The Jousting Grounds

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A large field surrounded by stands all prepared for the Jousting.

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The First Match between Aenys Targaryen vs Ser Donnel Royce.

Aenys Targaeryen unhorses Ser Donnel in the first pass.

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Next Ser Malcolm Royce takes the field against Lord Sammael Baratheon. After three dramatic passes Lord Sammael slips out with a narrow victory.

[Tynian Lannister]

Lord Gerion watches from the section of the stands designated for the nobles of the Westerlands, with his sons Aurane and Tynian in attendance and his wife Winnifred next to him. His expression is that of boredom though and he spends more time looking at the ladies in their finery than the jousting itself, hoping to catch sight of Annara Hightower. He takes a swig of wine from his glass and snorts at the Royce boy's poor showing.

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Next Ser Lorren Hightower takes the field against Lord Commander Rickon Stark. This match is over fast as the lord Commander's legendary skill carries him to an easy victory.

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Next Ser Harold Tully takes the field Against Ser Oswyn Baratheon. Tully is unhorsed on the second pass, and stumbles home as the Stormlands men cheer for their man.

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Next Lord Arthur Redwyne takes the field against Lord Lothar Hightower. Lord Arthur proves the better man with his lance, and knocks his liege from the competition.

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The next Match pits Ser Domeric Thatcher of the King's Guard against Ser Wyllem Manderly. This match proves to be too easy as Manderly falls from his horse before Thatcher's lance can touch him. Thatcher advances.

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The next match is Eirek Stark against Byron Greyjoy. Neither a knight they still both look at home upon their steeds. That is until Byron turns toward the crowd, and lifts up his helm to vomit down the side of his armor. The crash into each other, and Greyjoy is sent tumbling end over end over end.

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The next match is Sain Hightower verse Lord Cedric Tully. The more experienced Tully managed to defeat Hightower in four passes.

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The Next match features Ser Gustav Hunter against Ser Raynard Myatt. It takes several passes, but in the end the Westerman defeats Hunter.

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The next match is Ser Jon Turnberry verse Ser Harold the Hairy. The two men break several lances, before the west triumphs again. Ser Harold loses.

[Tynian Lannister]

Gerion applauds Ser Myatt's and Tunberry's victory, oblivious to his wife's attention being elsewhere. While he had no time for this posturing farce of a "sport" he was pleased that his subjects had not faired so poorly as the Royce contingent. He waves his empty wineglass to a servant with a frown, until it is refilled. Even the worst waste of time was better with wine and a full stomach, he reflected as he crunched into a greasy capon.

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The next match features Ser Regard Hall against Ser Petyr Lannister of the Night's Watch. In the first pass Ser Hall flops from his horse in a sound defeat.

Afterwards in the crowds Hall's patron Saxon Cave was seen to collect heavy winnings from several moneylenders.

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The Next match featured Ser Kyle Smallwood verse Orf the Scullion boy. The crowd cheered for the underdog Orf, but was quickly silenced when he held his lance backwards. Smallwood knocks him easily from his steed, and wins the match.