Chapter 0327 Gambling: Chastity and Golden Dragon
"I accept your apologies, but I won't accept your tapestry, Sir. Brienne's tone stiffened.
She was not used to having knights apologize and make overtures to her.
This has never happened before. Even the knight who came to propose marriage would put forward many harsh conditions on her, which made her very disgusted.
"Well, Miss Brienne, if I have time, I would like to invite you to practice the sword with me, Miss Please. ”
“...... All right...... But the big war is imminent, and I'm afraid we don't have time. ”
"Where's the morning class? ”
"With the permission of Lord Lan Dao, you can come to His Majesty's military camp to find me. ”
"Thank you, Miss. Constantine's smile concealed something, and Brienne smelled a hint of conspiracy. But she's not sure if her feelings are accurate.
His Majesty's rainbow guards train in the morning and evening every day, and Brienne prefers to practice her sword in the morning. Seven guards take turns guarding His Majesty and the Queen, and everyone has to find time to practice their swordsmanship every day.
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His Majesty's army, which is mainly cavalry, has reached the designated position faster than the navy, and now he has to wait in the royal forest for the news that the navy has arrived at Blackwater Bay.
On the south bank of the Heishui River is the endless primeval forest - the Royal Forest. The Royal Forest was once King Robert's favorite place to hunt black bears and wild boars. Lan Li followed Robert to hunt in the Royal Forest for many years, and was familiar with the terrain of the Royal Forest and the location of rivers and lakes.
His Majesty's barracks were located in the middle army, next to a river, for easy access to water. In the left rear is Lord Mace Tyrrell's barracks, and in the right front is Randolph Tully's barracks and vanguard.
In Lord Randolph Tully's barracks, in an officer's tent.
In front of the knight Edmund Ambrose was a copper plate with eight golden dragons thrown inside.
With the sound of footsteps, Knight Bush and Hale Hunt walked in, both of them taking out a golden dragon and throwing it into the copper plate, and smiled.
"Join?" said Edmund Ambrose laughed.
"Join in!" said Bush and Hale Hunter.
"Don't regret it. Ambrose laughed.
"Regret what?" Bush disagreed.
"Tars's virgin isn't that easy to deal with, maybe she'll cut off your dick. Ambrose laughed.
"I will make her fall in love with me willingly, and then give her chastity with gratitude. Hale Hunter laughed, "You can all quit this bet, and the virgin of Tarth will moan under me." ”
Haile Hunt is a member of the Hunt family. He was a knight under Randolph Tully. He has shaggy brown hair, hazel eyes, a small scar on his left ear, a split chin with a dimple in the middle, and a crooked nose that was a medal left over from a hand-to-hand fight.
"So confident?" said Ambrose laughed.
"Of course, I have my killer weapon. ”
During the party, Brienne drew her sword and threatened to kill Rogge, and it wasn't until Her Majesty came that Brienne was ordered to drop her sword. After that, Tars's virgin became even more famous in the army - even the stables were talking about Brienne of Tars, and who a woman like Brienne would marry. Her chastity, which warrior dares to pluck it.
The knight Edmund Ambrose came up with a gamble - to bet on the chastity of Brienne, the virgin of Tars, whoever can get Brienne's chastity will get the golden dragon on the copper plate, and everyone who joins the gamble must hand over a golden dragon to Edmure Ambrose. Whoever wins Brienne's chastity will win all the bets on the copper plate.
Ambrose, Bush, and Hale Hunt were talking about their own methods of pursuing Brienne when footsteps rang out, and the knight Farrow, Mark Mulendale, Raymond Nellan, Will "The Stork", Harry Sawyer, Robert Potter, Clinton, ...... When others swarmed in, clanging, a dozen golden dragons were thrown into the copper plate, and all the knights who came in announced that they had joined the game.
News of the gamble of the virgin of Tars crept through the knights, and more and more people joined in, and more and more gold coins were in the copper plates, and each golden dragon shone with an alluring brilliance...... Fearing to be left behind, each knight who joins the gamble begins to come up with a clever trick to get Brienne to willingly take off her dress - the brave and reckless knights have begun to devise the use of force to take Brienne's chastity...... It's a good idea to get Brienne a few drinks before you get started......
The game spread from Randolph Tully's barracks to His Majesty's barracks.
After the coronation of the Blue Rite, the virgin of Tarth rode thousands of miles across the frontier to join the army. The king greeted her personally, with great courtesy, and welcomed her to serve, but not with his lords and knights. Brienne had not expected a warm welcome, she was ready to face the coldness, the mockery, and the hostility that she had tasted too much to care.
Her only allegiance to Her Majesty was to Brienne as well as she had been to the island of Tas, and that alone was enough to compensate for the scorn and mockery of Brienne by the knights and officers.
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"Who are you?" Brienne returned to her tent, where she found a waiter scrubbing her armor.
Only knee pads remained in the armor, and the rest had been scrubbed, and the waiters scrubbed very carefully, professional tarpaulins and high-grade grinding stones, and not a single trace of scratches and dirt was spared.
"I am Lord Benn Bush's attendant, Sir. ”
Brienne said, "Lord Benn Busch, I don't have any friendship with him. ”
Benn Bush, who is the man of His Majesty the Blue Rites, is one of the very few people who is taller than Brienne. Brienne and Ben Bush fought each other in a joust, and she knocked over Ben Bush, stomped on Bush's chest, and pointed the tip of her sword at Bush's throat, forcing him to drop his weapon and surrender.
"I don't know, Sir, my lord has told me to scrub his armor, feed his horses, and serve Sir by his side. ”
"No, I don't need anyone's service. Brienne was categorical, "Leave immediately, waiter." ”
"Lord Sir, please let me make the final oilcloth wipe for your knee pads. ”
"Get out of here!" Brienne gripped the hilt of her sword.
She was the champion of the bitter bridge jousting competition, and she cut off the waiter's head with a single sword.
The waiter immediately packed up his things and fled quickly.
"What the hell are they trying to do?" Brienne thought angrily.
She was in her own tent and didn't like it when people came in without permission. Even if it's a gesture of goodwill, it's not enough.
Suddenly, a number of knights courted her. Pursue her and like to get her favor.
Did they fall in love with my inheritance, or were they heartbroken because of the bravery I had shown to kill Rogge at the drinking party? Brienne couldn't figure out that she had no friends to talk to, except for her admiration for Lan Li, her obsession with him, and her distress every time she saw Margaery and Lan Li being intimate.
Brienne has always been lonely, very lonely.
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The waiter was chased away, but the big man, Benn Bush, did not give up, and he himself showed up to show his favor and gave Brienne a silver horn. Brienne couldn't refuse, so she accepted it.
This gave courage to the initiator, Sir Edmund Ambrose, who stood by Brienne for several days on end, bringing her flowers and inviting her to ride with him.
Sir Hale Hunt, who was bound to win, was even more enthusiastic than the first two, and he gave her a beautifully illustrated book containing hundreds of heroic and chivalrous knightly tales, and he was by Brienne's side whenever he could, feeding her horses apples and carrots, and giving Brienne a blue silk feather ornament adorning her helmet. He told her the gossip of the camp and made her smile with a sharp tongue. Finally, on the morning of the fourth day, Brienne agreed to Haile Hunt's request and invited Haile Hunt to train with him in swordsmanship and horsemanship.
This made Hale Hunt's heart flutter.
Brienne is obsessed with martial arts, and many knights have taken her in love and wanted to train with her, but only Hale Hunt has been invited by Brienne.
Without finding anyone to consult, she finally figured out the confusion of the knights approaching her on her own: it must be because of His Majesty Lan Li. She is His Majesty's most important rainbow guard, and every time His Majesty travels, she is by his side, and she is His Majesty's flag bearer.
Everyone loves her and is close to her, which can only be the reason for His Majesty Lan Li.
This made Brienne's heart flutter, and she began to observe the knights approaching her, hoping to find a knight who resembled Her Majesty Lanli.
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An interesting phenomenon arose, whenever there was a meal, the knights rushed to sit down next to Brienne, pour her wine, and hand her sweet bread. In the evenings, whenever she was not on duty in His Majesty's tent, Sir Rickard Farlow would play and sing love songs outside her tent with a lyre, Sir Hugh Bisbury offered her a jar of honey with the label "Sweet as the Daughter of Tars", and Marc Mullendale amused her with his quirky monkey, a black and white monkey from the Midsummer Isles.
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Brienne began to accept gifts and invitations from the knights, but no matter how much they offered them, no one could take Brienne's hand or hold her in their arms. She is old-fashioned and traditional, she will never cross the scale of intimacy with a man if she doesn't talk about marriage and don't know the parents of both parties. Even the knight she loved couldn't touch her body.
One night, Sir Owen Inchefe grabbed her and kissed her, and she kicked her into the fire, and she flew away to the screams of the knights. Afterwards, she looked at herself in the mirror: the face was as wide and large as ever, full of freckles, protruding teeth, thick lips, thick chin, and a twisted nose that was even more ugly.
After spending time with different knights these days, Brienne suddenly found that she still only loved His Majesty Lan Li in her heart, and His Majesty Lan Li had Margaery Tyrell by her side. His Majesty Lan Li is so handsome, noble, and elegant, that he can never belong to me...... That night, Brienne's tears flowed silently, wetting her pillow......
She was not the only woman in the camp, even the lowliest camp prostitute was prettier than her, and yet more and more knights courted her!
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Ser Hale Hunt, the only one qualified to train with Brienne, decided to pursue Brienne officially, leaving them with little time left to gamble, and the naval fleet finally sailed to the mouth of Blackwater Bay at the cost of ten ships in the storm, and the great battle was about to start at any time. When the naval fleet took control of the Blackwater after crushing several of Stannis's broken ships, it was time for them to cross the Blackwater River and begin the show.
Before the Great War, whoever gets Brienne's chastity will become the 'highest honor' in the hearts of the knights.
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Hale Hunter and Brienne practiced swords together, and in their free time, Hale said, "Brienne, I know the secret of your heart?"
Brienne's face suddenly flushed, she didn't know where Haile could see that she was infatuated with His Majesty Lan Li.
"Deep down, you're actually a mother who is about to give birth, longing for a cute pink baby to suck her nai head. Sir Hale grinned, "Listen, you first need a man to achieve your dreams." Preferably a husband. Why not choose me?"
Brienne's blush stiffened on her face, he had no idea the secret of his heart, this self-righteous stupid fellow!
Brienne's blush did not escape Sir Hale's eyes, and he thought he had succeeded, "I want to win you, Lord Selwyn's only living child. Marriage is good for both of us, I get the land, you get the children. I have the ability to give you a lot of children......"
The blush crept up Brienne's neck again.
"My father is only fifty-four years old, not too old to have children. ”
"It's a risk I'm taking...... Suppose your father remarries and the bride conceives a boy...... But it doesn't really matter, what I really like is you, my Brienne, and trust me, you are as beautiful as any princess in the dark, and your lips were born to kiss. ”
"Lips are lips," Brienne said, "and all lips are the same." ”
"All lips are born for kissing," Hunt happily agreed, "don't bolt your door tonight, I'll sneak up on your chuang and confirm my word." You'll feel joy like you've never felt before, I swear to you. If I fail to make you happy, you can kill me with my sword. ”
"If you dare to climb my chuang, you will become a eunuch when you leave. Brienne got up and walked away, and the girl's heart pounded.
"Brienne, don't break my heart. Hale Hunt said emotionally.
Brienne walked faster.
"Tonight, I'll come, even if you kill me, I'm willing. ”
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"Coming?" Randolph Tully's voice was cold, emotionless, and condescending.
This made Brienne feel disgusted.
Brienne didn't answer, and looked at Randolph Tully fixedly. She is His Majesty's Rainbow Guardian, not Randolph Tully. Lan Dao called two guards to invite her here, and she was willing to come, not because Lan Dao was a famous general, but out of courtesy.
Brienne has been irritable lately, with a lot of knights spinning around her like flies, and using all sorts of tricks to make Brienne both eye-opening and frustrating.
"Do you know why a lot of knights have been revolving around you lately?"
"Why?" Brienne never understood.
"A gamble, a gamble, a gamble about your chastity, things have reached the edge of the game," Lan Dao said coldly, "Some challengers are not as honorable as others, and as the stakes increase day by day, some are ready to use force to force you, and some are prepared to use other very dishonorable means." You can't deal with them, because it's not about swordsmanship and strength. ”
"They're all knights," she was stunned, "knights smeared with holy oil." How can they do that?"
"Yes, they are all knights, and they are all worthy of respect. It's up to you to fault. ”
Lan Dao's accusation made her winch: "I never ...... My lord, I have never egged them on. ”
"You're here to encourage them. A woman who behaves like a camp prostitute cannot blame others for treating her as a camp prostitute. The barracks is not a place for the daughters of the Yellow Flower, and if you are still thinking about your own virtue or family honor, you should immediately take off your armor and go home and ask your father to find you a husband. ”
"I'm here to fight!" she said angrily, her neck flushed.
"The gods make men fight and women give birth to children. Randolph Tully said, "A woman's battlefield is in the delivery bed." Brienne, listen to me and go home...... I can only order my knights not to mess around......"
"Then let them mess around!" Brienne strode out of the Blue Road tent.