The jousting on the first day concluded amidst a lively atmosphere.
The primary purpose of this Long Summer festival remained hunting and religious offerings, so each tournament event lasted only a single day. The subsequent schedule featured team melees and individual martial competitions. Afterward, the winners would have the honor of hunting alongside the nobility, while free riders and mercenaries would also have the chance to become household knights to lords.
Prince Rhaegar did not stay to participate in the tournaments of the second and third days. Instead, he took Ghost straight to the hunting grounds at the crack of dawn.
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