Most of these visitors from the Knight Leader's territory are in the south of the Mander River, and they are directly loyal to Tyrell of Highgarden.
Several of them can be said to be powerful in Titus's judgment.
For example:
Fred White of Whitegrove——The three brothers were noisy and furious at home. When they went to the battlefield, only the eldest brother came forward. This is also the price of being a "Whitegrove Knight";
Ringlet's Laurence Roxton, since Harrenhal said goodbye, this is the third time Titus has met him. The two looked at each other and looked away from each other in tacit understanding;
And Egon Levell of Rivendell.
The location of the Glen City Knight's home fort is also within the range of Dornish Marches, "exactly" right between Horn Hill and Starpike.
It is difficult not to doubt that the main "function" of this knightly territory located on the border is not only to guard against threats from the south Red Mountains, but also to "pin" the two major lords Dornish Marches.
Their family emblem is very interesting, it is a long silver pterosaur in a red frame on both sides.
The so-called long-winged dragon is a winged reptile that lives on the distant Sothoryos. Judging from its appearance, it seems to have some unknown genetic relationship with the magic dragon of Valyria. Unfortunately, they cannot breathe fire.
There are also many species, such as the spotted Elongoptera, the swamp Elongoptera, the brown-bellied Elongoptera, and the shadowed Elongoptera, etc. The largest among them is only thirty to forty feet long, and is far inferior to the adult dragon in terms of physique.
However, the long-winged dragon has a cruel personality, can fly, has a huge appetite, and is never satisfied. If it has the same body size, it can even be more ferocious than a giant dragon, so it is called the "tyrant of the southern sky."
Titus withdrew his gaze from the young knight Egon Levill, thinking that the existence of this ferocious carnivore with no natural enemies may be one of the reasons for the sparse population of Sothoryos's indigenous population.
Not long after, the belated Lord Dornish Marches and Horn Hill Earl Randyll·Tarly also arrived.
This House Tarly young patriarch has long hair and a short, stiff beard, and his military temperament is more prominent than that of the Peake Army's Gino commander.
He had just married Brightwater Keep's Melissa Florent. Last time, because of his wife's illness, he was absent from Harrenhal's martial arts tournament. It is said that he is very skilled and is well versed in various military command arts. He is praised by the Reach's nobles as the best general in the South.
It's just that he has a tough personality and is known to be straightforward in his speech. He often speaks out and has contradicted Mace·Tyrell in the past, which made the latter dislike him very much.
Lord Mace once hinted to Titus that he hated the character of Randyll Earl.
Randyll·Tarly entered the banquet hall. He glanced left and right for a while as if no one else was watching. His eyes lit up when he saw the coat of arms of the Three Castles. He led his following knights and rushed straight to the direction of Titus·Peake.
Titus stood up when he saw this, took two steps forward, then stood there and greeted him with a smile.
Randyll·Tarly, who observed this detail, frowned, then relaxed it again, walked up to the other party, twitched his lips, and smiled politely, "Titus·Peake Earl?"
Seeing Titus nodding, Randyll said with a stiff voice, "I'm sorry, you don't look much like your father."
Titus smiled even brighter, and he understood a little bit why Mace·Tyrell didn't like this guy.
"This is our first meeting. Nice to meet you, Randyll Earl."
Even in the banquet hall of the Reach leader's family, Randyll was still carrying an exaggerated giant sword behind him, which was the Valyrian steel sword passed down from House Tarly's ancestors--"Heartsbane".
According to Titus's observation, the length of this sword is probably as long as a "soldier commander".
His eyes returned to the coat of arms "Hunter walking in red on a green background" on the chest of Randyll. He knew that although House Tarly had a wealthy fiefdom and a strong city, his family tradition had never changed and he was still proud of his martial arts.
His family motto says: I am a pioneer!
Just listen to Randyll say, "This is indeed our first meeting. Originally, we should have met at Harrenhal's last martial arts competition——"
He paused, raised his hand, and patted Titus on the shoulder with a strong force, as if to show his goodwill. "There is going to be a war soon, and our two families have been helping each other. This time, I also hope you can support me!"
That company Mace-Lord Mace is not very good at strategy.
As the same Lord Dornish Marches, I hope to fight with someone who knows better about fighting. As long as you believe in me, I will lead you to survive the battlefield and win the victory you deserve!"
Randyll's way of speaking is indeed direct, and what's with this fatherly feeling of "wanting to teach him how to do things"?
I am young, but I have just made a name for myself in Harrenhal. What Randyll calls "support" actually means "obey" is a bit too strong, right?
Titus learned from his lord and began to dislike his character, but the friendly smile on his face remained unchanged.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Randyll Earl didn't think his request was too much. Both families were frontier lords, and they were the most proficient in fighting in the Reach area. There was no doubt about this!
Before going to the battlefield, there must always be a distinction between priorities.
His loud voice attracted several knights around him to look sideways and ask directly, "How many people are you bringing for this Highgarden recruitment? I have mobilized 150 knights, 1,000 bow hunters, and 2,000 peasant soldiers."
Hearing the numbers spit out from Randyll's mouth, Titus's eyes became solemn.
The other party is really strong, so it is not unreasonable to act as the boss.
Titus's attitude became more polite, and he nodded and said, "Starpike has brought a hundred knights and two thousand soldiers. I just heard from the Duke that the food and grass for the Tyrell family are not ready yet, and I also want to wait for the other the Reach lords----"
The food and grass are not ready, is it still Tyrell's house?
Are you kidding me? Isn't that guy Mace afraid of fighting?
Randyll·Tarly frowned without any pretense. "A war is a war, so why do you need so many twists and turns? Whether there are enough people and adequate food and grass are never decisive issues!"
Titus smiled and nodded in agreement, "You are right, I support your idea."
Randyll·Tarly, who "smoothly" received "support" from Starpike, achieved his goal, stopped being polite, said hello, turned around and left.
Judging from the hurried look, this military lord who is as eager for war as Titus seems to be looking for Lord Mace's theory.
This is good.
Titus secretly said, Horn Hill Earl's character is not without its merits.
No matter what happened during the period, the result was that Horn Hill Earl successfully convinced Lord of Highgarden.
Stormlands's army is advancing westward, and time waits for no one. The Reach can only take action and fight back.
The Reach's first "vanguard army" was quickly formed, mainly composed of five armies. The three thousand people of the Tarly family of "I am the vanguard";
"Who can compete with" Two thousand people from the Peake family;
In addition, White of Whitegrove, Roxton of Ringlet, and Levill of Rivendell City, these three strongest knight leaders each have a thousand people.
After the Reach forward force with a total strength of eight thousand troops was established, the general responsible for commanding this army was naturally Randyll·Tarly who tried his best to promote this matter.
As Peake is the only lord family of Dornish Marches, Titus also got the position of deputy pioneer.
After all, apart from Tarly, among this newly formed team, only Peake is a lord-level noble.
Long-winged dragon: