Chapter 5B - The Ceremony
Valen follows Catelyn as she leads the conversation to a more private location."If that's the case then I'm happy to talk about it some. It's probably for the best that you learn about Lord Thaddeus yourself but he is a good and honorable liege, and if you've just become a ward then you've certainly already met Lady Gwendolyn and maybe her entourage." As a squire he preferred to not talk too much about the Lord and Heir of the house.
"The Master-at-arms is the Lord's brother, Thoren, he's very serious and dedicated, and is undipustedly a great commander, specially with ships, his wife is Lady Lanna Blackfin. His son Darvil is less strict and quite friendly, but follows his father when it comes to being acquainted to vessels." He was currently trying to find a good way of giving Catelyn a quick measure of the people in question that wasn't long and convoluted to the point of causing confusion or overstepping.
"Ser Donwald Cooper is Captain of the Guard, Maester Quill also acts as the Steward, and Burrich is the Stablemaster, be very careful with the horses around him or he gets angry. He can't help but let out a cautionary line at the end, having been at times on the other side of the Stablemaster's temper.
"And Ser Berion of course is head of House Knollwood and a landed knight under House Blackfin, he's incredibly skilled and renowned for his feats on the battlefield. He has been a great teacher to me and a true knight in my view. Valen doesn't hide that he has great admiration for his mentor.
"It'd be best to go over it again with someone from the House itself, which should happen eventually as a new ward, it only came a little later for me due to my age at the time and squire’s duties." He gives Cat an empathetic smile, hoping this has been helpful in dealing with a situation that was similar to his once.
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