Chapter 18: Night Talk

Any knight can canonize someone else as a knight, for whatever reason. When a squire reaches adulthood, he is canonized as a knight if his master deems him qualified to be a knight. Even if you didn't grow up in the knight system, you can be canonized for outstanding performance, such as those brave soldiers and meritorious little people, and their social status will immediately increase by one level after becoming a knight.

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The glorious and brave knight knelt down on one knee in front of the king to accept the king's canonization, and many vassals, knights, and nobles witnessed the sacred knight canonization ceremony in front of them, and after the ceremony, the Seven Kingdoms will have one more knight again, but as for the so-called chivalry, I am afraid that most people on the scene will not believe that the knight in front of them will abide by it in the future, and only Arya, who is still young and noble-born, will look at this future knight with enthusiasm.

"Your Excellency Ma Shen, oh no, I should call Sir Ma Shen in the future. Disgusted by Lady Caitlin, Jon, who was sitting outside the hall near the door, sighed and quietly left the hall that had made him inexplicably depressed.

Walking out the door, the empty courtyard was eerily silent, and Jon took a deep breath as he felt the fresh air outside.

"Why did you come out and take a look at the sacred canonization ceremony inside, of course it would be best if His Majesty Robert wasn't drunk. A man's voice suddenly came from the side, and Jon frowned and turned his head to see a dwarf with stubby, deformed, and ugly legs leaning against the wall with a jar of wine in his hand. Jon turned his head and shook the flask in his hand at Jon.

Seeing this man's appearance, Jon knew who he had met, and asked, "Are you the Queen's brother?"

"This is probably the greatest achievement of my life. Tyrion looked at the flask in his hand and muttered, then looked at Jon and asked, "You're Eddard Stark's bastard." ”

Jon was suddenly struck by this sentence, and his heart had no desire to chat at all, and he turned around and wanted to leave.

"Did I poke you in the wound, I'm sorry. Jon took a few steps, and heard Tyrion apologize behind him with some sincerity, then emphatically, "But you're really an illegitimate child. ”

Well, Jon finally sighed, turned to Tyrion and replied, "Master Eddard Stark is my father. ”

The little devil interrupted Jon again, and continued, "But Mrs. Stark is not your mother, so you are an illegitimate child! “

Jon was in no mood to listen to the dwarf in front of him, and replied angrily, "You don't understand what it's like to be an illegitimate child. ”

"Well, probably, but all the dwarfs in the world are illegitimate children in his father's eyes. Saying that, the little demon Tyrion took a sip of wine and turned away.

Looking at Tyrion's lonely back, Jon felt the injustice of fate in his heart, and fiercely picked up his sword and turned his head towards the sword stake.

The canonization ceremony in the hall finally ended, and the knight's canonization ceremony ranged from elaborate to simple, including the day before the conferment, the knight had to keep vigil in front of the warriors of the Seven Gods, place the sword in front of the sculpture or on the sculpture, and fold the armor under the sword, after which the knight would walk barefoot from the sanctuary to the conferral site as a sign of humbleness. At the time of the canonization, the knight wore an undyed woollen tunic and stood up and buckled the sword belt after receiving the canon. Sometimes, after being ordained, knights will be anointed with holy oil by monks.

The current canonization ceremony is a relatively simple canonization ceremony, which ended not long after, and Ma Shen also became a knight who was knighted by the king himself, which is a great honor in the eyes of others.

After King Robert finished canonizing, he sat down in his seat with a groggy ass, covered his head and scolded, "Damn it, Ed, the rest is yours, I feel as if I need to take a break." Then the king's head slowly lowered as if he were asleep.

Ed sighed, summoned the servants to carry King Robert into the room, then turned his head to look at the young Ma Shen, and said with some seriousness: "After knowing each other for so many days, I clearly judge that you are a good fellow, Sir Ma Shen, although I believe in the old gods, I still hope that you can abide by the spirit of knighthood and protect the weak, if I let me know what dirty deeds you have done in the future, I will personally arrest you back." Although his expression is more serious, Ma Shen, who has watched the TV series, can completely feel Ed's sincerity.

"Of course, sir. Ma Shen respectfully promised.

At this time, people saw that the canonization ceremony had ended, and whether they were willing or unhappy, they all came up to congratulate, after all, this is basic etiquette, no matter how much they hate each other in private, but they have to pretend to be very enthusiastic before they tear their faces at all.

"Congratulations, Sir John from the Far East. ”

"Congratulations, Sir John from the Far East. ”

Say hello one after another, there are friendly and jealous, of course, jealousy accounts for a large part, in the eyes of many people, Ma Shen is just a lucky person, not relying on real strength to go up.

Lucky banquet knights, some people with malicious intentions have already thought of the nickname to give Ma Shen when the banquet is over.

Of course, Ma Shen was disdainful of these jealous people, and while dealing with these false people in front of him with some impatience, he walked outside, under the pretext of going to the toilet.

"Isn't this Jon, what are you doing here?" As soon as Ma Shen stepped out of the gate, he found Jon frantically chopping sword stakes in the courtyard.

Jon quickly stopped after hearing Ma Shen's voice, feeling as if he had discovered some secret, and said to Ma Shen in a little panic: "Sir Ma Shen, didn't you just be sealed inside, why did you come out so quickly." “

"Because the sealing has been completed, it's just a few simple actions, and then I don't want to cater to those hypocritical guys inside, so I come out to breathe. Ma Shen said with a smile.

"You're joking, Sir Masin," Jon smiled awkwardly.

"Look at the way you looked, aren't you in a good mood, Jon. Ma Shen walked over and stroked the sword marks on the sword stake and said.

"Of course not, it was Sir Ma Shen's canonization ceremony just now, I can't be happy, how can I not be happy. Jon quickly explained.

"Hahaha, Jon, do you know, there is a saying in our place that the human eye is the window of the soul, and any mental activity can be seen in the eye, don't you see that your eyes are a little flustered now. Ma Shen waved his hand to show that he didn't care at all.

"Sir Synon," Jon didn't know what to say at this point.

"Let's go," Ma Shen warmly invited Jon, "If you're not happy, it's okay to get into a fight, let's find a place to practice, after so many days, I haven't tried your skills yet." Then he grabbed Jon's arm and walked outside.

"Sir Ma Shen" Jon broke free, but he didn't break free, and finally let Ma Shen pull him outside.

After a long time, "Whew... Call... Whew" Ma Shen gasped and looked at Jon opposite, sweating a lot, and on this cold night, the two of them exuded bursts of heat.

"Jon, you're not bad, aren't you in a much better mood now? Masan shouted to Jon with a smile.

"It's really much better, but I was punched a few times by Sir Ma Shen, and it hurt a little. Jon said with a wry smile as he rubbed his chest.

"Hahaha, it won't hurt tomorrow, hurry up and get dressed, otherwise no matter how strong you are, you will get sick. Ma Shen picked up the clothes on the side and threw them at Jon on the other side.

"Sir Massin, I'm going to be a night watchman. As he was getting dressed, Jon suddenly said to Ma Shen.

Jon had long thought about this decision, and Robb would one day inherit Winterfell and inherit his father's title as the guardian of the North. Bran and Rickon would become his vassals, with their own estates and internal affairs for him. The younger sisters, Arya and Sansa, would marry the children of other nobles and manage their husbands' realms as noble ladies. He is the only one who is just an illegitimate child and will have nothing in the future.

"Have you made your decision? You must know that the profession of the Night's Watch is very hard, just think of their oaths. Ma Shen's eyes hidden in the darkness flickered a little.

"I've made a decision. Jon replied in the affirmative.

"Well, that's good. Ma Shen nodded, and then the two fell silent again, each thinking something.

"Do you say that mothers love their children? Jon got dressed, looked at the bright stars in the sky, and suddenly muttered, as if asking Ma Shen, and as if asking himself.

"Of course, mothers are great, and sometimes they give everything for their children. Ma Shen nodded and said.

"I always wanted to know who my mother was, so I used to ask my father who my mother was, but he never told me. Sometimes I would have nightmares in which my mother was actually a lowly daughter, so my father wouldn't tell me. Jon said slowly.

"Maybe Eddard has his own reasons. Ma Shen replied in a deep tone.

Ma Shen suddenly saw Jon secretly wipe his eyes in the dark, and then squeezed out a smile and said to himself, "Let me make you laugh, Sir Ma Shen, today is the day of your canonization." ”

"There is still a long way to go, and I believe that you will definitely become an admirable powerhouse in the future. Ma Shen said earnestly patting Jon on the shoulder.

Jon thought that Ma Shen was comforting him, and said with some emotion, "Thank you, Sir Ma Shen. ”

"I'm serious. Ma Shen emphasized.

Jon smiled and nodded, but clearly didn't believe that anyone in the world could know what the future would bring.

"Ahh At the same time, Ma Shen also thought silently in his heart, I hope I can successfully stop Bran from falling from the building in the future.