Chapter 232
The next morning, the sky was blue and blue, and Sun lazily looked at the bustling city below. The gentle sea breeze along the emerald Honeywine face, with the slightest ripples, broke into Linhe Street from Whispering Sound.
The stone pavement was full of traffic, and the crowd was crowded. Dany and Whitebeard rode on their horses and moved slowly with the flow of people.
Dany's black-dyed hair is tied into a sassy single ponytail, and he is dressed in capable crimson leather armor, leather pants, and high boots. Hang down, all the way to cover the horse buttons.
The once willow leaf eyebrows are deliberately trimmed into sharp and thick Black Sword eyebrows, with the confident and proud look on the face, the slightly upturned lips, dissipating the last trace of childishness of a sixteen-year-old girl, completely Become a heroic and dashing female swordsman.
When mercenaries and Knights pass by, they often peek, just and honourable, or whistle and wink at her, which is very eye-catching.
Barristan also changed his appearance. His long gray hair was shaved off his shawl and became a big bald head. His lips and beards were dyed mottled and dirty golden - when he was young, he had a black beard, hair, and the ends of his eyebrows were turned toward him. drooping down, more than six points of decadence.
Actually, the messy beard on his face can make the eight mature people not recognize him. For example, in Qarth, Jorah Mormont never recognized his identity - the old Knight used to have smooth and neat cheeks, groomed Be meticulous, old handsome guy.
Even if there is no horror difference between Jyck and the water gun man, which is completely equivalent to two people, at least it is the difference between "The Wolf of Wall Street" and "The Revenant".
The old Knight still wears a helmet at all times, even if he doesn't take off his face armor, it's hard to make out his face.
Anyway, walking around the street, White Cloak met at least twenty acquaintances, but no one gave him a single glance.
Most, because of the female Knight next to him who was full of heroic spirit, they gave him an indifferent glance.
“Was there so many people in Oldtown?” Dany asked.
Although the Honeywine Tourney will not officially start until two days later, at this time from Roseroad to the inner streets of Oldtown, you can see Knight and Freerider, or Bard playing the harp or playing the leather drum, fully loaded. Carriage of hops, ham, large circles of butter and barrels of honey, but also businessmen, artisans and prostitute...
Barristan explained: "It's not as good as celebrating the Prime Minister a few years ago," Barristan explained. (Eddard Stark)'s inaugural Tourney was a national sensation, but because Ironmen were really hated, in addition to Reach's local Knight, Dorne, Stormlands, and Lannisport also came to many nobles."
"Look at that— "Speaking, the old Knight raised his hand and pointed finger towards a group of cavalry on the other side of the river. Seventeen or eighteen Knights were chatting and laughing freely on the horse, and every now and then someone would lean forward and backward with laughter.
Three of them were guarding the outer riders, each holding a flag.
The patterns on the three flags are: three golden ears of wheat, two young deer, and yellow haystacks.
He stared at one of the square-faced youths with curly black hair and said with a complicated expression: "Harvest Hall, House Cafferen of Fawnton, and House Errol of Haystack Hall are all lords of Stormlands."
“Your relatives?” Dany asked.
The old Knight was born in Harvest Hall, originally the heir of Earl, and a fiancee, but in order to pursue the glory of Kingsguard, he gave up all.
Well, even the wife doesn't want ruthless.
"Now Harvest Hall Earl, Arstan Selmy, my great-nephew." The last words of the old Knight were so low that Dany next to him could hardly hear them clearly.
She remembered that in Qarth that day, the pseudonym the old Knight used to conceal his identity was "Arstan".
"Would you like to meet?"
The old man misunderstood what she meant, hesitantly said: "Although Harvest Hall is the largest granary in the Stormlands, it does not have many troops, and now is the time. It's not right."
"Hey, am I missing someone?" Dany waved his hand, "Just reminiscing."
"No need, that child is more honest and can't Keep it a secret."
In a few words, the team on the other side of the river was no longer crowded, disappeared, and Dany also turned into an alley, and turned a few turns under the leadership of the old Knight. Come to a street full of riders and swordsmen on the edge of the West City.
"Smith Street, where you can buy iron armor of any size." Old Knight said with a smile.
On the way, Dany saw seven or eight Smith shops, the shirtless weapon Master was pounding hard in front of the forge, and there was a Freerider with a similar purpose to her, holding the armor and bargaining loudly with the Boss.
There are also several old men with wrinkled faces rushing to sell cars along the street. The cars are cluttered with old swords and knives with rust and chipped blades.
In the end, the old Knight took Dany to the gate of a huge stone building on the street. Glass booths were installed on the walls on both sides of the wooden door. Griffons, unicorns, bison, and even dragon helmets.
As soon as the two got off the horse, a servant greeted them and took the initiative to help lead the horse aside. Then another round-faced maid walked over from the door, bowed, and asked: " I don't know what customers need? Swords, shields, iron armor, chain mail, leather armor, we have them in the store."
"I want a full body armor." Dany said.
"Custom or in stock?"
"How long will it take for custom pickup?" Dany asked.
"According to your requirements for iron armor, at least half a month, but not more than two months."
"I need it urgently."
"We are here The stock is abundant."
Afterwards, the round-faced maid inquired about the price, and after getting the answer from Dany that "the price is not important, but the quality must be the best", she led the two of them over the iron armor covered with various types of armor. The hall, and along the cobblestone path, passed through a courtyard facing charcoal, iron ingots and other sundries, and finally came to a row of low red brick houses in the backyard.
The side of the townhouse facing the courtyard has no doors and no walls. The whole house is wide open, like a warehouse, but there is no accumulation of goods in it. forging room.
Occasionally, the Smith master scolds the apprentices loudly, or yells for them to do things. At that time, there were two young men in black and gray shirts carrying a basket of coke and hurried across the courtyard.
Well, they deliberately avoided the cobblestone path.
Old Knight nods." The mercenary", said: "Only in the hands of Master Smith can you buy real good goods, and the shy soldiers will buy goods that look like in the front hall
The round-faced maid laughed at him with approval, and led them straight to the largest forging room on the left.
There are two rows of wooden racks outside each forging room, on which are hung plate armor, iron helmets, throat guards and other armor parts in a mess. Several guests are looking back and forth under the introduction of the apprentice.
"Are you oneself selected, or shall I help you find an apprentice?" the maid asked.
"I'll choose." The old Knight stepped forward and tapped on a pair of silver-gray plate armor.
The maid said to the apprentice next to her, looked towards Dany and said goodbye: "After choosing the armor, go directly to Master Smith to pay the bill."
The iron armor hanging on the wooden frame looked messy , which are all disassembled and put together, which not only facilitates the guests to check the quality of the armor, but also can fine-tune some parts according to the actual situation of the guests.
Just as they were picking out their armor, they heard a chatter coming from Smith's shop.
A man said with rage: "Garlan, you must help me, too many people have come to Oldtown recently. I can't say the whole country, but all the Knights of Reach can come.
But every time a Knight comes, there will be two Freeriders, three craftsmen, six soldiers, a dozen businessmen, and two dozen prostitutes. As for thieves, I can't even guess.
As soon as there are more people, things start to become troublesome. This morning, it was found that an alcoholic drowned in Honeywine - an accident or homicide cannot be determined. Last night, a riot broke out in a pub in North City Gate, and several frontiers The rider and the Dorne people got into a fight...
Oh, there are countless similar fights, and even strong cases happen from time to time, you should send a group of people over to help me maintain order!"
Another youngster asks, "How big is the military gap in Oldtown? I remember Second Uncle you started training recruits a month ago."
"Garlan Tyrell, Garth Hightower." The old Knight glanced and whispered.
Dany also saw, two heroic Knights in leather armor and long swords hanging around their waists, a middle age person in his early thirties with the White Tower family emblem on his chest, and a twenty three- Four youngsters have two huge golden roses on their chests.
Well, Garth is Jorah Mormont's former Second Uncle brother.
"Old Man of Oldtown" Leyton Hightower has many children, six daughters, four sons, Lynesse is the youngest daughter, Humfrey the youngest son Lys met.
It is not difficult to understand why Jorah can eat "swan's meat". There are too many children in the family, and Earl Leyton is very satisfied to find a real power Earl with "both civil and military" as his son-in-law.
Although the second daughter is married to the Duke of Highgarden, that son-in-law has the reputation of "The First Inferior General of the Game of Thrones" and is called "Puff Fish" by the people of the rivers and lakes. The old man can't be proud.
I heard Garth helplessly say: "Did you miss the idea when you came? The wheat in the field is ripe, and the soldiers I recruited have to put down their lances and pick up their scythes to harvest crops in the wheat fields!"
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"The Ironmen are attacking Reach, and you let those farmers home?" Garlan asked in disbelief.
"Uh, you didn't receive Citadel Raven?" Garth was stunned, and said, "Half a month ago, Citadel sent white Raven to major lords across the country to convey the message that winter is coming. Said that next year will officially enter winter."
Garlan shook his head in disapproval and said, "What about winter? Our Reach is not North, at least two crops of wheat can be harvested, snow next year, and fourth year. Maybe it's the 'wrong spring', and we can plant the land and harvest the crops again.
In the last ages, don't we all spend the winter like this in the south, and we don't need to delay the war to hoard food."
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"Seven Hells!" Dany exclaimed in a "fashionable" voice, and couldn't help but walk a few steps and exclaimed, "You mean the Reach, the granary of the Seven Kingdoms, has no grain?"
Garlan Tyrell's eyes flashed with amazement at first, then frowned quickly, and asked, "Who are you, eavesdropping on our conversation?"
"Such a big Voice, you ask the nearby guests," Dany pointed to a chainmail Swordsman who chose iron armor, "who didn't hear your conversation?"
Chainmail waved his hands again and again and shouted: "You This woman, don't slander me, I didn't hear Earl Garlan talking to Ser Garth."
Dany's mouth twitched a few times, "I'm standing next to Ser, not too loud, you're not cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell?"