The people responsible for opening the show are the four brothers of the host House Whent.
They stand on the field for the honor of their sister. The daughter of the organizer Whent Earl is this time's "Queen of Love and Beauty".
Her brothers will fight to protect her crown, and other contestants can take turns challenging one of them to take their place if they win.
The remaining winners will then go through multiple rounds of knockout rounds until the final champion of this conference is determined.
The champion is eligible to choose the original woman as "Queen" for this conference, or choose another woman according to her own wishes.
The latter often represents the embodiment of "love and beauty" in the minds of champions.
Titus, who will also participate in the competition later, discussed the competition plan with the relatively experienced captains and deputy captains Parker and Bowen early in the morning.
Wenda is the most relaxed vice-captain, just sit in Titus's seat and watch the game and cheer.
The two Parker are not so comfortable. They have to serve as the temporary Squire during the Titus game. They have also practiced and cooperated earlier - when the knight sprints back and forth, there must be at least one Squire serving at both ends.
Titus has been a knight for too short a time and has a serious lack of experience in competitions. Sometimes I need to listen to the opinions of the two people as a reference.
Next to him, Black Pearl, who has been walked since early morning to warm up, is his biggest helper today, or in other words, his super thick legs.
Parker has a special competition-specific saddle installed on its back. The high-angled front bridge of this competition saddle can almost block the knight's entire abdomen. The metal guards hanging down on both sides are polished and shiny, which can help the contestants fix their posture, buffer the impact of the competitors' lower body, and protect the contestants' lower bodies.
Titus is making preparations here, and the opening contestants and scorekeepers are also in their places.
When the referee standing in the middle waved the red flag in his hand vigorously, the knights on both ends kicked the horse's belly at the same time, the long lance was raised from vertical to flat, and the roar of the horse's hoofs on the ground shook the ground...
This long-awaited lance contest finally kicked off under the spotlight.
The first person to appear was, the eldest brother of the Whent family. This young knight was quite brave. He defeated two challengers in succession and defended his sister's honor.
Although he did not directly defeat his opponent, his bat shield was already covered with white scoring flags... Except for Titus, no one thought this scene was unlucky.
The excellent results made his sister very proud at the VIP table and nodded frequently.
However, the prosperity did not last long.
In the third battle, the eldest son of the Whent family was shot in the chest by the experienced John Royce Earl and fell off his horse; his younger brothers came on one after another and performed even worse. In the final rounds that ended quickly, they failed to hold on to their family's ring.
Whent Earl didn't take it seriously and just clapped with a smile.
When the scorekeepers on the sidelines removed the flags from the shields of their brothers, the sounds of regret in the stands merged with the cheers of the victors. Sister Whent, who was sitting in the VIP seat of the auditorium, also quietly put away the silk handkerchief she was going to give to the winner.
Titus, who was watching the battle and studying, looked at the bat shields that had been taken off and thought:
If I were a member of the Whent family, I would definitely raise a fierce horse named "Jester", prefix the dungeon of the castle with the prefix Arkham, and then design a Black Gold The cool alternating bat logo is the personal coat of arms of Mr. "Arkham Knight"... That's not right, Riverlands here also has a House Wayne.
The highest level of the viewing platform.
The king once hoped that his appearance at this event would win back the support of his vassals and people.
But now, this image with yellow nails and tangled beard and hair has long lost half of the majesty of a monarch.
His unbearable appearance is no longer like when he was young. Every time he appears in a formal occasion now, it is a "trial" for Aerys, exposing his old age and decline to the public eye.
When the competition was in full swing, the king would suddenly laugh inexplicably at the empty seat on the stage, and the wine in the silver cup would splash on his brocade robe without even realizing it. In the next moment, he would fall into long thought, as silent as a sculpture, staring at the arena with his eyes distracted, as if the cheers and shouts around him had nothing to do with him.
When the knights of the host Whent family were defeated, Aerys actually cried silently in front of the flying bat flag, holding on to the armrest of the seat with his pale and slender fingers, muttering something that no one could understand.
These unexpected and sudden emotional ups and downs are completely different from the joys and sorrows of normal people. Laughter is as unpredictable as a child, as cold as a stone statue when silent, and with inexplicable melancholy when she sheds tears.
Every gust of wind in the arena seemed to spread his gaffe to the crowd.
Those who once had awe of the royal power and Aerys II, when they looked at the thin figure on the auditorium again, there was only confusion and alienation in their eyes.
This grand event, for which the king had high hopes, could not cover up the traces of time and madness.
But Titus has no time to feel Lamentation for the king. His business has come and he is about to play.
The opponent at the beginning was a familiar stranger, Robert said that the leader of the Vale delegation, the newly appointed manager Gates of the Moon, and the second-in-line successor to the Duke of the Eyrie - Dennis·Arryn.
This young Dennis Ser has the titles of "Vale Lucky One" and "Vale's darling".
Because although he was born in a lonely Arryn branch family, he was lucky enough to marry Julia, the closest niece of Duke Jon.
This made him suddenly transform from an ordinary Landed Knight who lived a hard life guarding a small mountain to become the right-hand man of Duke Jon, guarding the door of Giant's Lance where the Eyrie is located and taking charge of all affairs of Vale of Arryn.
Because of Dennis's current distinguished status, when he appears on the stage, his Squire, an ordinary black-haired boy, will temporarily visit as his preacher to introduce him to his first appearance.
"My lords! Ladies... and everyone else who doesn't have a seat! Next, I will introduce to you a young brave man from a knight family, a Vale Knight who wears a blue robe and swears to protect the people!"
The black-haired boy had been practicing, and now he had no stage fright. He stood next to the red-robed referee, facing the audience on the stage and talking to the civilians on the sidelines.
"The first time I saw this noble bloodline Ser was on an unknown mountain peak near Vale of Arryn. He prayed to Seven at the highest point of the peak, begging for forgiveness for his sword being stained with the blood of barbarians."
Amidst the cheers, the young man waved his hands and shouted loudly to increase the audience's expectations and excitement as much as possible:
"He has challenged countless powerful enemies! His spear stabbed no less than twenty fierce bandits from Mountain Clans, causing those barbarians to turn into dead souls under his spear in despair... Every scratch on his battle-hardened blue plate armor is engraved with a medal of victory..."
Directly opposite Titus who is listening patiently in the distance.
Dennis Ser, who was holding a helmet in his hand, lowered his head to look at the brand-new and beautiful plate armor that he had specially purchased for this competition. A trace of embarrassment appeared on his face when he raised his head again.
But his preacher seems to have entered a certain state, who cares whether Ser is embarrassed or not.
"... From the south peak of Mountains of the Moon to the feet of Giant's Lance, wherever the blue eagle coat of arms goes, honor is never absent. The land where the horses' hooves tread reminds everyone in the valley what the true spirit of chivalry is!
Look at the eagle spread its wings, the horse with its head raised, look at the blood-stained blue robe, hunting and flying!"
Dennis, who was riding on the horse, pretended to arrange his blue Falcon shield. He was already a little restless and sighed why it was not over yet.
Titus on the other side was thinking, this guy is pretty awesome.
He actually ignited some fighting spirit.
Vale of Arryn's darling is in great danger.
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