Chapter 16: The King's Supper Part II

The commotion in the hall quickly subsided, and in everyone's eyes, the Duke of Winterfell accompanied the queen into the hall first.

Iger had heard a saying before crossing over: The crew of Game of Thrones has limited funds and cannot afford to invite actors who are good enough, age and acting skills, so they can only settle for the second best thing and give priority to their acting skills. As a result, many of the characters in the TV series are much uglier or older than they should be, and some of the supporting characters are amazingly colorful...... The queen in front of her confirmed this statement, she is much younger and more beautiful than in the TV series, and she does not look like a villain at first glance. Her long golden hair sparkled with a jewel-encrusted tiara, the emerald encrust perfectly matched her brilliant blue eyes. With an innocent smile on her face, she walked into the door without squinting, not even looking at the Northern Guardian beside her. If you don't know who she is, who would have thought what kind of vicious heart lies under this beautiful face?

He was followed by the King, who led Mrs. Stark, who was also much younger than the on-screen woman, into the banquet hall. He did have a red face and a long beard, but he was much taller than the traverser had in his impression, a strong man with fat and flesh.

And then there are Stark and Baratheon's bunch of kids...... They are all a little different from the original show, and Iger has no power or intention to distinguish them one by one. While everyone was looking at the visitors, he finally freed his mouth and feasted on the fish on the table, for the obsidian dagger that had saved his life, he hadn't eaten anything other than the Night's Watch cafeteria for a long time.

The two Lannister brothers followed the children in, and Jaime Lannister was a tall and handsome man, and he looked like a king more than anyone else in a red silk gown, black high boots, and a long black satin cape, and the little man beside him ...... If there's anyone in this world who can be identified by a traveler without any scenes, costumes, or coats of arms, it's Tyrion Lannister. Not so much because of how conspicuous his appearance was, but because he was a dwarf.

This is probably the most worthy person to make friends in the entire Game of Thrones story, and if you have a relationship with him, you may be able to use it...... No, with the help of his connections and power, to leave the Night's Watch in a non-escape way?

A flash of inspiration flashed in Egger's mind, but how could he talk to a Lannister as he watched the Lannisters pass by the high platform to the VIP area.

The last of the nobles to enter the field were Bunyan Stark and Theon Greyjoy, the Duke of Winterfell's "adopted son". After the two people were seated in front of everyone, everyone toasted to each other and exchanged congratulatory messages, and then the dinner officially began.

Jon and the young squires wanted to hear Egger tell him about the encounter with the wildlings while on patrol, but the traverser had lost his mind: "I'm pretty much done, you guys, tell me your story." I haven't been to the south of the neck since I've been to Westeros, so who's going to tell me about the life of the Southerners?"

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It's a little good to stay with these scheming young people - after a few glasses of wine, they become acquaintances. Under the influence of alcohol, soon a squire belonging to the Lannister family began to boast about his adventures and the adventures of the knights he served...... Under the table, the bastard Xiaoice wolf gnawed on the flesh and bones thrown at it by everyone on the table, and on the stage, Jon Snow listened with relish the stories of war, hunting and cheating from other young men. Egger, who was only dressed in black, had already drifted to other places.

"Jon, how was it tonight?" a familiar voice sounded beside him, and Bunyan Stark left his seat and came here to find his sparse bastard nephew.

"Good. Jon replied cheerfully, "Uncle, I heard from Egger that the Night's Watch is short of men right now, and you can take me with you when you set out." ”

The attendant, who was talking about his passion with a widow outside King's Landing, stopped and moved his place for the comer to sit. Bunyan Stark straddled the bench and took the glass from Jon's hand, "Summer Red," he said slowly after taking a sip, "there is nothing quite like this wine." Jon, how many drinks did you have tonight?"

"I'm not drunk. ”

"I didn't say you were drunk. Bunyan put down his glass, looked in the direction of his brother, and looked back at Jon again, "Honestly, the Great Wall really needs young people like you right now. ”

Jon raised his chin proudly, "My sword is better than anyone else who has been trained together, and Huren also said that my riding skills are among the best in the city." ”

"Not bad. ”

"And you agreed?" Jon suddenly became excited, "as long as you go and tell your father, he will agree, I know he will." ”

Bunyan turned his head to look at Egger, who shrugged - this was not what he was pouting the boy. The Chief Ranger then looked back at his nephew's face again, "Jon, the Wall is a tough place for a boy. ”

"I'm almost an adult," Jon defended, "I'll be fifteen on the next name day, and Master Lewyn says that bastards grow faster than other children." ”

"It's true. The corners of Bunyan's mouth curled slightly, he picked up his glass, filled himself with wine from a nearby flask, and took a deep breath.

"Daren Targaryen was only fourteen years old when he conquered Dorne. ”

"That battle lasted all summer," Bunyan shook his head, "the young king you are talking about, who sacrificed 10,000 men to capture Dorne, and then 50,000 to defend it." Someone should have told him that war is not child's play. He took another sip of wine and wiped his mouth, "And Darren Targaryen died young at the age of eighteen, you shouldn't forget it, right?"

"I haven't forgotten," Jon's face flushed, and he held his head up to look taller, uncle, as he blushed his head to make himself look taller. ”

The table fell silent, and indeed many young people longed for the stories of patrolling outside the Cypriots and fighting the wild men told by Egger, but it was only one who immediately decided to join the night watch...... The squires may not have come from a high background, but most of them are the legitimate heirs and heirs of their respective families, unlike somebody, who become more and more alien to their brothers as they grow older, and have nowhere else to go.

Bunyan smiled, "Jon, I'm afraid you don't know. The Night's Watch is a death-defying community, we have no family bonds, we will never have children, we take duty as our wife, honor as our concubine. ”

"Bastards are just as honored," Jon said, "and I'm ready to take the oath to join." ”

"You're only a fourteen-year-old child," Unmoved Bunyan, "I can't imagine the price you're going to pay until you touch a woman." ”

"I don't care about women!" was something that everyone could tell, and Jon was feeling insulted as his anger was soaring.

"If you knew, you probably wouldn't care. Bunyan still looked like a kind elder, "Son, if you had known what the consequences of making this vow would be, you would not have been so anxious to join. ”

"I'm not your child!"

"I'm sorry you're not my child. The Chief Ranger stood up, and he patted Jon on the shoulder, "Wait until you've had two or three bastards outside, and then come back to me, and see what you think." ”

"I will never have any illegitimate children outside!" Bunyan Stark may be mature enough, but growing up in a family of fathers and sons, brothers and brothers, he has never experienced what it is like to be an illegitimate child, and the young man's eyes are on fire, and he says word by word like a poisonous oath: "Never!"

Not only this table, but even the people at the next table fell silent, and everyone stared at Jon. The bastard boy felt tears fill his eyes, and finally he stood up.

"I'll quit first. The boy said with the last shred of dignity, and then ran away like a whirlwind before the tears fell. When he went out, he bumped into a waitress and knocked over a bottle of wine. The four of them burst into laughter, and Jon shook off the kind hand of a yellow-robed attendant from the same seat, and ran out without looking back. Bai Ling followed, burrowing into the low-hanging night.

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Iger almost hid his face and sighed, he finally understood what it meant that the too young, too simple Tucson was broken, and he racked his brains to get rid of the identity of the night watchman, but a certain middle school second teenager sharpened his head and wanted to drill in. Bunyan's kind reminder was obvious enough that the Chief Ranger wanted to tell Jon: join the Night's Watch and you will have nothing but honor. But the young man not only did not understand, but thought that his uncle was questioning and humiliating himself.

Suddenly, he suddenly remembered something, so he stood up: "I'll go see him." ”

"Leave him alone, let him calm and calm himself. Bunyan Stark waved his hand, but quickly changed his mind: "Forget it...... Okay, go check it out, don't let this drunk boy hurt himself. ”

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