Chapter 130: The White Knight's Love

Two dusty knights walked through the desert, wearing the silver armor of the Kingsguard, but not the white robes that symbolized the shēn (Guards of the Forest), and their goal was Starfall City, a seaside city ahead.

At the intersection of the long yellow sand and the blue sea and blue sky, there is a city made of white sand and stones, and it has a tall tower called the White Stone Sword Tower, which stands proudly (tǐng) on the junction of the blue sea and the long yellow sand, as if it is the mark of the boundary between the two. It is the westernmost point of Dorne, bordering the Sea of Xia (rì) to the north and the wealthy River Bend to the north, the city of Dain's family home.

The originally snow-white sand and gravel on the periphery of this prosperous city have been eroded by the wind and sand for so many years, resulting in countless smiling cracks, and those wind and sand have stayed in the white sand and gravel, making the originally white city walls as white as snow turn into an earthy yellow.

Only the 50-meter-tall tower still retains its snow-white (shēn) section, probably because it is located on a cliff near the coast. The sea breeze blowing from the ocean protects it from the wind and sand.

"Arthur! You're back! I thought I'd never see you again! I've heard that Prince Rhaegar has been killed in battle, and King's Landing has fallen! I thought you ?????" A girl ran with a cheerful stride and threw herself into the arms of one of the knights, with tall (shēn) material, fair skin, brilliant blonde hair as bright as the sun of Dorne, and a pair of purple eyes that were rare in the world, as if there was a magic in those eyes that made it impossible to take their eyes off its owner (shēn) when they saw it.

"Ashara, my sister, I'm back!" The tall middle-aged man in his thirties hugged the girl in his arms, and the stubble on his face was tied to Ashara and giggled, he was the "Dawn Sword" Arthur? Sir Dain.

The three of them happily returned to a room facing the sea in the White Stone Sword Tower, the sound of distant waves crashing against the rocks could be heard outside the open window, and the salty sea breeze made the two windows creak, this was the living room of the Daine family.

"Where is your white robe? Brother, have you broken your oath? Ashara had noticed that Arthur (shēn) was not wearing a white robe, but waited until they entered the hall before questioning.

She suddenly noticed another knight on the side, he was in his forties, with short black hair, wisps of white frost on his sideburns, and a pair of blue eyes as deep as the sea, and these eyes were looking at her with a vein (qíng), "Sir Barristan, didn't you die in the battle of the Trident with Prince Rhaegar in battle?" Have you also broken your oath? You are the most revered heroic knight of the Seven Kingdoms! ”

Ashara's face flushed, she gritted her silver teeth, and her purple eyes widened as she glared at the two in front of her.

Arthur? Sir Dain smiled bitterly and said, "Neither Sir Barristan nor I have broken our oath, it's just that the person we swore to protect has lifted our oath!" Ashara, we're here to say goodbye to you! ”

"Lifted? Who but His Majesty the King and Prince Rhaegar can break your vows? Farewell, where are you going? Ashara was anxious, and although she questioned why her brother had abandoned the honor of the Kingsguard, it was only out of that (shēn) expectation of her sister for her brother, not that she had no feelings for Arthur (qíng) in her heart.

"Where to go? How long to go? Will you ever come back? Why should you go? Tears welled up in Ashara's eyes, she had grown up with her brother Arthur since she was a child, and she had a deep sense of him (qíng).

"Far, far away, for a long, long time, maybe never to come back! Go and protect the people I swore to protect! "Arthur? Dane said lightly.

"Are you going overseas to follow Prince Viserys and Queen Layla?" Ashara's eyes flashed with confusion and bewilderment.

"No, we're going to follow the one who broke our vows, for a friend's (shēn)'s!" Arthur? Sir Dain opened his mouth that he did not want to deceive his sister, in fact, he even wanted to take Ashara with him.

"Prince Rhaegar is still alive!" Someone who can break his brother's vows and be called a friend by him, who meets both conditions! Coupled with the resurrection of Sir Barristan from the dead as evidence, the answer is already in front of Ashara, and that person can only be - Rhaeggar.

Arthur? Dane only nodded slightly, and then said to Asharah: "Sir Barristan has something in his heart to say to you, I'll go out first!" Ask him any questions! ”

Barristan is the first knight in the sea, Jean Arthur? A figure who gives Sir Dain a thumbs up at the mention of it. As early as Barristan was on his way with him, he had already spoken out of Barristan (tào) his admiration for his sister. In the past, it was taken in the (shēn) part of the Imperial Guard, and there was no possibility between the two. But now that Barristan's vows have been lifted, he is happy to match the two of them as an elder brother.

"Miss Asharah, I have something I want to say to you for a long time! I know it's presumptuous, but maybe I'll never see you again! Please give me a chance to pour out my heart! Sir Barristan knelt down on one knee and kissed the back of Ashala's hand deeply, her eyes as deep as the sea glistening with tears (qíng).

"Please, Sir Barristan! I'll listen with my heart! A blush flashed across Ashara's face, Sir Barristan had become famous at a young age, and had always been a well-known figure in Westeros, a model of chivalry, and his words and deeds had never violated the spirit of chivalry.

He was polite and personable, and was once compared to the "Dragon Knight Prince Aemon", and 10 years ago, he was once the first dream (qíng) person in the minds of Westeros girls, and he held the first throne for more than 20 years, and even now he is still in the top 20 people.

It's impossible to say that Ashhara doesn't have a crush on him, not to mention that he is now the girl's favorite "charismatic uncle" form. It was only because of his share of the Imperial Forest Iron Guard (shēn), coupled with the fact that he never revealed his crush, that the hazy (qíng) affection between the two did not bear fruit.

"Ashara, I'm (ài) you, from the first time I saw you, I couldn't take my eyes off it, I didn't think about you all the time. The scene of you dancing with me is repeated in my mind again and again, your smile and smile seem to be vivid, and your silver bell-like laughter echoes in my ears every night (dàng). I (qíng) do not self (jìn) and fantasize more than once that I can take off my white robe and tie the knot with you. Sir Barristan said in a deep voice, his voice seemed to tremble with nervousness.

Sir Barristan's eyes glistened with tears in his eyes, and he continued to say in depth: "I know, (shēn) is a royal guard, and I should never marry (shēn), 20 years, 20 years!" I have never questioned my vows and have never wavered! Until I met you! I can't restrain myself from thinking about you, I can't get you out of my mind! My heart beats for you only, and my blood flows for you only. I struggled and contradicted in my vows and (ài) (qíng). How many times have I wanted to come to your (shēn), embrace you, and confide my heart to you, but the words have become a plain greeting. You made me, the 'fearless Barristan', unworthy of my name, and in your presence I tasted fear for the first time. ”

He suddenly continued with a slightly self-deprecating smile: "'Hello', 'Hello'! I don't think I'll ever get a chance to tell you how much (qíng' is in that 'hello' and how much courage it took me to say 'hello'! I used to think that if I could win the Harrenhal jousting tournament, I would dedicate 'ài) and the crown of beauty to you as a way to express my love for you! Tears glistened in the corners of Ashala's eyes, but Barristan didn't notice it.

He just continued to confide, "Ashara, I know I'm not worthy of you, I'm a middle-aged man in my forties, an old man who is dying, and Chūn is leaving me!" You are a teenage girl, as vibrant and fragrant as the flowers of the (chūn) sky, and I am just wishful thinking about you! Thank you for listening to my old man's. ”

Sir Barristan didn't even dare to look at Ashara's face, and just turned (shēn) and planned to leave directly, leaving a lonely back. Unexpectedly, there was a cry behind (shēn), and a pair of white lotus arms hugged his waist from behind, and the owner of the two lotus arms clung to his back.

"Why? Why didn't you say it earlier? I don't care if you're older than me! But every time I see you, I can only hear that cold and insipid greeting, and then you start avoiding me! I thought you didn't like me, I thought you just wanted to keep your oath wholeheartedly, to be your White Knight, to be your Kingsguard! Learn from the 'Dragon Knight Prince Amon'! Ashara leaned her head on Barristan's back, sobbing silently, but her face was full of satisfaction, perhaps the armor of the Kingsguard gave her a kind of comfort in her brother's arms?

Sir Barristan rejoiced, knelt down on one knee in front of her again, took her slender hand tightly with his right hand, pressed it to his lips and kissed it deeply again, then put it to his heart and said, "Marry me, Ashara!" Listen, this heart beats only for you, I am willing to be a white knight for you alone, I am willing to abandon honor, fame, wealth, status, I am willing to abandon everything, even if it can only be exchanged for even a day of grinding with you. I don't want to be 'Prince Aemon the Dragon Knight', I just want to stay with the person in my heart for the rest of my life! ”

His expected embrace and weeping did not appear, and Ashara, as if remembering something, hurriedly withdrew her hand from Sir Barristan's hand.

Under Sir Barristan's astonished gaze, Ashara began to slowly step back towards the side (chuáng), and she wept and said with a face full of loss: "Sir Barristan, you are late! Too late! You're supposed to be here on that night you and I dance! You're two years late. I'm no longer worthy of you, I'm not worthy of the holy white knight, I'm a filthy lump of sludge that doesn't deserve you (ài)! I hope I can meet you again in the next life, I hope that you and I are the same age at that time, you are not married, I am not married! With that, Ashara was about to leap out the window.

But how can she match the speed of the battle-hardened Barristan?

She was hugged by Barristan by the waist, and Barristan picked her up with the princess's hug until she was far enough away from the window, then put her down, then pulled out the saber at her waist and handed it to her with both hands, "Why?" Asyrah? If you're going to die, kill me first! Don't leave me in the world to watch that cruel scene! As he spoke, he closed his eyes.

Ashhara trembled and picked up the sword, and finally the sword fell to the ground with a thud, "You don't understand, you don't understand, on that night, Brandon?" Stark came to my room········ I'm pregnant with his baby! The Dane family is disgraced by this! I knew he was betrothed to Miss Tully of Riverrun! But I still ????."

As if returning to her memories, Ashara muttered, "It was a dark-haired girl who died not long after she was born, and then the news of Brandon's death came from afar. ”

Barristan hugged Ashara in his arms, stroked his hair and back, comforted the poor girl, and then smiled lightly: "It's okay, I don't mind, I don't think you're a shame, so is your brother, come with us!" Go to a place where no one will mind you because of this, come with me! Whoever dares to look at you as a disgrace and mock you will be greeted by the wrath of the 'fearless' and the sword piercing his (xiōng)! ”

Ashara finally burst into tears and laughed, "Really? ”

Barristan stretched out his finger and scratched her Joan's nose, and said with a doting smile on his face, "Of course it's true!" You will always be the holiest angel in my eyes! ”

Suddenly the door creaked open, Arthur? Sir Dain appeared at the door, and saw the two men embracing and laughing at each other

Qi Qi looked at him, and he hurriedly said, "Did I come back too early?" Why don't you just don't see me, and I'll go out again? ”

Under the starlight, two knights rode their horses in the desert, and on one of them sat a blonde and purple-eyed beauty, who wrapped his left arm tightly around her waist. The beautiful blonde suddenly asked, "Where are we going?" My White Knight! ”

"Winterfell, my lady!" The knight gently kissed (shēn) the former beauty's pink neck, and then politely said, the beauty in her arms giggled at the kiss, hooked the knight's neck with her left arm and snuggled her head into his arms.