Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 239 Meeting the Queen
Daenerys sits high on the throne, wearing a purple embroidered robe, a silver belt, and a three-headed dragon crown made of gold, ivory, and agate on her head.

"You now meet Daenerys I Targaryen, Stormborn, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, Last of Valyria Dragon King." Missandei, the little translator, stood beside Daenerys and called out loudly.

"No title with Queen of Astapor," Grazdan of Yunkai whispered to his two colleagues.

"She really seems to have no interest in Slaver's Bay as rumored." Reg nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, these three lords are envoys from New Ghis, Yunkai, and Meereen, and they are here at the invitation of Lord Darry." After calling Daenerys' names, Missandei introduced the queen again. There were three suitors.

What made the three Ghis messengers feel very neglected was that the roll call slave didn't even introduce their names, and just used the word "messenger" to mention them casually.

"Earl Darry's guests are my guests. I wonder if you are satisfied with Astapor's hospitality?" Daenerys asked generously.

"Your Majesty," even an arrogant Mazdahan zo Loraq used the honorific title corresponding to Daenerys at this moment, "I want to know."

"Your Majesty," Reg interrupted Mazdahan and said first, "I'm afraid you don't know that Earl Darry invited us to Astapor to discuss a military operation."

Of course Reg knew that Daenerys was pretending to be stupid, but this kind of thing cannot be directly exposed. Playing stupid is the power of the king.

If Mazdahan was allowed to utter any questioning words, things would definitely be screwed up.

That's right, Reg, the messenger of New Ghis, didn't want to mess things up, and he also came with the task of 'let Ian go to Lazarin to fight against the horse king'.

Although the horse king's attack on the slave bay will not directly pose a threat to New Ghis, the horse king's invasion will make the trade situation of the entire slave bay extremely bad.

To make matters worse, if Meereen and Yunkai are severely damaged, the Ghis people's right to speak in the entire world will be greatly reduced, which will cause New Ghis to fight against Volantis and Quill. Sri Lanka fell into an irreversible disadvantage in trade competition.

Therefore, the consul of New Ghis not only plans to send troops, but also plans to send not only the two iron legions requested by Ian, but four, to ensure that Ian can win.

It's just that Meereen's need for this defense is more urgent, and New Ghis is going to take this opportunity to blackmail Meereen severely.

The indifferent gestures made by Reg before, as well as the intentional or unintentional hint that New Ghis does not intend to send troops, are forcing the envoys of Meereen and Yunkai to ask themselves, so as to propose harsher trade terms to them.At the same time, his attitude can raise the price that Ian 'hires' the new Gist Iron Legion as much as possible.

It can be said that New Guise should have been the biggest beneficiary of this negotiation.
But, why the hell is this damn western bitch talking about seeing off guests before we even start talking?

This is unacceptable to New Ghis.

"Yes, I've heard about it." Unexpectedly, Daenerys no longer pretended to be stupid after being pointed out, but admitted directly.

"So, what about Earl Darry? We need to negotiate with him face to face." Reg continued.

Beside Reg, Mazdahan was a little annoyed because he was suddenly robbed of the right to speak, but he chose to be patient when he saw the progress of Reg's talk.Grazdan of Yunkai looked at Reg with a playful face, obviously he guessed the true position of New Ghis from Reg's eagerness at the moment.

"There will be no negotiations," Daenerys shook her head regretfully, "I rejected Earl Darry's request to use troops."

"What?" The envoys looked at each other, obviously they didn't expect to get such an answer.

"Yes, I admit it." Oops, I forgot the words. Daenerys raised an eyebrow.

"Her Majesty admits that Earl Darry has sufficient reasons to use troops. After all, Khal Drogo was attracted by us, and Earl Darry believes that we have an obligation not to involve this matter in Slaver's Bay." Missandei, the little translator, immediately began to help Daenerys said.

Because Daenerys' acting talent is really not high, and because Ian often deserted when Ian was speaking the script, Ian gave a copy of all Daenerys' lines to Missandei, a small translator, so that she could remember the Fixing Daenerys when something goes wrong.

Ian had to admit that professionally it was just different.Not only did Missandei memorize the script Ian gave her in just one night, but she also corrected (crossed out) several of her Valyrian grammatical mistakes.

"Lord Darry is a noble knight, and he makes us feel extremely admired." Grazdan of Yunkai boasted hastily.

"Yes, Lord Darry is a noble knight," Daenerys resumed the conversation, "but he is only a knight. A knight can act with a sense of honor, but a king needs to consider more .”

"I don't know what concerns you have, Your Majesty?" Reg asked hastily.

"My concerns are well known to you. We don't have enough troops to fight the Dothraki in a field battle. Even if we win by chance, we will lose too many troops.

This will make me not strong enough to take back my father's throne.We decided to stay in Astapor for two more years in order to acquire more soldiers, not consume them. I will not let my soldiers shed a drop of blood in Slaver's Bay. "

"Sorry Your Majesty, please forgive me for not agreeing with your point of view," Reg waited patiently until Daenerys had finished speaking before retorting, "I think the reason why Earl Darry proposed this Ghisse military alliance is not just out of Considering the sense of honor."

"How do you say that?" Daenerys looked around involuntarily.

Reg's words went beyond the question-and-answer scope of Ian's script, but Ian was not here, so he couldn't give her a hint, and she might need to adapt.

I can, I'm the heir of the dragon, Daenerys whispered in her heart.

"Defending the entire Slaver's Bay is also defending Astapor itself. If you don't solve the problem of Horse King Drogo, you will never be able to safely train in Slaver's Bay for two years. The Dothraki will destroy the farmland on the Worm River and slaughter Your slaves will seal the siege of Astapor, and your soldiers will still bleed in Slaver's Bay, and there may be more bloodshed."

What he said made sense, but Ian said that no matter what the other party said, I had to reject him in the end.

"Maybe you should listen to Earl Darry's advice more?" Reg looked at Daenerys' confusion and hesitation, "He should tell him in detail why he wants to fight this battle."

"It is always easier to defend the city than to fight in the field, Your Majesty." Missandei reminded Daenerys in a low voice. She has been following the good Lord Krazni to sell the Unsullied all the year round, so she still has some common sense.

"Earl Darry has told me all his reasons," Daenerys was reminded, and she became more confident in an instant, "but my decision is still no."

(End of this chapter)