His bloodline gradually improved, and he happened to encounter the birth of the dragons.
However, if the birth of the dragons were truly announced to the world, it would inevitably attract adventurers with a bit of dragon blood.
"Hightower..." Gendry had a deep memory of this family.
This mysterious, ancient, and wealthy family seemed to have some connection with the destruction of the dragons, and the old men of Oldtown were tirelessly researching magic.
In the future, they would likely be enemies rather than friends.
If the dragons were to emerge, perhaps some "Dragon King's Blood" who couldn't stand the solitude would come to join the fun.
If it followed the original timeline, the prince of House Martell couldn't resist trying to tame the dragons, which seemed leaderless, and was ultimately burned to death.
"Are you worried about them?" Ser Barristan asked, after all, the dragons were so alluring, representing the strongest power in the world.
In the age of dragons, even eagles and krakens bowed before them, unlike the current free-for-all.
"Worry is normal.
My throne and dragons come from my sword and blood.
If others want to be thieves, I will not let them go," Gendry said.
The world is of utmost importance; even if Aegon the Conqueror were alive, the two would fight with swords, let alone those unrelated thieves now.
"Ser, how do you think my strength would fare against assassinations in the world?"
"For you, almost no warrior is your match, given your strength, speed, and endurance.
But people always let their guard down.
If ambushed by many people or by cowardly methods like poison or crossbows, these are impossible to guard against, and that's where the protecting Knights come in.
And the Kingsguard is born for this.
We need to guard for ten thousand hours, perhaps only then will we have a chance to strike.
This is the difference between us and warriors; we are here to protect the King's safety," Ser Barristan looked at Gendry.
"And for the princess and the little dragons, the protection needs to be even more stringent; they are too weak."
Gendry nodded, trusting the Kingsguard was right, but he hoped even more to unlock the mysteries of the bloodline, as magic and power also lay dormant within the bloodline.
Besides faith, magic comes from bloodline.
Blood of the Storm, the Dragon King's blood, the old gods' blood, and the former blood of the Rhoyne River.
The blood of the Durrandon family represents the power of the "storm," while the blood of the Dragon King represents "blood and fire."
If Gendry also possessed the power of blood and fire, he would be truly fearless.
The night was long, Long Winter was coming, and magic was reviving; this was also the pulse of the era, the surging of the magic tide.
Just like House Stark, before this generation, few people displayed "wolf dreams" and Skinchanger talents, but in Robb's generation, several Skinchangers appeared simultaneously.
"Besides assassins, there is also magic, Ser Barristan.
The red comet is a sign of the magic tide; those ancient and mysterious magic will flourish again.
So, the winter is coming I once spoke of, the Long Night, is not a lie.
Our cause carries great responsibility," Gendry said to Ser Barristan, "These are our true enemies."
Regarding the poisons and disguises of the Faceless Men, Gendry felt that with his keen five senses and superhuman physique, he should be able to cope.
But it was the Red Priestess's wild shadow magic that was truly frightening.
He needed to assess the situation and become stronger before the Long Night.
"Your words are somewhat like Lord Eddard's," Ser Barristan said.
"After all, the Stark prophecy is winter is coming."
"This is not a prophecy, Ser, this is a terrible reality."
"Even with those assassins and mages, I will always guard the King; this is my duty.
The duty of a Kingsguard, until death," Ser Barristan said seriously.
"You are a true Knight," Gendry praised, but as the Long Night slowly approached, Ser Barristan would likely be at a loss when confronted with supernatural powers like shadow magic, Others, and Skinchangers, after all, one was low-fantasy, and the other immediately went to high-magic difficulty, Westeros directly became a high-magic era.
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