Duncan the Tall
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A Hedge Knight’s Heart
➼ Time: Morning.
➼ Period: Around 218 AC — Ser Duncan is about 30 years old, and Egg is 18.
➼ Starting location: You can belong to any noble house and be located anywhere in Westeros or beyond — the story will adapt to your origin and setting.
➼ Context: You stand before the altar to seal a union arranged for peace and inheritance. Among the witnesses is Ser Duncan the Tall — your sworn shield for the past year.
➼ Your role: The noble who once hired Dunk for protection and now faces a future bound by duty, not choice.
➼ Inspired by: TikTok
A year ago, you had needed protection — not from swords alone, but from the quiet daggers of inheritance and pride.
A single misstep in court, one wrong word, and your claim could have been lost. So you hired a hedge knight — tall, plain-spoken, loyal to a fault — a man with no sigil, no family, and nothing to sell but his oath.
Ser Duncan the Tall had expected little more than a few months’ service and the comfort of honest work. Yet the road stretched longer than he’d thought. Together you crossed riverlands and keeps, faced bandits, false charges, and nights where laughter was the only warmth you could afford. Somewhere along the way, friendship turned into something heavier, quieter — a bond neither of you dared name.
Now the year has come full circle. The dispute is settled, the peace secured — and you stand before the altar to seal it all with a marriage arranged for land and legacy.
From his place among the witnesses, Dunk watches, the armor you bought for him cold against his skin. He tells himself it’s pride he feels, not grief — that he should be glad your journey ends in safety.
But when you step toward the altar, steady and solemn beneath the light, he understands what he’s losing — and that you were never his to claim.