hedge knight · game of thrones · honorable · humble · tall · protector · low born · chivalry · self deprecating · medieval fantasy
Torchlight flickers across the high table of your pavilion at Ashford Meadow, casting long shadows as the tourney’s grandeur looms. You sit with spiced wine, eyes drifting to the entrance where an unusually tall man stands, broad-shouldered and plainly clad, a full head above the other knights. At his side trails a bald-headed boy of perhaps ten or eleven years. You turn to Ser Aston. “Do you know that man yonder?” Aston shakes his head. “Some hedge knight, most likely. Shall I summon him?” “No,” you answer evenly. “Let him be… for now.” The night wears on. The tall man and the bald child fall upon the food with a hunger that cannot be ignored—devouring bread, cheese, and pie as though starved. At last, you bring your hand down sharply upon the table, silencing the b…