Chapter 221 The mother and the son at the banquet

Author: Panda's Big Wooden House

Chapter 221 The mother and the son at the banquet

Lann looked at herself in the mirror.

He was obviously going to attend the banquet, but he was wearing simple leather armor, a white robe on the outside, a blue waistband and a deer leather belt, and a black bear-wool vest on his shoulders.

He no longer carries two swords behind him, but only has a long dagger with the lion's head as the handle around his waist.

This is a very awkward outfit, which is inconsistent with the knight outfit that Lane fights immediately, and is not worthy of the fighting style of the Griffon School of the Witch Hunter.

But this is indeed the dress to prepare for attending the banquet later.

The Skelligers don’t like fancy silk, and the outfits at the banquet are like going to the battlefield. For them, the banquet is a place to enjoy meat, wine, and even fists. The first priority is to indulge themselves. Those women who are so awkward that they can’t do big moves after putting on it are ridiculed by them.

But later, the islanders with too much martial ethics found that it seemed too easy to make a big noise when they went to the banquet with an axe and armor. The fools themselves didn't know where they would let their weapons fly in the next second.

So they made a concession: wearing only leather armor and daggers, and adding some decorations according to their preferences. In this way, if they go crazy, the guards on the side can hold them down in time.

This banquet style is far from the mainland, but Sintra has Mossack, the old Skelice druid, as a consultant, and the caring butler, Ens, has already prepared for Lane to avoid being rude.

Milva helped Lann adjust her collar, walked out of the room satisfied, took her beloved longbow and prepared to follow her as an escort.

Then Cili ran in, looked at Lane for a while, and helped him retire his collar that was messed up by Milva.

"Why don't you even wear clothes yourself now? Is this the same thing when you are fighting outside?"

Lann sighed and avoided the topic: "Let's go, don't let the lords wait for a long time."

...

The banquet had begun, and Lan En and his group attracted a lot of attention, but everyone was watching coldly at this moment without taking the initiative to talk.

Or they were waiting for King Bran to take the initiative to introduce this young man who is famous but has something to do with him.

Knowing that in Skellig, the etiquette templates he had learned before were no longer used, Lane showed his truest side, no longer having a decent smile that might arouse the islanders' disgusting smile, but instead squinted his lion's eyes slightly and glanced at the banquet scene with his expressionless face.

He is looking for his own goal.

In addition to the seven major families, there were also many vassals, heirs, and warriors they appreciated. Therefore, the entire banquet scene did not look like the Wang family's living room, but rather like a neatly decorated buffet restaurant.

Almost no one sat, everyone walked and ran around, picked their favorite seafood, bread, and wine on the dining tables everywhere, and laughed freely from time to time.

Lan even saw that the place where the table was originally placed was cleared to the side by a few men, and surrounded a circle of people to start a boxing match with fist to flesh. The reason was only a question about a certain hunting game.

"House."

Lan En chanted softly, and the sword attendant strode forward.

"Where is the lord you told me before, the lord who might have taken in the witch hunter."

"Sir, he is..."

The sword servant followed Lane to scan the crowd, preparing to answer the question of the Lord, when a familiar laugh interrupted their communication.

"Lann!"

King Bran stood behind him, and when Lane turned around, he patted his right hand on his shoulder, affectionately as if he was treating his true nephew.

House bowed his head and saluted to the king, then left sideways under Lann's gesture.

King Bran was surrounded by a graceful lady and a gentle young man. After seeing Lane, the young man showed a friendly smile on his face.

"This is my wife and my son. I was not able to introduce them to you because they were not in the castle a few days ago."

Lane saluted King Bran's wife, Birna Bran, in the manner of a junior.

The queen was the only one present who could give Lane a "noble familiarity". She wore a long black dress with broken diamonds embellished with pearl chains sewn on her clothes and draped on her chest. Her long hair was meticulously woven into a whip and tied into a bun behind her head, and her body also exuded a certain perfume smell from Nifgaard.

She adheres to her demeanor, making it difficult to find fault. When she walks, the hem of the skirt fluctuates regularly and neatly like a wave.

Faced with Lane's greeting, a decent and distant smile appeared on her face.

"Long time no see, Lann, Xiri."

Lane had no impression of her, while Xili replied with etiquette that was not inferior to Bilna.

...

As for another young man, Sfanregian Ann Tursek, he was much more straightforward. He stepped forward enthusiastically to hug Lane, and humorously performed knightly etiquette, which made the little girl giggle.

"You must be closer, Svanregie, just like the children of Kratz. The future is your young people, and only when you unite can you defeat powerful enemies."

Before her son could answer her father's teachings, Queen Bilna suddenly spoke: "As long as she is still on the island and on the sea, we, Skellig, will have no enemies."

King Bran frowned slightly, and shook his head at his embarrassed son.

He strode forward, away from his wife, and approached Lann.

With his left hand wrapped around the shoulders of the blonde Lion Eye Duke and his right hand on the little princess' head, King Bran slowly took them to the banquet.

"I just saw you seem to be talking to the servants. Have I disturbed you?"

"No, in fact, I may need your help."

Lane raised his jaw slightly, and with his height, he was still half a head shorter than King Bran.

"I'm looking for Lord Thorgil. My servant received the news that a warrior I really want to make friends with is now playing for him. I want to use him to get a bridge and get to know the warrior."

"The one who can be praised like this by Lane must be the real warrior!"

King Bran laughed and searched the crowd for a while, pointing to a middle-aged man with white hair and beard. The man had a long beard and knotted together with two ropes. He was watching the boxing match in a corner of the hall, and was one of the most cheering people.

"That's Thorgil, nicknamed "Blood Red". He was a very brave sea warrior when he was young." Bran agreed, "In terms of relationships, he is also a member of our Tulsek family and my elder, but now he is separated. If you want to know each other, I can introduce you to you."

"That would be better." Lane smiled sincerely.

...

His eyes went in the direction of King Bran, but he no longer looked at the blood-red Thorgill he was looking for, but noticed the two boxers who were watching.

It was not so much a boxing as a beat. A boxer with a heightened and stronger body than his opponent was punching one after another, and his opponent kept retreating. The sound of the physical hitting made the listener unsurprising - even if his arms were blocking, he would definitely be injured under such heavy punches.

In fact, his opponent was almost unable to raise his arms, but Lane suspected that the man had stopped.

From the shouts of the onlookers, it can be seen that the warrior, who obviously suppressed his opponent, seemed to have defeated several challengers in a row.

Lann couldn't see his face clearly because the boxer was now facing him.

He was about to go forward to make friends, but King Bran's arm that was placed on his shoulder began to exert force, turning his body in a direction.

"With me here, Thorgil can meet you at any time."

"But the other five major families have already arrived, and there are few opportunities to get them together like today. I think it's better to go and greet them first."

Lan En thought about it and felt that this sentence made sense, and things should be prioritized.

"Est should have introduced them to you carefully, about their respective characteristics and positions?"

Lane nodded.

...

Skellig has six major islands and seven major families.

The most powerful ones at present are naturally the Tursek family, which has the current king and the former king. Their territory is Little Skeliger Island, which has the most beautiful scenery, the most delicious dishes, and the most famous boatman in the archipelago.

Next is Clater, where Kratz is located, which is also a family that often appears in kings. They and another family divide the island of Skellig, which is the largest island in the archipelago, with the most prosperous port and the densest population.

These two companies basically occupy half of Skellig's power and are Lane's most solid backing in the archipelago.

Then there is the Haimei family, the current patriarch named Dona Ann Sindah, a respected old man. Their territory is Indalsfell Island, which is the birthplace of the Freya God Cult, the goddess of childbirth, love, beauty and harvest.

The remaining family forces are basically the same.

The patriarch of the Drummon family is nicknamed "Madman" and named Lugo, which occupies the southern part of the Great Skeliger Island.

The lord of the Brockava family is called Udarek. The fief is Spekrug Island, which has snow all year round and has a famous competition arena.

The patriarch of the Dimen family is called Hog Black Hand, who occupies Faroe Island. Hog Black Hand has superb military power, but its territory is the most desolate and primitive island.

There is also the Todaloch family, whose patriarch is named the Todaloch family, and its territory is Udvik Island, which was once the second only to the Great Skelliger, until there appeared here the ice giant - the one that East wanted to conquer.

The above is what East and Lane teaches, and it also combines some information obtained by Lane's previous life.

It’s very complicated, with many people, place names, so you don’t need to remember them deliberately, anyway, I will introduce them slowly later.

...

After hearing Lane's answer, King Bran nodded with satisfaction, "I know this is complicated. Although the Skellig Islands are small, their intricate relationships will not be simpler than your northern borders. I heard that your aristocratic genealogy and heraldic studies have good grades, and I will explain them to you one by one in the future."

"I'll tell you briefly first, and then take you to meet them."

"Dona Ann Sinda of Haimei, you can tell from his name that he is our relative, but their family is a devout believer of the goddess Freya. If you want to gain his support, besides your bloodline, you also have to rely on faith."

"Harold has a good relationship with us, so it's no problem; Hog Black Hand needs you to pay a certain price; Udarick is so nagging, but at least you can communicate; the only thing I can't guess is Lugo, who is just like his nickname..."

"Your Majesty, are you okay? I seem to hear you talking about me?" A voice penetrated into the conversation between King Bran and Lane. "Do you mind me joining the conversation between you? I can't wait to get to know this famous 'lion'!"

Before King Bran finished his words, he came to Lan's ears: "He is just like his nickname... a 'madman'."

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To be continued...