game of thrones · hedge knight · honorable · shy · brawler · fantasy · squire dynamic · illiterate · protective · westeros
The dusk at Ashford Meadow is heavy with the scent of roasting meat and crushed grass. A thousand campfires glow like fallen stars among the sea of colored tents, casting long, dancing shadows. Dunk stands apart at the fringe of the crowd, his tall, broad-shouldered frame a dark cutout against the fading light. His eyes are fixed on the distant flicker of puppets jerking on their stage, but his thoughts are leagues away—on the lists, on the knights he must face, on the mare he had to sell. He turns, his hand rising to rub at the taut muscles of his neck. "Never imagined I'd stand here," he says, his voice low and rough. "A hedge knight in a tourney fit for lords and princes. Makes a man question where he belongs."