15 The unexpected person appears
Chapter 15 The unexpected person appeared.
"I want to apologize for my doubts," Garland Tyrell walked up to Linde, saluted Linde very carefully, and said: "Your Excellency Linde, your swordsmanship is indeed as rumored. Just as exquisite and gorgeous, I hope your swordsmanship can play its due role in the Tyrell family in the future."
After saying that, Garland ordered the attendants around him to find a room to accommodate Lind and Joel, and prepare clothes for Lind. etc. items.
Lind was stunned after listening to Garland Tyrell's words, because he could tell that Garland should be preparing to accept him as a direct subordinate of the Tyrell family.
Joan recommended him to Fotimo. According to common sense, his identity should be a member of the Klein family, because both Joan, Fotimo, and the Bai Village where he was born belong to Kelian. The En family, although as an Orion he is a free citizen and not a neighbor of Red Lake City, from all aspects, the moment he became a servant of Fertimo Klein, his identity prefix increased. A clan name named Klein.
However, Garland's words now undoubtedly imply that he will take Lind's ownership rights from the Crane family and make him the Lind of the Tyrell family. This is undoubtedly a good thing for Lind. a good thing.
Although Fertimo Crane is a famous swordsman in the Reach, the instructor of the Highgarden Guard, and the swordsmanship teacher of the Tyrell family, the Crane family to which he belongs is already experiencing internal strife within the family. The losers now have to live in Highgarden. Their only assets are a manor awarded by the Tyrell family and some properties of the Crane family in Highgarden. Their identity has changed from a lord family to a Tyrell family. He was a court noble, so the most help that Fortimo could bring to Linde was to be canonized as a knight.
On the other hand, the Tyrell family was different. Although they took the wrong side in the Usurper War, they did not bring any substantial harm to the Deer family, so after that, Robert Baratheon sat on the Iron Throne. After that, they didn't punish them too much, which can be seen from the fact that the Tyrell family still serves as the guardian of the southern border.
In addition, Robert Baratheon's brave character also made him have great respect for the Tyrell family who made him suffer so much in the war, or more accurately, Lord Randyll Tarly. Naturally, Aiwujiwuxia would not have any bad thoughts towards the Tyrell family.
What's more, the Tyrell family also continued to use various methods to repair the relationship with the Iron Throne this year. Although the effect was average, it still had a certain effect. From Duke Mace Tyrell's first participation in Joe's From the birth banquet of Free Baratheon to the invitation of Highgarden to participate in the tourney commemorating the birth of the heir to the Baratheon dynasty, etc., it can be seen that the relationship between the Tyrell family and the Iron Throne is getting better. improvements.
With no external pressure, the Tyrell family also had the energy to start cleaning up the internal forces in the Reach, such as the Fossoway family in New Barrel City, the Florentine family in Brightwater City, the Rowan family in Golden Tree City, etc. A noble family that has always prided itself on inheriting ancient traditions, there is absolutely no shortage of opportunities to make contributions in the Tyrell family.
Although Lind's mind was filled with thoughts because of Garland's words, the expression on his face did not show any strange emotions. After sheathing the weapon, he followed the attendant and headed towards where they were placed with Joel. Walking to his residence, he kneaded the muscles of his arms to relieve the muscle soreness caused by the excessive exertion during the battle.
Although the battle just took place for only more than a minute, it put a lot of burden on Linde's physical strength. In the end, his movement speed suddenly slowed down, which was precisely because of the lack of physical strength. Although Foti Mo just said that the two were tied, but he knew very well that he actually lost.
Regarding the problem of physical strength, Linde has long been aware of it, so he began to systematically improve his physical fitness and exercise strength when he was in Bai Village. The results were indeed remarkable in a short period of time, but even so now his physical strength cannot support him to complete the task. A high-intensity battle and physical training cannot be completed overnight. This will inevitably become his weakness for a long time to come.
Just when Lind was thinking about how to make up for this weakness, the group came to a separate small building in the manor. The attendants placed Lind and Joel in two rooms on the second floor of the building. Then after asking the two of them what they needed, they turned around and left.
After a while, several maids led the two of them to the bathroom downstairs and helped them take a bath.
I don't know if Joel was embarrassed because Lind was in the bathtub next to him, or if he was worried that he had done something wrong that would affect his image in the Tyrell family, so the maids waited on Joel. When he was there, no matter how horny he was, he didn't do anything to those maids.
As for Linde, not to mention, he did not ask the maid to serve him at all, but took a bath by himself according to the habit of his previous life.
After taking a bath, Joel looked at Linde who had put on new clothes and said teasingly: "You should still be a young girl, right? You should give it a try if you have time. Only fine wine and beautiful women are the most real in this world." "
Wine and beauties?" Linde rolled his eyes at Joel and said, "You can drink two glasses of mead and be knocked unconscious by a street gangster like you, or can you be beaten up and down by those women just like you did?" No reaction at all?"
"You brat!" Joel couldn't help but cursed and said nothing more. When he returned to the room, the attendants had already placed food and wine on the table. Food from the Tyrell family Of course, needless to say, fine wine is the fine wine of Qingting Island. This made Joel couldn't help but pick up the wine and food and came to Linde's room. After all, eating and drinking requires more than two people to feel comfortable.
"Didn't they prepare wine and food for you?" Joel couldn't help but question after he came to Linde's room and found that the table in the room was empty.
Lind replied: "You forgot, I don't drink. As for the food, I have already eaten it in the pub, so there is no need to eat anything else."
Joel did not force Lind to drink. He took the bottle and poured himself a drink. , drank it down in one gulp, feeling like something was bothering me.
After Joel drank his second glass of wine, Linde asked: "Are you coming to me just to let me watch you drink?"
Joel was silent for a moment and said in a confused voice: "Really? Very powerful."
Linde was stunned when he heard this. He thought he was talking about himself at first, but soon realized that he was mistaken. The powerful person in Joel's mouth was someone else.
"The Tyrell family's ability to become the Guardian of the South is indeed not comparable to that of ordinary families," Joel sighed sincerely: "A ten-year-old child can quietly use some tactics, which is unseen in other families. There is a reason why the Tyrell family has been able to suppress the nobles of the Reach for so many years."
"Are you worried about the future of the Crane family?" Lind asked.
Joel rolled his eyes at Lind and said: "The future of the Klein family has nothing to do with me. That is what the adults in the family should care about. And even if something happens to the Klein family that is currently in charge of Red Lake City, isn't there still a team? Has it been preserved? The Klein family will not disappear."
"In that case, why are you so melancholy?" Linde asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Joel just glanced at Lind and said nothing. After taking two sips of wine, he seemed a little tipsy and started to talk more. Like an elder, he reminded Lind of the need to join the Tyrell family. After paying attention to some things, he signaled Linde to have a good rest, got up and returned to his room. Soon, the sound of snoring came from the room.
Joel's actions made Lind a little confused. He didn't understand why Joel suddenly became so sentimental, and his attitude also became a little different. It was completely different from the state of getting along with him all the way from Golden Tree City.
At this time, someone suddenly said at the door: "He regards you as his past attendant. Your personalities and ages are very similar, but there is a slight difference in your swordsmanship. This is how he sent his attendant to Lord Barristan back then. , but in the end he made a mistake in front of the Mad King and was tortured to death by the Mad King."
Linde's face changed slightly, he raised his head and looked towards the door, only to see that there was an ordinary-looking man wearing servant clothes at the door. elder.
From what the old man said just now, it is not difficult to tell that he must have been standing at the door for a while and heard Joel's words of advice. However, neither Lind nor Joel noticed that there was someone eavesdropping outside the door. No doubt Linde was wary.
Lind thought that it was fine that Joel didn't notice anyone outside the door, but his various senses had been unusually strengthened after his rebirth, and he could easily hear all the sounds within a radius of twenty to thirty meters through his hearing. For example, footsteps, voices, and even breathing can be distinguished.
However, now even if he saw a person standing at the door, he could not hear the sound of the old man breathing at the door, as if the old man was just an illusion.
Just when Linde was surprised by the identity of the old man in front of him, the old man hiding in the shadow of the door turned to Linde and said, "Don't worry, I'm just a person who has lost his name and identity. I just want to meet my former self here." Old friend, I was supposed to leave silently, but my curiosity was aroused by your swordsmanship, so I appeared in front of you."
"Is your friend Joel?" Linde didn't think it was because the other party didn't show any signs of it. Malicious and relaxed, his hand still fell on the hilt of his sword, and he asked tentatively.
"He was just an accident, just like you." The old man didn't pay attention to Linde's move of holding the hilt of the sword. He just shook his head slightly after listening to the inquiry. It seemed that he didn't want to continue the topic, so he gave a simple answer and then He asked Linde, "Is the teacher who taught you swordsmanship a master water dancer?"
"No." Linde shook his head.
"Isn't it?" The old man said with a confused look on his face: "Although your swordsmanship is very different from that of the water dancer, the steps you move are very similar to the steps of the water dancer. It should be water dance. It is made by improving the steps of the water dancer, specifically to cooperate with the dual-wielding swordsmanship. There are only a handful of people on the continent of Essos who have the ability to improve the steps of the water dancer, and there is only one in Westeros." As he spoke, he said extremely seriously Looking at Linde, he asked again: "Are you sure that your swordsmanship teacher is really not a water dancer master?"
"I can be extremely sure that my swordsmanship is definitely not from a water dancer master." Linde answered with a positive look. Said, then he looked at the old man and said meaningfully: "All mortals are mortal, and all mortals need to serve. Is that Master Water Dancer your target? Master of the Faceless Man from Braavos." The old man
heard Lin De looked at Linde in great surprise. He neither denied Linde's guess nor admitted it. He just said with suspicion: "If I remember correctly, Mr. Linde should be just an ordinary hunter. He has never been a hunter." Leaving the Reach, let alone heading to the continent of Essos, how do you know about the Faceless Men in Braavos?"
Lind did not answer him, but drew out his swords, pointed at the old man, and said: "I am very If you want to see the legendary swordsmanship of the Faceless Men, you have a duel with me and I will tell you where my knowledge comes from." The
old man shook his head and said: "If you know the Faceless Men, then You should know that the Faceless Men will only kill targets marked by the God of Many Faces, and you are not."
Just as he was talking, there was a sound of footsteps and voices outside the attic. It should be some servants coming to clean up the downstairs. bathroom.
Seeing someone coming, the old man also lost interest in talking to Linde. After saluting Linde, he retreated into the shadows.
Linde did not stand there and watch the old man leave, but chased after him. However, the old man had disappeared from the door. With his extraordinary eyesight, he could still see a figure on the tree not far from the attic. He moved and jumped to the wall next to him, then climbed over the wall and disappeared from sight.
Seeing that the old man had left, Linde returned to the room, closed the door, and then lay on the bed. He did not put the swords back into their scabbards, but placed them at hand so they could be reached at any time.
Although he was not hurt in any way just now, it taught him a great lesson. The pride he originally had due to his fight with Fertimo Klein completely disappeared, and it also made him realize the difference between ice and fire. There are still many mysterious forces and unknown strong men in the world that can threaten him. If he is not careful, he may die unexpectedly.
Linde kept himself half asleep and half awake for the rest of the time, without relaxing his vigilance at all until dawn.
After hearing the sound of Joel getting up next door, Lind went directly to Joel and told him what happened last night.
Joel was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but soon he seemed to have thought of something, and his face turned very ugly. After telling Linde not to worry about the faceless man, he said nothing more.
It was just that before Joel left, he found Fertimo Klein alone and talked with him for a long time.
Afterwards, the number of guards around Garland Tyrell was doubled, and Fertimer also stayed by Garland's side at all times, as if to prevent an assassination.
(End of chapter)
