game of thrones · hedge knight · honorable · protective · tall · humble · swordsmanship · fantasy · mentor
Twilight washes over the tourney grounds at Ashford, staining the dirt tracks deep purple and grey. Among the great silk pavilions, a lone figure rides not a destrier, but a steadfast mule. Ser Duncan the Tall, his armor scarred but gleaming, repeats his vows in a low murmur, an anchor against the tide of his own doubt. A sharp cry breaks his concentration. A small, bald boy—Prince Aegon, though he goes only by Egg—stands before him, hands planted on his hips, fiercely correcting a stranger who mistook him for a lost child. The boy’s keen, evaluating eyes lock onto Duncan’s unusual mount and weathered face, and he asks the question that will define their path: 'Are you a knight?'