Game of Thrones: Royal Game

Chapter 318 King's Blood
"Be careful, Your Majesty!" The moment Renly's knight raised his hand, Ser Barristan had actually seen his movement, but Stannis and Renly shook off their respective troops when they talked alone Dozens of steps, at this distance, no matter what Barristan wants to do, he is powerless.

Barristan immediately galloped towards the spot where Stannis fell, followed by the two Kingsguard, Lord Alister Florent, Stannis' Hand of the King, and Davos.

Seeing how aggressive they were coming, Renly ran away, and Loras, the Knight of Flowers, came out to meet Renly with several knights.Fortunately, Barristan and the others did not come for Renly, allowing Renly to safely return to his supporters.

"How is the king, ser?" Davos asked, dismounting from his horse, to Ser Barristan, who was examining Stannis.

"It can't be done," he saw the other party shaking his head, "The king is dead." The captain of the Kingsguard announced the result.

For a moment, the entire hill fell into a death-side silence, and neither Renly's camp nor Stannis' camp became silent.

"Murder! Renly and the rest are treacherous!" The first person to react and shouted was Lord Janos Bracken of Stonewall City. He immediately drew his sword and pointed at the knight with the iris badge next to Renly. .

Shortly after Robert announced Tywin's treason, the army from the west attacked the riverlands, and the castle of the Earl of Janos, Stonehedge City, was soon captured by the 'Magic Mountain' Gregor Krigan.Although Janos and his son led a few knights to escape successfully, his wife and daughter who were left in the castle were both raped and murdered by the Devil Mountain, and he forged a blood feud with the Lannister family.

In Stannis' camp, Earl Janos is one of the few non-queen people who firmly support Stannis.He would support anyone in order to fight the Lannisters.

"Are you blind? Didn't you see that it was Duke Stannis who drew his sword first and planned to assassinate King Renly?" Ser Arthur (player from the River Bend), who had just shot Stannis, put down his hand Crossbow, asked loudly.

This question can be regarded as asking everyone.

The special effects produced at the moment when the Lightbringer in Stannis' hand was unsheathed were so dazzling that none of the people present dared to say that they had just seen clearly whether Stannis drew the sword to slash at Renly. .

If so, then the oath-breaker who attempted to assassinate the other party in the peace talks became Stannis himself, and Renly's bodyguards' actions against Stannis first in order to protect Renly would not dishonor honor.

But if not... then who can explain why Stannis drew his sword?
The nobles in Stannis' camp were immediately embarrassed.

"Surrender, my lords." Renly didn't give them much time to think, he said quickly, "Stannis broke his sacred oath and planned to assassinate me during the peace talks, and now he has paid for his actions The price is now that the ownership of the iron chair is no longer in dispute, and as the sole heir of the Baratheon family, I am already your undisputed king."

"I assure you that if you surrender immediately, kneel down and swear allegiance to me, I will pardon your crimes and retain your titles, fiefs and properties. Of course, for some of you, you must also give up Return to the arms of the seven gods, you funny Vulcan." Anyone with a discerning eye could hear that his last sentence was aimed at the queen.

"By the law, Princess Shireen shall be our new queen." Ser Barristan, the 'fearless', stood up from Stannis' body and shook his head. "Even if Stannis is dead, it is not his turn." You come to inherit the throne."

"Westeros has never had a queen," one of Renly's knights taunted. "Rhaenyra Targaryen has never been a queen. She has at least one dragon. What does your Princess Shireen have? half face?"

Princess Shireen suffered from greyscale when she was a child. Although she was cured later, her left face was completely covered with dead black skin. This is not a secret.

The nobles whispered that if they had to choose a king between Stannis and Renly, they would hesitate, because everyone liked Renly and feared Stannis.But if they had to choose a king between Renly and Princess Shireen who was only 9 years old... such a choice should not exist at all.

"Stannis broke his oath and betrayed the seven gods. He is not worthy to be king." Earl Elton Ismond, who was sworn to Stannis because of the situation, was the first to express his position. The lord of Greenstone Castle This year is almost 70 years old. He has experienced the period when the Mad King liked to burn people to death at every turn, so he already hated Stannis deeply.

Had Stannis been alive, he would have dared not say that, but Stannis was dead, wasn't he?
"Long live King Renly!" The old earl drew his sword and held it high.

"I will never let a little girl become my king," Matus Rowan, another nobleman who was also coerced to swear an oath to Stannis, immediately echoed. His fief is in the Reach, completely surrounded by blue Surrounded by his supporters, he had feared from the start that civil war would threaten the safety of his family. "Long live King Renly!" he shouted, raising his sword.

For a moment, a large number of non-queen noble knights drew their swords one after another, but before they chanted the slogan symbolizing defection in unison, they heard King Renly's new favorite Sir Arthur shout: "Don't let that witch Touch the dead body of Stannis!"

"Slay the false king Renly! Kill that kingslayer! Avenge your king! The night is long, and every place is dangerous, Lord of Light, protect us!" Lorraine, the newly promoted Earl of Harrenhal, said almost at the same time.

What responded to them was a gorgeous flame.

The moment Melisandre touched Stannis' blood, a bright arc of fire was drawn on the hill.

The flames first popped out of the eyes of Arthur, the player in the Reach, and then exploded his entire head, and set his entire body on fire together with the white horse under his crotch.Then came Garlan Tyrell and Lord Randyll beside him, followed by King Renly himself. The flames swept across the knights, and then passed between the two armies, igniting Eyre who had just shouted long live King Renly. Lord Leon Eastmond, Lord Matus Rowan, and several traitors.

In the blink of an eye, more than 20 nobles, knights and attendants turned into flying smoke amidst howling.

Is that the power of King's Blood in Melisandre's hands?Even Lorraine, who had been prepared for this, couldn't help swallowing.

At the same time, the sound of horseshoes and roars sounded from the lower part of the hill.

"Queen's Cavalry!" Earl Kavron, who had fallen to Renly just now, but escaped unharmed because he stood far enough from the main traitors, immediately warned, he recognized the sudden appearance at a glance The banner of the fiery red heart carried by the cavalry nearby.

It was Earl Lorraine, under the command of Stannis, who selected the forwards from the cavalry who had converted to the Red God, and formed an elite team of 300 men.

"Take back the king's body and annihilate those rebels!" Lorraine ordered the knights of the Queen's Party who had regained their confidence, speaking in a tone that seemed to have surpassed the leader of the Queen's Party, Count Alister Florent .

Lorraine had been waiting for this moment for a long time. The reason why he didn't say a word after Stannis' attack was not because he was waiting for Renly to complete the surrender of Stannis' men.Firstly, he was waiting for Melisandre's fire magic to complete the super long reading, and secondly, he was waiting for the arrival of an elite cavalry that he had hidden near the place of peace talks in advance.

This cavalry was commanded by his ally Odis, who was a skinchanger, and immediately ran to Harrenhal to join him after being wanted by Tywin.

Lorraine had a major plan for today's peace talks. From the very beginning, he planned to kill the player who grew up in the Reach and ruined his good deeds. At the same time, he also knew that if the other party didn't try to stop Renly If you participate in this peace talk, then the other party must have the same purpose as yourself.

So Lorraine asked Otis to send a falcon to closely monitor the area, trying to find the army deployed by the other side in advance, but he couldn't find it, which made him puzzled for a while.

But soon Lorraine thought of the answer. If the other party didn't plan to use troops on the peace talks site, then the best way the other party could choose was to directly assassinate Stannis.As long as Stannis dies, most of his nobles will fall directly to Renly. As long as these people are used well, the players in Renly's camp can easily wipe out the queen party and Lorraine himself.

So Lorraine chose to do whatever he could, letting the other party attack Stannis first, and let them anger Melisandre.

He doesn't care about Stannis' life and death. If the red robe woman can successfully revive Stannis afterwards, it means that Stannis is really the fighter chosen by the Lord of Light, and it doesn't hurt to hold his thigh tightly.And after completely eradicating the influence of the false king Renly, he will definitely be able to get Casterly Rock or Highgarden.

It would be even better if the red-robed woman couldn't revive Stannis. I have already gained great authority in the Queen's party. As long as I take Princess Shireen, I can become the new king of the seven kings. And maybe Melisandre will be regarded as the new fighter chosen by the Lord of Light, and she will gain an archmage with various uses.

After receiving Lorraine's order, the knights of the rear party immediately moved into action, cooperating with the reinforcements that had just arrived, and rushed to Renly's headquarters, which was in a state of confusion because of the loss of the king. The noble knights who surrendered to Renly also transformed themselves at this moment, becoming Stannis' most loyal supporters, drawing their swords one by one to join the battle.

(End of this chapter)