Game of Thrones: From a deserter to a high-ranking official

Chapter 9 Jules' "Past Events"

"Utter bullshit!" Jules growled. "This is your scheme? To make me, in my drunken state, 'confess' a little love story about myself, 'the trustworthy' Jules?"

Then Jules grabbed Tiberius by the ear and said through gritted teeth.

"Come, Tiberius, explain to me what you mean by 'When I was a knight-errant, I met a young woman and swore to protect her for life. But then she disappeared on the Kingsroad because of the security problems in Westeros...'"

"The reason I was unwilling to accept this job is because I have what you call... uh, a mental illness? I refused Lisangzhuo's request on the spot because I couldn't accept my own weakness and incompetence. After all, the first time the 'Keeper of the Faith' failed to fulfill its promise was because of a missing girl..."

Jules became more and more excited as he spoke, carrying the manuscript Tiberius had given him on his back, spitting as he spoke.

Although Tiberius was being pulled by the ear by Jules, he looked at his uncle's face, which was flushed with anger, with great concern, fearing that he might faint at any moment.

[Old Deng, your tolerance is too low. If you had even been exposed to online novels, you wouldn't be like this.] Tippi thought to himself.

Ultimately, entertainment in Essos and Westeros was far too limited. It consisted mainly of banquets, bards singing, jousting, and dwarf comedies, with very little magic or circus performance...

As for Tiberius's story, it's nothing more than using more rhetoric, incorporating more plot elements, and adding more vows of eternal love...

Jules' reaction was so strong... well, all I can say is that Tiberius's "romantic little story" had a huge impact on Laure Jules.

After all, for Jules, in Tiberius's story, becoming a "knight-errant" stemmed from his failure as a knight to keep his first vow of protection to his first love, which led to the later role of Jules as a "knight-errant"...

Jules: My God, this is exactly the knight of my dreams!

As he thought about it, he increased the strength in his hands.

You're something else, Tiberius! I never knew you were so clever!

"Ouch, Uncle, stop pinching my ear! I told you before, we need a story to lower Lisandro's guard. After all, you rejected him at noon... and tonight, to avoid being retaliated against by our benefactor, our White Legion has no choice but to get this contract," Tiberius said, covering his ear.

It wasn't that Tiberius made up a romantic story; Jules himself played a terrible hand.

Jules stopped arguing with Tiberius and turned to Vito, who was peeking at the maid through the blinds.

"Vito, stop looking at women! Lisanzo...does he really have a problem with us?" Jules' tone became quite cautious towards the end.

After all, as Tiberius analyzed:

If Lisangzhuo harbors resentment, the best time for him to strike will be after the war begins.

He doesn't need to use knives or guns; he just needs to say a word to the logistics personnel or have General Reese push us to the front lines of the meat grinder.

"Boss, this... is true." Vito hesitated for a moment before saying.

He then relayed the words of Lisandro's son, Lisanro, and when Jules heard the sentence, "My father doesn't want to see the White Army now," Jules's eyebrows furrowed deeply.

Being suspected and resented by your benefactor before the war is definitely not a good thing, especially when your benefactor actually has the power to cut off your food supply on the battlefield and may even throw you into the flesh-grinding front lines.

“Then I will do as you say, Tiberius,” Jules said. “At the banquet…”

"You need to pretend to be drunk, then start talking about the past, letting Lord Lisandro know the real reason for your refusal, and at the same time swear that this action is not only for the safety of a girl, but also for your first vow!" Tiberius added.

Jules took a deep breath.

"It's just too... embarrassing to say this out loud."

“But it’s legendary, boss!” Vito interjected. “Tiberius’s story is fucking more exciting than those bard’s tales. By the way, boss, was that really not why you became a ‘Keeper of Faith’ in the first place…?”

Then, Vito was kicked by Jules, who laughed and cursed.

"That's because keeping one's word is chivalry, my dear Vito! It has nothing to do with women!"

"Oh, right, Uncle, remember to ask Rissandra for something," Tiberius reminded him before leaving.

"What is it?"

"The missing persons files along Bloodwave Cape Avenue, and their missing person posters. These things are probably still in Sheriff Reese's archives."

"Are these things important?" Jules asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Very important, my uncle." Tiberius nodded firmly.

"These files will determine whether we can find Risang Zhuona's missing daughter!"

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At six o'clock in the evening, officers and knights of the White Legion gathered at the gate of the mansion to await Lisandro's arrival. Each of them was clad in gleaming breastplates or chainmail, with longswords at their waists, and several mercenary subordinates carried the White Legion's banners, which fluttered in the wind.

This was the first time Tiberius had seen the White Legion's banner: white background with a gray-black line running through the middle, dividing the banner in two.

"Is this Uncle's White Legion symbol? Well, it is rather... simplified." Tiberius raised an eyebrow.

Compared to the flags of famous mercenary groups like the Golden Company and the Second Son Company in the original work, their own flag is indeed... rather rudimentary.

"Vito, are you sure Lord Lissandro has accepted the invitation?" A spearman captain poked Vito's breastplate with his iron elbow. "No, he really accepted our legion's invitation? Lissandro Rogal, this important figure from Rhys, is he really coming to our mercenary feast?"

"Enough, damn Tom! Damn it, I just polished my breastplate until it gleamed. If your filthy armor touches it again, I'm going to kick your ass in the ass with my boots. I swear I will!" Vito cursed.

"So... how did you convince him? Anyway, he hasn't arrived yet, so hurry up and explain to me!" Tom quickly wiped Vito's breastplate with the hem of his silk cloak.

"I'll tell you the truth now, but don't tell anyone else." Vito whispered in Tom's ear. "It's 'Lightning' Tiberius, yes, that brat's doing..."

"The story begins with Lord Risang's daughter who went missing on the Bloodwave Cape Road..."

Vito then vividly recounted Tiberius's exploits, from his analysis in front of Commander Jules to how Tiberius used persuasive tactics to convince Lisandro to attend the White Army banquet...

"Seven Gods!" Tom exclaimed in surprise after hearing this. "Is this kid really that smart? Before, all he knew was throwing spears and lances. How come he's suddenly so eloquent after waking up from his coma?"

"Shh, don't tell anyone else, but I'll tell you. You don't know this, do you? Do you know why Tiberius didn't tell us about the dreams he had while he was in a coma? It's because in his dream, Tiberius was with the old woman..."

At this time, Tiberius was unaware that his reputation, vividly described by Vito, was about to spiral into an unknown abyss.