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Chapter 137 I want to be queen

Lord of Harrenhal, Hall of the Hundred Hearths.

Because the name of the Burning King Tower was too unlucky, Arthur ordered to change the name of this huge castle within a castle to the main castle.

King Hejian walked into the main entrance of Bailu Hall, and saw two middle-aged knights and their five followers from a long distance away.

Podrick, who was following Arthur, reminded in a low voice: "It's the knights Agilon Oakheart and Saeth Rowan from the Reach, and they claim to meet the new King of the River."

Arthur thought for a while, these two families are quite famous.

The Oakheart family originated from John "Oak", son of Garth the Greenhand.

It is rumored that one day, Qingshou was on his way, but encountered a storm, so he had to hide in a cave in a hurry to avoid the rain.

The rain kept falling, Qingshou was a young man again, full of energy, and bored in the cave, so he rewarded himself.

So Oak John, who has the blood of Garth and the blood of Giants at the same time, was born. Like many brothers and sisters, he created his own family in the Reach:
Oakheart of Ancient Oak.

The family language is deep-rooted, and the territory is at the junction of the Reach and the West, and the coastal road passes through their home castle, Ancient Oak City.

The founder of the Rowan family, "Blonde" Rowan is also a descendant of Qingshou. It is rumored that "Blonde" was abandoned by his lover, so he cut off his own hair, wrapped it in an apple seed and buried it in the ground, and a golden tree grew there. , so Rowan's descendants settled there and built the Golden Tree City as their home castle.

The family's territory includes the entire northern part of the Reach, and it is a relatively high-ranking existence among the second-tier nobles in the Reach, with four to five thousand troops in their hands.

"What do the two knights want from me?" Arthur walked up the steps and sat on the chief seat.

It's a little strange that they came to Harrenhal when the Army of the Reach they belonged to was fighting for Tommen and Tywin.

The gray-haired Saeth Rowan stretched his neck and stared at Arthur several times before replying, "Your Majesty the River King, we are here to see your dragon, if..."

"Do you think this is a zoo?" Arthur interrupted him, "The dragon is not just for people to see."

Alduin was still in his infancy and didn't have the ability to protect himself. Even in the castle, Gendry, who was in charge of feeding, was surrounded by twenty third-level sword and shield soldiers in plate armor specially selected by Arthur. Follow the dragon.

The two knights belonged to the opposing camp, and Arthur didn't dare to let them watch the dragon with a single word.

A follower handed a small wooden box to Knight Saas, who opened the box and offered it with both hands respectfully.

"This is a Valyrian dagger, just as a gift for the two of us to meet you."

This Rowan was very polite, he raised the opened wooden box above his head with both hands, and handed it to Podrick.

The latter walked up the steps quickly, checked it himself before handing the dagger to Arthur.

Like most tile-steel devices, this dagger is surprisingly light. The blade is about [-] centimeters long. The handle is made of keel and decorated with densely packed small diamonds. In the castle, the gems on the hilt are still shining brightly.

Great value!
In the entire continent of Westeros, there are more than 200 Wagang swords. The statistics of the Academy City are 223, and all of them have names. Except for the missing Guangxiao, Blackfire, and Dark Sisters, most of the rest are hidden in those In the castle of the old family.

But there are more tile-steel components, and some bachelor's necklaces also have small rings made of tile-steel, such as Maester Luwin in Winterfell, and there are also some scraps made of tile-steel spoons, knives for eating and other small pieces.

These smaller tile-steel pieces have no names, so it is impossible to deduce their origin and owner.

But the keel tile steel dagger has a clear origin, it must be Euron Greyjoy.

"Horn Collector" Euron is the younger brother of King Balon. When he was young, he ran out to travel around the world. A keel bone tile steel dagger with a handle, and a dragon horn.

Of the things he got from the ruins, the most valuable in the world were dragon eggs and a set of Valyrian steel armor.

This set of steel armor, even before the Valyrian Freedom Fortress was destroyed, was worth a kingdom. Now that the method of making steel tiles has been lost, it has become a truly priceless treasure.

The one with the highest magical value is the Horn of the Dragon.

It is rumored that blowing this horn can break the magical taboo that only forty members of the Valyrian Dragon King family can ride dragons, but the price is to lose their lives and become a family of the dead.

Equally important as the Horn of the Dragon is the Horn of Winter, which is said to break the magical effect of the Wall of Impassability that prevents the passage of White Walkers and Ghouls.

It's hard to say what the price will be, it may cause a different ghost to completely end his life.

But luckily, Fat Samwell has found the Horn of Winter north of the Wall, and will bring it to the south in Oldtown, where the Citadel is located.

So unless there is a traitor from the living camp and the Horn of Winter is sent to the north of the Great Wall, there is a high probability that the White Walkers and Night King will not be able to go south.

Of course, there are rumors that Dragon Flame can also destroy the Great Wall, but whether it is Arthur's Alduin or the three dragons of Dragon Mother Daenerys, it is impossible to run to help the Night King and the White Walkers before they are alive.

Closer to home.

"I'm a principled person. Before accepting the gift, I want to ask where this dagger came from?" Arthur asked.

The dragon eggs that Euron got from the ruins were sent to the House of Black and White in Braavos, and used to hire the Faceless One to kill King Balon, and his dagger leaked a lot.

As far as Arthur knew, the dagger used by Joffrey to assassinate Bran was obtained by Robert from a certain tourney betting. Tracing the source, it should have been passed down from the Free Trade City-States of the Eastern Continent.

Saeth Rowan didn't hide anything, and simply replied: "My Earl Matus bought it from a certain Braavos merchant in Old Town. The previous source is not clear. But it was indeed Valeri. Ya Dagger, I think only a true dragon like you is fit to use it, so I dedicate it to you."

Although this dagger looks small, the price is not low.

At the martial arts tournament, in order to please King Robert, someone used a similar dagger to bet against Robert, who offered a hundred gold dragon coins, so that the dagger would fall into the king's hands.

Is a keel tile steel dagger worth a hundred gold dragons?

of course not.

At least seven or eight hundred gold dragon coins, and there is no market for it.

Like this one inlaid with precious stones, a thousand golden dragons can't beat it.

The meeting ceremony is so expensive, the sincerity of the Rowan family is still there.

"Your Majesty should have met me in High Court. At that time, I was sent by the House Governor to the Duke of Metz to deal with the dispute between us and the Western Territory, but the Duke asked us to hold our breath. I don't know if you have any impression of this matter. ?”

Seeing that the King of the River was still in deep thought, Knight Agilon Oakheart used trivial matters to get closer.

Arthur looked at him, and suddenly remembered that he had indeed met this man when he went to buy armor in Highgarden.

The territory of Ancient Oak City borders on the western border, so there are many ownership disputes.

The two families should have no malicious intentions, Hejian Wang came to a conclusion.

"You can meet my dragon, but you are not allowed to tell the details about Alduin, just keep it in your heart as a secret." Arthur urged.

The best way to publicize a thing is to keep it a secret to others.

The two knights hastily promised not to share the details of the dragon.

So Arthur whispered the name Alduin in Valyrian.

During this month in Harrenhal, Arthur had tested and found out that as long as he was within a few hundred meters, the dragon had a special spiritual connection with him.

To be specific, the two parties can roughly feel each other's position, and can use mental fluctuations to convey information.

Since Alduin was replaced by Joffrey, the emperor of the ages, his magic power is much stronger, and he can even hear Arthur's whispers within a certain range.

Of course, only in Valyrian.

The other way around won't work, Arthur can't hear its dragon roar with mental power.

Not long after, Alduin fluttered his wings and flew in from the gate like a whirlwind.

The two middle-aged knights turned around and stared blankly at the dragon gliding towards them.

Although Alduin's body length was less than one meter, his wingspan reached three meters due to his huge wings, and his tail was as long as his body, which frightened the two knights to squat down on the spot.

Arthur chuckled, and stretched out his hand to greet Alduin to fly over.

"Don't frighten our guests," Arthur told the dragon in Common.

Of course it didn't understand, but since the River King's Valyrian vocabulary was limited, that was all he could do.

The two knights stared at the dragon flying onto Arthur's shoulders, their eyes widened, and they recorded all the details with the only speed in their lives.

Slightly different from the giant dragon in the records, this dragon has sharp thorns all over its body, and the thorns are glowing with black light, which is very sharp at first glance.

Moreover, this dragon also has a tail as long as its body, with spikes at the end, which seems to be able to be used as a weapon.

"May I ask, Your Majesty, can His Highness Alduin's tail also be able to attack?" Swallowing hard, Knight Agilent Oakheart asked.

Arthur touched the faucet, then pointed to the stone steps.

Alduin's huge dragon eyes showed a trace of contempt, and he turned around slowly, showing the details of the tail in front of the two guests.

When the two knights were staring at the tip hungrily, Alduin flicked his tail extremely fiercely, making a sound of piercing the air, and then, a small hole the size of a fist appeared on the steps.

"Hiss!" The knights who sucked in two mouthfuls of Liangpi looked exaggerated as if a dyeing workshop had been opened on their faces.

What they saw and heard today is enough to make them remember for a lifetime.

……

Outside Storm's End Castle, the large tent of the River Bay Army.

This is a huge tent that can hold a masquerade ball for hundreds of people. There are indeed nearly a hundred people gathered here, but they are not dancing.

All the big and small nobles in the river bend gathered together to discuss whether to go north and fight side by side with the lion family.

In the center of the crowd, the two Earls Matus Rowan and Lando Tarly were introducing their findings to the crowd.

"...Dragonbearer may be a bastard...Eggs should come from Summerhall...Joffrey I should have been burned, like Stannis did..."

A few days ago, the two earls had already returned to the barracks, and reported the facts they had found to the Duke of Metz and his two sons and one daughter, Garland, Loras, and Margaery, and other members of the monarchy family. He also suggested that the Duke of Mace wait and see, and decide his position after the war between Stannis and Duskendale.

In Duskendale City, there are only more than 3000 soldiers from the lord's family plus the gold robes. In King's Landing, although Stannis lost some soldiers during the siege, he has replenished a lot of people in the huge city of 50 people. At present, the troops under its jurisdiction start at least [-].

And the Lannister family's troops are still in the west, and they can't go outside King's Landing on the east coast for a short time.

This puts Duskendale and Tommen I in a precarious position.

Lord Blowfish himself hesitated, so he sent the letter crow to Highgarden again, hoping to get advice from his mother, the Queen of Briars.

But the Queen of Thorns does not agree to watch the situation or join the so-called dragon bearers, and Lady Olenna believes that the dragon is just a rumor that has been spread widely.

During the Dance of the Blood Dragons, there were many giant dragons stabbed to death by the commoners. Even if there was a baby dragon, our knights in the Reach could drown it with one mouthful of spit. This is the exact words in the letter from the Queen of Thorns.

She sent her son to lead an army northward at high speed, wiped out the false king Stannis, and immediately held the wedding of Tommen and Margaery.

However, several knowledgeable and capable nobles under the Duke of Mace all advocated waiting and watching the situation for the time being. Anyway, the siege of Storm's End was also a battle against Stannis, and the Lion Family could not find any faults from this.

Mr. Inflatable Fish couldn't make up his mind, so he was going to listen to the opinions of his vassals.

So nearly a hundred family governors and powerful knights of the River Bend were called to participate in this meeting.

These house governors whispered to each other and exchanged their opinions.

Some people think that they should support the Lion family and King Tommen, while others think that the Dragon Bearer is the real master of the Iron Throne.

The remaining house governors did not speak, they understood that after the alliance of Tyrell, Redwyne, and Hightower, the Rose family could already suppress the entire Reach.

Not to mention that powerful second-tier nobles like Rowan are also peripheral members of that alliance.

Mr. Inflatable Fish was disturbed by everyone's voice, so he became even more uninitiated, so he asked his second son, "What do you think of Garland?"

"Our family has dealt with that Arthur before." Garland recalled the incident of selling armor, "It was just an ordinary little noble from Hejian, with no foundation at all. We have 6 people. Even the rivers of the North and Stannis together can't defeat our alliance with the West, so I think it's better to move north quickly and solve Tommen I's plight."

Loras was saved by Arthur, so he didn't dislike the King of the River. He suggested to his father:
"If the Dragonbearer really has a dragon, then he is first in line to the Iron Throne, from Aerys II, and since my father fought for Targaryen 16 years ago, it should be the same now."

Margaery recalled the few times she had talked with Arthur, and she also held the same point of view as her third brother:

"The time he came to buy the armor showed that he had a far-sighted vision and had already seen the upcoming battle. He was also a good nobleman who loved his people very much. Chasing and killing the Devil Mountain all the way earned him money from farmers throughout the continent. With his excellent reputation and his own strength, he already looks like a king."

Duke of Metz still did not speak.

So Little Rose added: "At least he looks more like a king than Tommen, an eight-year-old boy. We can't be sure what the eight-year-old boy's character will be when he grows up, but now we can know everything about Dragon Bearer. Once on the battlefield, he became a very gentle person."

Although Margaery doesn't care about her future husband's appearance, figure and personality, Arthur, who is already a grown man, does have more points than Tommen.

Love the people, be gentle, brave and invincible, handsome and noble.

Such a king is worthy of a queen like me.

Count Randyll Tarly looked at the prince who was turning his head around, and expressed his thoughts: "Miss Margery is about to become the queen of Tommen I, but Arthur is not sure. I heard that he and Shan Sha Stark is very close, and the strongest Frey family under him also wants to climb a high branch, even if we vote in it, we may not be able to get the queen's seat."

The queen has always been the weakness of the Rose family.

His family's family status was too low, he was only a housekeeper of the gardener family, and most families in the Reach could be related to the Green Hand Garth, and even intermarried with the Reach King's family for several generations.

Although relying on kinship to temporarily suppress the vassals under him, fame has always been almost meaningless, so the Rose family has always wanted to have a queen.

Loras and Renly conspired to marry Margaery to Robert when Robert was alive, but the plan never came to fruition.

The Duke of Metz finally made up his mind, "I will earn the title of queen for my daughter, and the army will set off immediately to march towards King's Landing."

……

Five days later, Riverrun.

Arthur finally knew what Simon Frey meant by "little gift".

They actually sent assassins to assassinate Genos Bracken's heirs such as Hendry and Jayne, and they failed.

After the six Hendrys were brought to Riverrun by Marco Piper, they were kept as hostages in the city.

The acting city lord of Riverrun City is the legendary knight Heiyu. Naturally, the defense is tight. The assassin sent by the Frey family was taken down without killing a single target.

Although the assassin came from a small family of knights in the Riverlands and was loyal to Sea Front City, it was rumored that Arthur sent someone to assassinate Hendry and the others.

It's no wonder that there are rumors that if Hendry and the others die, and Janos Bracken also dies in the war, then Stone Ledge City will be completely under Arthur's control.

So the king of Hejian suffered from being dumb.

After Heiyu learned about the assassin's details, he was extremely angry.

This legendary knight has a very good temper, and he hates this kind of behavior of sneaking around and making people assassinate him.

So Arthur and others came to resolve the misunderstanding with Heiyu, and wanted to ask the Tully family to defend the area around Pink City--I heard that the Western Territory was preparing to attack the Riverlands again, although they did not send as many soldiers as last time.

It's just that Heiyu avoided seeing him, claiming that he only recognized Robb, the king of the North and the Three Rivers, and his heirs, not the messy king, and asked Sansa to entertain Arthur.

The two young men were interested in concubines, and after a routine meeting, they immediately dismissed all the attendants and servants, entered Sansa's residence, and began to hug each other.

But Miss Stark obviously had other ideas. After a few mouthfuls, she pushed Arthur away, and her expression became solemn.

"I want you to promise me one thing."

Arthur didn't understand what she was going to do, but he still agreed: "You said, I will do what I can."

"I want to be your queen!"

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