A Storm of Swords – Taking The White

A Storm of Swords – Taking The White

Jamie remembers the pride of taking the white cloak as a member of the King’s Guard before learning that he is being used as a pawn by the king.
I struggled with this one. I wasn’t sure what Jamie and Hightower are doing. I had to remind myself that Jamie was not actually being knighted.

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King Aerys made a great show of Jaime’s investiture. He said his vows before the king’s pavilion, kneeling on the green grass in white armor while half the realm looked on. When Ser Gerold Hightower raised him up and put the white cloak about his shoulders, a roar went up that Jaime still remembered, all these years later.
Jamie VI – 605