Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 314
The cheers first sounded in front of the camp gate, and then quickly spread among the crowd until the entire coalition camp turned into a sea of ​​carnival.

The soldiers lined up neatly outside the camp gate, with torches in their hands illuminating the camp in the night, they shouted the names of Lorraine (player) and Davos to welcome the two men who captured Harrenhal hero.

It is said that their night attack plan today was based on the suggestion of the red-robed woman next to His Majesty Stannis. That woman saw the hidden weakness of Harrenhal in the flames, so His Majesty Stannis asked Kingsguard Lorraine and the Onion Knight to wear Foss leads the commando attack.

After the two knights took action, they opened a gap in the impregnable Harrenhal as expected, successfully led the army into the city, ended the siege that had lasted for more than two months, and captured Harrenhal's defender Kevan Sir Lannister.

This great victory made the nobles under Stannis both excited and terrified. They were excited that after capturing Harrenhal, they would be able to gain a huge advantage in the face of the rebellious king Renly, but they were afraid of the red robe woman. The power displayed by that pagan god.

Although Stannis has not asked all the nobles to convert to the embrace of R'hllor and abandon the seven-faced god they have believed in all their lives, from the recent expansion speed of the queen party and their disrespect to the seven gods To a certain extent, it is only a matter of time before Stannis changes the state religion.

(The queen party is the group of people who converted to R'hllor among Stannis Baratheon's subordinates, because Stannis's wife, Queen Selyse, took the lead in converting to the Red God, and these people were closely united with her. named.

At the same time, the Queen's Party is also a loyal supporter of the red priestess Melisandre. The term "Queen's Party" also implies that the relationship between Melisandre and Stannis is closer than that of Lisa, and the red robe is the real meaning. queen on )
"When did you come? I thought you were staying in King's Landing." After taking Harrenhal, Lorraine did not return to the camp like Davos, but stayed in the city to direct the clearing of the battlefield, and waited for history Tanis enters the city.

He was a little surprised by Lyanna (the player) who suddenly appeared in front of him.

"King's Landing is not safe. Octopus and Littlefinger control the city. Robert is dead. I can't stay in King's Landing." Lyanna explained, "By the way, have you heard the news from the north?"

"Well, something happened to Marvin (player). Our alliance's plan to seize the northern border has completely gone bankrupt. I thought we had to go to them a month ago, but I didn't expect the situation to change so quickly. Now it's theirs. Join us."

"Go to us?"

"I received a letter from Marvin's Falcon. He asked us to find a reliable ship and go to the north to pick him up. After he escaped at the Battle of Long Lake, he dared not return to the Great Wall, nor did he dare to go to the White House. He is fleeing to the Barrens, and I hope our ship can go to the Saltspear Flat to pick him up." Lorraine said for a while, "It happens that I don't have time to deal with this matter, since you came How about you take this trip?"

"Okay, now our situation is very bad, we must be more united," Lyanna nodded, "by the way, did he explain why he was defeated by Eddard Stark? What is he going to do with Jon Snow and those two Lannister princes?"

"He didn't elaborate on the reason for the defeat, but about Jon and them. Malvin said that he left an NPC in Castle Black and told the other party that if he failed to return to Castle Black alive, he would execute Jon and Joffrey. Running to the Barrows, and Eddard is marching on Castle Black, so."

"That trash! It's still unknown what role Jon Snow will play on the chessboard of the gods. He should have been our trump card!"

"Wait until you receive him before scolding him face to face."

"Greetings, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, His Majesty Stannis I of House Baratheon." A Kingsguard rolled his name.

"Your Majesty." The nobles saluted one after another.

Stannis gave them a slight nod, then walked right past them to Kevan Lannister, who was being escorted by two soldiers.

Ser Kevan was bald, his golden beard and hair blackened with dust and blood, and his hands were tied behind his back. His guards urged him to kneel, but the hard-nosed ser refused.

Stannis remembered that Kevan used to be quite fat, with a square jaw full of flesh, but Kevan in front of him had lost a lot of weight. In fact, the supply situation at Harrenhal was not so bad that it ran out of ammunition and food. , Kefeng will lose weight to this point, it can only show that he has been sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers for more than two months, and has not treated himself alone.

From a commander's point of view, this is quite admirable.

"Lord Stannis." Before Stannis could speak, Kevan greeted him.

"He is your king! Stannis Baratheon, Duke of Dragonstone, has been favored by the gods and has legally inherited the Iron Throne. He is already the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros." Standing behind Kevan The onion knight Davos immediately reminded.

"There are no gods here, and R'hllor is the only true god, one country, one Allah, and one king!" Alister Florent, Earl of Brightwater City, immediately retorted loudly. He is Queen Selyse's maiden Florent. The head of the House of Ren, after swearing allegiance to Stannis, he quickly converted to R'hllor and became Stannis' Hand of the King and leader of the Queen's Party.

Alister's speech immediately aroused boos from some nobles and knights.

"Hahahaha," Ser Kevan couldn't help laughing out loud, and said to Stannis with a sarcasm, "It seems that your subordinates are not on good terms, Lord Stannis."

Stannis' face was ashen, he just turned his head slightly, and the knights behind him who were arguing for the Red God or the Seven Gods immediately fell silent, and the whole audience became audible for a while.

Seeing this, Kevan had to restrain his smile, look serious again, and looked at Stannis.

"Ser Kevan Lannister, you have been accused of high treason, what do you have to say in your defense?" Stannis said straight to the point.

"I am loyal to my elder brother and my lord, and I don't consider myself guilty." Kevan looked straight into Stannis' eyes that few people dared to look directly at, and stood upright.

"The law also requires you to be loyal to your king," Stannis reminded.

"To which king? As far as I know, Renly Baratheon is king too, and he has my brother's support."

"He is my younger brother. He has no right to be king before me, just as you have no right to be Duke of Casterly Rock before Tywin."

"But my brother wrote that it was you who murdered the late King Robert."

Kaifeng's words stirred up thousands of waves, and immediately caused a sensation among the nobles.

"Lies! Despicable lies!" Stannis was furious when he heard this for the first time. "That brother of mine will do anything to steal my throne."

"Sir Kevan," seeing that Kevan still wanted to continue the topic, Melisandre said first, "as long as you kneel down and repent of your crimes now."

"Shut up, woman, you don't have the right to speak here." Then Melisandre just started to persuade her to surrender, but Kevan interrupted her.

"Stubborn traitor! We should immediately execute him for treason, Your Majesty." Seeing Kevan disrespecting the priestess, Count Alister Florent immediately suggested, "Purify his sins with the holy flame. "

Davos, the onion knight, was taken aback when he heard this. Based on what he knew about Stannis, for an unrepentant traitor like Kevan, Stannis might really sentence him to death on the spot. This is not too bad , but if Stannis really followed his new beliefs and sentenced Kevan to be burned on the spot, it would deal a fatal blow to the relationship between him and the nobles.

"No, Your Majesty," Davos quickly persuaded, "We can take Sir Kevan into custody first and give him more time."

"No," Stannis answered Davos' question, his eyes on Kevan, "the traitor must make a decision at once, kneel or die."

"Kill me, Lord Stannis," Kevan responded with a smile, "you will never be my king."

"In the name of Stannis I of House Baratheon, Lord of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm, I hereby sentence you to death." Stannis After finishing speaking, he took off his gloves and handed them to the prime minister, Count Alister Florent, "Tomorrow morning, he will be burned at the stake, and all the nobles must be present."

After speaking, Stannis got on his horse and headed for the gate of Harrenhal, and Kevan was escorted by a group of soldiers to the dungeon of Harrenhal.

"You can't burn Kevan to death," Davos saw Stannis walking away, and stepped forward to stop the red-robed woman Melisandre who was about to enter the city. "This will bring disaster to His Majesty."

"It's not my decision, it's the king's." Melisandre responded with a smile.

"It was you and your god who induced the king. If it weren't for your existence, there should have been more nobles united by His Majesty's side."

"It's just a choice. The king chose Allah instead of those nobles who believed in false gods, so he gained power." Melisandre spread her palms, "Soon, you and other nobles will also have to make a choice. Choice We all must make a choice, man or woman, old or young, noble or mediocre, we must choose light and darkness, good and evil, true gods or false gods."

"I don't understand your gods, and I don't understand your words," Davos shook his head, "In fact, the gods have no special meaning to me, although I, like most people, have Formerly worshiping warriors, worshiping a blacksmith when launching a boat, or praying to the Virgin when his wife was pregnant. But I know I am not a religious person.”

Melisandre didn't interrupt, just quietly listening to Davos' confession.

"So I'm not interested in the choices you're talking about. I choose Stannis, only Stannis. All that I have is his gift. His Majesty knighted me to sit beside the other nobles.

Now my sons are on the road of hope, Dale and Allard have ships, Malik is the oarsman of the "Fury", and Mathos is serving his father on the "Black Bertha" , the king even accepted Dai Feng as a servant of the royal family, and one day he will be knighted, and so will my two youngest sons in the future. "

Davos said, taking out the little leather pouch hanging around his neck, which contained the knuckles Stannis had chopped off. In other words, they are my lucky charms.”

"So." Davos' tone became severe, "I will not sit by and watch you destroy His Majesty Stannis' cause! Burning a nobleman alive will put other noblemen at risk, and will make those pious knights Abandoning His Majesty will put His Majesty at a disadvantage in the next battle for the throne." He said while preparing to draw his sword with his hand.But at this moment, he found four knights from the rear party standing in front of him.

"The red god foreshadowed your malice to me in the flames, sir." Melisandre laughed. "You want to assassinate me, by sacrificing yourself to free His Majesty from the influence of the Lord of Light."

"But you are totally wrong." Melisandre passed through the knights and walked in front of Davos again. "Compared to the upcoming battle, your so-called contention is nothing but children's slapstick."

Davos knew this was the best chance to do it, but his right hand couldn't pull the sword out.

"The ancient alien gods unknown to mortals are gathering strength, Davos Seaworth, a terrifying, evil and powerful force that is difficult for mortals to resist. The cold wind has blown, and the long night that will never end will soon come unless the righteous The people of the world have the courage to spread the faith of the flaming heart."

While speaking, Melisandre took Davos' hand and led him to a big fire in front of the camp.

"See with your eyes, the future that the Lord of Light is showing us." She pushed Davos forward gently, and Davos stared at the flames, sweat beading on his brow.

Soon, the phantom appeared in front of the two of them.

It was a Gobi desert shrouded in the twilight, the blood-soaked land was as bright red as the fire clouds in the sky, corpses were all over the ground, and there were magic dragons flying in the air.Immediately afterwards, there was a banquet scene where people were drinking and drinking. The people in the banquet wore all kinds of costumes, but most of them were military uniforms. It seemed that there was a voice coming from the flames. Melisandre leaned over to listen, and finally she could distinguish There came the Valyrian cry—Long live the Emperor.

"What is this?" Davos looked at Melisandre suspiciously.

"Amount" Melisandre was even more confused.

The last time she watched this scene was obviously a snow fight, Stannis was fighting in the snow with the Lightbringer in hand.But this time. What is this thing?The same question as Davos came to her mind.

High Valyrian originally did not have the word 'Emperor', and it was the dragonlords who ruled the Valyrian Freehold.Every high Valyrian nobleman who is successfully recognized by a dragon is called a dragonlord, so the term 'emperor', which refers to a single supreme being, does not belong to the Valyrian system.

Until the doomsday catastrophe happened. At that time, the peaks of five hundred miles around Valyria erupted at the same time, pouring countless ash, smoke and flames into the sky. The dragon was burned together.

Most of the dragon kings died in that disaster, leaving only a few survivors, the most famous of whom fled to Dragonstone because of the prophecy of "Dreamwalker" Denise Targaryen. The Targaryen family of the island, followed by Orion, the dragon king who ruled Qohor at that time.

After the Doom, Orion recruited among the colonists of Qohor and proclaimed himself the first Valyrian Emperor.He rode his own dragon and led [-] infantrymen towards the ruins of Valyria, intending to rebuild the Freedom Fortress, but soon there was no news.

So I saw a great battle hundreds of years ago?Melisandre couldn't help thinking.

Although the Dragon King of Orion has failed to make a splash in the long river of history, he is indeed the only person known by Melisandre to use the title of "Emperor" in Valyrian, Moreover, the dragon in the illusion is also confirming the identity of the opponent's dragon king.

So, did Orion have such a tragic battle after he went south from Kehor?Who is his enemy?The point is, why did Red God show himself these pictures?

"Ma'am? What exactly did you want me to see just now?" Davos' voice interrupted Melisandre's thinking.

"The future." Melisandre quickly forced herself to restore at least a superficial calm, "a future that has been changed."

"So who are these people in this future? I don't know their clothes, I don't understand their language. I don't know what they have to do with Lord Stannis."

"The Lord of Light has his own will." Melisandre forcefully explained, without any embarrassment of pretending to fail. The reason why he has no time to care about him.

"I won't tell His Majesty the king that you tried to assassinate me just now, go to the city and accept your reward, the king still needs you," Melisandre said to Davos, "Besides, wait and see, in the light In front of the mighty power of the king, no nobleman can abandon His Majesty." After leaving these words, Melisandre left in a hurry.

She didn't intend to go into the city anymore, but returned to her camp. She needed to read some ancient books to help understand the latest revelation from the Red God.

After watching Melisandre leave, Davos glanced at the queen knights guarding her. Knowing that there was no possibility of successfully assassinating her, Davos temporarily gave up his plan and went to the Hall of Harrenhal.

When Davos arrived at the hall, the conferring ceremony of Lorraine, another hero tonight, had come to an end. Stannis relieved Lorraine of the Kingsguard and granted Harrenhal to him.

After Lorraine accepted the territory and swore allegiance to Stannis again, Davos also came to Stannis and half-kneeled on the ground.

Stannis draws out the long sword, which is the "Lightbringer" in Melisandre's mouth, the hero's red sword.When the sword was unsheathed, the whole hall suddenly became bright, and the sword body shone with a strange light, orange for a while, yellow for a while, red for a while, and the surrounding air also changed and glowed accordingly. No jewelry can be so gorgeous.

Davos had expected the sword to be as hot as fire, but when Stannis slung it around his shoulders, he felt that it was no different from any other longsword.

This made Davos question Melisandre's god again. From time to time, he will show some miracles that the seven gods do not have, but sometimes it feels like a scam. Can he really ensure the victory of His Majesty the King? ?
"Ser Davos of House Seaworth," Stannis' voice interrupted Davos' thoughts, "will you be my loyal subject, this day and forever?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Will you swear to serve me all your life, to give me honest advice and absolute obedience, to protect my rights and my country, to fight by my side no matter the dangers ahead, to take care of my people, to punish my enemy?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Rise up, then, Davos Seaworth, Lord of the Rainforest. You need not be offended that I gave Harrenhal to Lorraine, and I assure you that when we have wiped out the rebels, you will be free from all Choose one of the empty castles as a reward for your loyalty."

(End of this chapter)