Bab 11: Aftermath, First part of the tourney.

After beating the shit out of Jonny boy I earned the Animosity of almost all of the Royal party.

not too bad. could be worst, but it came with some perks. for the past 3 days, I have not been invited to dine with as many Lords and Ladies. seems that sending a Lord into a coma after reliving him of half of his teeth makes people think about it twice.

I sparred with Bobby a few times. other times Eddard joined. he still did not asked me to call him Ned. so it's Eddard for now.

Surprisingly Jon Arryn is quite freaking skilled for an old man. in terms of technique, he has lots of experience. and he does not refrain from using dirty tactics. like headbutts, punches, and kicks. Respect. I thought him to be far more "honor" driven but he is a veteran and they know how war is.

finally, it was announced that the archery competition would take place the next day. the tourney would start.

I kept an Eye on Howland reed and so far he has not been beaten by anyone. as far as I know.

perhaps tomorrow? when all the little lordlings get together and decide to watch the archers? maybe before the mele since it's a bigger event and next in line before the jousting.

after a good night of sleep, I woke up refreshed. and ready for the archery competition.

It was straightforward. a dozen participants at 50 yards shooting arrows nonstop. the moment a participant misses an arrow they get eliminated. which continues for as long as it takes untill last man standing. there were 2 dozen brackets. and at the end there was a final at 100 yards between the 2 finalists.

It was easy with the zoom-in perk. after winning against Ser Rodard Swan father of future Ser Ballon Swan I won the 5000 gold dragons and left for the dining halls. I was hungry after all.

that night there was a bit of a party. I was seated as the guest of Honor at the High table since I won the first contest. I could even feel how twitchy were the Kingsguard because of the Thuum I displayed.

Rhegar took out his harp and started to sing a few songs from westeros.

After the grand applause. I got up and brought my Lute. BardCore. here we go.

I have been practicing Sultans swing, Metallica's One, and Nothing else matters. also, Nightwish the Islander, which was the real killer of the night. Bobby B who a few years back lost his parents to a shipwreck was having a meltdown and switched from drinking from a wine cup to chugging down from a pitcher while having a 1000 yard stare. I finished the night with already known songs I would perform like Take me to Church and Stairway to heaven.

In the end, I got a grand applause. I just gave a deep bow and returned to my seat.

"way to take the spotlight. my. friend." Said Rhegar while whispering next to me. clearly pissed that I outshined him while performing.

"The Dragon has Three heads. we talk tomorrow, after the feast" on my side vision as I was eating I could see how shocked he was about my words.

I kept on eating and drinking. being invited to tables and forced to retell my story over and over until the dancing started. and i already had my eyes on a gal.