-33- The outstanding new recruit
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On the fifth day of Gallen's busy activities in the Queen's District, support from Whispers also arrived in King's Landing.
This support consisted of 50 men, all of whom were soldiers from House Crabb, brought from the docks of the Blackwater by Mordin Water.
Crackclaw Point shares similarities with the North, as they are both predominantly inhabited by descendants of the First Men, who are generally tall and strong, with hair and eye colors ranging from black to brown.
[Andals, with a variety of hair and eye colors]
[Westeros is mainly composed of Andals, First Men, and Rhoynar, with the First Men primarily in the North, the Rhoynar mainly in Dorne, and the rest of the regions mainly inhabited by Andals.]
[So the title of the King of Westeros begins with: the King of Andals, Rhoynar, and First Men, Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm...]
From the improvement in the discipline of the soldiers, Gallen could perceive that they had not slackened in their training despite their lord not being present in their territory.
The newly arrived soldiers assembled in the command post of the Queen's District, and after a brief inspection of their marching, Gallen was very satisfied with the imposing soldiers.
Gallen liked the simple and honest soldiers from Crackclaw Point, with their readiness to go and chop someone down at his command.
"With their simplicity" and the increasing discipline of the soldiers, Gallen believed that his army would sooner or later become one of the strongest army in Westeros.
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Gallen noticed a young man standing behind the crowd, whose appearance didn't quite fit in with the soldiers from House Crabb.
The young man was dressed in worn leather armor, carrying a bow on his back, and appeared to be about Gallen's age.
He was slender, with shoulder-length red, slightly curly hair, and many freckles on his face, looking somewhat reserved.
Gallen raised an eyebrow and waved to the red-haired young man.
The young man nodded nervously and glanced at Mordin Water standing nearby before hurrying over.
"Hello, esteemed noble sir, my name is Anguy."
Upon hearing the name, Gallen's eyes flickered. "How did you come here?"
[In the plot, Anguy won the archery championship at the Hand's Tourney held in King's Landing to celebrate Eddard Stark's appointment as Hand of the King, then joined the Brotherhood without Banners, becoming unmatched in archery skills.]
Anguy respectfully replied, "I joined a mercenary group before, but the group disbanded later. Recently, I've been at the docks looking for a suitable mercenary group to join. This morning, I met your guard, Ser Mordin, at the Blackwater Rush, and he brought me here."
It turned out that while Mordin was waiting at the docks, his beast-like intuition spotted Anguy in the crowd. Although Anguy looked ordinary, his strength was extraordinary.
Mordin's intuition told him that this person had extraordinary strength and that Gallen would like him.
Mordin trusted his own intuition the most, so he took the initiative to communicate with Anguy and brought him over, intending to introduce him to Gallen.
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Mordin's broad figure also appeared, saying with a simple smile, "Lord Gallen, I feel that Anguy's skills are quite good, so I brought him."
Gallen nodded and asked Anguy, "What are you good at?"
Upon hearing this, Anguy, who had been reserved, straightened his chest. "My lord, I am best at archery. I can hit wherever I want with my arrows."
Gallen knew that Anguy was a very powerful archer. He wanted to promote him to be his personal bodyguard like Mordin. With Mordin and Anguy, one excelling in close combat and the other in long-range shooting, their combined combat power was astonishing.
A lord's personal bodyguard is equivalent to the lord's confidant. If a new person is directly appointed, it will affect the fairness of the soldiers. However, if the person involved is exceptionally strong, it's a different story.
Gallen sat down on a chair and clapped his hands, attracting the attention of those around him. "Anguy, show us your skills."
Anguy glanced around, then looked up at the sky, calmly took an arrow from his quiver, took a few steps forward, and inserted the arrow into the ground vertically.
Anguy looked thin and weak, but he had considerable strength, as he effortlessly pulled out almost half of the arrow that was deeply embedded.
After completing the task, Anguy stepped back.
He picked up his bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed it upwards. Anguy's movements were smooth and natural, exuding confidence.
Drawing the bowstring to full extension, Anguy released his grip on the arrow, and with a sharp swoosh, it soared into the sky.
After a while, the arrow Anguy shot skyward, accompanied by a sharp sound, descended back down, precisely hitting the arrow he had previously planted in the ground.
With a crisp sound, the falling arrow split the planted arrow into a V shape, then deeply buried itself into the ground.
A remarkable display of skill!
Gallen's subordinates couldn't help but marvel at Anguy's archery.
Gallen was satisfied, having achieved his goal. He publicly appointed Anguy as his personal bodyguard.
From this moment on, Anguy became Gallen's personal bodyguard, just like Mordin.
As a commoner, Anguy couldn't help but feel excited. Being a lord's personal bodyguard presented a great opportunity to be knighted.
To Anguy, who came from a commoner background, this was equivalent to a leap in social status.
Anguy knelt down before Gallen, expressing his gratitude.
Gallen smiled and waved his hand, letting the grinning Mordin take Anguy away to settle in.