Chapter 14: "The Lucky Knight"
Winterfell.
In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the school grounds golden brown, the roast whole sheep not far away has emitted an enticing aroma, the guards are transporting a large amount of meat here, and the huge whole cow has been brushed with layers of honey, just waiting to determine the final winner.
At this time, in addition to the Jones brothers, the third person left behind was Harris, the chief of the guard of Lindong City, who finally beat the eldest son of Karstark with his excellent gun skills.
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On the high platform, Jon is touting his family, both in blood and in his loyalty to the Stark family for more than a thousand years, and now it can be traced back to the heroic deeds of the Amber family three generations ago.
Almost all the earls watched him spat helplessly, and the family history here was traced up, and who didn't have a few thousand years.
As for the thousand-year-old allegiance to the Stark family, this is also more common, the Stark family was originally the royal family of the northern kingdom before the unification of the seven kingdoms, is there still a nobleman who is not loyal to the king.
The old Madame Maggie Mormont couldn't help but shout at first, "Jon, shut up for me. ”
"This is the glory of the Amber family, is Lady Maggie suspicious? If you are not convinced, we will now go down to the school field to compete. Big Jon replied without flinching.
"I'm an old woman, Jon are embarrassed to say such things, this is the glory of your family? Lady Maggie rolled her eyes, ignoring Big Jon's ramblings. Blame yourself, big Jon likes to talk and let him say it, and reckless men like to brag.
"Speaking of your eldest brother Gio, I have another stomach to say. He was the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch, and every time he wrote to me, he said that there was not enough food, and that although I ended up with the closest Fireplace City to the Great Wall, he couldn't always ask me to borrow it. And the night watchman doesn't know what to do, every time he ......"
"That's enough!" Robb was also annoyed by Big Jon's loud voice, and couldn't help but scold, after saying that, he found that his tone seemed to be too tough, and an earl couldn't shut him up if he wanted to say something inconsequential, so he could only cough a few times and then awkwardly change the topic, "It's better to end the competition early, the warriors can't wait for the dinner." ”
Luce Burton, the lord of the Horror Castle, who had not spoken much, suddenly took the initiative to say to everyone: "Let's end this game early, Count Jon has too many words, isn't it?"
When Big Jon heard this, he was about to point at Luce's nose and scold, but Luce obviously didn't intend to give him this opportunity, so he continued: "I have a proposal here, let the three of them fight in a melee, in order of falling off the horse, and one game can end the fight." Do you agree, Count Jon?"
In this way, the first and second places must be from the Amber family, and there is such a good thing, and Big Jon agreed without thinking about it.
Count Severn was ready to object, which would be too beneficial to the Amber family, but Luce continued, "You are not allowed to instruct them next, Jon. ”
"Am I the one who would do such a thing? The little cubs can fight as much as they want. Big Jon said with a look of displeasure.
"Young Wolf Lord, since I proposed it, then I will add another thousand gold dragons to the reward of the first place. Luce said as he stared at Robb with calm eyes.
"Count Luce, I approve of your proposal. Robb was silent for a while. The Counts had kept their agreement not to gamble openly during jousting sessions, and it was now only fitting that they agreed to a small offer from the Earl of Luce. While this isn't fair to his chief of guard, the Jones brothers are essentially warriors of their own family, just like Harris.
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A small change, but the thoughts of the three people in the field are very complicated.
Harris felt very unfair, and with his strength, the championship was very likely. The first place is two thousand golden dragons, and the third place is only a hundred golden dragons, although the knight cares more about honor, but what belongs to him has to be handed over, which makes him very uncomfortable.
Although Jon Jon Jr. is strong and strong, he is not incapable of fighting, and as for Jones, he has not yet been seen by him, and his gun skills are too immature.
And Jones and Jon are surprisingly in agreement about one thing now, which is not to join forces with each other. Jon looks down on his younger brother, who has been timid and afraid of things since he was a child, and the person he wants to teach the most in this competition is actually Jones, so that the other party can recognize the gap, and let the younger brother not have unrealistic illusions about the inheritance of the family.
Jones was very uncomfortable looking at little Jon's arrogant and arrogant face, he would rather join forces with the mature and steady Harris, but this is just thinking about it, it is possible for Big Jon to deprive him of his surname in a fit of anger.
He didn't want to change his name to Jones Snow.
So, the three of them rode around the field with some embarrassment.
Harris didn't want to give the two brothers a chance to fight, Jones waited for the two of them to strike first, and Jon Jon Jr. was afraid that he would be attacked by another when he attacked.
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"Go!"
"Swing your spears!"
"Are you?"
The fighters on the sidelines were already impatient and began to urge loudly.
The big Jon on the high platform wanted to rush forward and ask the two brothers what they were hesitating about, and quickly solved Harris first, and then divided into one or two, so that the brave life of the Amber family resounded throughout the north, what was hesitating about such an obvious thing?
But seeing Luce's restrained eyes, he had to control his impulses, who made him big Jon always talk and talk.
"Something more cunning than a fox. Big Jon spat hard.
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In this awkward atmosphere, Harris couldn't bear it anymore and brandished his spear and ran towards Jones, who was the weakest in his eyes.
Jones, on the other hand, carefully watched Harris's offensive line, and at the same time guarded Jon Jon Jr. from sneaking up on him when he ended the battle.
Sure enough, little Jon also moved, and the gray-brown war horse attacked Jones from the diagonal side, looking ready to pick up a bargain.
Just as they were both approaching Jones, Jon Jr. and Harris turned around almost at the same time.
Harris tightened his grip on the reins, his horse's head raised very high, and he condescendingly stabbed Jon Jon.
Jon Jon Jr. was on Harris's side, stabbing the gun straight and stabbing at the opponent.
"Bang!"
Almost simultaneously, they stabbed each other with their spears, and then the two horses collided with each other in their crotches, and the two horses rolled together like gourds on the ground.
The neighing of the horses, the roars of Harris and Jon Jon, and the exclamations of the fighters outside the arena brought Jones's mind back to reality in an instant, and he looked in disbelief at the two enemies who had just been menacing, but now had fallen.
You collapsed before I even moved.
He was also the last man on the field.
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At this time, the audience on the field also reacted.
Originally, when the first place in the tournament was born, they would all chant their names, and it would also be the most glorious moment for a knight, but now there is a whisper in the field.
"It's all the will of the old gods," the Lord of the Horror Castle didn't seem surprised by this result, got up and adjusted his armor and said, "Young Wolf Lord, it's time to celebrate." ”
"And how is this ranking calculated?" said Jon, who was a little confused.
Robb turned his gaze to Maester Lewyn next to him.
The bachelor said seriously at a slow and slow pace: "According to the rules, Jon Jon Jon Jon is the first to land and is the third, Harris is a little later and is the second, and Jones who stays is the first." ”
Robb nodded, "I respect Ruwin's judgment. ”
As a result, the jousting meeting finally ended in discussion.
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If Jones and the three of them have anything in common now, it's that they're not happy.
Harris thought that he had defeated his real opponent, Jon Jon, and the first place should be his, and the golden dragon that was completely enough to squander a lifetime should also be his, but the winner turned out to be a young boy with immature marksmanship.
Jon Jon Jon not only failed to achieve his goal of teaching his younger brother, but he also ended up in third place, but his younger brother picked up the first place, which can be said to be a lifetime of shame for him.
Jones won first place in the last game without even wielding a spear, and this feeling of winning first place because of luck was not comfortable, and he had just vaguely heard the soldiers nickname him, "Lucky Knight".
Even if he had finished third, no one would have mocked him, and the bard would still have sung about his bravery.
Now, "Lucky Knight" may be the latest stuff for Rigoletto and Jokers.
Those who win are not happy, and those who lose are not happy.
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"Fun to turn out of, isn't it?" said the Lord of the Dreadbobs whispered to his squire.