Chapter 7: The Tourney Field
The shorter sides of the tourney field were given over to competitors and their retainers – with many knights erecting temporary tents, and a handful of armourers or stablehands making themselves available. Some among the hedge knights had camped here the last night or two to ensure a decent position for the tourney itself.
The smiths Jem the Barrel and Lysaro of Lys had established temporary quarters and work stations for themselves, along with their respective apprentices Clar and Torreo. They did brisk business, mostly in repairs, though a few choice pieces were sold off, mainly those that had been ordered in advance by patrons who knew to find them at the tourney. Within view of the tilt, the minstrel Sam the Sweet plucked dexterously at his lute, weaving a gauze of music and song on every passerby, while trading tall tales. Nearby, the travelling Septon Father Brooks preached the importance of faithfulness and charity to the Lychester smallfolk, while farther from the high seats, the Poor Brothers railed against the depredations of sin and the imminence of damnation.
A loose collection of kegs and tables had been set up for those with a few coppers, with the Kettleblacks roosting there with the confidence of lords returning to their ancestral seat. They cheerfully diced with grooms and men-at-arms of House Lychester, Frey, Wylde, and any passerby with more coin than sense, though Ser Otto and Ser Ollie paid close enough attention to the lists to be sure they never missed their bouts.
Word on the street was that if you had hope of seeing a maester, you’d best have a fancy name after your given one, as Lychester’s man was run off his feet with injuries from the competition. Some folk said there was a wise woman, others a witch, but you’d best already know where to look for her, as she had the tendency to vanish as her namesake Mist.
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