Game of Thrones: Dawn of Justice

Chapter 32: Rhaegar Howland Reed and Lyanna
The king's arrival disrupted all plans.

No one knows whether the mad king Aerys has seen through everyone's plan, and no one knows whether Aerys has prepared a backup plan.

Therefore, all the great nobles tacitly chose to remain silent.

Pushing Rhaegar to the top is just icing on the cake, but if he is caught by Aerys, then he might get the whole family bucket.

So I'm sorry, Prince Rhaegar, you'd better go to bed.

The great nobles decided to keep silent about it and treat the Harrenhal Tournament as a pure tournament.

In such a strange atmosphere, Earl He An gritted his teeth and started today's martial arts competition according to the previous procedures.

The first day of the tournament was spent arranging seats for the nobles, announcing the participants, the tournament procedures, and the distribution of prize money.

This time, the Harrenhal Tournament was unprecedentedly grand. In addition to the traditional jousting, team competition, and archery, three new events were added: axe throwing, horse racing, and single combat.

When the news was announced, the audience cheered.

Because the more projects there are, the better the viewing effect.

Garlon signed up for the most important event, the spear competition, and also signed up for the archery competition.

Registration lasted the entire morning, including half of the afternoon.

Then Earl Hean arranged the seats for the nobles and knights.

The Hean family built a large rectangular stadium outside the south gate of Harrenhal. On the east and west sides of the stadium, they built two wooden stepped stands, with a total of seven floors, stretching 800 meters.

The seats assigned to the Tas family were together with the Stormland nobles, close to the middle, so they could enjoy the most exciting scene when two knights clashed in the joust more clearly.

And so, the first day ended in a busy and somewhat chaotic manner.

The sky darkened, but Harrenhal became unusually lively.

Because tonight, a grand opening dinner for the tournament will be held in the Hundred Hearths Hall of Harrenhal.

This banquet brought together nearly half of the nobles in Westeros, and the king also attended in person.

It can be said that this is an unprecedented event that has never been seen in recent decades.

Because in the entire continent of Westeros, only the Hundred Hearths of Harrenhal can accommodate so many nobles.

Even in King's Landing, there is no banquet hall this large.

With so many guests, the servants at Harrenhal were so busy that their feet were steaming.

The Earl of Riverside even had to borrow many servants from nearby nobles and hire many strong women to barely cope with the situation.

Garlon also cleaned up the tent in the camp.

"Master, which suit would you like to wear?"

In the spacious tent, Carina was choosing clothes for Garlon.

"Keep it simple."

Garen said.

He doesn't like clothes that are too luxurious.

"Is this set okay?"

Carina thought for a moment, picked up a set of clothes and showed it to Garlon.

She chose a white linen shirt, a dark blue velvet jacket with delicate silver swirls, which exuded a touch of aristocratic elegance, and paired it with black linen trousers.

"can."

Garen nodded.

He didn't go to the room in Harrenhal to bathe, but washed his body and hair directly in the God's Eye Lake.

The water in Shenyan Lake is very clean and he is not afraid of the cold.

After bathing, he did not apply a lot of scented oils or light incense in the room like other nobles.

He thinks it's enough to be clean.

If someone doesn't like you, no matter how fragrant you are, they will still dislike you.

With the help of Carina, Garlon put on his clothes.

"How about it, is it okay?"

Garlon stood in front of Carina and asked her to comment.

Tonight is a grand gathering for the nobles of Westeros, so he still has to pay attention to his image.

"Okay!" Carina said softly, looking at Garlon's tall figure. His handsome face was even more distinct in the light of the setting sun. She felt an inexplicable throbbing in her heart, her cheeks felt slightly hot, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously. She quickly lowered her head to hide it, for fear of revealing the stunning beauty that could not be hidden.

"That's fine."

Garen smiled and nodded, then walked out of the tent.

He looked at the sky and thought it was still early, so he planned to go to the Hightower family camp first, and then go to the Hundred Furnaces Hall with Earl Layton and the others.

"Master, can I go with you?"

Barius chuckled and came over to ask.

Only nobles and knights are allowed to sit at the banquet tonight.

He is not a knight, but as Garlon's guard, if he goes, there will be a special guard table for him to be arranged.

"Why, you want to go in for a drink?"

Garen laughed.

Parius is an extraordinary archer and his greatest hobby is tasting all kinds of fine wines.

The Harrenhal dinner was grand in scale. In order to cater to the tastes of nobles from all over the place, the Earl of Riverside prepared dozens of fine wines.

Parius was obviously very greedy and wanted to go and see it.

"I can only take two guards in. Please discuss this with Stoin and Salio."

Garen looked at the few people and said.

"Then I won't go. You go, Barius."

Salio smiled and raised his hand.

He was from Braavos and liked Braavos sour wine and rum. He didn't like the drinks in Westeros very much, so it didn't matter if he gave them to Balius.

"Brothers!"

Barius immediately gave Salio a thumbs-up and grinned.

"Let's go."

Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Garen spoke.

He left the camp with Stoin and Barius.

After leaving the camp, Garlon passed by a small forest. It was spring, the transition between winter and summer, and the forest was full of flowers of various colors.

Garlon thought about it and decided to pick some flowers and give them to Helena.

Helena would be very interested in the flowers that grow near Harrenhal.

"Master, when do you and Miss Helena plan to get married?"

Stoin and Barius, under Garlon's order, also picked flowers together. Stoin picked a tulip-like flower and asked with a smile.

"It may take another two years."

Garen smiled and said.

In fact, if he had hurried, he could have married Helena after the Harrenhal Tournament was over.

After all, Helena is already 15 years old, and in Westeros, it is normal for a 15-year-old noble girl to get married.

For example, Ellery will probably marry Mace Tyrell in the second half of the year, because Mace Tyrell is already in his twenties, and the Queen of Thorns can't wait to marry Ellery.

But Garen was not in a hurry.

Because he knew that the War of the Usurpers would probably begin within a year.

When the continent of Westeros is in chaos, he will definitely join Robert in the war.

In the next period of time, he needs to work harder to improve his own strength and develop the forces under his command. If he marries Helena at this time, it will definitely waste time.

It would be better for him to wait until the War of the Usurper was over and he had gained great military achievements and reputation before marrying Helena.

Helena was about seventeen at the time, which was just the right age.

Just as Garlon was picking flowers, he suddenly heard a faint harp sound. The harp sounded like a complaint, gentle and beautiful.

Garlon, Stoin and Barius looked at each other and walked towards the sound of the piano.

Soon, they saw a handsome young man in aristocratic clothes, with indigo eyes and silver hair, playing the harp on the grass.

Seeing this person, Garlon frowned.

Rhaegar?

He didn't expect to meet Rhaegar here.

The handsome man with silver hair was none other than Rhaegar Targaryen.

Garen had also seen Rhaegar at the opening ceremony of the tournament during the day, so he recognized him at a glance.

The opening dinner was about to begin, but Rhaegar was not with Aerys or his wife Elia, but was playing the harp here. It was conceivable how lonely he felt.

The footsteps of Garlon and the other two also attracted Rega's attention. He turned his head and looked over.

"Prince Rhaegar, it is an honor to see you here."

Garen placed his hand on his chest, nodded slightly, and greeted Rhaegar.

Stoin and Barius also bowed slightly.

Rhaegar paused on his harp.

"Who are you?" Rhaegar was a little curious. Garlon's face and clothes showed that he was a noble. His temperament was also unique.

"I'm from the Tas family of Duskfall Hall. My name is Garlon Tas."

Garen introduced himself.

"Garlon Tarth? I know you." Rhaegar smiled warmly. "I heard you found the legendary 'Maiden of Justice'."

Garen nodded but didn't respond.

He didn't want to call everyone he met the Maiden of Justice, and he was in a hurry to get to the Hightower camp and had no time to chat with Rhaegar.

"Sorry to bother you while you were picking flowers."

Seeing that Garlon didn't seem particularly enthusiastic, and he wasn't in the mood to chat at the moment, Regar smiled and apologized first. He stood up and prepared to leave.

This surprised Garen a little.

It was clearly them who disturbed Rhaegar's piano playing, but unexpectedly, Rhaegar was the first to say sorry.

You know, Rhaegar is a prince.

This... is too "polite".

As a prince, being so "soft" is not a good quality.

Garen vaguely knew why Rhaegar's fate was so tragic.

If you don't take what God gives you, you will be blamed. As a prince, King Aerys was so mad that he didn't behave like a king. Many of the great nobles in Westeros were resentful and secretly wanted to support Rhaegar to the throne.

But Rhaegar was indecisive and gave in again and again. No matter how much his father Aerys suspected him, guarded against him, and tried to hurt him, he would not resist.

In the end, he eloped with Lyanna, which caused a huge mess and directly led to the downfall of the Targaryen dynasty.

To be honest, his tragic fate was entirely caused by himself.

It's due to his personality.

If he had Li Er's temperament, he would have directly imprisoned his father and usurped the throne. No matter what he did, the Targaryen dynasty would not have collapsed so quickly.

The throne was in front of him, but he didn't want it. He wanted his father's love and recognition.

He doesn't want a happy family, he wants love and freedom.

In the end, he got nothing. His father died, the dynasty collapsed, his wife was raped and murdered, his child was crushed to death, and the woman he loved died in childbirth. He had a great start with all the cards, but he played them badly.

Garen didn't like such a person at all.

Pure harm, a waste.

Garen nodded politely to Leijia and planned to continue picking flowers.

However, at this moment, a burst of shouting and fighting sounds suddenly came from the woods in the distance.

Rega, Garlon and the others couldn't help but frown and looked over.

Garlon and Rega looked at each other, and walked over together tacitly to see what was going on.

Through the dense bushes, Garen and Rhaegar saw three young and tall knight squires bullying a thin boy wearing a green robe and gray linen clothes.

The young man was about fourteen or fifteen years old, only about 1.6 meters tall, holding a trident, and surrounded in a triangular shape by three knight attendants who were about fifteen or sixteen years old, but tall and strong.

"You're like this, and you still call yourself a noble lord? I'm dying of laughter!"

"I'm just a knight's squire, and you, a little dwarf, have the audacity to speak so arrogantly!"

"Teach him a lesson and break his teeth!"

The three knight attendants had evil smiles on their faces.

They bullied the weak with their strength and the few with their numbers, and soon took away the weapon of the dwarf and pinned him to the ground.

Rhaegar's brows furrowed, his eyes flashing with anger.

He glanced at Garlon and took a step forward, intending to rescue the short boy.

Garlon looked at the three knight attendants with a strange expression.

Is this... Holland Reed?

He suddenly realized why he met Rhaegar.

Sure enough, when Rega just took a step, suddenly, a clear and loud female voice sounded!

"stop!"

"You bastards!"

"Who gave you the guts to bully Holland?"

Rhaegar paused.

Garen also looked in the direction where the sound came from.

In the southwest woods, a tall and agile figure quickly jumped out from the darkness.

She was a beautiful girl, with dark brown curly hair that fell over her shoulders, giving her a wild look. Her face was delicate, her gray-blue eyes shone with stubbornness, her nose was high, and her lips were soft yet firm. She was tall and slender, about 1.7 meters tall, and she wore a leather tunic and trousers, looking agile and slightly plump.

After she rushed out of the woods, she quickly drew the sword from her waist.

It was a blunt sword without an edge, usually used in training and competitions.

When Garen saw the girl, he knew that she was Lyanna, Eddard's sister.

She was also the fiancée that Robert had been thinking about all his life.

Seeing Lyanna, the three knights and squires were stunned.

Because although Lyanna is wild, she has a beautiful face, smooth skin, and a temperament that is completely different from that of a farm girl.

Moreover, she spoke with such aggressiveness and confidence, she didn't sound like a girl from an ordinary family at all.

They subconsciously had a bad feeling, wondering if this girl was a noble.

If you are a noble.

The three knights and attendants looked at each other and began to think of retreating.

They are bullying people here by fighting three against one, which is shameful in itself.

If the incident got out of hand and was known by the knights to whom they belonged, they would certainly be punished.

Lyanna didn't care what the three knights and squires were thinking. She angrily swung her sword and rushed forward, attacking the three knights and squires.

Although Lyanna was a girl, her swordsmanship was extremely sharp. With just a few strikes, she caught the three knights and squires off guard. They resisted angrily in pain, but could not even touch Lyanna at all.

After seeing how powerful Lyanna was, the three knights and squires became even more panicked.

Because a girl with such skills can only come from a noble family, maybe even a high-ranking noble.

After realizing this, the three knights' squires immediately fled in all directions.

"Humph!"

Seeing the three knights and squires running away, Lyanna snorted angrily, turned around and helped Howland Reed from the ground.

"Holland, are you okay?"

"Ahem, I'm fine, thank you, Lyanna."

Holland Reed said with a painful expression and frustration in his eyes.

This trip to Harrenhal made him feel sad and inferior.

His height was often ridiculed, and his appearance and temperament always attracted mocking and contemptuous looks from other nobles.

He never expected that even though he had clearly revealed his identity, he would still be despised and beaten by three knight squires.

He just felt that he was surrounded by endless malice.

Compared to Huishuiwang, it seems that the world outside is truly dark.

"You're bleeding! No, I have to take you to heal!"

Lyanna checked Howland Reed's body and said anxiously.

"Lyanna, why are you helping me?"

Howland Reed said blankly, seeming a little unaccustomed to Lyanna's care.

"You are my father's vassal, so of course I must protect you."

Lyanna glared at Howland Reed and said as a matter of course.

"But……"

"No buts, I'll take you to my wolf den!"

Lyanna smiled slightly, helped Howland Reed up, and headed towards the woods in the southwest.

Lyanna was an impetuous person, and soon disappeared from Garen's sight with Howland Reed.

Lyanna's back disappeared, and Garen glanced sideways at Rhaegar.

Sure enough, Rhaegar also looked at the place where Lyanna disappeared with a strange expression.

Wow, the gears of fate are turning.

Garen shook his head.

Let it be.

Littlefinger has a point, chaos is a ladder.

How can I make progress if you Targaryens don't act stupidly?

Garlon smiled faintly, without saying hello to Rega, and left.

Stoin and Barius left without saying a word, following their young master.

"Master, it seems like they were from the North."

Stoin came up and said to Garen.

"Well, that girl is from the Stark family."

"A Stark? Lord Rickard's daughter Lyanna?"

Stoin was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that the girl just now was so powerful.

"That girl has quite a personality."

Barius chuckled.

“It’s really quite a character.”

Garen nodded.

Lyanna's personality can be said to be a plus version of Arya.

She has the beauty and romance that Arya doesn't have, but also has Arya's fighting talent and courageous character.

However, Garen had no interest in Lyanna.

Lyanna is like the energetic and infectious heroine in a hot-blooded comic.

In this comfortable medieval world, it is like a beautiful flower with no restrictions.

However, no matter how many advantages she has, they cannot cover up her recklessness.

Garlon hates people who are not cautious enough.

He hates people who don't consider the consequences and bring all kinds of troubles to those around them, especially their relatives, friends, and people in their own camp.

Lyanna is clearly one of those people.

Garen could understand why she eloped with Rhaegar. After all, given Lord Rickard's character, he would never allow her to break off her engagement with Robert.

In order to pursue freedom of marriage, she had no choice but to flee from her family.

But, couldn't you explain the situation before or after you ran?
Can't you at least explain that you and Rhaegar eloped?

Even if your family is angry, at least they can figure out the situation and clean up the mess for you.

But you said nothing and ran away with Rhaegar, and even made a scene of being "kidnapped by Rhaegar".

What does it mean?
Afraid of not being able to kill your father and brother?

Afraid of not being able to stir up unrest?

It can be said that Lyanna bears the primary responsibility for the deaths of Duke Rickard and Brandon Stark.

Lyanna was charming, but also had serious flaws.

For this kind of woman, Garlon just wants to stay away from her.

(End of this chapter)