White Wolf Knight

Whispers and discussions about the title "White Wolf" filled the Throne Room.

As Jon's fame grew, the people of Westeros also learned of his White Wolf. The title "White Wolf Knight" naturally followed.

Moreover, even before Jon, the people of King's Landing liked to spread rumors that "the House Stark kept Direwolf as nannies."

This is certainly a prejudice and a rumor, but Jon being White Wolf Knight is a genuine honorary title.

Although knighthood is only the lowest rank in the nobility system, it is also the starting point for obtaining higher titles.

Not to mention that it was personally bestowed by the King, which is of great significance, indicating that Stannis's subsequent rewards would certainly be substantial.

There are many knights in Westeros, but only a few are well-known and recognizable, even including the infamous Knight of the Laughing Tree.

Even though "Loras the Knight of Flowers" is more of a compliment than an honorary title.

In short, Jon's title of "White Wolf Knight" was extremely prestigious. Some of those who participated in the discussion of bestowing titles upon Jon suddenly remembered Petyr's suggestion—to marry Jon to Margaery and bestow upon him the titles of Warden of the West and Lord of Casterly Rock.

While the latter is unlikely, the former goes without saying; Stannis will definitely find a way to push it forward.

However, Jon, kneeling on the ground, was thinking about something else entirely. Chivalry originated from the Faith of the Seven, and Stannis had already converted to the Red God. What kind of ceremony would he use to bestow his title upon him?

Soon a servant brought a fine steel longsword to Jon. Stannis took the sword from the servant and said, "Jon, this was my sword before. Now I bestow it upon you. From now on, you are the White Wolf Knight!" With that, Stannis drew the sword and lightly tapped it on Jon's shoulder.

With the king's sword, this investiture was even more prestigious.

However, the exclusive prayer for knighthood was no longer available. After all, the Father, the Mother, and the Maiden are the Seven, and it would be somewhat inappropriate for Stannis to recite the Seven when knighting.

Because there were no prayers, the whole process was brief, but the scale was very high. First, the place of investiture was chosen to be the Iron Throne, and the person to be investitured was the only legitimate king in the world.

Jon, being North, wasn't particularly interested in the Faith of the Seven and didn't say anything. Some of the Queen's faction the King's faction was the happiest, as it meant their king was more inclined towards the Red God' faith.

Jon raised his hand above his head to catch Stannis's steel longsword, the hilt of which was carved with the head of a stag, its eyes inlaid with sapphires.

Although it's not Valyrian steel sword, it's clearly a fine sword.

Upon hearing Stannis's announcement, everyone present knew that from now on, no matter how unhappy they were, they could no longer refer to Jon as a bastard or Snow, at least not in public.

"Get up, Jon Stark!"

Stannis's words echoed through the hall, seemingly reaching across the entire Throne Room and throughout King's King's Landing. Beric Dondarrion was the first to speak, "Long live the White Wolf Knight! Long live Jon Stark!"

With him taking the lead, Thoros, Martin, and others also spoke up.

Seeing that Stannis did not object, the King's faction Queen's faction' supporters also joined in.

Long live the White Wolf Knight!

"Long live Jon Stark!"

However, the most excited person at this moment was not Jon, but Sansa. She clenched her fists and said to Arya was jumping and shouting beside her, "From today onwards, Jon is no longer just our half-brother, he is our real brother."

Hearing Sansa's words, Arya turned around in surprise and said, "He's always been our brother, hasn't he?"

When Sansa saw that her younger sister was contradicting her again, she instinctively said, "That's not the same!" But she quickly realized that perhaps Arya was right.

She would never forget the moment Jon stormed into Maegor's Holdfast to save her. Even among brothers, how many would go to such lengths for their sister?

In fact, Jon of Stark Stark wasn't that concerned; he just wanted to know where Stannis would actually place him.

Although Jon's attention is now entirely focused on Stannis, he can sense that many people care more about Stannis's final reward decision than he does.

The House Frey brothers, in particular, arrived in King's Landing early on, not only to help the House Frey gain a foothold in Stannis's new dynasty, but also to arrange a marriage alliance with Jon at the right time.

They also believed that a dukedom was not impossible for Jon, since a dukedom would not be small or barren.

They had already planned that as soon as Stannis gave the word and the fief was in place, they would immediately discuss the marriage with Jon.

Everyone knew that Jon's rewards were far from over. Stannis spoke up, "Jon Stark, you, like your father, fought for the justice of the nation and the honor of the royal family. You reclaimed King's Landing, killed the Usurper King, and maintained the livelihood of the people during your defense of King's King's Landing. This is commendable. I have decided to bestow upon you the title of Lord of Harrenhal!"

"The Lord of Harrenhal!" Upon hearing this, everyone's first reaction was that Jon had indeed risen to the top in one fell swoop—from bastard to duke, what else could it be but a meteoric rise?

The second reaction was that Stannis wanted to use Jon to achieve his goals of splitting the Riverlands and fighting against Winterfell and the North.

Reginald and Steve Lenfrey naturally had no objections; their father, Old Ward, only dared to call himself a marquess because he controlled both rivers.

There is absolutely no problem with Jon marrying Roslin as a duke.

Moreover, the land surrounding Harrenhal is hardly wealthy, and with the common people displaced, Jon cannot do without the Twins if he wants to expand his territory.

Now that Jon has become the Lord of Harrenhal, the territory that originally belonged to Harrenhal will likely expand even further. The House Frey will also gain a steadfast and powerful ally as a result.

"The Duke? Jon is just like his father now!" Arya exclaimed in surprise.

However, at the age of ten, she couldn't comprehend just how vast the North was; she simply felt that since they were all dukes, they must be the same.

Sansa hadn't expected Jon to become a duke so suddenly. She had originally planned to marry her good friend Jeyne Poole to Jon, but now it seemed Jeyne wasn't quite up to the task.

Beric Dondarrion and Thoros smiled at Jon, jokingly saying that from now on they would have to call Jon Excellency, the Duke."

Members of the Queen's faction's and King's faction had even fewer objections; Stannis's promotion of Jon, a bastard, to Duke was already generous enough.

After all, Jon was arguably the first person in centuries to have performed such a feat, so there was really no experience in how to reward him.

The Lord of Harrenhal's reward was enough to shut most people up, and these defeated generals could also receive some recognition for their "hard work".

Varys, standing beside Pycelle, narrowed his eyes, watching Jon intently, wanting to see how he intended to respond. If Jon didn't truly want to go to the Wall, then he would have no choice but to accept the investiture from Harrenhal.

But something completely unexpected happened. Jon knelt down again and said, "Your Majesty, please retract your rewards to me, not only Harrenhal, but also the Stark name."