The three white knights, who are highly skilled in martial arts, were not spared.
They also died at the bottom of Tower of Joy, serving heroically and loyally to the king and prince they had sworn to protect.
Obviously, Rhaegar made a very stupid decision - this is not the first time he has made a stupid decision.
Even if either "White Bull" or "Sword of the Morning" follows him north, Rhaegar's royalist army will receive greater support from Oldtown, or it will have the positive effect of "our army's morale +10".
Isn't it enough to leave a "Batman" in Tower of Joy to protect his pregnant lover?
However, this guy used the legendary Kingsguard group as a mere bodyguard lineup - hey, he paid the price for his rashness and luxury.
Titus also tried before, asking Bryce·Caron to help keep an eye on people coming and going near Prince's Pass. However, Rhaegar seemed to be particularly cautious when coming from Oldtown, and the people from Nightsong did not find any trace of them.
When Rhaegar appeared later, he had already won the support of the Reach people who were on the expedition Stormlands----
From the letter from Blackhaven, Titus, who learned about the death of Lyanna and Arthur, was thinking:
Eddard must have been in quite a complicated mood when he stabbed Arthur to death.
He once talked about Titus and Robert. Rather than being Eddard·Stark of Winterfell, he wanted to be Dayne of Starfall. That was a childish dream of his as a child.
And now, he has personally buried his childhood idol and dream of knighthood deep in the mountains.
It is unimaginable that Ned in such a state would have to face an even more cruel scene for him in Tower of Joy----
After silently feeling sorry for his good brother for a while, Titus gathered his emotions and took out the letter paper. He was not planning to reply to Blackhaven. There were only two the North cavalry there, but he was planning to write to Starfall.
Miss Ashara had two brothers die in succession this year, which must have been a huge blow to her.
What Eddard brought back to Falling Star City was not just a clan sword "Dawn", but also a deeper pain.
As one of the only remaining emotional sustenances of Ashara, Titus will never allow an unfortunate incident like "a promise made in vain" to happen.
Black Earl sat in his temporary study room, lightly moved his flexible fingers, closed his eyes and meditated for a while.
Until I felt "Shakespeare" on my body and my thoughts welled up, I began to write a letter and write it in one book, "To my dear Miss Ashara:
May the brilliance of Seven protect you, like the midsummer sun warming the sand dunes of Dorne, and like the wind from the mountains blowing through the rushing river, dispelling the haze on your face and smoothing the melancholy between your brows.
After hearing the sad news of the death of your two brothers, my heart felt as if it had been pierced by a spear. The bleeding was not because of how much I admired Starfall Earl or Sword of the Morning, but because I couldn't bear your heartache.
I can foresee that when you learned the news of your brother's death, you would feel so miserable that you would cry day and night with tears streaming down your face and your soft shoulders trembling.
That scares me more than the desert storm, and it hurts me more than the shame of defeat.
How I want to use the breeze as my wings, fly to the south immediately, fly to Starfall, spread my wings and swoop from the sky above the White Stone Sword Tower, come to your side immediately, hug your trembling shoulders tightly, and gently wipe away your latent tears----
I still remember the banquet of the tournament that year. The torch was like a star, lighting up the entire Hundred-Hearth Stone Hall. When you stepped onto the dance floor in a dark purple gauze dress, all the noise turned into a whisper. Your appearance was so dazzling that no torch or star could compete with you.
When I invite you to dance, your fingertips rest lightly on my palm, like flower petals touching armor, and your dancing steps are like purple butterflies under the moonlight. The accompaniment of the strings is not as beautiful as your laughter. Your eyes are like the wine liquid in the crystal glass, but more easily intoxicating.
At that moment I knew that my sword was wielding for Starpike, but my heart only beat for one name.
On the day of the joust, you personally handed the necklace with stars to the tip of my spear, and I regarded your thoughts as being with me and your courage as mine.
When I ride my horse and charge, the silver light is like the starlight around you, supporting me to defeat any opponent.
All Harrenhal contestants will no longer have the possibility to beat me, unless some damn king's crazy judgment----
Your thoughts are sweeter than any taste of victory.
In the quiet time in Godswood, we once stood shoulder to shoulder, hugging each other and looking up at the silver moon. You talked about the sand sea of Dorne and the excitement of Torrentine. I talked about the collision on the field and the giant statue of Starpike - love and vows are like the root system of Heart Tree, deeply entwining each other's souls.
Daemon Prince's thirteen sword marks also bear witness to the friendship between you and me.
Dear Ashara, although sorrow is as long as Long Night, Dawn will eventually pierce the darkness.
If your brothers are alive in heaven, they will definitely not want to see you wash your face in tears, nor will they let Starfall's morning star dim. Instead, they hope that you will be like the Tianbao flower in the oasis, still beautiful and blooming alone in the wind and rain.
Let me tell you a joke:
If you continue to cry, the silver moon will dim for you; if you continue to cry, even Godswood's Leaf will sigh for you.
-It is better to express these sorrows in pen and ink, and let our letters turn into a breeze of comfort, blowing away the shadows and clouds of sorrow in each other's hearts.
I still abide by the oath we swore under Heart Tree:
My love, when I find the right way and win a crown of "love and beauty" for you, I will cross mountains and rivers, break through all obstacles, and rush to your embrace.
At that time, I will take my crown as my retainer and my long sword as my promise to protect you all your life without worries. I will accompany you to see the sunset over the sand sea, the sacred trees and the moon rising, the rushing water into the sea, and the bright stars!
Before that, if you have any troubles, sorrows or interesting things, please write and let me know.
As tall as Red Mountains, it cannot block my thoughts and letters. Like a swan goose, it will pass through the barriers of war and distance and arrive at your window on time.
Read it in your boudoir!
My lover----
My queen"----
My other heart----
May Seven bless you with good health, and may the sunshine always accompany your smile."
Titus holds a pen and signs. "----Your loyal black knight, Titus·Peake----Looking south to Storm's End."
Well, let's do that for now.
Ashara's mood will surely improve a lot when she waits for the next letter. By then, maybe we can talk to her about "renting the Starfall port" in the future?
You can't always bother Tarth----
But.
He may have to deal with Blackmont between the "double stars" first before he can get what he wants. This is much more troublesome than Red Mountains.
Well----
Titus put the pen aside and took out a few pieces of letter paper and a new envelope.
He rubbed his wrist and was no longer in a hurry to write.
It's about brewing emotions again.
This time, he had to switch from "Shakespeare" to "Casanova" mode.
Starfall is located on an island south of the Red Mountains. Torrentine passes through here and flows into the Summer Sea in the south of the mainland.
Going up Torrentine, on the northern east coast, is High Hermitage, a branch of House Dayne.
Legend has it that the first Dayne observed the sky at night and pursued the falling stars, all the way to the island where Torrentine entered the sea.
He found a magic stone and built a city on this place based on the island's strength, which is today's Starfall.
The first descendant of Dayne has since commanded the vast mountains and lands in the west of Dorne in the name of "King of Torrentine".
Since the east side of House Dayne's territory is blocked by the longitudinal ridge extending southward from the Red Mountains, from a topographic point of view, this place also blocks the desert areas of Dorne and their wind and sand.
To the west, you can cross the river from the Dayne family's territory and directly enter the plain area in the southwest of the Reach.
In terms of location and transportation, they are actually more like a part of the Reach.
Even in terms of appearance, the people of the Dayne family are the same as the Blamont further north, possessing the characteristics of "stone men" - that is, white people. Not to mention, they also inherited mysterious purple eyes.
This is completely different from the vast majority of Dornish.
Dornish is divided into three major groups:
Salt Dornishmen has lived by the sea for a long time, mainly living in the area of Cape of the Broken Arm and Greenblood in the east of the Red Mountains, close to the Dornish Sea.
Their bodies are soft and slender, with smooth olive skin, long black hair blowing in the wind, and dark eyes. Most of them are fishermen and sailors. Their appearance is in line with the Rhoynar descendants of Essos Myr city.
One of the two captains of the Peake Army, Sir "Demon Sword" Gino, looks like this, similar to the Latin man in Titus's previous life.
The Sand People live in the middle of the desert in the south-central part of the country and in the long and narrow river valleys of the Vance River. Their skin color is even darker than that of Salt Dornishmen. They cannot bear the strong sunlight of Dorne, and many of their faces are brownish-red.
Stone people live in the mountains and passes of the Red Mountains. Most of them are descendants of First Men inside the mountain. Outside the mountain are Andals. They are the descendants of Andals and First Men. Most of them are brown or blond.
Among the three, she has the best figure and the most beautiful appearance.
Other than that.
There is also a group of people living on Greenblood who use rafts as their residence and are called the "orphans on Greenblood". They are the "children of the Mother River of Lorne" who miss the way of life in their homeland.
For Titus, it is actually a bit like the Dan people who settled on boats in coastal and river areas in ancient China.
Whether it is culture or military, the western part of Dorne is somewhat incompatible with their Dorne "fellows".
For example: Dornish in the central and eastern parts usually use metal round shields, equipped with long spears, throwing spears or hyperbolic bows. The army is also famous for its skillful use of sand light cavalry.
Due to the hot local environment, Dorne soldiers usually wear scale armor that is lighter than the metal armor in other areas of Seven Kingdoms. They are also used to wrapping turbans on the outside of their helmets to avoid direct sunlight. In turn, they are also good at taking advantage of the local harsh climate and lack of water to consume invading enemy troops.
--This tactic has always been effective whether it was against the dragon of House Targaryen, during the "Dorne Conquest" war initiated by Daeron I, or in the disputes with the Reach and Stormlands that lasted for thousands of years.
But when you get to the west of the Red Mountains, it becomes a different style of painting.
The two largest nobles here, Blamont and Dayne, are exactly like the Andals knights. Even their fighting methods are exactly the same. In this regard, even Skyreach of Prince's Pass and Wang Jiacheng, two families that also belong to the "Stone Man" tribe, are not as similar as the first two.
The cultural traditions are so similar, and it is more convenient to get to the Reach than to the hinterland of Dorne ------
Dorne Western region, maybe, should really belong to the Reach?
Young Shakespeare: