.
Of course James didn't want to die, but his father had nothing but money. He believed that his father was willing to pay ten times the price to buy his life from these bandits.
But what disappointed Jaime Lannister was that he made some guesses in his mind, but all of them turned out to be wrong.
He was indeed the only one who came, and he had no so-called accomplices, and all of his 'accomplices' were already dead.
He has no grudge against Jaime, and he will not kidnap him and sell him to Viserys or the Duke of Casterly Rock. He is not here for money either.
"Someone's current name is Jaqen H'ghar, and men can call someone Jaqen."
Jaqen H'ghar looked at James speechlessly, who was guessing and testing him, and then finally spoke out unbearably.
"Someone has a great talent for observing men, and he has only one question for you, 'Kingslayer'."
Jaqen didn't care to continue using the Lorathian way of speaking, calling himself someone and avoiding using the first and second person pronouns such as 'I' and 'you', and instead asked directly.
James was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that all his guesses about the other party were wrong, but he nodded immediately.
"Just ask."
"Do you still want to go back?"
Then Jaquin asked directly without hesitation, and James fell into silence in an instant. He stared at him with a pair of shining blue eyes, slightly grasped the dagger at his waist, but finally let go
.
"What do you mean?"
"Someone doesn't mean anything in particular."
Jia Qian, however, seemed extraordinarily calm. He seemed not to see the threat in the eyes of the young knight in front of him, and then continued to speak.
"It's just that the God of Many Faces is a creditor. Only life can repay death. Someone from an organization you may have heard of may be able to help you."
The person on the dock did not attract too many people's attention. Perhaps the person who came here was a person with a very low sense of existence, and naturally he would not attract attention while chatting with a tall 'beggar'.
When James learned the true identity of the visitor, his eyes widened slightly. He was convinced. He finally thought for a moment and realized that he really had no place in Braavos, and then nodded.
"good."
"I'd like to join."
"Don't worry, whether the 'Regicide' can join still needs to be assessed."
But Jia Qian said in a calm voice.
"If you succeed, you will become a 'nobody'. If you fail, you will also become a 'nobody'."
"From now on, there will be no name in the world for you."
James clenched his fist slightly after hearing the Faceless Man's words. He understood what the other party meant. If he succeeded, he would become a member of the Faceless Man, but if he failed, he would die.
However, the knight who is proud in his heart believes that with his swordsmanship talent, he will definitely be able to pass any bullshit test, successfully return to Cersei's side in the future, and even kill the boy.
Then the two of them walked towards the outside of the port one after another. At this time, James accidentally saw the face of a wanted criminal taped on the wall outside the port. It turned out to be the face of a wanted criminal who had just called himself 'Jiaqen'.
Face person.
James was stunned for a moment and then suddenly turned his head, only to find that Jaqen had disappeared.
Only a man with a hooked nose and a scar on his face looked at him coldly, and then spoke impatiently.