Take the ride to dominate the game

Chapter 124
Throughout the dinner time, Arthur was the focus of attention of the nobles in Harrenhal, big and small.

The nobles whispered to each other, discussing various rumors about the dragon, Arthur, and members of the Targaryen.

The ash-blond hair color is obviously a bit different from the Targaryen blood, but it is not impossible.

Targaryen is one of the forty dragonlord houses of the Valyrians, and naturally has the general characteristics of the Var people: violet and bright blue eyes, platinum or silver gold hair color.

This feature is common in places such as Volantis in the east, where there are a large number of descendants of ordinary Wa people.Westeros also has many ordinary Wa people families, such as the Velaryon family on Tidehead Island.

Hair color does not fully reflect bloodlines. For example, the first king Robert, his grandmother was a pure-blooded Targaryen, but neither Robert's father nor the three Robert brothers had silver hair.

But Robert's second brother, Stannis, inherited Valyrian purple-blue pupils, and Erlu's pupils are blue.

Arthur's black pupils are obviously inherited from the Bracken blood.

The owners of Shili City and their branch families are a few black-haired and black-eyed nobles in the western continent.

As for facial features, Arthur matched the Long family.

With thick eyebrows and deep eyes, high nose and thin lips, even from a distance, you can feel his handsomeness which is different from ordinary people.

Sansa, who was sitting next to Arthur, could feel this even more.

She was using a fork to insert a small grilled browned fish, biting lightly with her small mouth, leaving a row of neat teeth marks on the fish.

Of course, she took a bite and looked at it, oh, but she didn't glance at Arthur beside her.

Ever since she was presented with flowers at the tournament a few months ago, Sansa has had an inexplicable feeling for this handsome little nobleman in the river.

She never admits that just because of a face can make her fascinated.

This feeling intensified after Arthur and Arya brought her out of the Red Keep.

She could even remember all the details of the man holding her through the Red Castle's sewers.

The strong arms, the warm and generous chest, and the perfect side face carved by the most outstanding artist made her forget her own situation at that time.

With such a lovely person to save him, what's the point of suffering in the Red Castle?
What's more, he also secretly dealt with his father-killing enemy.

Yes, in Sansa's heart, Joffrey's "accidental crash" is a gift from Arthur to her and the Stark family.

Although Joe is tyrannical and innocent, he is a king after all, and it is unseemly to be killed.Using the wild boar to kill this statement not only allows the Starks to avenge the killing of their father, but also allows the Baratheon family to retain a little bit of face.

Thinking of this, Sansa felt a little more fond of the person beside her.

Mrs. He'an looked at Sansa who was surrounded by Arthur, smiled lightly and shook her head.

Serious Herman Tall noticed this, wiped his mouth with a tablecloth, and asked, "Why are you laughing, madam?"

"For no reason, I remembered something happy." Mrs. He'an nodded and replied.

The cooking time always passed quickly. In Arthur's memory, he only ate one big trout, four or five small fish, ten pieces of bread, and double the amount of ale he got from somewhere. Everyone had already had dinner. slipped away.

Due to the shortage of food in the castle, the recipes of the nobles have also become closer to wheat, pumpkin and other things.But fortunately, the huge God's Eye Lake is on the south side of the castle, so fish meat has become the only choice for the tricky nobles.

Seeing that everyone had finished eating, Arthur, who was only [-]% full, was embarrassed to eat more, so he also wiped his mouth and went back to his bedroom to prepare for sleep.

In the next few days, you will have to travel continuously, and it will not work if you don't replenish your energy.

It's just that I didn't expect Miss Stark to follow in.

"Uh, I want to talk to you about something."

"What's the matter?" Arthur asked.

Then he sent his servant Medan out of the room to get some hot water for him to wash his feet.

Sansa's eyes were a little dodgy. After she sat on the wicker chair, her restless little hands brushed her hair and straightened her neckline. It took a while to think of a valid reason:

"Let's discuss how to find Arya?"

Arthur could see why the beauty was thinking when she entered the room, but it was a problem.

Arya and her direwolves have disappeared since the camp burned outside King's Landing.

At that time Arthur thought she was walking along the King's Road, so he didn't send anyone to look for her carefully.When he returned from hatching the dragon, he found that Arya was not at Harrenhal.

"We issued a reward order for anyone who finds my sister to bring her to Harrenhal or Riverrun, but there is no news. She seems to have disappeared from the riverlands."

As soon as Sansa opened up the idea of ​​​​chatting, she began to chatter.

She also really liked talking to Arthur.

Several little sisters from the northern border were either killed by the golden robe or detained by the Red Castle, which made her have no one to confide in for a long time.

Arthur recalled, "Arya shouldn't be in danger, it's just that she was taken away by some people, so the trace disappeared."

In the countryside of the Riverlands, the Brotherhood Without Banners is rapidly expanding. Apart from the Fish Wolf Alliance and the Lion Army, the folks led by the Earl of Berry are the strongest.

If nothing else, Arya should have been found by this group of people.

The key members of the Brotherhood Without Banners are the King's Landing Law Enforcement Team. They act under the order of Duke Ed and have no malice towards the Stark family.

"Who took it away? She is the only relative I saw after my father died. I miss my sister very much."

"Earl Bailey or the red-robed monk Soros, both of them have good personalities. Your sister is not in any danger."

Arthur also sat down on another wicker chair in the room, and naturally took Sansa's right hand.

"You don't have to worry about Arya, she also loves adventure, and wandering outside has fulfilled her long-cherished wish."

Like the two sisters' aunt Lyanna, Arya's favorite is instead the wandering adventure stories of various well-known knights.

"I just miss her a little bit." Sansa said she was thinking about her sister, but she leaned her head on Arthur's shoulder honestly.

Night had already fallen, and the stone-built room was shrouded in darkness, with only a dim candle fighting against the darkness.

In such an atmosphere, it is indeed easy for human beings to hug each other and seek comfort and protection from each other.

Arthur was also very good, his left hand went around behind Sansa's back, and stroked her left shoulder.

The ambiguity began to appear from nowhere, and quickly spread to the entire room.

This made their hearts beat faster, and Sansa felt that her face must be very red.

The atmosphere has been enhanced here, and nothing can be justified if nothing happens.

So Arthur straightened his head on his shoulder and looked carefully.

This is a beautiful face that has been opened. The indigo pupils are as attractive as the sea, the delicate and high nose is enough for fingers to slide down the slide, and the rosy lips make people want to find out.

Sansa's usual fair face was already like a peach, red and white.

Miss Stark was very cooperative, and quietly closed her eyes.

It's just that slightly frowning eyelashes betrayed her volcanic heart.

Is he going to kiss me?

The atmosphere had already reached its climax, and Arthur didn't hesitate any longer, just skimming the water.

……

Outside the concealed door, two furtive heads were sticking together.

"Kiss, kiss."

Mei Dan, who was holding a basin of hot water, seemed extremely excited.

"Still to say, I can see it myself." Yule knocked Meidan on the head, "I just don't know if I stuck my tongue out or not."

He poked his head forward again, trying to see how the battle was going.

It's just that the door creaked impatiently with his actions.

This made Mei Dan startled, and the hot water basin he was carrying fell to the ground.

The two people in the room were suddenly awakened.

After a few breaths, a rather formal farewell was spoken from the two of them.

"Miss Stark, I must be concerned about your sister's affairs. It will not be difficult to find Arya."

"Then thank you Lord Arthur. I must remember what happened tonight."

Afterwards, Sansa came out slowly, with a normal expression and graceful posture, and left here.

Then Mei Dan picked up the hot water basin and walked in with Yu Le.

Arthur was annoyed by the interruption of his good deeds, he had learned his lesson, and in the future he must lock the door horizontally, even if there were any noises outside, he would not stop.

"What are you doing here?" he asked Jules.

Yule, who was wearing silver plate armor, blushed, "Didn't you promise to give me a castle before you asked me to find the stone? I thought you were the Earl of Stone Ledge City, and you were the manager of Harrenhal, the one at Moulin Rouge Can you give me the little castle?"

The dim light illuminated Jule's face full of grooves.

Arthur thought about it, and Yule went to Midsummer Hall to look for dragon eggs for almost three months. Even if he didn't bring the mercenaries, this uncle could still find it, but it took a little longer.

He worked with sincerity.

"What is that small castle, do you want a bigger one?"

Arthur just needs someone to take over Stone Ledge City.

Yu Le was stunned. Although he also wanted a bigger one, he didn't have one under his nephew's name.

Every castle on the continent of Westeros has its own property. Occupying it not only violates the law, but also provokes riots among the local citizens.

"Which is the bigger castle?" he asked cautiously.

Arthur waved his servant Mei Dan to go out, and after the door was closed and the footsteps were far away, he said, "Stone Ledge City."

He dared to swear that when his own uncle heard this, his old face full of ditches stretched out on the spot.

It's like taking placenta.

Yule's joy was beyond words, but Arthur poured cold water on him: "Jenos is in the Golden Tooth City in the western border, but he had appointed me as the acting city lord before, so there is a little room for manipulation here. Acting as the lord of the city, enter Shili City and take a team there to ensure that Shili City will be in the hands of our uncle and nephew in the future."

After Janos jumped back, Shili City was not attacked by the western army, so this is one of the few well-preserved earl-level castles.

Under the current situation, Genos, who doesn't have many troops in his hands, dare not return to his territory rashly, otherwise he will be attacked by the northern crowd.

The northern army on the eastern front that did not fight the autumn wind in King's Landing City was at the time when they were like wolves and tigers. They did not attack Shili City now because Arthur was also the nominal owner of this castle.

You know, there are a lot of food and supplies stored there, and the Golden Dragon is far beyond the imagination of the people in the north.

Although Yu Le was a little confused, he also knew the difference between acting city lord and city lord.

"I still want the little castle of the Moulin Rouge." He said tentatively.

"If you really hold Shili City in your hands, then both of them will be yours."

What Arthur wanted was food, supplies, golden dragons, and tens of thousands of people in the territory. It was just a castle, and he really didn't like it.

Yu Le was so excited that he could jump to the roof, "Then it's settled, I'll take people to Shili City tomorrow."

Arthur nodded, and then noticed the very beautiful silver plate armor on his uncle.

This is in King's Landing, and Yule picked it himself.

Although most of the decorations are gimmicks, it is still a serious plate armor, and it still has some defensive power.

The two are similar in stature, but they can change clothes.

Arthur's set of plate armor made by Tob Mott is already very worn out, and it may break anytime soon.

He told his uncle what he thought, and Yule readily said that he could give up the plate armor.

This shows that the attraction of the castle to him is still higher than the plate armor.

Early the next morning, before the large troops for Riverrun City set off, Yule took a battalion, plus servants, a total of over 500 troops to take over Shili City.

……

Six days later, rushing outside the city.

Dozens of conscripted merchant ships arrived at their destination carrying the nobles who were going to Riverrun to attend Edmure's wedding.

Along with them, there are more than 400 coalition troops.

On the south bank of the Red Fork River, there are already many fish-wolf alliance military camps lined up along the river bank.

Arthur looked into the distance, and after carefully observing the troops camped according to their respective families, he felt that Roose Bolton really wasn't blown out.

The camp where the X-shaped Flayman flag was flying was obviously tighter than the other camps.

There are more than a dozen simple watchtowers on the periphery, and there are two or three people on each tower to monitor the surroundings.

Slightly behind is a wooden fence similar to keeping horses, surrounding the tent area-after the coalition forces returned to the river, they used various methods to get enough tents. After all, it has entered autumn, and camping in the open air will really freeze to death. ——Leave enough open space between the neatly arranged tents to allow the army to move quickly when it is assembled and withdrawn.

A small number of horses were tied to the river not far away, and people and horses were strictly separated.

"Why do you care so much about the Boltons' camp?" asked Sansa, who was beside him.

Since the incident that night, the relationship between the two has risen rapidly, so they often get tired of talking together.

Of course, Arthur didn't forget to taste Sansa's lips.

"Because old Bolton was really talented."

Even though Robb didn't trust Roose Bolton very much, he still handed over the Eastern Front Army to this person, which shows how much Robb recognized Lord Leech's ability to command the army.

According to Dickon's reaction, the military system built by Arthur is not suitable for the new soldiers recruited from farmers.

There are no qualified low-level officers out of thousands of people, so the two levels of squad and platoon organization are basically useless.

So Arthur thought about using Westeros' own military system. After all, it was created by smart people on the entire continent, and it was even more like the era of cold weapons.

In this way, it is necessary to ask for experience from these experienced commanding nobles.

The two chatted, and before long, the boat arrived at the city of Running River.

The nobles entered the triangular castle one after another, and they were told that they had just arrived.

"The people sent by His Majesty Robb have just arrived, and they are discussing military matters with the lords and lords." The steward of the Tully family who was in charge of the reception said so.

There is no chivalry culture among the ancestors of the northern border, so the jazz refers to the nobles of the riverland.

So everyone who had just landed went directly to the castle hall to listen to the Young Wolf Lord's order.

The man Robb sent was Lord Jon Umber, who was called the Greatjon because he bore the same name as his son.

Jason Mallister of Sea Frontier City, Titus Blackwood of Raventree City, Aenys Frey of Twin River City, Keir Ward, owner of the Fairy Bazaar, and other nobles from the riverlands, and Lord Roose Bolton, Rona Stout and other nobles from the Eastern Front all came.

Everyone sat down in order of status, and Arthur followed Sansa to the front position.

"His Majesty Robb is near Branded City. Tywin's main western army and Kevan's new western army are both a little south. The strength of the two sides is as follows..."

Following Great Jon's explanation, everyone basically understood the battle situation in the western region.

After Robb led his army into the Western Territory, before he had time to attack Lannister Port and Casterly Rock City, Tywin's main Western Territory Army chased after Golden Tooth City.

In order not to be outflanked, Robb then moved his army northward, and is now stationed near the earl-level castle Branding City in the western region.

The two divisions of the Lion Army are pressing northward on the strategic activity space of the Fish-Wolf Allied Forces.

There are many mountains in the western region, if they are surrounded somewhere, it will basically be the end of annihilation of the whole army.

So Robb urgently recruited this part of the army from the riverlands to fight in the west.

"With the Marquis of Bolton as the first commander, lead an army of 4000 people from the north including the Bolton family and the Karstark family to attack the western border from the vicinity of Horn Valley City."

"With Earl Arthur Bracken as the second commander, lead the Stark family, the Frey family, the Severn family, the Talhar family and other northern border-river joint troops to attack the western border from the path near the Golden Tooth City."

"After the two armies entered the Western Territory, Lord Arthur's troops went south to rob Crake Hall, Corn City and other places. The Marquis of Bolton led his men straight to Lannister Port, and then prepared for a decisive battle with the Western Territory people."

The Greatjon hurried through the order Robb had sent him to convey.

Since the small force in the west region between the east region and the west river has retreated to Golden Tooth City, the frequency of wars along the Red Fork River has been greatly reduced.

This makes this strategic vision much more likely to be realized.

Before Edmure's wedding was held, some warlike northerners clamored to serve the King of the North and go to a decisive battle with the westerners.

(End of this chapter)