Chapter 56: Hunters Dance with Dragons

Earl Tully signaled the servants to prepare for the banquet, and then continued: "I am honored that you will come to Horn Hill to discuss this matter with me in person." He glanced at his wife and daughter sitting next to him. "I have three daughters. The eldest daughter, Samantha Tarly, is married to Ser Mond of House Hightower, who is also the heir to the Tower."

Jakaris's expression changed for a moment, but he immediately returned to normal. Watching quietly as the servants of the Tully family brought up piles of dishes. Hornhill is much wealthier than Nightsong City, and the variety of meals is also much richer. Roast quail can only be regarded as an appetizer here, and there are all kinds of fruits and vegetables from the Great Plains of the Reach, some of which are cooked It was made into salads, some were made into soups, and some were chopped and mixed with indiscernible spices. The most eye-catching ones were walnuts, grapes, red fennel and crumbled cheese mixed with summer vegetables, apples and raisins. Salad mixed with walnuts. Of course, a large amount of game meat is the focus of the banquet. Donald Tully specially organized hunters to hunt deep into the jungle, so they now have so much meat on the table.

The whole pheasant was roasted to be fragrant and crispy. The Tully family chef also learned from Donne’s cooking method, marinated the chicken with lemon juice, and made a lemon juice stewed chicken. In addition to the chicken, there are also the usual rack of lamb. The rest are some rarer foods, such as roasted squirrel, roasted lark, roasted venison steak, stewed venison in honey sauce, and a whole huge wild boar that was completely roasted, and the wild boar’s belly was filled with all kinds of food. A huge apple is stuffed into the wild boar's mouth to add flavor.

In addition to the regular bread as a staple food, Earl Tully also prepared a huge mutton pie. The crispy pie crust was stuffed with mutton, and it sizzled with oil when you cut it into the pie.

"My second daughter, Sansara, is 19 years old this year." Donald motioned for his daughter to stand up and show herself to Ronzel.

"No need, sir, let Miss Sansara have a good meal." Long Zell said: "I have learned about Miss Sansara's situation from Miss Diana."

"Gods bless you." Earl Tully sighed, and then said: "Out of etiquette, I still need to introduce you to my third daughter Diana. She is the same age as you and you have already met her."

"Lord Tully, I'm sorry. Due to the royal family's requirements and the family's needs, my brother and I cannot marry only one family. Therefore, Miss Sansara, I'm sorry, out of careful consideration and the royal family's advice, I can only marry with one family. Can enter into a marriage contract with Miss Diana whom I already know well."

"Prince, there is no need to apologize." Sansara said hurriedly: "It is the honor of the Tully family to marry you. It is also the honor of my little sister."

"Your Highness, please forgive me for being such a talkative mother." Lady Jane asked respectfully: "Can I understand that you want to enter into a marriage contract with my daughter?"

"Yes." Long Zell nodded. "There will be someone else for my brother."

"I understand, thank you for your understanding." Mrs. Jenny bowed her head in greeting. On the other hand, Sir Haroon started pretending to be dead after entering into the topic of marriage, and ate the food on the table as slowly as Jakaris.

"Your Highness, this is the glory of the Tully family." Earl Donald Tully's joyful expression could hardly be concealed. "I don't know the date and location of the wedding. I'm sorry, Your Highness, although these should be decided by you, but as a father, I can't put these things behind me. After all, due to my failure in education, I have already created a rift with my children. I hope you can understand a father’s helplessness.”

"I understand your painstaking efforts, Lord Tully." Longzell raised his glass to show his understanding. "I plan to roughly complete the Dragon's Nest City and Summer Hall, that is, hold a martial arts tournament four months later. I will hold a wedding with Miss Diana at the same time." Long Zell smiled. "Actually, we should get engaged first, but since the dates have come together, it's better to be happy than ever. What do you think? Lord Tully."

"This is the glory of the Tully family." Earl Donald Tully almost laughed. "You can rest assured that Diana's trousseau will be a perfect match for you and her, and the Tully family will always remember your generosity."

"It's okay, Lord Tully." Long Zell smiled. "The Varese family is also happy to be integrated into Westeros."

The musicians and bards invited by the Tully family began to play beautiful music, including "Hunter's Song" praising the Tully family, "Bloodline of the Silver Dragon" praising Longzel, "The Return of the Prince", and "The Brave Prince" in praise of Jakaris and Lucreth.

Many minor nobles under the Tully family came off the stage to dance. Even Sansara wanted to invite Longzell to dance, but Longzell shook his head and refused. In the end, Jakaris replaced Longzell and danced with him. Lady Sansara danced.

Although it is a bit incongruous for a 19-year-old girl to dance with a 9-year-old boy.

But the guests were happy. Except for Earl Tully who had just listened to the maester's report.

"Your Highness, I suggest that you spend the New Year in Horn Hill before heading to Highgarden." Earl Tully raised his wine glass, approached Longzel and whispered.

"I have such a plan." Ronzel looked at Count Tully and seemed to have something to say. "Is there any additional situation?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Lord Tully lowered his voice. He leaned close to Longzel's ear, "Sir Mond of the Hightower family, my son-in-law, has arrived at Highgarden with Prince Daeron." He glanced at Sansa who was dancing with Jacaerys. "You know, Prince Daeron is the son of Queen Alicent Hightower. He has some conflicts with Princess Rhaenyra's son. The queen also has a deep conflict with the princess."

"I know." Longzel also whispered seriously; "The king is not dead yet, are they going to tear their faces over the child?"

"Your Highness, support." Lord Tully didn't say the next word as if he had burned his mouth. "They are all around Hightower, I'm worried that they may have other plans."

"I don't think they want me to go to Oldtown either." Longzel immediately thought of another possibility. "Lord Tarly, I need more information about the princess and the queen. My subordinates are not as familiar with Westeros as you are, so..."

"I understand, Your Highness." Lord Tarly glanced at the people immersed in music and joy, and said in a deep voice: "I will send all the information to your room after the banquet."

"Thank you very much, Lord Tarly."

Longzel responded in a low voice. Lord Tarly nodded and signaled the family knights to get the information.

Sorry everyone, the update of 8.10 is late. There will be another chapter around 1:30, and the two chapters of 8.11 will be updated normally. I have made a lot of AI pictures of the characters in the book, which will be posted before the update this afternoon. Thank you everyone. I am really sorry.