The crowd cheered for him again and again, giving him the loudest and most sustained cheers.
Compared with this skill, Lord Renly had been utterly useless at the previous tourney.
Chapter 363: The Final Four in the Joust
The jousting grew increasingly heated.
Several times, Daenerys, Margaery, Mya, and Sansa watched knights crash into each other and lances splinter, while the crowd screamed and shouted in unison for their favorites.
This tourney was much more normal. There was no devil like the Mountain; ordinary knights did not deliberately kill people in a joust.
Besides, King Gendry had already given his orders: a tourney was a tourney, no excessively dirty tricks were allowed, and contestants had to accept defeat.
The best contestants gradually distinguished themselves. Few squires stood out; most of the contenders were still seasoned warriors in their prime.
Many knights had come from the Vale, and all sorts of sigils could be seen on the field.
House Redfort's red castle, House Belmore's silver bells, House Lindley's green snake, House Splitstone's red hammer, House Tollett's black-and-gray zigzag, House Waynwood's black broken wheel on green, and others.
Yet the Vale knights were eliminated one after another. The more outstanding contenders from the Vale were House Royce, Harry the Heir, Lyn Corbray, and Mychel Redfort.
"Ser Loras of House Tyrell of the Reach, Lord Mace Tyrell's third son, the Knight of Flowers, against Ser Harold of House Hardyng of the Vale," the herald announced loudly.
The Knight of Flowers continued his legend from the last tourney, sweeping aside his opponents as easily as taking something from his own pocket.
The Knight of Flowers' latest opponent was "Harry the Heir," Robert Arryn's cousin, Harold Hardyng.
"Be careful, young Lord Harold." The Knight of Flowers' slender figure sat astride his horse, almost like a