From beginning to end, Titus only used an ordinary knight sword to fight against the knights of the Corbray family.
He did not use magical weapons such as "Little Orphan" that he usually uses daily, nor "Xiao Kong", an important item related to this sword fight.
But even so, Titus couldn't help but feel bored when he saw his opponent's mentality was so bad and his fighting skills plummeted, and even his enthusiasm for continuing to instruct his attendants faded a bit.
The sword that the other party wants to ask for, which is "Lady Forlorn" from Corbray's family, is currently in the hands of another woman.
Although it has not yet transformed into someone else's shape, it has become Captain White Eagle's exclusive favorite sword.
In the past two years, she no longer even carries her favorite sword with a large sapphire embedded in a dove egg, which shows her love for "Xiao Kong".
Captain White Eagle is definitely not willing to return it, and Black Earl himself is not happy either.
It's already the love of a lover, okay----
Since you don't want to return the "sword" of love, you can only "give him love" and give it with a sword.
Titus's eyes condensed, and his figure suddenly accelerated. The knight's sword in his hand flashed with arcs, as fast as lightning.
"Dang!", "Dang!" After a few crisp sounds, he struck hard with one strike, accurately hitting the opponent's sword spine.
The black-armored knight from the Corbray family only felt a huge force coming towards him. Then he parted his wrists, his palms softened, and the sword flew out instantly, hitting the bluestone floor of the square.
Titus guessed one thing right.
In order to win this opportunity to come to Dornish Marches and pass home the steel sword, Heart's Home and Corbray also had a fierce swordsmanship competition.
Everyone knows that the knight who wants to return "Lady Forlorn" may have the opportunity to obtain the right to use this sword from the owner of the Corbray family.
In order to stand out, the black-armored knight once exerted too much force in a competition and bruised the wrist of the sword-wielding hand.
In other words, Titus was right. His wrist had indeed just suffered a serious injury, and it was also a weak point that could easily be targeted.
The opponent's sword has been released, and Titus's counterattack is not over yet.
The black shadow moved forward, and he had already bullied the opponent. Corbray The knight was startled again, because his hurried evasive action was too big, but a fatal flaw was revealed. The tip of the knight's sword magically penetrated into the weak point in the connection gap of the armor, and lightly scratched the skin on the knight's neck.
If you go a little deeper, the carotid artery is located underneath.
The blade was retracted, leaving a thin trail of blood.
"Go back."
Titus's voice is dull and uneventful.
"Wait until you Heart's Home have enough swordsmen, then come Dornish Marches. People from the Corbray clan whose level is below yours should not join in the fun. With such level, they will not be able to get your family sword back."
He smiled and kindly reminded the other person, "Be careful to use your uninjured left hand to cover the wound on the outside of your neck. Don't move around, otherwise you will bleed to death. Don't blame me. You can only blame yourself for your misfortune."
After saying that, Titus ignored the nameless knight who was pale and panicked because his life was in danger - yes, he didn't remember the name of this little character at all.
However, after the other party came to Starpike, he very cautiously asked for bread and salt.
According to the tradition that Westeros has inherited for thousands of years, Guest Right has taken effect-
Regardless of whether you are a noble or a commoner, when you come under the owner's roof as a guest and accept the bread and salt provided by the owner, Guest Right becomes effective.
Afterwards, during the guest stay, neither party is allowed to harm the other. Anyone who violates this will violate the sacred law, and according to faith, will not be tolerated by Old and New Gods.
Titus did not place the unsheathed sword across his knees - which meant that he refused to provide bread and salt, did not welcome and denied Guest Right - naturally he had to be careful not to lose his life due to carelessness, which would somewhat disgrace House Peake's reputation.
As a landowner, Starpike Earl turned to the young attendant Gardon Tas and ordered, "Garden, take him to the castle, ask Bachelor Greg's assistant to heal his wounds, and then send him out of the castle politely."
"Okay, sir!"
Little Caledon responded immediately, with a bright smile on his face, and walked to the Corbray knight. While signaling that he was leading the way, he deliberately teased the other person, "Hey, Heart's Home knight, your movements should be gentle and don't exercise violently, otherwise the wound on your neck will make a "pop" sound and blood will spurt out like spring water! Have you ever seen that scene? Let me tell you——"
The already nervous Corbray knight was so frightened that he stiffened when Galdon said this. Every step he took was cautious. Under the guidance of the chattering attendant, he stepped into Starpike in a somewhat embarrassed manner----
Come on, what kind of person dares to imitate him and wear black armor from head to toe?
Titus curled his lips and casually threw the knight sword used for duel in the direction of another squire, Jero Dayne.
Jero has been here for two years and has long been accustomed to Lord Earl occasionally throwing dangerous objects around.
He reacted extremely quickly. He firmly held the hilt of the sword and took over the knight's sword. Then he handed back the silver-plated black sheath sword he was holding to Titus with extremely skillful movements.
Titus took "Orphan-Maker", put the black sword back on his waist, glanced at the respectful young Jero with his own light, and nodded secretly in his heart.
This kid has long hands and legs, a tall and straight frame, good motor skills and a strong jaw that can withstand powerful elbow strikes. His physical talent is no less than that of Caledon, and he is a good prospect for practicing swordsmanship.
If it were in the previous life, these two guys would have earned the reputation of "The Chosen One", the kind who entered the NBA as high school players.
Of course.
No matter how talented he is, he may not be as good as his relative Arthur Dayne, who is the real candidate for Executive Deputy "G.0. A. T".
"Let's go."
Titus took the lead, turned around and walked towards Starpike.
Jero quickly followed, followed him step by step, and entered the castle together.
The corridors in the castle are long and quiet, and the walls on both sides are covered with portraits.
The characters in these oil paintings are all members of House Peake, which has a long history. Some are wearing armor and are majestic; some are wearing gorgeous clothes and have extraordinary bearing.
Titus walked through it at a steady pace. When he passed a rare portrait of a female noblewoman wearing a gorgeous gold skirt, he casually asked Jello behind him, "Is everyone here?"
"Back to your lord, the twenty-three representatives of the wealthy knights in the Starpike territory are all in place and waiting in the front hall."
Jero replied respectfully.
Titus nodded slightly, turned left at an intersection in front of the corridor, and headed straight towards the vestibule of the castle where the Othello knight had been received.
Today, he is preparing to hold an important meeting.
Previously, he guided his attendants and dispatched House Corbray's challenger, which was just a period of leisure and relaxation in his busy government affairs.
For the stability and development of Dornish Marches, there are still many matters that need to be deployed by him personally.
Once in the front hall.
Jero Dayne, who had silver hair with black silk in his hair, stepped forward quickly and pushed open the heavy front hall door with both hands. The squeaking sound of the door shaft turning broke the silence in the hall.
Titus strode into the hall.
The twenty-three wealthy knights who were originally sitting in the hall immediately stood up with a "snap" sound.
Their eyes were uniformly directed at the door, and the greetings of "Earl!" and "Good day, Sir!" rang out one after another, with a sense of separation and clear awe between superiors and subordinates.
With Hei Earl's current status, let alone a mere representative of the Knights, even Earl with a powerful territory has to "accept himself as a subordinate" and treat him respectfully.
Titus turned a blind eye to these complimentary greetings and attentions, and did not even look at the group of respectful knights.
He walked straight to his seat, sat down firmly, and gently raised his right hand with a concise and powerful movement. The flattering greetings that had been continuing came to an abrupt end.
Press again with your hand.
Without any words, the knights in the hall understood it and sat back down in silence one by one, not daring to breathe a word.
Until then.
Titus then slowly glanced around, his eyes passing over every tense face, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Very good, no one was late for today's meeting."
When the knights below heard this, they were all secretly glad that they and others had arrived early.
Not long ago, there was a knight who ignored Earl's summons and arrived at Starpike half a day late - that person's end was not very good.
Who told him to ride a plow horse and not start early?
From now on, if you lend them the courage, no one would dare to be late on such an occasion and offend the majesty of the black Earl.
Titus did not exchange too many greetings and turned to the other side. After the captain of the guard went on a "business trip", Jero, who was temporarily taking over the duties of the aide-de-camp, gave him a wink.
Jero·Dayne immediately understood, took a step forward, and clapped his hands gently.
He has never been stage frightened. After all, among the class of wealthy knights, "High Hermitage's House Dayne" can easily rank among the top ten in the entire continent.
Seeing him clapping his hands, a line of servants who had been waiting by the wall immediately took action.
The male servants held corkscrews, skillfully pried open the mouths of the wine bottles in their hands, and filled the empty wine glasses on the plate one by one.
The maids carried the silver trays with wine glasses, took light steps, and delivered glasses of dark red wine to the tables of each knight attending the meeting. They moved gently and did not make any unnecessary noise.
"I called you here this time, and I happened to catch up with the new wine brewed in the city's workshop. You are lucky, and you will be lucky enough to have a taste of them before being sent to the port."
Titus picked up the transparent wine glass handed over by the servant next to him, gently shook the mellow red wine in the glass cup, and said casually, "This is the 2085 Lafite two years ago. You can taste it and give me some opinions to see if there is room for improvement----
, Lafite who conquered calendar year 285: