章節 315: Chapter 315
BARRISTAN SELMY POV
He rode his horse and quickly left the city that he has come to both love and hate in his decades of service as a Kingsguard.
As he thought about the things going on in Kings Landing, his heart was filled with self loathing.
He had always known that Prince Joffrey Baratheon was a petty and cruel boy. But to beat and humiliate a defenseless girl in front of the whole court when the only mistake the girl made was follow the orders of her elders.
He shook his head.
He should have seen this coming.
The boy was no better than the Mad King.
What was worse that the people that surrounded the King only added to that fuel of insanity.
How could he have missed the making of another mad king right under his nose.
And to think that the boy had enough gall to ask him to beat the poor girl.
He should have left as soon as the beatings started.
But he had hoped. He had hoped that if he talked with Ser Jamie and the Queen then they'll be able to see reason and protect Lord Stark's daughter from the King's insanity.
But Queen Cersei had shown no interest in protecting Sansa. And because of Sansa's love for Lord Domeric Bolton (which was an open secret in the Red Keep), Ser Jamie had refused to help the girl as well.
His only regret was that after leaving Kings Landing without saving Sansa Stark.
His life was already filled with so many regrets.
Regrets of saving the Mad King from his captivity in Duskendale. Regrets of not protecting the Queen from the Mad King. Regrets of staying silent when the Mad King burned men for his own amusement. Regrets upon regrets upon regrets.
This one was just another on top of that large pile.
The sound of hoofbeats brought him out of his thoughts.
At first he thought that the Insane boy king had sent men after him.
When he turned to look, he saw that it was just one rider. A man he didn't recognize.
He decided to stop.
He might not be capable of winning against Varko or Lord Domeric Bolton but he was still one of the most capable and experienced swordsman in the whole of Westeros.
He could take a single man if worst came to worst.
He reined in his horse and turned to face the stranger.
The stranger stopped his own horse a few meters away from him.
"Greetings Ser Barristan." The man said "It is an honor to meet a legend like you."
He almost scoffed at that. What legend? He was nothing but a man made of mistakes and regrets.
"I do not know you." He said.
"I am Vincent Page." The man introduced himself "I serve Lord Domeric Bolton. And I have an offer for you."
"What offer?" he asked, the mention of Lord Bolton bringing him back to the duel between Ser Jamie and Lord Bolton.
Or the one sided beat down it had turned out to be.
The man walked his horse up to his own and said "Before I give you my offer, I would like to hear of your plans. After all, it would very rude of me if I offered you choices when you have already decided a path of your own."
He stared at the man, his eyes boring into him, trying to find any telltale sign of deceit of lies on Vincent's part.
Spending an entire lifetime in Kings Landing had made him a pretty good judge of character and he could usually tell when a man is lying or not.
After a long stare down he finally spoke "I'm going to Essos. I'm going to find Prince Viserys and offer my service to him."
"Not King Stannis or King Renly?" the man asked, looking a little intrigued "I'm sure that King Renly has more chances of sitting on the Iron Throne than Prince Viserys. And he would definitely make for a better King than King Joffrey. Even King Stannis would make for a better King than King Joffrey. And with the Long Night coming, wouldn't it be better for you to serve a King from Westeros?"
"I'm not going to discuss my thoughts on the matter with a stranger." He said and turned his horse around and started to walk away.
"Would you be willing to serve Prince Viserys if he turned out like this father?" the man asked as he followed behind him.
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