Game of Thrones: The Red Dragon Lord.

Chapter 27 Swordsmanship Instruction
As if he had guessed her intention, Gavin said softly, "If you encounter any problems, you can write to me. Letters will not affect our communication of ideas."

The two chatted silently for a long time until the banquet ended.

Margaret walked lightly to the tower where her grandmother lived. She climbed the stairs and knocked gently on the old wooden door. After receiving a response, she slowly walked in.

Inside the house, a thin old woman came into view. Olenna had silver hair and was short, and the headscarf on her head made her look more dignified. Her weather-beaten face was covered with deep wrinkles, but her eyes were shrewd and sharp, as if she could see through everything. It was the Queen of Thorns, Olenna.

Olenna first glanced at Margaery and said, "Are you done with the prank?" Margaery smiled and stuck out her tongue mischievously, then walked to the chair next to the mistress and sat down, snuggling up to her shoulder affectionately.

Olena continued, "My foolish son, when will your father grow up and cooperate with you in making trouble? Even if that boy is a talented person, you should let your brother come forward and tell me why you changed your mind."

Margaret hastened to say, "He is very good at swordsmanship, and has given many good ideas for managing the territory."

After hearing this, Olenna snorted coldly: "The Sword of the Dawn is also very powerful, but he did not protect Targaryen. As for the territory, the Tyrell family is not short of money, but you are the jewel of Highgarden. These are not worth the loss of reputation that will be caused by your personal canonization. Just tell the truth, child."

Margaret's heart tightened after hearing this, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Olenna sighed helplessly and said, "I was young once, too. A young, handsome, and eloquent boy with superb swordsmanship is indeed very attractive, but in the end we will all be forced to do things for our family, so be rational, kid."

Seeing Margaery bowing her head and saying nothing, Olenna gently held Margaery's hand and said softly: "Child, you will marry a prince or a king and become a queen in the future. This is your goal, not love."

Gavin followed Edmund and walked slowly out of the castle along the same path they had come. The night was as clear as water, and the breeze blew gently.

Suddenly, two figures came towards Gavin. They were Randyll Tarly and his son Dickon Tarly.

Randyll Tarly's face was very serious, his brows were slightly furrowed, his eyes were looking straight ahead, and his facial muscles were tense, without any relaxation or softness, giving people a feeling of being difficult to approach, cold and serious. In contrast, his son Dickon's face was full of anxiety and desire.

Lord Tully greeted Edmund calmly. Edmund asked in confusion, "Lord Randyll, is there something wrong?"

Randyll Tarly shook his head, glanced at Dickon beside him, and said calmly, "Excuse me for bothering you. I have nothing to do. It's my son Dickon who wants to meet Knight Gavin."

Dickon hurriedly stepped forward and bowed slightly to Edmund to show his respect. Then he looked at Gavin expectantly and said, "Nice to meet you, Knight Gavin. I have watched your competition before. Could you please teach me swordsmanship? I am willing to pay you for it."

Gavin frowned and said apologetically, "I'm afraid not. After the tournament, I will be traveling and I don't have that much time." Dicken stamped his feet anxiously and said quickly, "Can you guide me for a while before the tournament is over?"

Gavin thought for a moment, looked at Landau beside him, and said calmly: "Okay, but I don't need to pay you. I have a request, if Lord Landau can agree to it."

Randall Tarly was quite surprised. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is the request?"

Gavin said solemnly: "I heard that the family sword of the Tully family, the Broken Heart, is a Valyrian steel sword. I am a sword lover and I admire this famous sword very much. I hope that during my swordsmanship training for Dickon, I can use the Broken Heart."

Lando nodded slightly, but showed no expression. He just nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, your swordsmanship does not disgrace my family sword. You can come to my family camp tomorrow to teach my son."

"In that case, it's settled." Gavin smiled and bowed slightly.

In the camp, Gavin, lying on the bed, heaved a sigh of relief and opened his panel. Sure enough, the host's name had been changed to Gavin Belleris, and the panel was updated in real time. He proposed to use the Heartbreaker Sword to test whether there was magic power contained in the Valyrian steel sword. If so, it could be listed as a search target in the future to obtain energy points.

The next day, Gavin arrived at the Tarly family camp early. Randyll Tarly first introduced him to his eldest son, Samwell Tarly, and expressed his hope that his eldest son would study with him. Gavin accepted without hesitation and got the Broken Heart that he had been thinking about.

The moment he held the sword, he felt the endless flow of magic power in the sword, which was even as strong as the dragon bone pendant. He couldn't help but think to himself: "It seems that in addition to dragon bones, Valyrian steel can also provide me with magic power." Gavin roughly estimated the absorption speed and realized that it would take him seven or eight days to absorb all the magic power in the sword.

Therefore, in order to absorb the magic power of the sword as quickly as possible, the two students suffered. Gavin doubled the daily training time. The extremely strict training method made them dare not slack off even if they were exhausted and sweating every day.

Randall Tarly would take time out every day to come and watch for a while, and after a few days he found that Dickon's swordsmanship improved at a visible rate. Even Samwell, who he did not think highly of, although still had the same temperament, had become much thinner and his swordsmanship was barely decent enough.

Rand noticed that Gavin's explanations were detailed and easy to understand, his training was quite strict and serious, and he was extremely attentive when teaching his son swordsmanship, even taking the initiative to extend the teaching time, with an attitude of not giving up until the son was well taught. Rand admired Gavin very much, and invited Gavin to have dinner with him every day, and also passed on some of his leadership experience.

Until the jousting began, Gavin finally gained 3 energy points, and this Heartbreaker sword seemed to be able to automatically absorb the free magic power to recover. Although the speed was a bit slow, this discovery made Gavin more eager to obtain a weapon made of Valyrian steel.

Among all the tournaments in Westeros, only the jousting tournament always occupies the highest position. Both the entry threshold and the high cost exclude commoners. The champion is also eligible to award the honor of "Queen of Love and Beauty" to a lady present.

(End of this chapter)