"Brienne, our House of Tarth has a long and rich history, dating back to the Dawn Age. Long before the Seven Kingdoms were established, our family established a kingdom on the Isle of Tarth."
"Later, when the Storm King Durran 'The Handsome' married the daughter of Edwin 'The Dusk Star', the bloodlines of the two families merged, and Tarth Island became part of the Stormlands."
On the third floor of the castle of Evenfall on the Isle of Tarth, Lord Selwyn Tarth of the House of Tarth was sitting by the window, holding his four-year-old daughter Brienne of Tarth, and telling the history of his family with a smile.
Lord Selwyn is the head of House Tarth and a vassal of House Baratheon.
The Brienne in his arms was none other than the famous "Brienne the Fair" from Game of Thrones, who was later knighted by Jaime Lannister.
Brienne was only four years old at this time, very small, not at all as tall and strong as she would be more than ten years later. She snuggled in her father's arms, her blue eyes full of light.
"Father, what about Ser Galladon?"
Brienne waved her fair little hands and asked with anticipation on her freckled face.
She was still young and had no idea about her family's history and heritage, but was very interested in heroic deeds.
She loved her brother Galladon the most, so she was particularly fond of the legendary hero who shared the same name as her brother.
Selwyn smiled even more when he heard this.
"Galladon was a legendary hero born on our island of Tarth during the Age of Heroes. Legend has it that he was handsome, a Lord swordsman, and possessed noble character and pure integrity. He punished the strong and supported the weak, saving countless lives during that chaotic era. For this reason, he was known as 'Morning Light Galladon.'"
"Later, his bravery and purity moved the Maiden of the Seven Gods. The Maiden fell in love with him and descended from heaven to meet him. As a symbol of her love, the Maiden gifted Galladon with an unparalleled divine sword. This sword was called the 'Just Maid' and was said to be so sharp that it could cut through any mortal iron and would never break."
Lord Selwyn told his daughter the heroic stories he had heard since he was a child.
The story of "Morning Light Galladon" is known to everyone on the entire island of Tarth, and it is even well-known to everyone in Westeros, because it is recorded in the "Seven Pointed Star" and is the holy book of everyone who believes in the Seven Gods.
Lord Selwyn also had great respect for the legendary knight "Galladon the Dawn". He even named his eldest son "Galladon Tarth", hoping that his eldest son could become a legend like "Galladon the Dawn".
Just as Lord Selwyn was holding his daughter Brienne and gazing at the refreshing sapphire sea, suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves was heard in the castle courtyard.
"Oh no, oh no, my Lord, something has happened to the Young Lord!"
Seeing his steward Claude rushing into the castle on horseback in a hurry and hearing what he said, Lord Selwyn immediately stood up with a serious expression.
"What's going on? Tell me Claude!"
Lord Selwyn was worried and immediately frowned and asked loudly.
Claude said in a trembling voice, "My Lord, the young Lord secretly ran to Cape Morne and dived into a cliff cave filled with seawater, hoping to find the legendary holy sword of Galladon. He hasn't come up yet. I have sent people to search!"
Lord Selwyn, who had been relatively calm, suddenly panicked.
Cape Morne, a cliff-covered promontory on the southeastern edge of Tarth, was once home to the Morne Territory thousands of years ago. The legendary hero, Galladon the Dawn, was born there. However, a devastating storm later destroyed the Morn Territory, leaving it abandoned and in ruins.
Since the legendary hero Galladon was born in Morne, the people of Tarth generally believe that after Galladon died, he hid his holy sword "Just Maid" in a reef cave filled with sea water in Morne, waiting for the right person to inherit it.
Lord Selwyn never imagined that his son would be so willful and secretly run to the cave at Cape Morne to look for the holy sword.
You have to know that this is the time when the sea water is surging. Even the best fishermen on the island dare not go into the water on the rocky beach with rough waves.
"Quick, take me there!"
Lord Selwyn shouted hoarsely, and immediately began to stumble up and down the castle stairs.
He even forgot to put Brienne down from his arms.
By the time he reached the castle courtyard, there was no time to persuade Brienne to stay.
There was no other choice. Lord Selwyn, led by his steward and surrounded by several castle guards, carried Brienne in his arms and rode his horse to Morne.
When Lord Selwyn arrived, a dozen guards and servants were searching among the numerous reefs and cliffs of Cape Morne and the surging sea.
Apparently, they found no trace of Galladon.
"Claude, tell me when Galladon ran away and when he disappeared!"
Lord Selwyn looked at the rising sea with a ferocious look on his face. He grabbed the servant's clothes and yelled.
"My Lord, I only found out about this from the report from old Fike's son."
Claude, who had a slightly bald head, was angry at his Lord and was anxious and helpless at the moment. He pointed to a dark-skinned little boy who was shivering in the crowd not far away.
Lord Selwyn's eyes, which had turned red at this moment, immediately stared at the little boy.
"Old Fike's son, come here and tell me everything you know!"
Lord Selwyn spoke rapidly.
"Yes, yes… sir…!"
The thin, dark-skinned little boy, with a look of dejection and despair on his face, stood up tremblingly and told the whole story.
"My lord, this morning I was catching crabs near here. In a steep cave, I saw a blue-green light with some orange in it. I thought I was seeing things, but a moment later, I saw the light again. I remembered the stories I'd heard since childhood and thought it was the legendary holy sword. However, I didn't dare to go in to look for it because the water in the cave had already reached my waist and was slowly rising."
"I returned to town and told my companions what had happened. Unexpectedly, the young Lord happened to be passing by and heard me. He asked me to lead the way, hoping to find the Holy Sword. So I brought him here. By the time I brought him there, the sea had almost submerged the cliff cave. Before I could even try to dissuade him, he dove headfirst into the water. I was terrified, and no matter how much I called out to him, he wouldn't come up. Then I immediately ran back and reported to Lord Claude..."
huff, huff...
After hearing this, Lord Selwyn clenched his fists, gasped for breath, his face twitching, and he resisted the urge to draw his sword and kill old Fick's son.
Following the direction pointed by old Fike's son, where could he see any cliff cave? It was now almost completely submerged by the sea, and only the dark reefs below could be vaguely seen.
At least two hourglasses have passed since they tossed back and forth. Who can hold their breath for so long?
When Lord Selwyn thought that his only son might have drowned in the sea before him, he felt heartbroken.
"Find him, find him immediately! I don't care what method you use, you must find Galladon!"
Lord Selwyn roared after his chest rose and fell several times.
He didn't say the second half of his sentence. If his eldest son couldn't be found, old Fike and his son would definitely pay the heaviest price!
"Yes, sir!"
The guards present immediately responded loudly. They all knew that the lord was on the verge of rage and madness.
Everyone on Tarth Island knew that Lord Selwyn had high hopes for Lord Galladon.
More than twenty people searched over and over again within a radius of several miles.
Brienne tugged at the hem of her father's trousers, anxious and frightened.
She didn't understand what was going on, but seeing her father's anxious look, it seemed like something had happened to her brother.
"Father, where is my brother? What happened to him..."
Brienne sobbed quietly, tears dripping down her face, her eyes blank.
Lord Selwyn thought of his two children who died young, and the thought that he might lose another child, and his best eldest son, and he couldn't help but feel sad. The feeling of powerlessness he had never felt since he became an adult broke through his inner defenses, and he couldn't help but want to shed tears like his little daughter.
But he knew he couldn't cry. He was a lord, a knight, the Lord of Tarth, and he had to swallow his tears.
Lord Selwyn did not respond to Brienne's words. He didn't know how to respond, so he picked up Brienne and joined the team to search for his eldest son Galladon.
After another half hour of the hourglass, the sea water became more and more turbulent, and it would not be long before the reefs under their feet would be completely submerged by the sea water.
"Father, brother, brother!"
Just as Selwyn's heart was growing colder and colder, as if it was being pinched and pulled by an invisible hand, almost suffocating him, suddenly, Brienne pointed in a direction in his arms and said in surprise.
Selwyn turned his head suddenly and saw a pair of children's legs in leather boots emerging from the beach and sea water below the reef.
The leather boots were also printed with the yellow sun and blue moon emblem of their Tarth family!
"Galladon!"
Lord Selwyn cried out with a trembling voice, immediately put Brienne down and stumbled over.
Hearing Lord Selwyn's voice, Claude and two nearby guards turned their heads immediately, as if realizing something, and immediately ran over.
Lord Selwyn came to the reef and saw the body of his eldest son Galladon in the sand and sea water behind the reef.
Galladon's face was as pale as paper, his lips were purple, his eyes were closed, his wet blonde hair stuck to his forehead, and his body was motionless, as if the breath of life had been devoured by the sea water.
Lord Selwyn's face was pale, with fear in his eyes. He stretched out his hand tremblingly and placed it on the nose of his eldest son, Galladon.
In the end, there was no sign of life. It was as if Galladon had already lost his breath.
Lord Selwyn froze and slumped into the sea.
"Father, father!"
Brienne also ran over at this time.
Four-year-old Brienne had a much steadier step and more courage than a normal little girl.
As soon as she came over, she saw her brother Galladon with a pale face and a swollen belly.
"Brother!"
Brienne threw herself over to Galladon's body, tears in her eyes.
At this time, Claude also rushed over with two guards.
"My Lord!"
Seeing Galladon lying there pale, Claude was trembling with fear. Even though he had prepared himself mentally, he was still extremely sad at this moment.
Claude quickly fell beside Galladon and Lord Selwyn. He first checked Galladon's breath and found that he was not breathing. His face turned pale, but he did not give up. He grabbed Galladon's arm and checked for his pulse.
Upon this exploration, his eyes immediately widened!
"My Lord, the young Lord still has a pulse, the young Lord is still alive!!"
Claude shouted.
"What?!"
Lord Selwyn, who was lying limp in the sea, suddenly twitched and grabbed Galladon's other hand with ecstasy on his face. He took his pulse and found that it was just as Claude said, there was still a weak pulse!
"Quick, quick save him!"
Lord Selwyn's voice trembled and his eyes were red. He was ecstatic at surviving the disaster, but also felt cold sweat soaking his back from fear. He held Galladon's cold little hand tightly, as if a lost treasure had returned to his palm.
Claude immediately pressed Galladon's chest with incredible speed.
Seawater continued to overflow from Galladon's mouth, but his breathing did not recover.
He pressed it seven or eight times in a row, but there was no sign of Galladon recovering.
Anxious, Claude had no choice but to change his strategy. He grabbed Galladon's legs and lifted his body sideways.
"Come here, help, press on the young Lord's chest!"
Claude yelled at the two guards.
Two guards immediately grabbed Galladon's arms, one on the left and one on the right, and began to press on Galladon's chest.
Again and again.
Lord Selwyn was covered in a cold sweat.
His heart was hanging in the air like crazy, and he prayed to the morning light and the protection of the Seven over and over again in his heart.
...
Jason's consciousness slowly awakened from the endless darkness.
He vaguely remembered that he was hit head-on by a dump truck on his way to report to the university and then lost consciousness.
So, am I dead?
Jason sighed with regret, thinking to himself. That out-of-control semi had hit him at over 80 mph. No matter how you looked at it, there was no way he was alive. There was no chance of luck; Jason knew he was dead.
It's a pity that he finally got into university and was about to take control of his own life, but he didn't expect that God would be so harsh on him and directly kill his future.
Jason is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage and was later adopted by a couple. At first, they treated Jason very well until they had their own child through in vitro fertilization technology. Jason suddenly became an unnecessary existence in the family.
Although he was neglected and treated coldly, Jason did not hate his adoptive parents. After all, they did not abandon him again. They gave him food to eat and sent him to school, didn't they? Because of his experience as an orphan, Jason has been very sensible since childhood and had a handsome appearance. Although his adoptive parents love their biological son more, they did not give up on Jason.
Jason devoted all his efforts to books and studied hard. From childhood to adulthood, he was almost always the first in the class. Later, he was admitted to Princeton University.
Unfortunately, fate was so cruel that he was taken away by a dump truck just after he was admitted to university.
Jason felt regretful and relieved.
Anyway, no one in the world cares about him, so his passing is a relief. The only pity is that he studied hard for more than ten years but had no place to put his skills to use, which was a waste of all the hard work he endured over the years.
But it doesn't matter. He never had it, so there is no question of losing anything.
Just as Jason gradually accepted his death and became curious about what the world after death was like, he vaguely heard several voices calling him in grief.
The voice was both familiar and unfamiliar, and it touched his heartstrings.
"buzz"
The buzzing gradually dissipated.
"Galladon, my child, wake up!"
"Brother, brother, don't you want Brienne anymore!"
I felt my body being shaken constantly, and a vague and muffled sound came to my ears intermittently.
Jason felt uncomfortable all over, his nose and mouth were burning, and his ears seemed to be filled with water.
He felt extremely uncomfortable and wanted to speak, but as soon as he had the slightest reaction, he immediately vomited a lot of water.
"Wow!"
"My Lord, the young Lord has responded!"
"The young Lord is still alive!"
The servants and knights, who had been silent and mournful, suddenly felt as if electric currents ran through their bodies. They immediately showed ecstasy and shouted wildly.
A group of people frantically continued to pat Galladon's back, squeeze his chest and abdomen, and help him expel more seawater.
Although he was almost broken apart, Jason felt much more relaxed. He no longer had the burning and bloating feeling as if his stomach and lungs were filled with acid.
However, the choking feeling in his throat and nasal cavity still made him cough continuously and his nose flow.
This strong stimulation made Galladon slowly open his eyes.
He saw a group of people wearing old fashioned clothes and most of them with long hair. They surrounded him, their faces full of anxiety and joy, and were pressing his chest and rubbing his body.
It was surrounded by beaches and reefs, and the sea water was constantly rising and falling.
"Galladon, my son! You scared me to death!"
The Lord of Tarth hugged his eldest son in his arms and tears suddenly flowed.
"Brother!"
Little Brienne also hugged her brother's arms and cried loudly.
Jason was a little confused. Wasn't he dead? What was going on?
Just when he was at a loss, suddenly, a memory emerged from the depths of his mind.
His expression slowly changed from shock to disbelief.
In his memory, his name was Galladon Tarth, the eldest son of House Tarth of Evenfall in Westeros. His father was Lord Selwyn Tarth, and his sister was Brienne Tarth. He was eight years old. In search of the holy sword "Just Maid," he jumped into a cliff cave that was about to be submerged by the rising tide and was eventually drowned by the sea.
Jason took in the memory and slowly figured out the situation. His mouth opened slightly, a look of surprise and astonishment on his face.
It seems like he has traveled through time!
The protagonist is the brother of Brienne of Tarth, the female knight in the original book.
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Morning Light Galladon, the holy sword "Just Maid", etc., all appeared in the original work of Game of Thrones, and are not fictional.
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