The Mountain of Ice and Fire

The Beast · Villain

Landon Gahr hadn't yet reacted.

Yasina Royce had taken a fancy to him?!

Impossible!

Landon Gahr had seen plenty of noble ladies' coldness and condescending superiority while following his father.

Landon Gahr didn't like those high and mighty noble women.

Yasina's beauty was impeccable, but too delicate and pale.

Landon Gahr liked lithe and agile women with swords hanging from their waists, not noble ladies who were afraid of the cold and heat, wore makeup, were delicate and weak, caught colds from a breeze, and got headaches from a little rain.

Yasina Royce was undoubtedly that delicate lady.

The brothers in the barracks had fantasized and joked about her beauty, and many guys wanted a chance to hold Yasina close.

In the men's tent world, Landon Gahr had also fantasized about Yasina, but that was just a man's daily fantasy.

"Father, Miss Yasina, proposing marriage to me, actively?" Landon Gahr wasn't that stupid.

He found this unbelievable.

The Royce lady of Runestone had taken a fancy to him and actively proposed marriage to him?

That was impossible.

Seriously, playing around was fine, but if he really married her, he wouldn't like this type of noble lady.

Landon Gahr liked women with big feet, thick lips, strength, who could ride horses and shoot arrows, and who spoke frankly.

Miss Yasina Royce's standards were far from the woman Landon Gahr wanted.

Mountain looked at Landon Gahr, ignored his surprise and doubt, and didn't answer Landon Gahr's words at all: "Kneel down, boy."

Landon Gahr knelt on one knee and looked up at his father.

Clang!

Mountain's Ice was unsheathed, and a cold aura escaped, as if the temperature in the room had dropped.

"Good sword!" Ser Feld exclaimed in his heart.

The blade was a streak of silver light, like a snake swimming, gathering at the tip of the sword, and then the halo flowed.

On the sword, circles of cyan dark patterns appeared, layered upon layered, no one knew how many.

Those were the traces left by the blacksmith's countless hammerings.

Mountain's greatsword touched Landon Gahr's right shoulder, then his left shoulder, and finally the top of his head: "I, Gregor of the Clegane family, Warden of the West, Master of War, Duke of Dragonstone, in the name of the Seven Gods, in the name of the Clegane family's honor, declare Landon of the Gahr tribe of Claw Isle, promoted to Knight of Runestone."

Landon Gahr was surprised and delighted!

You should know that Captain Joyce Follard had not yet been granted knighthood by his father.

Joyce was the head of the Follard tribe, made many military exploits, and killed countless enemies, but because he was too radical, he often violated military orders and was kept by Mountain as a 'commoner' without a title or military merit.

Mountain's voice was as loud as a bell: "May the Father grant you justice, the Mother grant you love, the Warrior grant you strength, the Maiden grant you loyalty, the Smith grant you skill, and the Stranger stay far from your side.

Rise, my son, Ser Landon Gahr."

The greatsword left Landon Gahr's head, and Landon Gahr stood up, his face radiant, and joy overflowed from the corners of his mouth and eyes.

Captain Alyn and Captain Joyce stepped forward to congratulate Landon Gahr.

Becoming a knight was the dream of every general and soldier.

From then on, Landon Gahr was no longer a commoner, he was a landless knight.

Knight, the supreme honor for a warrior to be recognized.

Ser Feld looked at Landon Gahr.

This young man had a wild look on his face.

If he were placed among noble youths, anyone could see him at a glance.

His wildness was like a wolf, so obvious.

However, this young man was indeed very smart.

In the sword duel with him just now, he improved very quickly, from being passively beaten to gradually being able to fight back, and finally almost hit him.

This was a sword that could become very powerful after being polished, but it just lacked the foundation of nobility.

"Father, I..." Landon Gahr's throat choked.

There were not many people in the Seven Kingdoms who were personally granted knighthood by the Duke.

The higher the title of the person granting the knighthood, the more glorious the knight was.

Mountain himself was the knight granted by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen at the request of Duke Tywin, which was the supreme honor at the time.

"Ser Feld, may I ask you to go to the Sept to ask the monks to decorate the wedding hall?

Tomorrow, I want to see the wedding of Miss Yasina and Ser Landon Gahr."

"Yes, Your Grace."

Ser Feld turned and walked out.

"Ser Feld...!" Mountain called out again.

Feld stopped and turned around.

"If there is anything you want to do but can't achieve, tell me, and I will try my best to help you achieve it."

Ser Feld stared at Mountain, and Mountain was also looking at him.

Eyes were language, and the two men were understanding each other from each other's eyes.

"Lord Gregor, I do have something on my mind."

"Speak!"

"I want to leave your side and become Miss Yasina's personal guard.

She is the heir to Runestone, and she has the status to have a personal guard."

"Granted!"

Mountain's straightforwardness exceeded Feld's imagination.

Ser Feld's calm expression was obviously stunned, and he couldn't believe it.

He thought the most difficult thing to achieve was so easily achieved.

Ser Feld would have no regrets in death if he could protect the lady!

The lady wanted to use her marriage to exchange for the freedom of Ser Feld and others, but Ser Feld was unwilling to leave the lady.

He wanted to watch her, protect her, and dedicate his life to her.

Ser Feld regarded Miss Yasina Royce as his own daughter, and outsiders could not understand this feeling.

"You should go to the Sept.

After finishing your business, report to Miss Yasina Royce."

"Yes, my lord!" Feld placed his right fist on his left chest, over his heart, and bowed to Mountain.

"Captain Alyn, go and inform all the citizens of the city that Miss Yasina Royce and Ser Landon Gahr will be married tomorrow.

In order to celebrate the wedding with all the people in the city, every household will receive a bag of flour, ten pounds of meat, two bottles of beer, and a copper star, which will be distributed by the monks and nuns of the Sept according to the household register.

The distribution will be completed in three days."

"Yes, my lord."

"Captain Joyce Follard."

"Yes, my lord."

"Go and inform the legions inside and outside the city, as well as the navy in the port, that everyone from now on, except for naval patrols and sentry duty, all soldiers will have a three-day holiday, no military training, no morning exercises, no roll call at night, everyone will freely revel for three days to celebrate the wedding of Miss Yasina Royce and Ser Landon Gahr."

"Yes, my lord!"

Landon Gahr watched Ser Feld, Ser Alyn, and Captain Joyce walk out of the hall, still in extreme surprise.

He was a knight!

Although he felt regret in his heart about the marriage with Miss Yasina, that was no longer important.

His father's decision was like a military order, which must be resolutely executed without the slightest hesitation.

"Son, go to the Maester's Tower and call Maester Halleck and Maester Petyr.

I need them to decorate the new house and the main hall of this castle."

"Yes, Father."

Landon Gahr flew away.

*

Half an hour later, Mountain and Landon Gahr came to Yasina Royce's small courtyard and knocked on Miss Royce's boudoir.

The door opened, and the maid Maria stepped aside, bowed her head, and her body trembled imperceptibly.

She was too afraid of Mountain and couldn't control the slight trembling of her body.

Mountain and Landon Gahr entered the room.

Mountain saw that Yasina Royce was not panicked, fearful, confused, or shy... She had completed her psychological preparation, was generous, and came forward to greet Mountain, calling him Father.

Yasina was well-behaved and obedient, and this time she took the initiative to call him Father.

This was a good thing, good for both sides.

Hostile words and deeds were always annoying and would provoke new conflicts.

Mountain didn't speculate whether Yasina had submitted or was just protecting herself wisely.

Landon Gahr looked at Yasina, who had put on makeup, and she was indeed beautiful and fragrant.

His heart swayed, and he felt that marrying a noble lady was actually very good.

Although he preferred big feet and thick lips, Miss Yasina was the most beautiful woman in the brothers' hearts, and the nobility greatly satisfied Landon Gahr's vanity.

Of course, all of this was bestowed by his father, just like his knightly honor.

Yasina Royce only had Mountain in her eyes, and never glanced at her fiancé Landon Gahr.

Landon Gahr was completely immersed in a honey pot and didn't care about this little bit of neglect.

"Yasina, your wedding with Ser Landon will be held tomorrow.

I have already ordered Ser Feld to go to the Sept and ask the monks and nuns to decorate the wedding hall immediately.

In order to create a joyful atmosphere in the whole city, I am issuing flour, meat, wine, and copper coins to all the people in the city in your and Ser Landon's name, according to the household register.

Do you have any other requests?"

"Regarding the wedding, I will listen to all of Father's arrangements," Yasina said with a curtsy.

Gentle, beautiful, generous, and obedient were Mountain's judgments of Yasina in front of him.

"Besides the wedding, if there is anything else you want to achieve, tell me, and I will try my best to achieve it for you," Mountain's words were gentle, as if he was really facing his beloved daughter.

"Father, I only have one condition," Yasina Royce's voice was clear and her tone was firm.

"Speak!" Mountain liked this way of solving things.

"I agree to Father's marriage and am willing to kneel in the Sept and swear allegiance to Father, but before that, Father must promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"Lord Royce Koewatt of Coldwater Burn, Ser Damon Shett of Gull Tower, and Lord Uthor Tollett of Grey Glen are the three major vassals under the Royce family.

These three people are also the heads of the three major families in Coldwater Burn, Gull Tower, and Grey Glen.

I implore Father to give them freedom, and also to give my uncle Ser Feld freedom."

"Father, no," Landon Gahr said resolutely.

But he didn't say these words out loud; they were in his heart.

Landon Gahr would not interrupt before his father spoke; this was the rule he had learned.

He would only say what was on his mind when his father asked him, or he would ask for permission first before speaking.

Rashly interrupting his father's conversation with others was no longer Landon Gahr's style.

He had improved rapidly in all aspects after becoming Mountain's attendant, which was also why Mountain decided to marry him to Yasina Royce.

Landon Gahr was an illiterate peninsula youth, but he was a talent who could be cultivated.

He learned many things quickly and made the right choices.

After he captured Yasina, many brothers wanted to take her on the spot, but he stopped them, which stemmed from Mountain's teachings of not killing prisoners and not insulting women and children.

He learned and then executed.

In this regard, he was a little stronger than his cousin Wagner Gahr.

Mountain looked at Yasina's face, which was beautiful but still had a hint of childishness.

But the childishness could not hide her determination.

"I agree to your conditions, Yasina," Mountain said without the slightest hesitation.

He had no mighty and oppressive aura, nor the authority of a Duke, just like a father agreeing to his daughter.

"You are the only Royce of Runestone, and you are still thinking about your subordinates in this situation.

I admire you for this.

As a lord, you must think about your vassals; as a general, you must think about your soldiers."

Yasina Royce had a shield and a knife in her heart, which were weapons prepared to argue with Mountain, but she did not expect Mountain to agree to her so readily, and, Mountain admired her character of having family vassals in her heart.

The giant in front of her—who had agreed to her conditions without hesitation and was 'reasonable'—was the tyrannical and evil Mountain?

His words, deeds, demeanor, and state today were completely different from when he forced Yasina to marry him.

Yasina was a little stunned!

The things she had fully accumulated all her strength to fight against were suddenly resolved, without any entanglement or embarrassment.

"Father, I am very grateful," Yasina curtsied again, "Then, may I ask Father to immediately issue an order to give Feld, Royce Koewatt, Damon Shett, and Uthor Tollett their freedom?"

Mountain smiled slightly; Yasina still didn't trust him!

This was normal; if Yasina trusted him so easily, then there must be a trick!

"Yasina, my daughter, may I ask you to let the four of them attend your wedding, and then I will personally send them out of the city to leave."

Yasina Royce smiled: "Father, I will listen to you, but after the wedding tomorrow, when Father sends the four of them out of Runestone, I would also like to go and see them off."

Yasina still didn't trust Mountain to really let the four of them go; she was afraid that Mountain would kill them after letting them go.

Mountain had many generals under his command, and many archers as well.

He could just arrange a few bows and shoot the four of them to death.

"Daughter, after the wedding, you can personally send them on the ship and watch them safely cross Runestone Bay.

I promise you to let them go, and I will definitely give them true freedom, without harming any of them; this is my principle.

I am tyrannical and evil, but I abide by principles and am reasonable."

Yasina Royce's breath caught!

Mountain can be reasonable? Has character?

"Thank you, Father!" Yasina lowered her head and bowed, her knees slightly bent, looking at the ground, her eyes flickering.