Game of Thrones: Winter Dragon Lord

Chapter 55 Stannis
"It is said that in the cold winter that lasted for a generation, in the long dark age called the long night, the White Walkers came to the world for the first time." Cole slowly talked about the records about the White Walkers in the Great Wall. It was the original intention of the Great Wall of Impairment to defend against such monsters, but now the books about strange ghosts have also been classified as biographies of ghosts, not history.

Apparently our little princess didn't have a nanny to tell her these horror stories, and she had a frightened look on her face, and she hugged the book tightly in her arms.

When Cole finished telling the story of the White Walker, Shireen couldn't help saying, "Which is more powerful, the White Walker or the Dragon?"

"I don't know, but I think people are more powerful."

Shireen looked at him suspiciously.

"Think about it, the ghosts and giant dragons are so powerful, one was not beaten back to the land of eternal winter in the north by humans, and the other was also controlled by the human race."

Only then did Shireen suddenly realize that, yes, it turns out that the human race is so powerful. "Cole, you know a lot."

"It's far worse than the bachelor who raised me." Cole shook his head.

"Bachelor? Is it the same as Grandpa Cressen?" There was a hint of sadness in Shireen's words when she said Cressen.

"Each maester masters a different field, depending on the choker they wear, black iron for ravenology, silver for medicine and Valyrian steel for magic."

"Magic," Shireen murmured, seemingly dreaming about it.

"Shireen." Someone called her name, it was her father's voice.

Behind Aegon's Gardens, Stannis was standing on the side of the thornbush outside.

Shireen stood up from the swing and whispered, "Father"

Stannis forced a strong smile and stepped forward. He glanced at Cole, saw him kneeling on one knee and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty."

Stannis motioned Cole to stand up, and asked his daughter, "What are you talking about?"

"It's magic, Father. Cole told me that Valyrian steel represents magic. Do you think there's Valyrian steel in Grandpa Cressen's necklace?"

At the mention of Maester Cressen, Stannis flashed a strange look. "No, he doesn't know any magic at all."

Shireen seemed disappointed.

Stannis hesitated to speak, but as a majestic king, he didn't know what to say to his daughter.

"Father, do you know Cole?" Shireen asked him.

Stannis looked at Cole again, standing tall and handsome.He was thinking about where to put this person. Although Xilin was only nine years old, having someone like this around her would inevitably affect her reputation.

"Cole has read all the books on the Great Wall, he knows a lot." Shirene praised.

"Are you the night watchman?"

"No, Your Majesty."

"Well, it seems that you are not the dumb and fool they say. You have to explain why you appeared at sea. This will determine your fate. If you are a smuggler, the prison will be your place."

Stannis' eyes were hard, and his justice and his reward and punishment were famous in the Seven Kingdoms.

"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Seven Kingdoms, I should be a law-abiding person. Before I floated to sea, Ser Brynden Tully knighted me in the Eyrie."

"Knight?" This surprised Stannis a bit. Brynden Tully is also a well-known figure in the Seven Kingdoms. The knight he conferred himself cannot be unknown. Maybe his bachelor Pylos can give him the answer. .

"I hope your words are true."

Stannis is not a friendly enough person, even in front of his daughter, his expression is extremely cold.But Cole knows that as a father, he absolutely loves his daughter. From when Princess Shireen got greyscale, he didn't give up. Everyone suggested that he send the child with the infectious disease to curse Let her fend for herself.But Stannis didn't, he didn't take anyone's advice, but let the maester do what he could to save Shireen.

Of course, it can also be explained that the law he believes in does not allow him to banish a child who has no crime, whether it is his daughter or not.

Thinking that Shireen would be sacrificed to the Lord of Light by him in the flames in the end, Cole felt infinitely puzzled.Stannis is definitely not a fool, or a true follower of R'hllor the Lord of Light.

It can be seen from all kinds of performances that he is a person who is devoted to the country, and attaches great importance to the law. He is upright and upright, with clear rewards and punishments.He was never merciful to those who came into contact with the law, which made him not very popular among the aristocratic circles.

If there is an explanation, it must be that he saw the White Walkers on the Great Wall.Stannis, who can lay down his foundation and go to the north to drive away the wildlings, will never sacrifice his beloved in order to become king.

Reminiscent of the sword-forging legend of Azor Ahai that has been rumored in the castle recently, maybe Stannis is a great man like the Son of Prophecy, who can sacrifice everything, including his own life, for the kingdom and the people .

It's a pity that he is not the one who pulls out the sword of light in the legend, nor is he the one who leads the Seven Kingdoms to the dawn, but the person who can resolutely shoulder such a heavy responsibility on himself is worthy of respect.

At this time, Cole suddenly thought badly that he was fighting for Lannister, and now in the eyes of Stannis, it is estimated that the Lion family gang has been sentenced to a felony in his heart.

Suddenly he felt a little uneasy, should Cole run away?Where can he escape in this bird place?

How harsh Stannis's rewards and punishments are, we can know from the deeds of his most loyal Sir Davos. He was ordered to garrison Storm's End. According to records, he was besieged by the Royalists' Reach army for a whole year. The point of human flesh.

At this time, the smuggler Davos used his own smuggling boat to bring a boatload of onions and salted fish, and broke through the siege to help Storm's End.After this battle, he was canonized as a knight by Stannis, but he was also beheaded by Stannis for four thumbs because of the crime of smuggling.

In Stannis, there is no possibility of merit and demerit at all.

Thinking of what he did in Riverrun City, there must be no news about it.

Stannis didn't stay here for too long. As the king, he didn't have much free time, and he promised his wife to visit his daughter, so he took the time to come here.

He didn't pay much attention to Cole's matter. He just called the maester to ask casually, but the maester couldn't say anything. After searching through the letters for a long time, he finally found something about the trial by combat in the Eagle's Nest City. Among other things, it was mentioned that Sir Blackfish canonized a child named Cole, and he defeated Sir Vardis Egan as a proxy knight.

(End of this chapter)