Chance Encounter

 Chapter 13 A Chance Encounter

  "There are already people sitting here." Linde swallowed the chewed food with difficulty and said to the two strangers in front of him.

  The tall middle-aged man among the strangers frowned when he heard Linde's words. He wanted to say something, but was stopped by the short boy. Then the boy smiled and said to Linde: "We are only here. Sit here for a while and wait for your companions to come back before we leave, okay?"

  This young man is probably only about ten years old. He is a bit fat. Although his face still has the childishness that a young man should have, his words and deeds appear mature, and this His mature words and deeds were not his original intention, but more like he was deliberately imitating someone.

  In addition, his speaking voice is very pleasant, crisp and loud, just like the singing of an oriole, which seems to contain some kind of spiritual power, giving his voice a strong affinity and persuasiveness.

  With curiosity, Linde glanced at the young nobleman without saying anything. He could guess that the two people in front of him must be a young nobleman and a knight guard who ran out of their residence for a night out. There was no need to Conflicts with it due to seating.

  However, the tall middle-aged man did not relax his vigilance because of this. He sat on the right hand side of the young nobleman, separated the nobleman from the pub aisle, and protected him on the side of the wall. If any emergency occurred, he could immediately Completely protect the young noble.

  At the same time, he did not relax his control on Linde. The eyes under the hood would always glance over Linde's body inadvertently.

  Linde was naturally aware of such an obvious surveillance move, and he was also curious about the origins of this knight guard, because the other party just sat next to him and looked at him, and he already felt a very strong feeling. A sense of oppression that he had only felt from Joel Fohua before.

  Although he felt the pressure, Linde did not show any strangeness, nor did he care about the other party's actions. He finished the food in front of him bit by bit at his own pace. His concentration was like that of the two people at the same table. It's not even like anyone else in the tavern exists.

  Linde's behavior also aroused the interest of the young noble. It was the first time he saw someone able to maintain such a calm and relaxed state under the gaze of his swordsmanship teacher.

  While looking at Linde curiously, the young noble noticed the two half-hand swords worn by Linde at his waist. A playful smile appeared on his face, and he made a self-righteous guess and said, "You also like the Bear Hunter very much." A story? In order to imitate him, he even wore two swords, just like my little brother."

  Linde looked down at his two swords and asked, "Don't you like Bear Hunter?"

  "Not really, I feel that his story is too exaggerated and untrue, more like a lie deliberately concocted by the bard for the effect of a song. I prefer a true story, like the story of Dorne's rebellion against the Conqueror Aegon Targaryen." The young noble shook his head and expressed his attitude unabashedly.

  At this time, the song of the Bear Hunter sounded again in the tavern. It seemed that someone asked the bard to sing this song again, and everyone in the tavern also sang along.

  The original version of the Bear Hunter's Song was not the version sung by bards today, but an adaptation of a country tune from the Reach. It was written by a few bards passing through White Village. In fact, they only modified it. After reading the lyrics, I changed the other lyrics in the same minor key into the story of the bear hunter.

  Because of this, the original version of the Bear Hunter's Song was not widely sung, and those who heard it only paid attention to the bear hunter story in the song.

  However, the current version of the Bear Hunter's Song was written by Linde. He adapted the lyrics of the theme song from a game that told the story of the Dragonborn in his previous life and turned it into the current Bear Hunter's Song. As a result, this epic ballad was very popular among the people, and the bards were willing to take the initiative to sing it, which accelerated the spread of Linde's reputation.

  Although the young nobleman didn't like the story of the bear hunter, he liked the song of the bear hunter very much, so when the song sounded, he couldn't help humming, and the slight shaking of his head showed that he was in a very happy mood at the moment. .

  It wasn't until the Bear Hunter's Song came to an end that he came back to his senses from the song. At this time, he saw Lind looking at him playfully, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, and then couldn't help but explain: "I just I just like this ballad."

  "No need to explain." Linde said calmly.

  The young noble curled his lips childishly, dissatisfied with Linde's attitude. His expression at this time should be his true emotion, and his previous pretending to be an adult was just a disguise.

  The young noble quickly restrained his childish side and said: "Although I don't like the story of the bear hunter, I admire the bear hunter's talent very much. He was able to write such a beautiful ballad. I heard that he used to be just a A hunter, I don't know where he learned this knowledge?"

  Linde couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, because only he and Roman Wieber knew about writing the Bear Hunter's Song, and the disseminator was also Roman Wieber. , and the young nobleman in front of him actually knew that he had written this ballad, which made Linde curious about the family behind this young nobleman.

  At this time, he frowned and his eyes suddenly became sharp. This change in mentality was not because of any unexpected actions of the young noble in front of him, but because he suddenly realized that Joel had been away for too long. Something happened.

  The change in Lind's expression caused the knight guard to misunderstand. The knight guard turned slightly and faced Lind. The eyes under the hood were staring at him and his hands moved. When he reaches the hilt of the long sword at his waist, he can draw the sword and attack at any time if he makes any unusual move.

  If the pressure that the knight guard brought to Linde just now was just a wave on the river, then the invisible pressure falling on him now has become a wave under the storm. If he is not careful, he will be destroyed.

  Lind didn't understand why the knight guard suddenly became extremely aggressive, but he was not a person who would sit still and wait for death. When the opponent's hand moved to the hilt of the sword, he also put his hand on the hilt of his own sword, and Staring at each other, competing with each other.

  Although the young nobleman on the side was not the target of both parties, he could still feel the dangerous aura emanating from the two of them. He didn't understand why they suddenly became tense when they were having a good conversation just now, but out of trust in his teacher , he chose to move back slightly, keeping himself away from Linde, and at the same time hiding behind the knight.

  Just when the atmosphere in this small area of ​​the tavern became a little uncomfortable, the door of the tavern was pushed hard from the outside, and then a tall figure rubbed the back of his head and staggered in, cursing as he walked. , this person is none other than Joel Fohua, who was attacked and robbed of valuables just now.

  On the other side, Lind also saw Joel coming in from outside the tavern, and his tense expression relaxed a little, but his hand did not move from the hilt of the sword, and he still maintained a confrontation with the knight.

  Then, Joel walked to their table, without even looking at the young nobles and knight guards. Instead, he shouted at Lind angrily: "Didn't you notice that I was gone for a long time?" "I just felt like this

  . It's here, but I thought that you might have to defecate after peeing, so I didn't pay attention." Linde was not frightened by Joel's anger. He looked up and down at the other party's embarrassed appearance and said, "You were robbed. Yet?"    

  "Isn't it obvious?" Joel spread his hands and asked angrily.

  Linde was speechless and said: "Are you a famous sword master in the Reach?"

  Joel also showed an embarrassed look on his face, and then said harshly: "A sword master cannot be robbed after being drunk. "?"

  Linde did not argue with him and asked: "What should we do now?"

  "What should we do?" Joel asked.

  "Every valuable thing you have on you must have been robbed, right?" Linde pointed to the empty wine glasses and plates on the table and said, "What should we use to pay the bill?"

  Joel was stunned, pointed at Linde and said, "You What? Can you pay the bill? You got a lot of rewards in this battle, isn't it enough to pay the bill?"

  Linde said expressionlessly: "All my money was sent to my father, and now I have a I don't even have any coins."

  Joel looked at Linde in shock and said, "You're going south with me without any money?"

  Linde also looked at Joel and said, "Isn't it you? I think With you by my side, there should be no shortage of expenses, and when we were in Golden Tree City, didn't you say that you would pay for all the expenses on the road?"

  "I..." Joel remembered that he had indeed said this. , I didn't know what to say for a moment.

  At this time, Lind suddenly shrugged his nose, as if he smelled something strange, then looked at Joel with a slightly strange expression and said, "Did you pee on yourself just now?"

  At this moment, Joel He was so embarrassed that he suddenly had the urge to draw his sword and chop Linde, and then other insiders. Unfortunately, his sword was also taken away along with his valuables, and in the end he could only point at Linde. He didn't know what to say, but his slightly trembling hands could already show his current mood.

  "Haha! It's so interesting, so interesting!" Just when the atmosphere was extremely awkward, a laugh broke the atmosphere in the area, and the young nobleman was seen laughing without any image, and he looked like an acquaintance. General Joel said: "I didn't expect that our sword master Joel Fohua from the River Bend has such an interesting side. Even if I say this, no one will believe it."

  As the young noble laughed, With the sound of voices and words, Joel noticed that there were two more people at his table. He used the dim light on the wall of the pub to see their faces clearly, and he couldn't help but show a surprised expression on his face, and at the same time he exclaimed : "Master Garland, Lord Fortimer, why are you here?"

  After hearing Joel's words, Lind immediately realized that the young noble and knight guard in front of him were the target of his and Joel's trip, Garland Ti. Leal and Fertimo Klein.

  Joel and Garland Tyrell are also familiar. After Joel got Barristan's approval, Duke Tyrell invited Joel to be Willas Tyrell's swordsmanship teacher for a period of time, although it was only It was a short month, but during that time Garland Tyrell often followed his eldest brother, so he was no stranger to Joel.

  As for Fertimo Klein, not to mention, as the two swordsman masters of the Klein family, the two have fought against each other many times. Although they belong to different forces, their relationship is not bad.

  Joel's identity also made Fertimo Klianer disarm Lind. Then he tilted his head slightly and looked at the embarrassed Joel. Because he was very familiar, he spoke very casually: "Shouldn't you be here?" Is Red Lake City celebrating your victory? Why did you come to New Barrel City? Is it to sell the loot? It seems that such a thing does not require a big knight like you to take action." "

  No, I came to New Barrel City to find you. " Joel explained.

  "Looking for me?" Fotimo looked puzzled, and suddenly thought of something. He looked at Linde and said, "Is it because you saw that my attendant was very good during the sword competition last time? Did you find an attendant specifically to show off to me this time?" After that, he said very straightforwardly: "I have to say that your attendant is very good. Although I don't know how good his swordsmanship is, at least in terms of courage and momentum. He is already a true knight."

  When Joel heard this, he looked at Linde with some surprise, because he knew very well about Fotimo's character and how difficult it was to get Fotimo's approval, and he just After leaving for a short while, Linde had already received Fotimo's approval. He couldn't help but wonder what happened during this time.

  However, he soon broke away from his random thoughts and said: "You are mistaken. He is not my attendant, but the attendant I am going to recommend to you."

  "Recommended to my attendant?" Fortimo was stunned. He was stunned for a moment, showing doubts.

  "Let me introduce you," Joel pointed at Lind and said, "Lind, bear hunter Lind."

  "Huh?" When Joel introduced Lind's identity, Garland Ti Lear immediately exclaimed, then thought of what he had just said, and couldn't help showing an embarrassed look on his face.

  And Fertimo also looked at Linde in surprise. After all, he had heard a lot of rumors about bear hunters during this period. Just like Garland's attitude, he also felt that the rumors were exaggerated and unbelievable, but Now his thoughts have changed, because the momentum that Linde showed just now can compete with his own. If the opponent's swordsmanship can match this momentum, then Linde may be able to do all the exaggerated deeds in the rumors. Do it.

  Just as Fertimo was sizing up Lind, Garland Tyrell had already suppressed the embarrassment on his face, and then asked with a hint of curiosity: "Your Excellency Lind, it is said that you have the most gorgeous dual-wielders in the Reach. Is the swordsmanship real?"

  "No!" Lind shook his head. When Garland Tyrell showed a disappointed look, he changed the subject and said with great confidence: "He is the best in the entire Westeros continent. Gorgeous dual-wielding swordsmanship!"

  (End of this chapter)