Game of Thrones: Kings in the North
Chapter 192 The King of the Valley, the Storm Changes Owner
Chapter 192 The King of the Valley, the Storm Changes Owner
Harvard City, the castle on the hills near Kingsroad, north of King's Landing, fell into the hands of King Stannis.
Davos the Onion Knight could see that His Majesty Stannis was delighted to have taken Harvard.The previous lords of Rosby City and Stokeworth Fort fled into King's Landing with their families, soldiers, property and food, while the lords of Harvard City chose to surrender directly.
The Harvard family did not have the strength to resist Stannis' army. Today, the number of Stannis' army has exceeded 1. The lord of the Harvard family, Countess Amy Sandra, is an infant, not yet a year old. When Stannis' army arrived at the city of Harvard, the acting city lord chose to surrender directly.
Lannister had already set his sights on Harvard City, and Duke Tywin had arranged for his nephew, Tigget, to be engaged to Countess Amy Sandra, so that he could take over the countess' territory.The first thing King Stannis did when he entered the castle was to declare the engagement of Countess Amysandre null and void.
It is said that Stannis intends to betroth one of his knights to Lady Amysandre.Ser Gordy Falling, Ser Justin Massey, second son of Stonedance, Ser Clutton Songer, hedge knight of Flea Hole, and Sir Richard Hope, were all eager to try.
The girl in red, Melisandre, lit a raging fire under the hill of Harvard City. Queen Selyse Florent and the Queen's party sang along with Melisandre, "King of Light, guard us, because the night is long! Everywhere is dangerous!"
The Queen's party owes their allegiance not to Queen Selyse Florent, but to Melisandre, Stannis' Shadow Queen.Even Queen Selyse herself, under the influence of Melisandre, became a fanatical believer in the Lord of Light.
Everyone knows that it is not Queen Selyse, but Melisandre in red, who accompanied and comforted King Stannis in the middle of the night.
Under the starlight, the thick smoke from the flames, like slender fingers, caressed the sky.
The blood ruby on Melisandre's snow-white neck greedily drank the light of the flames, and the red-robed woman stared at the flames, her two blood-red eyes seemed to be burning.
"Lord of Light, please guide me and let me see the way of the future."
It took a long time for Melisandre to take her eyes away from the flames. Fear was clearly written on her face.
Stannis stepped forward, jaw clenched, "Melisandre, what do you see?"
Melisandre said: "I saw the shroud queen exuding cold and corpses, sitting on the blood-stained throne, and her imperial council was full of headless corpses; the storm of death crawled out of the tomb, brandishing a warhammer; the singer with silver hair and purple eyes, stroking the silver string harp in the hall of the king of ashes, and the ballad of death echoed in the castle of blood."
Stannis frowned. "What do these prophecies mean?"
Melisandre said: "King's Landing is being shrouded in the fog of death, and death and corruption will engulf King's Landing. Your Majesty, please don't march to King's Landing for the time being."
Stannis pondered for a while, "You mean, our army will meet death and destruction in King's Landing? Now that I occupy the king's land, how can I win the Iron Throne if I don't march to King's Landing?"
Melisandre smiled, "Your Majesty, I saw another scene in the flames. The fox wearing a garland of flowers, holding grapes, roses and apples in his mouth, won you a castle by the sea and under the wind."
Onion Knight Davos murmured, "Storm's End?"
Melisandre said: "Yes, Your Majesty is about to win the support of Storm's End and the entire Stormlands."
Queen Selyse said reverently: "Your Majesty, the coat of arms of our Florens family is the garland fox. Our family is absolutely loyal to you, and the Florens family will win the Stormlands for you."
Melisandre lowered her voice, "Your Majesty, in the flames, I also saw a man with a wolf's head driving a dragon and destroying castles one after another. This man is obviously the wolf king Ed. Your majesty must not ignore the threat of the wolf king Ed. He can take action when necessary."
Stannis snorted. "Woman, you took action and failed. Forget Eddard the Wolf for a moment! I'm dealing with Renly and Lannister now."
Melisandre led the crowd away, only Davos and Stannis were left in front of the fire.
Stannis said, "Davos, what do you think of Melisandre's prophecy?"
Davos said disdainfully: "It's just pretending to be a ghost! Your Majesty, there is a serious shortage of food in King's Landing, and there was a riot a few days ago. The main force of Lannister is far away in the west and the riverlands. Now King's Landing is at your fingertips. Our army can attack King's Landing from both land and Blackwater Bay, and we can take King's Landing with one effort and eradicate the Lannister who stole the Iron Throne. It's not wise to abandon King's Landing and compete with Renly for the Stormlands."
Stannis said: "I know that you don't like Melisandre, but this woman is indeed powerful. I can attack King's Landing, but Lannister has hidden too many mercenaries in King's Landing, the Lannister guards with red robes and lion helmets, and the expanded gold robes. These gold robes, red robes, and mercenaries together total more than 2 people."
"The enemy outnumbers us. Fortunately, King's Landing lacks food and grass. How long can a city with a population of 50 survive without food? I only need to siege the city for another month, and King's Landing will be destroyed. Let the little devil, Joffrey, and Cersei rot in King's Landing!"
"I'm going to win Storm's End and the Stormlands, what's mine by right. Let Renly, be enchanted by the rose bushes in the Reach!"
In the River Bend, in the city of Ancient Oak, with sunken eyes and the smell of alcohol, Renly finally held his first battle meeting after returning from the defeat in the West.
Ever since Crake Forest fell, Renly had been completely decadent. He was locked in his room every day, drinking and praying with Loras, the Knight of Flowers, while Brienne guarded the door, and sometimes he could hear the king sobbing softly.
King Renly's rainbow guard, many people were injured in this battle, but fortunately, no one was killed.It was hard for Renly to accept that many of the young squires and knights he knew had died during the midnight raid on the camp.
Before the expedition, Renly boasted that he was a more powerful commander than Robert and Stannis, and that the armored fists of the Reach would easily sweep the west. As a result, the experienced Duke Tywin, Earl Roland Crakeher, and the brave and skilled Kingslayer James taught Renly a lesson.War is not as much fun as Renly imagined.
Fortunately, with the company of Loras, the Knight of Flowers day and night, Renly gradually cheered up.
The battle meeting was held in the study of the ancient Oak City. Earl Landau Tarly of Horn Hill and Earl Mattus Rowan of Golden Tree City sat on both sides of King Renly, and the slender and petite Countess Egwene Oakheart sat opposite King Renly. The benches beside him were crowded with nobles and knights from the Reach.
Renly signaled the attendant to pour the wine, but Lord Randyll Tarly stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, you can't drink any more. It's a time of war, and you need a clear mind."
Renly insisted on a glass of plum wine, which he drank, looking tired.
"Drinking makes me feel better. The fiasco in the western region still haunts me to this day."
Randyll Tarly frowned, "Your Majesty, there is nothing to worry about when you lose the first battle, and the opponent is Tywin, Jaime, and Roland Crakeher. Where is the undefeated general on the battlefield?"
Countess Egwen Oakheart echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, we can use the next victory to wash away the humiliation of the previous defeat. The victory must belong to you."
Earl Matus Rowan said: "Your Majesty, we have received news that Lannisport has been attacked by the Ironborn fleet. This proves that the Iron Islands are likely to declare war on the Western Territory."
Randyll Tarly said: "Lanisport is the heart of the Western Territory. The attack there proves that the Western Territory has an opportunity. Our army should immediately regroup and attack Crake Hall."
Renly smiled nervously, "We just returned from a big defeat at Crake Hall, and Tywin is cunning. I think that the attack on Lannisport is most likely a lie fabricated by Tywin to trick me into marching. I won't be fooled. Our army suffered a disastrous defeat in the last battle, and we need to recharge our batteries."
Lando Tarly said depressedly, "Your Majesty, the main force in the western region is still in the riverland. The northern army will soon unite with the riverland, making it difficult for the western army to move in the riverland. It would be a pity if our army misses the opportunity to seize the western region."
Renly took a sip of his wine, "Wouldn't it be better for me to march to the West after the northern army defeats Lannister in the Riverlands? Don't forget, Earl Alister Florent is leading the army from the Reach to King's Landing. When they arrive at King's Landing, the nobles of the Stormlands will join Earl Alister's team.
"When King's Landing falls, the Lannisters in the Western Territory will definitely be terrified. At that time, it will be time for us to lead an army to destroy the Western Territory, and we will be ashamed."
Matus Rowan hesitated to speak.
Renly waved his hand to dismiss the meeting, and the nobles dispersed one after another, leaving only Matus Rowan, Randyll Tarly, Brienne and the Knight of Flowers in the room.
Earl Matus Rowan said: "Your Majesty, Earl Alister Florent, as the commander of the Eastern Route Army, is a huge hidden danger. This person is a relative of Stannis, Alister's younger brother, nephew, many of whom are in Dragonstone and serve Stannis. Will he rebel when he arrives at King's Landing?"
Renly said: "How is that possible? My old brother Stannis can't win anyone's love. Besides, Brightwater City is next to Highgarden. If Earl Alister rebels, I will deprive him of the castle and territory in the blink of an eye. Only a fool would do such a thing."
"Besides, Earl Alister's deputy is Earl Bryce Cullen. He is a great nobleman in the Stormlands. With him by Earl Alister's side, Earl Alister will definitely be loyal."
Randall Tarly thought for a while, "Your Majesty, after you put on the crown, you stayed in the Reach, away from the Stormlands. Stannis' Dragonstone Island is next to the Stormlands. How can you guarantee the loyalty of these Stormland nobles? Although Stannis is ruthless and not loved by nobles and commoners, legally speaking, he does have the right to inherit Stormlands and Storm's End."
Renly smiled confidently, "I grew up in Storm's End. Sir Cortnay Penrose, the acting lord of Storm's End, is loyal to me. The people and nobles of the Stormlands like me, so don't worry."
Matus Rowan insisted, "Your Majesty, you grew up in Storm's End. Is it the same for Stannis? I think the best way is to order the nobles of the Stormlands to send their adopted sons to Highgarden to serve as attendants and serve wine at His Majesty's court. They encourage intermarriage between the nobles of the Stormlands and the Reach. In this way, the nobles of the Stormlands will give up their hearts to His Majesty."
Renly shook his head, "No need at all. I rely on my charisma and sincerity to win the support of the nobles. I don't need the trick of adopting a son. If I adopt the nobles of the Stormlands as adopted sons, someone will tell me tomorrow that I should adopt the nobles of the Reach as adopted sons. What's the point?"
"I'm not Ed, the wolf king, who has a lot of adopted sons and daughters."
In the Gate of the Moon under the Eagle's Nest, Ed officially adopted Robin Arryn as his adopted son, and Gisela the goat girl brought Mia Stone.
In this way, the fertile valley fell into Ed's hands. Littlefinger tried his best to kill Jon Arryn, and tried to manipulate Lysa to control the valley through Robin Arryn, but Ed easily stole the fruits of victory.
The surrender of the valley is because of the giant dragon and the giant eagle, because of the rich and powerful northern border, and even more because of the wolf king Ed himself.
In just a few years, Ed conquered the rock species on Skaggs Island and the wildlings beyond the Great Wall. The northern border has giants, skinchangers, dragons, mammoths, moas, bears, giant eagles, etc. The brutal army has a powerful fleet and wolf castles everywhere.
After King Robert's death, Westeros fell apart and fell apart. In troubled times, relying on Lysa and Robin Arryn's mother and son, it is impossible for the Valley to become the winner of the war.
The Vale is adjacent to the North and the Riverlands, and the Stark family is Lysa's relative, and the relationship between Eddard and Duke Jon Arryn is extraordinary. During the war, the North and the Riverlands can provide protection for the Valley. The Valley can also use the power of the Riverlands and the Valley to fight for hegemony and share the fruits of victory in the world outside the Valley.
Vale nobles like Bronze Jorn believe that following Eddard's direwolf banner will have the last laugh.
Mia Stone is 16 years old, with uneven black hair, eyes like dark blue lakes, a leather jacket and breeches.She is King Robert's illegitimate daughter, and she has been serving Lord Nestor Royce of the Gates of the Moon, leading mules and taking people on mountain roads, between the Eyrie and the Gates of the Moon.
Near the Eagle's Nest City, many people knew that Mia Stone was the illegitimate daughter of King Robert, but she never knew it. When Ed wanted to adopt her as his adopted daughter, Mia was shocked.
"Your Highness Wolf, I'm just a farmer's daughter, why did you adopt me as an adopted daughter?"
Ed said: "Because your father, Robert, is my good brother. Mia, you are the daughter of King Robert. From now on, you will follow me and never worry about food or clothing."
Mia was a little shocked, "I remember when I was a child, my father was a thick man who liked to lift me above his head and let out a thunderous laugh. Could he be King Robert?"
In the Moon Gate Castle, there are more than 40 noble children from all over the valley, together with Mia and Robin, who were adopted by Ed as adopted sons.With an adopted son in his hands, Ed is more likely to guarantee the loyalty of the nobles of the valley.
Afterwards, Ed convened a meeting of nobles in the valley in the hall of the Moon Gate Castle as the regent of the valley, the guardian of the east, and the guardian of the valley.
"Bronze" Jon Royce from Runestone City, Countess Anya Waywood from Iron Oak City, Earl Houghton Redford from Red Base, Sir Raymond Templeton from Nine Star City, Baron Nestor Royce, Guardian of the Gates of the Moon, Earl Ian Hunter with gray hair from Longbow Hall, Beneda Belmore from Hongsong City, all present.
These people were the first nobles in the valley to support Ed, and they would be Ed's core team in the Vale of Arryn in the future.
Ed said: "My lords, you have successfully taken Duke Robin Arryn from the hands of the conspirator Littlefinger. You have saved the blood of Jon Arryn. I declare that Littlefinger Petyr Baelish's fief and title in the valley will be deprived."
Petyr Baelish's fief is located on the smallest peninsula of the Five Fingers Peninsula. It is a desolate seaside with strange rocks and a small village.This kind of fief itself is not worth mentioning, but without the fief, Littlefinger becomes an aristocrat with an empty title.
"Bronze" Jon said: "Your Highness Wolf, if Littlefinger dares to appear in the Vale in the future, we will definitely kill him and avenge Jon Arryn. Now, the riverlands are at war, and the Vale is willing to follow the direwolves to fight against Lannister or anyone who usurps the king. May I ask, how many troops does Your Highness Wolf want the Vale to send?"
Ed thought for a while, "I think there should be a standing army in the valley, just like the Winter Wolf Army in the north."
Countess Anya Waywood frowned and said, "Standing army? Your Highness Wolf, the standing army costs a lot of money! This is a huge expense."
Ed said indifferently: "Don't worry, I will bear the expenses of the standing army in the valley alone. I have already thought of the name, it is called the Young Eagle Army."
"Bronze" Jon said excitedly: "Okay! Since His Royal Highness the Wolf has promised to bear the expenses of the Young Eagle Army, what else do we have to worry about? The Young Eagle Army, together with the Winter Wolf Army, will definitely become His Royal Highness Wolf's ace army."
Ed said: "The Young Eagle Army recruits nobles and civilians. The second son of a noble family can directly serve in the Young Eagle Army. Afterwards, with military merits, he can obtain fiefdoms."
The other nobles were also very happy. Earl Houghton Redford said excitedly: "The young eagle army symbolizes the protection of Duke Robin Arryn, and also symbolizes the valley army that follows His Royal Highness Wolf and thrives. In the future, the valley and the north will be inseparable."
Today, relying on black truffles, maple syrup, glass panes, wood carvings, foie gras, caviar, dyed woolen clothes, and tobacco in the north, Ed has accumulated a lot of wealth.
Ed won the championship at the Wolf King Celebration Tournament and easily won tens of thousands of golden dragon prizes.Now is the war period. After the establishment of the Young Eagle Army, they can go directly to the battlefield. Relying on war and plunder, Ed can get more wealth. After all, making money in war is faster than farming.
The Young Eagle Army is paid by Ed, so their allegiance is not to the Aylin family, but to Ed's private armed forces. This army will be composed of civilians and nobles in the valley. According to Ed's plan, they will be stationed in various parts of the valley in the future.
Titles such as the guardian of the valley, the regent of the valley, and the guardian of the east are not enough for Ed to rule the valley.Only when Ed is stationed in the valley, the valley will firmly follow Stark and Ed.
Today's Aide has won the support of the Gaoshan clan, and with the young eagle army loyal to Aide, it is even more perfect.
Afterwards, Ed's gaze settled on Baron Nestor Royce.
"Baron Nestor, you have served as the guardian of the Gates of the Moon for many years. When Jon Arryn went to King's Landing to serve as King Robert's former Prime Minister, you served as the High Steward of the Valley and worked hard without complaint. I need to go to the riverlands to fight, and you will continue to hold the position of High Steward of the Valley. At the same time, I appoint you as the acting city lord of the Eagle's Nest City."
Lord Nestor Royce accepted the appointment gratefully.The title of Baron Nestor Royce is very low. The Royce family of Gate of the Moon Castle is a distant relative of the Royce family of Runestone City. Baron Nestor's title, fief and influence are far inferior to his relative Bronze Jorn.
He doesn't have a strong family to support him, he is loyal and reliable, he is hardworking, and he is the perfect candidate for the Grand Steward of the Valley and the Acting Lord of the Eagle's Nest City.
Bronze Jorn said: "Your Majesty the Wolf, the Grafson family in Seagull Town, the Corbray family in Heartland City, the Malcolm family in Old Anchorage, and the Lindley family in Snakewood City are trying to gather an army to snatch Duke Robin away. These people are likely to be Littlefinger's accomplices in the valley. His Royal Highness Wolf can't let them go easily!"
Ed said: "These families didn't really send troops. Madam Lysa was confused by Littlefinger for a moment. She sent the wrong call to the vassals, and the vassals made wrong decisions. I will forgive them this time."
"However, I will garrison in Seagull Town. At the same time, I will ask the Grafson family, the Malcolm family, the Lindley family and the Corbray family to send out adopted sons. I will help the valley, build a powerful navy, and protect Seagull Town and the coastline of the valley. If the valley follows me and wins the war, I will make the valley as rich as the northern border."
Farming in the valley is much better than the conditions in the north, at least there is more sunshine here.
Bronze Jorn said excitedly: "With a powerful fleet, plus the Winter Wolf Army and the Young Eagle Army, I believe that no enemy can break through the valley."
Ed put his hand on Bronze Jorn's shoulder, "I will leave it to you to select and manage the Young Eagle Army."
Bronze Jorn was Ed's key ally in being able to take over the Eagle's Nest City and the Valley. His performance should be rewarded. Bronze Jorn was also very satisfied with being the commander of the Young Eagle Army, and he accepted the appointment with a grateful face.The Young Eagle Army is Ed's private part, and Bronze Yohn will become Ed's deputy in this legion in the future.
After the meeting, all the nobles left one after another, leaving only Bronze Jon and Ed in the hall of Gate of the Moon Castle.
Bronze Jorn lowered his voice, "Your Royal Highness Wolf, your title is already at the level of a prince, and you are only one step away from being a king. The Stark family has been the king of the North since ancient times. Now, there are three kings in the conflict between the kings of Westeros. You have the support of the North, Beyond the Wall, the Riverlands and the Valley. Why don't you be crowned king?"
"In my opinion, you are at least qualified to wear the three crowns of King of the Valley, King of the North and King of the Trident River."
Ed said: "The real king is not short of that crown."
Putting on the crown rashly will attract the hostility of Stannis, Renly and Lannister, and Eddard would rather postpone the time of becoming king.
As long as the legions and dragons in your hands are strong enough, it is only a matter of time before you become king.
Plus, Ed couldn't ignore the White Walker threat.
On the top of the Giant's Lance, the most famous mountain in the valley, Ed's giant eagle, the dragon, found seven neatly arranged skulls, emitting a cold air, and emitting blue light from their hollow eye sockets.
The top of the Giant's Spear Mountain is thousands of feet above the ground, and the waterfall Alyssa's Tears flows straight down from the top of the mountain. Normal people would never climb to such a high place. Who is it that puts the skull on the top of the mountain?
Is this a naked threat, or some kind of dark ritual?A total of seven skulls, does this have a special meaning?The number seven is a sacred number in the belief of the Seven Gods. The Valley is one of the first areas where the Andals landed in Westeros. On many rocks in the Five Fingers Peninsula in the Valley, you can still see the seven-pointed star engraved on the stone when the Andal adventurers landed in the Valley.
Ed suspected that the seven skulls on the Giant's Gun were the masterpieces of Necromancer Ogbeta and his ilk.
Although the ghosts cannot pass through the Great Wall of Impassability, necromancers like Ogbeta belong to fallen humans and servants of the cold god. It is entirely possible for necromancers to come to the area south of the Great Wall of Immortality.
The blue light in the skull's hollow eyes reminded Ed of the wight grains in the caves of Winterfell, and of the White Walkers beyond the Wall.
However, the Demon Dragon Flying Wolf seemed to like these skulls very much. He sprayed orange-yellow hot dragon flames towards the skulls, and the blue light in the hollow eye sockets disappeared, and the entire skull emitted a sapphire-like light.
At this time, the weirwood bracelet on Ed's wrist heard the voice of the Green Seer Three-Eyed Crow.
"Ed, these are the dark artifacts of necromancers. Dragon Flame has already purified part of them. You can suck the power of nature, and then use the weirwood bracelet to perform a thorough purification."
"After the cleansing is complete, you'll get a skeleton bracelet that will help you familiarize yourself with the dark tricks of the Necromancer. The better you know your enemy, the better you'll be able to defeat them."
Ed sucked the natural power of the valley, and he used his thoughts to concentrate the natural power on the weirwood bracelet on his wrist. The white lights on the weirwood bracelet hit the skulls. Strange things happened. These skulls began to shrink, and finally formed a skeleton bracelet.
With the skull bracelet, can Ed be able to practice undead spells in the future?Ed has always dreamed of having an army of undead. Ghouls move slowly, but they don't know how to get tired and don't need to eat or drink. Once the ghouls can be controlled, Ed's workshop can have the cheapest labor force, and the production cost can be reduced to the extreme.
Perhaps, Ed can create his own army of undead in the future, why not?
Walk the way of the Night King, so that the Night King has nowhere to go.
Outside the Gate of the Moon, Ed and Bronze Eohn looked at the densely packed valley army camp under the Eagle's Nest City. Ed said, "Bronze Eon, you choose young, strong, brave and good at fighting from the valley army, and incorporate them into the Young Eagle Army. A Young Eagle Army composed of [-] canyon warriors is enough."
"After the reorganization of the Young Eagle Army is completed, they will be brought to Harrenhal and join the battle in the Riverlands."
Bronze Jorn said: "His Royal Highness, I know all the famous valley knights and warriors in the valley, and I am also familiar with the training of soldiers in each castle. The work of reorganizing the Young Eagle Army can be done in a few days. How about His Royal Highness Wolf and I select soldiers and commanders together, and then we will lead the troops to Harrenhal together."
Ed said, "I'm going to see Seagull Town."
Bronze Jorn said worriedly: "Earl Gerald Grafson of Seagull Town holds a heavy army and has not sworn allegiance to His Royal Highness Wolf. If His Royal Highness Wolf is going to Seagull Town, I request that you bring a large army with you. In this way, Gerald Grafson will not dare to act rashly."
Ed said: "I have ordered Sir Wendell of White Harbor to take more than 30 northern galleys and galleons to the port of Seagull Town to stand by. I will go with the giant eagle and the dragon. Earl Gerald Grafson dare not act rashly."
Afterwards, Ed called Countess Maggie Mormont, Roose Bolton and other northern nobles, and ordered them to take Lysa, Robin Arryn, Mia Stone, and more than 40 adopted sons donated by Vale nobles to Harrenhal for resettlement.
That night, Ed rode the giant eagle, the magic dragon, and flew to the south of Seagull Town with the giant eagle prince Michu and the giant eagle princess Bertha.
Under the cloudy night sky, you can't see your fingers, Riverrun, Blackfish Brynden and Robb, commanding the riverland and northern armies, crossing the majestic Tengshi River in barges and river warships.
From the first day of the attack, Riverrun City opened the gates to release water. The moat, Red Fork River and Tengshi River turned Riverrun City into an isolated island in the water. The army from the western region could only camp west of the moat.
Because the moat was too wide, the trebuchets in the west couldn't reach the city wall, and they couldn't attack by force. Tywin had to leave 5000 people in the attack, and continued to guard outside the city of Riverrun.
The commander of the Army of the West is Pat Lannister, who is the cousin of Tywin Lannister.The Western Territory army besieging the city, because they had no battle for too long, everyone from soldiers to nobles were very slack.
The sentinels in the western region saw the northern region, and the army from the river crossed the river. Before they blew their horns, they were shot dead by Domilik with an arrow. Gray Wind jumped ashore from the boat first and bit the throat of a soldier.
The soldiers on the tower blew their horns and ordered to release arrows. The next second, the screams of giant eagles came from the sky. The warriors of the giant eagle tribe swooped down from the sky on the giant eagles, grabbed two crossbowmen and threw them into the air.
The western soldiers who woke up from their sleep hurriedly put on their armor to face the enemy. As soon as they walked out of the camp, they were smashed in the head by the snow bear of Varamyr the six-shaped man.Varamyr rode on the bear's back, with three wolves and a shadowcat by his side.Marge, the king of giants, brandished a iron tree stump as a weapon, like whack-a-mole, knocking over the surrounding knights of the western region.
The warriors of the raptor tribe rode on the moa, which was stronger than the rhinoceros, and rampaged. The mouth of the moa was like a battering ram, which could easily smash the skull under the armor.
Targus' saber-toothed tiger easily gnawed through the breastplate of a soldier wearing the crest of House Radford.The King of Skeletons, Tormund the Giant Buster, Harma the Dog, and Afin the Raven Hunter, these winter wolf warriors are all like hungry wolves that hunted into the flock, cutting down every enemy.
Sir Edmure on the top of the city was also dumbfounded when he saw the giant eagle, moa, mammoth, giant and unicorn in the reinforcements.
Edmure murmured: "Could this be Ed's Legion Beyond the Wall? This is too cruel."
Sir Robin Legge, the captain of the guard, said: "This is reinforcements from the north. In the light of the fire, I saw the flags of House Frey, House Mallister, and House Dormer. It is the reinforcements from the north and the riverlands. Sir Edmure, hurry out of the city to fight!"
Edmure immediately lowered the drawbridge and led the Knights of Riverrun to attack.
Pat Lannister saw that the army in the western region was defeated, so he could only take the remnants and flee towards the Golden Tooth City in the western region.
The battlefield was littered with the corpses of soldiers from the western region. The coalition forces from the northern region and the river also seized a large amount of armor, weapons, luggage, food and grass, and transported them all to Riverrun.
In Riverrun, Lord Hoster hugs Robb emotionally.
"You were born at Riverrun, Robb, and now you're home at last. With the Winter Wolves, Trout won't have to fear a lion."
On a sunny morning, Ed arrived at Fort Grafson in Seagull Town.
Grafsson Castle is the largest castle in Seagull Town. There are seven huge statues of the Seven Gods in the courtyard. The main body of the castle is as white as a seagull. The seven towers are connected together, and each tower is made into the appearance of the Seven Gods. They are divided into the Tower of the Father, the Tower of the Virgin, the Tower of the Blacksmith, the Tower of the Maiden, the Tower of the Crone, the Tower of the Warrior, and the Tower of the Stranger.
Among them, the Father's Tower is where the lord lives, the Maiden's Tower is where the lord's children live, the Mother's Tower is where the guest rooms are located, the Blacksmith's Tower is where the blacksmith's shop is located, the Warrior's Tower is where the barracks and armory are located, the Old Woman is where the kitchen is, and the Stranger's Tower is the prison and torture chamber.
When the guards of Grafsonburg saw dozens of giant eagles and dragons in the air, they immediately panicked, and Ed fell directly into the courtyard.
Sir Wendell of White Harbor and Earl Gerald Grafson rushed out to greet him. Ed was still here, and met an unexpected guest, that is Prince Oberyn, the red viper of Dorne.
It turned out that Prince Doran, the ruler of Dorne, refused to form an alliance with the northern border after receiving Ed's letter, and refused to send troops to attack Lannister.
This pissed off Prince Oberyn, the Red Viper, because Prince Oberyn had always dreamed of avenging his sister Elia.In order to fight against Lannister, Prince Oberyn went to Tyrosh and recruited a group of mercenaries to fight in the riverlands.
Prince Oberyn, the Red Viper, recruited a total of 2000 people from Dorne, Lys, Tyrosh, and Myr to form the "Viper Squad".
When Prince Oberyn's fleet arrived at Crab Bay, it happened to encounter the North East Coast Fleet and blockade Seagull Town. Therefore, ten ships under Prince Oberyn joined the blockade of Seagull Town.
Gerald Grafson originally wanted to support Lysa in the civil strife in the valley to gain political capital. Unexpectedly, when the ships from the North and Dorne arrived at his door, Gerald Grafson lost his position in an instant. He personally went out and invited Sir Wendell of White Harbor and Prince Oberyn to visit Grafsonburg.
Now, Ed the wolf king arrived in Seagull Town in person. Looking at the giant eagle and the dragon, and thinking about the Northern Fleet and Dorn ships moored at the port, Earl Gerald Grafson was both shocked and terrified.
Earl Gero said: "Your Highness Wolf, I have no intention of becoming an enemy of the North."
Ed said: "I adopted my nephew, Duke Robin Arryn, as my adopted son. I am now the regent of the valley, the guardian of the east, and the guardian of the valley. More than 40 nobles of all sizes in the valley have given me their adopted sons. Bronze Jorn and many nobles have supported me in forming the Young Eagle Army in the valley and supporting me to rule the valley."
"Earl Gerald Grafson, you are the Earl of Seagull Town, and you have a high status in the valley. Many people say that you are a friend of Littlefinger, is that true?"
Earl Gerald Grafson's face was sweating, "Absolutely not. I only got to know Littlefinger when he was a tax collector at Seagull Town Customs. Later, he became the Chancellor of the Exchequer in King's Landing. He always sent his own people to the customs to extract money from Seagull Town Customs. I hate him very much. I don't know him well at all."
Ed said: "Let me ask you, do you support me ruling the valley, or do you want to oppose it?"
Gerald Grafson bowed his head and said, "Of course I support it. In fact, I have always longed for the valley to join the war and join Stark's side!"
If Gerald Grafson dared to object at this time, he couldn't help but offend Ed, offended the northern border, and even offended the neighbors in the valley.Although the Grafson family was comparable to the Royce family in Runestone City, they couldn't offend the nobles from all over the valley.
Ed put his hands on Gerald Grafson's shoulders, "Earl Gerald, I know you are a smart man. In troubled times, the nobleman is on the wrong side, which is the deadliest thing. For example, when Robert rebelled, your father, Earl Marco Grafson, insisted on supporting the mad king Aerys and fighting against Duke Jon Arryn. As a result, Robert killed Marco on the city wall of Seagull Town.
"This time Seagull Town follows the direwolf, and will definitely be the final winner in the Game of Thrones."
Earl Gerald Grafson said: "I will fully support His Royal Highness Wolf's rule over the valley. I am willing to send a son to His Royal Highness Wolf as an adopted son, and send two thousand soldiers to join the Young Eagle Army."
Ed said, "Only two thousand?"
Earl Gerald Grafson said: "Four thousand. I am mainly worried that Seagull Town will be attacked by the enemy. After all, there are more than [-] residents in my city!"
Ed said: "Don't worry, the Northern Fleet will be stationed in Seagull Town in the future. In the future, the Stark Fleet will guard the safety of the city. I will replace all the customs officers with those I designate."
Earl Gerald Grafson hastily agreed.
Every winter, when the mountains are covered by heavy snow, Seagull Town becomes an important passage from the valley to the outside world. Large ships can only go to Seagull Town, because there are too many reefs on the east coast of the valley, and there is no good seaport for large ships to dock.
Seagull Town is an important port connecting King's Landing, White Harbor, Riverlands, Pentos, Braavos, and the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. As a city, it has a large population, developed handicraft industry, and sufficient labor force. Seagull Town will play an important role in Ed's plan in the future.
Ed controlled the valley's only city, Seagull Town, and it was easier to control the valley's economy and military.
Prince Oberyn, the Red Viper, witnessed Ed's conversation with Earl Gerald Grafson. After Earl Gerald left, Oberyn said with a smirk, "Your Highness Wolf, you managed to conquer a big city with ease. It's amazing! However, Seagull Town is much inferior to your feat of conquering the Valley."
Ed touched Prince Oberyn's arm with his hand, "What is all this compared to the great Red Viper? I am very happy that you can come to the riverlands to fight. The Dorne warriors are as dense as sand, and the only one who is the best in the world, isn't it you?"
Prince Oberyn said: "The combined forces of the Valley, the North, and the Riverlands will kill Lannisters in the Riverlands. Stannis will kill Lannisters in the King's Land. Renly will kill Lannisters in the West. My brother, Prince Doran, refuses to send troops. I have no choice but to form a mercenary group. Otherwise, all Lannisters will die without my revenge. How can this be possible?"
Under the protection of a thousand horsemen, Stannis bypassed King's Landing from the west and went all the way south along the King's Road. They entered the Stormlands and came to the intersection of the Rose Road and the King's Road.
This is the camp of the combined armies of the Reach and the Stormlands. They originally belonged to Renly, but because Earl Alister Florent, who commanded the army of the Reach, defected to Stannis, the army of the Stormlands and the army of the Reach all betrayed Renly and fell to Stannis.
In the camp, the fox flower flags of the Florens family can be seen everywhere.
"The fox wearing the garland, holding apples and grapes in its mouth, will bring storms to His Majesty." The red-robed woman predicted this scene in the flames, and now it really came true.
Davos, the onion knight, and Melisandre, the red-robed woman, walked on both sides of Stannis, one left and one right.
Lord Alister Florent, in brocade robes, and a host of Stormlanders knelt before Stannis.Earl Alister said: "Your Majesty, Renly usurped the throne and we were forced to submit to him. However, we have always hoped that His Majesty Stannis would lead an army to liberate us from Renly's tyranny. Now, this day has finally arrived."
Stannis waved everyone to their feet, and Lord Hal Ismond of Greenstone came forward. He was over eighty years old and was the grandfather of Stannis and Renly.
Earl Hal Esmond said: "Stannis, as the grandfather of you and Renly, I don't want you and Renly to kill each other. After Robert's death, the Stormlands and Storm's End belong to you according to the rights. You should lead the princes of the Stormlands to fight against Lannister instead of fighting with Renly."
Stannis sullenly said, "Grandfather, if Renly gives up his crown, I can forgive him. But if he is so foolish as to attack the Stormlands with traitors from the Reach, I will have to destroy him."
In the camp, Davos saw the wheat straw coat of arms of the Selmy family in Harvest Hall, the brass buckle coat of arms of the Buckle of Bronzegate City, the green turtle coat of arms of the Esmond family of Greenstone Castle, the maelstrom coat of arms of the Weld family of Rain House City, the black and white swan coat of arms of the Swan family of Stonehelm City, the black nightingale coat of arms of the Cullen family of Nightsong City, the griffin coat of arms of the Clinton family of Griffin's Nest Castle, the spruce crescent moon of the Fell family of Felwood Castle, and so on.
There is no Tarth family in Evening Hall, and there is no Dondarrion family in Black Harbor, but [-]% of the nobles of the Stormlands have arrived.
In the beginning, Renly became king and went to the Reach. Stannis once sent envoys to seek the support of the nobles of the Stormlands. As a result, these nobles refused to support Stannis. Davos was also one of the envoys.Now, the nobles of the Stormlands seem to be changing kings.
Davos had heard that Renly had just lost a battle in the West, and that Stannis had joined forces in the kingdom. Perhaps the nobles in the Stormlands began to realize that although Renly was always smiling and kind, he was completely incapable of fighting.
Driven by Florent's blatant defection, the nobles of the Stormlands immediately remembered that Stannis was Storm's End, the most legitimate heir of Stormlands.
Not all the nobles of the Stormlands betrayed Renly. Sir Cortnay Penrose, the commander of the Stormlands Army, was loyal to Renly, but he was tied up by soldiers and taken prisoner the moment the mutiny happened.
Stannis looked at Cortnay Penrose. "Ser Cortnay, you are my brother Renly's castellan of Storm's End. Will you surrender?"
Cortanay looked at Florent and the nobles of the storm with contempt, "I'm different from those hypocritical wall grass, Stannis, I will not surrender, you can kill me."
Stannis said, "I'll keep you, and maybe your revered King Renly will pay for your ransom."
Ser Cortnay was taken down, Stannis waved, and the crowd dispersed.
Only Davos, Stannis and Melisandre were left around.
Stannis said: "Cortnay Penrose was captured by our army while leading the army. His acting castellan who stayed in Storm's End has surrendered to my emissary. The Storm's End of the Baratheon family has finally returned to my hands. This is inseparable from the operation of Earl Alister Florent. He is very familiar with the game of power among the nobles."
Davos frowned, "However, Brightwater City of the Florens family is next to Highgarden. If Earl Alister turns his back, wouldn't his family face a catastrophe?"
Stannis said: "So Earl Alister, this time brought all the relatives and clans into this army. In this army of the Reach, the army of Brightwater City and the vassals under Florent reached 5000 people. Earl Alister decided to take a gamble in the game of power. Yes, the Florent family will lose Brightwater City, but at the same time, they have a chance to get High Court.
"The Florent family has always longed for Highgarden. According to their bloodlines, the Florent family's bloodline is much nobler than that of the Tyrell family. They have always disobeyed the governor of the Reach and took charge of Highgarden. Besides, the Florent family has been excluded from Highgarden, the marriage between Arbor Island and Oldtown all these years. In Renly's royal council, Alister has also been excluded by the nobles of the Reach."
"I promise that once the Reach is conquered, the Florens family will take over Highgarden, the governor of the Reach. The Rose family in Highgarden is just a steward supported by the Dragon King family. Now that the Targaryen dynasty is gone, it's time to uproot Rose."
Davos was a little surprised, "Your Majesty, you got in touch with Earl Alister Florent very early?"
Stannis gritted his teeth, "Yes, we have always been in touch. Alister Florent is my wife's uncle, and my acting lord of Dragonstone, Axel Florent, is Earl Alister's brother. Due to my wife's relationship, there were originally dozens of Florents who served me in Dragonstone."
"Stupid Renly, unexpectedly did not foresee the danger, and sent Earl Alister with a large army to attack King's Landing, so this large army will eventually fall into my hands. The nobles of the Stormlands were obviously neglected in Renly's imperial meeting. Renly thought that he was a vassal of the Baratheon family, so he had to support him willingly."
Davos said: "If Renly knew that the Stormland had fallen to our army, he would be furious, and maybe he would bring the army of the Reach to attack."
Stannis said contemptuously: "Renly was able to get the support of the Reach in the first place, largely because he was the Duke of Storm's End, the guardian of the Stormland. Now that his hometown is lost, will the nobles of the Reach support him foolishly? I doubt it."
"Besides, when did Renly win a battle? In the Western Territory, he had Lando Tarly under his command, the Knight of Flowers, and he was beaten to a pulp by Duke Tywin. Renly is nothing more than an embroidered pillow. He knows nothing but witty jokes and jokes."
"Look! Renly will fall soon in the Reach, and the nobles of the Reach will desert him."
"And I, will conquer King's Landing and kill every Lannister in King's Landing."
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Harvard City, the castle on the hills near Kingsroad, north of King's Landing, fell into the hands of King Stannis.
Davos the Onion Knight could see that His Majesty Stannis was delighted to have taken Harvard.The previous lords of Rosby City and Stokeworth Fort fled into King's Landing with their families, soldiers, property and food, while the lords of Harvard City chose to surrender directly.
The Harvard family did not have the strength to resist Stannis' army. Today, the number of Stannis' army has exceeded 1. The lord of the Harvard family, Countess Amy Sandra, is an infant, not yet a year old. When Stannis' army arrived at the city of Harvard, the acting city lord chose to surrender directly.
Lannister had already set his sights on Harvard City, and Duke Tywin had arranged for his nephew, Tigget, to be engaged to Countess Amy Sandra, so that he could take over the countess' territory.The first thing King Stannis did when he entered the castle was to declare the engagement of Countess Amysandre null and void.
It is said that Stannis intends to betroth one of his knights to Lady Amysandre.Ser Gordy Falling, Ser Justin Massey, second son of Stonedance, Ser Clutton Songer, hedge knight of Flea Hole, and Sir Richard Hope, were all eager to try.
The girl in red, Melisandre, lit a raging fire under the hill of Harvard City. Queen Selyse Florent and the Queen's party sang along with Melisandre, "King of Light, guard us, because the night is long! Everywhere is dangerous!"
The Queen's party owes their allegiance not to Queen Selyse Florent, but to Melisandre, Stannis' Shadow Queen.Even Queen Selyse herself, under the influence of Melisandre, became a fanatical believer in the Lord of Light.
Everyone knows that it is not Queen Selyse, but Melisandre in red, who accompanied and comforted King Stannis in the middle of the night.
Under the starlight, the thick smoke from the flames, like slender fingers, caressed the sky.
The blood ruby on Melisandre's snow-white neck greedily drank the light of the flames, and the red-robed woman stared at the flames, her two blood-red eyes seemed to be burning.
"Lord of Light, please guide me and let me see the way of the future."
It took a long time for Melisandre to take her eyes away from the flames. Fear was clearly written on her face.
Stannis stepped forward, jaw clenched, "Melisandre, what do you see?"
Melisandre said: "I saw the shroud queen exuding cold and corpses, sitting on the blood-stained throne, and her imperial council was full of headless corpses; the storm of death crawled out of the tomb, brandishing a warhammer; the singer with silver hair and purple eyes, stroking the silver string harp in the hall of the king of ashes, and the ballad of death echoed in the castle of blood."
Stannis frowned. "What do these prophecies mean?"
Melisandre said: "King's Landing is being shrouded in the fog of death, and death and corruption will engulf King's Landing. Your Majesty, please don't march to King's Landing for the time being."
Stannis pondered for a while, "You mean, our army will meet death and destruction in King's Landing? Now that I occupy the king's land, how can I win the Iron Throne if I don't march to King's Landing?"
Melisandre smiled, "Your Majesty, I saw another scene in the flames. The fox wearing a garland of flowers, holding grapes, roses and apples in his mouth, won you a castle by the sea and under the wind."
Onion Knight Davos murmured, "Storm's End?"
Melisandre said: "Yes, Your Majesty is about to win the support of Storm's End and the entire Stormlands."
Queen Selyse said reverently: "Your Majesty, the coat of arms of our Florens family is the garland fox. Our family is absolutely loyal to you, and the Florens family will win the Stormlands for you."
Melisandre lowered her voice, "Your Majesty, in the flames, I also saw a man with a wolf's head driving a dragon and destroying castles one after another. This man is obviously the wolf king Ed. Your majesty must not ignore the threat of the wolf king Ed. He can take action when necessary."
Stannis snorted. "Woman, you took action and failed. Forget Eddard the Wolf for a moment! I'm dealing with Renly and Lannister now."
Melisandre led the crowd away, only Davos and Stannis were left in front of the fire.
Stannis said, "Davos, what do you think of Melisandre's prophecy?"
Davos said disdainfully: "It's just pretending to be a ghost! Your Majesty, there is a serious shortage of food in King's Landing, and there was a riot a few days ago. The main force of Lannister is far away in the west and the riverlands. Now King's Landing is at your fingertips. Our army can attack King's Landing from both land and Blackwater Bay, and we can take King's Landing with one effort and eradicate the Lannister who stole the Iron Throne. It's not wise to abandon King's Landing and compete with Renly for the Stormlands."
Stannis said: "I know that you don't like Melisandre, but this woman is indeed powerful. I can attack King's Landing, but Lannister has hidden too many mercenaries in King's Landing, the Lannister guards with red robes and lion helmets, and the expanded gold robes. These gold robes, red robes, and mercenaries together total more than 2 people."
"The enemy outnumbers us. Fortunately, King's Landing lacks food and grass. How long can a city with a population of 50 survive without food? I only need to siege the city for another month, and King's Landing will be destroyed. Let the little devil, Joffrey, and Cersei rot in King's Landing!"
"I'm going to win Storm's End and the Stormlands, what's mine by right. Let Renly, be enchanted by the rose bushes in the Reach!"
In the River Bend, in the city of Ancient Oak, with sunken eyes and the smell of alcohol, Renly finally held his first battle meeting after returning from the defeat in the West.
Ever since Crake Forest fell, Renly had been completely decadent. He was locked in his room every day, drinking and praying with Loras, the Knight of Flowers, while Brienne guarded the door, and sometimes he could hear the king sobbing softly.
King Renly's rainbow guard, many people were injured in this battle, but fortunately, no one was killed.It was hard for Renly to accept that many of the young squires and knights he knew had died during the midnight raid on the camp.
Before the expedition, Renly boasted that he was a more powerful commander than Robert and Stannis, and that the armored fists of the Reach would easily sweep the west. As a result, the experienced Duke Tywin, Earl Roland Crakeher, and the brave and skilled Kingslayer James taught Renly a lesson.War is not as much fun as Renly imagined.
Fortunately, with the company of Loras, the Knight of Flowers day and night, Renly gradually cheered up.
The battle meeting was held in the study of the ancient Oak City. Earl Landau Tarly of Horn Hill and Earl Mattus Rowan of Golden Tree City sat on both sides of King Renly, and the slender and petite Countess Egwene Oakheart sat opposite King Renly. The benches beside him were crowded with nobles and knights from the Reach.
Renly signaled the attendant to pour the wine, but Lord Randyll Tarly stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, you can't drink any more. It's a time of war, and you need a clear mind."
Renly insisted on a glass of plum wine, which he drank, looking tired.
"Drinking makes me feel better. The fiasco in the western region still haunts me to this day."
Randyll Tarly frowned, "Your Majesty, there is nothing to worry about when you lose the first battle, and the opponent is Tywin, Jaime, and Roland Crakeher. Where is the undefeated general on the battlefield?"
Countess Egwen Oakheart echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, we can use the next victory to wash away the humiliation of the previous defeat. The victory must belong to you."
Earl Matus Rowan said: "Your Majesty, we have received news that Lannisport has been attacked by the Ironborn fleet. This proves that the Iron Islands are likely to declare war on the Western Territory."
Randyll Tarly said: "Lanisport is the heart of the Western Territory. The attack there proves that the Western Territory has an opportunity. Our army should immediately regroup and attack Crake Hall."
Renly smiled nervously, "We just returned from a big defeat at Crake Hall, and Tywin is cunning. I think that the attack on Lannisport is most likely a lie fabricated by Tywin to trick me into marching. I won't be fooled. Our army suffered a disastrous defeat in the last battle, and we need to recharge our batteries."
Lando Tarly said depressedly, "Your Majesty, the main force in the western region is still in the riverland. The northern army will soon unite with the riverland, making it difficult for the western army to move in the riverland. It would be a pity if our army misses the opportunity to seize the western region."
Renly took a sip of his wine, "Wouldn't it be better for me to march to the West after the northern army defeats Lannister in the Riverlands? Don't forget, Earl Alister Florent is leading the army from the Reach to King's Landing. When they arrive at King's Landing, the nobles of the Stormlands will join Earl Alister's team.
"When King's Landing falls, the Lannisters in the Western Territory will definitely be terrified. At that time, it will be time for us to lead an army to destroy the Western Territory, and we will be ashamed."
Matus Rowan hesitated to speak.
Renly waved his hand to dismiss the meeting, and the nobles dispersed one after another, leaving only Matus Rowan, Randyll Tarly, Brienne and the Knight of Flowers in the room.
Earl Matus Rowan said: "Your Majesty, Earl Alister Florent, as the commander of the Eastern Route Army, is a huge hidden danger. This person is a relative of Stannis, Alister's younger brother, nephew, many of whom are in Dragonstone and serve Stannis. Will he rebel when he arrives at King's Landing?"
Renly said: "How is that possible? My old brother Stannis can't win anyone's love. Besides, Brightwater City is next to Highgarden. If Earl Alister rebels, I will deprive him of the castle and territory in the blink of an eye. Only a fool would do such a thing."
"Besides, Earl Alister's deputy is Earl Bryce Cullen. He is a great nobleman in the Stormlands. With him by Earl Alister's side, Earl Alister will definitely be loyal."
Randall Tarly thought for a while, "Your Majesty, after you put on the crown, you stayed in the Reach, away from the Stormlands. Stannis' Dragonstone Island is next to the Stormlands. How can you guarantee the loyalty of these Stormland nobles? Although Stannis is ruthless and not loved by nobles and commoners, legally speaking, he does have the right to inherit Stormlands and Storm's End."
Renly smiled confidently, "I grew up in Storm's End. Sir Cortnay Penrose, the acting lord of Storm's End, is loyal to me. The people and nobles of the Stormlands like me, so don't worry."
Matus Rowan insisted, "Your Majesty, you grew up in Storm's End. Is it the same for Stannis? I think the best way is to order the nobles of the Stormlands to send their adopted sons to Highgarden to serve as attendants and serve wine at His Majesty's court. They encourage intermarriage between the nobles of the Stormlands and the Reach. In this way, the nobles of the Stormlands will give up their hearts to His Majesty."
Renly shook his head, "No need at all. I rely on my charisma and sincerity to win the support of the nobles. I don't need the trick of adopting a son. If I adopt the nobles of the Stormlands as adopted sons, someone will tell me tomorrow that I should adopt the nobles of the Reach as adopted sons. What's the point?"
"I'm not Ed, the wolf king, who has a lot of adopted sons and daughters."
In the Gate of the Moon under the Eagle's Nest, Ed officially adopted Robin Arryn as his adopted son, and Gisela the goat girl brought Mia Stone.
In this way, the fertile valley fell into Ed's hands. Littlefinger tried his best to kill Jon Arryn, and tried to manipulate Lysa to control the valley through Robin Arryn, but Ed easily stole the fruits of victory.
The surrender of the valley is because of the giant dragon and the giant eagle, because of the rich and powerful northern border, and even more because of the wolf king Ed himself.
In just a few years, Ed conquered the rock species on Skaggs Island and the wildlings beyond the Great Wall. The northern border has giants, skinchangers, dragons, mammoths, moas, bears, giant eagles, etc. The brutal army has a powerful fleet and wolf castles everywhere.
After King Robert's death, Westeros fell apart and fell apart. In troubled times, relying on Lysa and Robin Arryn's mother and son, it is impossible for the Valley to become the winner of the war.
The Vale is adjacent to the North and the Riverlands, and the Stark family is Lysa's relative, and the relationship between Eddard and Duke Jon Arryn is extraordinary. During the war, the North and the Riverlands can provide protection for the Valley. The Valley can also use the power of the Riverlands and the Valley to fight for hegemony and share the fruits of victory in the world outside the Valley.
Vale nobles like Bronze Jorn believe that following Eddard's direwolf banner will have the last laugh.
Mia Stone is 16 years old, with uneven black hair, eyes like dark blue lakes, a leather jacket and breeches.She is King Robert's illegitimate daughter, and she has been serving Lord Nestor Royce of the Gates of the Moon, leading mules and taking people on mountain roads, between the Eyrie and the Gates of the Moon.
Near the Eagle's Nest City, many people knew that Mia Stone was the illegitimate daughter of King Robert, but she never knew it. When Ed wanted to adopt her as his adopted daughter, Mia was shocked.
"Your Highness Wolf, I'm just a farmer's daughter, why did you adopt me as an adopted daughter?"
Ed said: "Because your father, Robert, is my good brother. Mia, you are the daughter of King Robert. From now on, you will follow me and never worry about food or clothing."
Mia was a little shocked, "I remember when I was a child, my father was a thick man who liked to lift me above his head and let out a thunderous laugh. Could he be King Robert?"
In the Moon Gate Castle, there are more than 40 noble children from all over the valley, together with Mia and Robin, who were adopted by Ed as adopted sons.With an adopted son in his hands, Ed is more likely to guarantee the loyalty of the nobles of the valley.
Afterwards, Ed convened a meeting of nobles in the valley in the hall of the Moon Gate Castle as the regent of the valley, the guardian of the east, and the guardian of the valley.
"Bronze" Jon Royce from Runestone City, Countess Anya Waywood from Iron Oak City, Earl Houghton Redford from Red Base, Sir Raymond Templeton from Nine Star City, Baron Nestor Royce, Guardian of the Gates of the Moon, Earl Ian Hunter with gray hair from Longbow Hall, Beneda Belmore from Hongsong City, all present.
These people were the first nobles in the valley to support Ed, and they would be Ed's core team in the Vale of Arryn in the future.
Ed said: "My lords, you have successfully taken Duke Robin Arryn from the hands of the conspirator Littlefinger. You have saved the blood of Jon Arryn. I declare that Littlefinger Petyr Baelish's fief and title in the valley will be deprived."
Petyr Baelish's fief is located on the smallest peninsula of the Five Fingers Peninsula. It is a desolate seaside with strange rocks and a small village.This kind of fief itself is not worth mentioning, but without the fief, Littlefinger becomes an aristocrat with an empty title.
"Bronze" Jon said: "Your Highness Wolf, if Littlefinger dares to appear in the Vale in the future, we will definitely kill him and avenge Jon Arryn. Now, the riverlands are at war, and the Vale is willing to follow the direwolves to fight against Lannister or anyone who usurps the king. May I ask, how many troops does Your Highness Wolf want the Vale to send?"
Ed thought for a while, "I think there should be a standing army in the valley, just like the Winter Wolf Army in the north."
Countess Anya Waywood frowned and said, "Standing army? Your Highness Wolf, the standing army costs a lot of money! This is a huge expense."
Ed said indifferently: "Don't worry, I will bear the expenses of the standing army in the valley alone. I have already thought of the name, it is called the Young Eagle Army."
"Bronze" Jon said excitedly: "Okay! Since His Royal Highness the Wolf has promised to bear the expenses of the Young Eagle Army, what else do we have to worry about? The Young Eagle Army, together with the Winter Wolf Army, will definitely become His Royal Highness Wolf's ace army."
Ed said: "The Young Eagle Army recruits nobles and civilians. The second son of a noble family can directly serve in the Young Eagle Army. Afterwards, with military merits, he can obtain fiefdoms."
The other nobles were also very happy. Earl Houghton Redford said excitedly: "The young eagle army symbolizes the protection of Duke Robin Arryn, and also symbolizes the valley army that follows His Royal Highness Wolf and thrives. In the future, the valley and the north will be inseparable."
Today, relying on black truffles, maple syrup, glass panes, wood carvings, foie gras, caviar, dyed woolen clothes, and tobacco in the north, Ed has accumulated a lot of wealth.
Ed won the championship at the Wolf King Celebration Tournament and easily won tens of thousands of golden dragon prizes.Now is the war period. After the establishment of the Young Eagle Army, they can go directly to the battlefield. Relying on war and plunder, Ed can get more wealth. After all, making money in war is faster than farming.
The Young Eagle Army is paid by Ed, so their allegiance is not to the Aylin family, but to Ed's private armed forces. This army will be composed of civilians and nobles in the valley. According to Ed's plan, they will be stationed in various parts of the valley in the future.
Titles such as the guardian of the valley, the regent of the valley, and the guardian of the east are not enough for Ed to rule the valley.Only when Ed is stationed in the valley, the valley will firmly follow Stark and Ed.
Today's Aide has won the support of the Gaoshan clan, and with the young eagle army loyal to Aide, it is even more perfect.
Afterwards, Ed's gaze settled on Baron Nestor Royce.
"Baron Nestor, you have served as the guardian of the Gates of the Moon for many years. When Jon Arryn went to King's Landing to serve as King Robert's former Prime Minister, you served as the High Steward of the Valley and worked hard without complaint. I need to go to the riverlands to fight, and you will continue to hold the position of High Steward of the Valley. At the same time, I appoint you as the acting city lord of the Eagle's Nest City."
Lord Nestor Royce accepted the appointment gratefully.The title of Baron Nestor Royce is very low. The Royce family of Gate of the Moon Castle is a distant relative of the Royce family of Runestone City. Baron Nestor's title, fief and influence are far inferior to his relative Bronze Jorn.
He doesn't have a strong family to support him, he is loyal and reliable, he is hardworking, and he is the perfect candidate for the Grand Steward of the Valley and the Acting Lord of the Eagle's Nest City.
Bronze Jorn said: "Your Majesty the Wolf, the Grafson family in Seagull Town, the Corbray family in Heartland City, the Malcolm family in Old Anchorage, and the Lindley family in Snakewood City are trying to gather an army to snatch Duke Robin away. These people are likely to be Littlefinger's accomplices in the valley. His Royal Highness Wolf can't let them go easily!"
Ed said: "These families didn't really send troops. Madam Lysa was confused by Littlefinger for a moment. She sent the wrong call to the vassals, and the vassals made wrong decisions. I will forgive them this time."
"However, I will garrison in Seagull Town. At the same time, I will ask the Grafson family, the Malcolm family, the Lindley family and the Corbray family to send out adopted sons. I will help the valley, build a powerful navy, and protect Seagull Town and the coastline of the valley. If the valley follows me and wins the war, I will make the valley as rich as the northern border."
Farming in the valley is much better than the conditions in the north, at least there is more sunshine here.
Bronze Jorn said excitedly: "With a powerful fleet, plus the Winter Wolf Army and the Young Eagle Army, I believe that no enemy can break through the valley."
Ed put his hand on Bronze Jorn's shoulder, "I will leave it to you to select and manage the Young Eagle Army."
Bronze Jorn was Ed's key ally in being able to take over the Eagle's Nest City and the Valley. His performance should be rewarded. Bronze Jorn was also very satisfied with being the commander of the Young Eagle Army, and he accepted the appointment with a grateful face.The Young Eagle Army is Ed's private part, and Bronze Yohn will become Ed's deputy in this legion in the future.
After the meeting, all the nobles left one after another, leaving only Bronze Jon and Ed in the hall of Gate of the Moon Castle.
Bronze Jorn lowered his voice, "Your Royal Highness Wolf, your title is already at the level of a prince, and you are only one step away from being a king. The Stark family has been the king of the North since ancient times. Now, there are three kings in the conflict between the kings of Westeros. You have the support of the North, Beyond the Wall, the Riverlands and the Valley. Why don't you be crowned king?"
"In my opinion, you are at least qualified to wear the three crowns of King of the Valley, King of the North and King of the Trident River."
Ed said: "The real king is not short of that crown."
Putting on the crown rashly will attract the hostility of Stannis, Renly and Lannister, and Eddard would rather postpone the time of becoming king.
As long as the legions and dragons in your hands are strong enough, it is only a matter of time before you become king.
Plus, Ed couldn't ignore the White Walker threat.
On the top of the Giant's Lance, the most famous mountain in the valley, Ed's giant eagle, the dragon, found seven neatly arranged skulls, emitting a cold air, and emitting blue light from their hollow eye sockets.
The top of the Giant's Spear Mountain is thousands of feet above the ground, and the waterfall Alyssa's Tears flows straight down from the top of the mountain. Normal people would never climb to such a high place. Who is it that puts the skull on the top of the mountain?
Is this a naked threat, or some kind of dark ritual?A total of seven skulls, does this have a special meaning?The number seven is a sacred number in the belief of the Seven Gods. The Valley is one of the first areas where the Andals landed in Westeros. On many rocks in the Five Fingers Peninsula in the Valley, you can still see the seven-pointed star engraved on the stone when the Andal adventurers landed in the Valley.
Ed suspected that the seven skulls on the Giant's Gun were the masterpieces of Necromancer Ogbeta and his ilk.
Although the ghosts cannot pass through the Great Wall of Impassability, necromancers like Ogbeta belong to fallen humans and servants of the cold god. It is entirely possible for necromancers to come to the area south of the Great Wall of Immortality.
The blue light in the skull's hollow eyes reminded Ed of the wight grains in the caves of Winterfell, and of the White Walkers beyond the Wall.
However, the Demon Dragon Flying Wolf seemed to like these skulls very much. He sprayed orange-yellow hot dragon flames towards the skulls, and the blue light in the hollow eye sockets disappeared, and the entire skull emitted a sapphire-like light.
At this time, the weirwood bracelet on Ed's wrist heard the voice of the Green Seer Three-Eyed Crow.
"Ed, these are the dark artifacts of necromancers. Dragon Flame has already purified part of them. You can suck the power of nature, and then use the weirwood bracelet to perform a thorough purification."
"After the cleansing is complete, you'll get a skeleton bracelet that will help you familiarize yourself with the dark tricks of the Necromancer. The better you know your enemy, the better you'll be able to defeat them."
Ed sucked the natural power of the valley, and he used his thoughts to concentrate the natural power on the weirwood bracelet on his wrist. The white lights on the weirwood bracelet hit the skulls. Strange things happened. These skulls began to shrink, and finally formed a skeleton bracelet.
With the skull bracelet, can Ed be able to practice undead spells in the future?Ed has always dreamed of having an army of undead. Ghouls move slowly, but they don't know how to get tired and don't need to eat or drink. Once the ghouls can be controlled, Ed's workshop can have the cheapest labor force, and the production cost can be reduced to the extreme.
Perhaps, Ed can create his own army of undead in the future, why not?
Walk the way of the Night King, so that the Night King has nowhere to go.
Outside the Gate of the Moon, Ed and Bronze Eohn looked at the densely packed valley army camp under the Eagle's Nest City. Ed said, "Bronze Eon, you choose young, strong, brave and good at fighting from the valley army, and incorporate them into the Young Eagle Army. A Young Eagle Army composed of [-] canyon warriors is enough."
"After the reorganization of the Young Eagle Army is completed, they will be brought to Harrenhal and join the battle in the Riverlands."
Bronze Jorn said: "His Royal Highness, I know all the famous valley knights and warriors in the valley, and I am also familiar with the training of soldiers in each castle. The work of reorganizing the Young Eagle Army can be done in a few days. How about His Royal Highness Wolf and I select soldiers and commanders together, and then we will lead the troops to Harrenhal together."
Ed said, "I'm going to see Seagull Town."
Bronze Jorn said worriedly: "Earl Gerald Grafson of Seagull Town holds a heavy army and has not sworn allegiance to His Royal Highness Wolf. If His Royal Highness Wolf is going to Seagull Town, I request that you bring a large army with you. In this way, Gerald Grafson will not dare to act rashly."
Ed said: "I have ordered Sir Wendell of White Harbor to take more than 30 northern galleys and galleons to the port of Seagull Town to stand by. I will go with the giant eagle and the dragon. Earl Gerald Grafson dare not act rashly."
Afterwards, Ed called Countess Maggie Mormont, Roose Bolton and other northern nobles, and ordered them to take Lysa, Robin Arryn, Mia Stone, and more than 40 adopted sons donated by Vale nobles to Harrenhal for resettlement.
That night, Ed rode the giant eagle, the magic dragon, and flew to the south of Seagull Town with the giant eagle prince Michu and the giant eagle princess Bertha.
Under the cloudy night sky, you can't see your fingers, Riverrun, Blackfish Brynden and Robb, commanding the riverland and northern armies, crossing the majestic Tengshi River in barges and river warships.
From the first day of the attack, Riverrun City opened the gates to release water. The moat, Red Fork River and Tengshi River turned Riverrun City into an isolated island in the water. The army from the western region could only camp west of the moat.
Because the moat was too wide, the trebuchets in the west couldn't reach the city wall, and they couldn't attack by force. Tywin had to leave 5000 people in the attack, and continued to guard outside the city of Riverrun.
The commander of the Army of the West is Pat Lannister, who is the cousin of Tywin Lannister.The Western Territory army besieging the city, because they had no battle for too long, everyone from soldiers to nobles were very slack.
The sentinels in the western region saw the northern region, and the army from the river crossed the river. Before they blew their horns, they were shot dead by Domilik with an arrow. Gray Wind jumped ashore from the boat first and bit the throat of a soldier.
The soldiers on the tower blew their horns and ordered to release arrows. The next second, the screams of giant eagles came from the sky. The warriors of the giant eagle tribe swooped down from the sky on the giant eagles, grabbed two crossbowmen and threw them into the air.
The western soldiers who woke up from their sleep hurriedly put on their armor to face the enemy. As soon as they walked out of the camp, they were smashed in the head by the snow bear of Varamyr the six-shaped man.Varamyr rode on the bear's back, with three wolves and a shadowcat by his side.Marge, the king of giants, brandished a iron tree stump as a weapon, like whack-a-mole, knocking over the surrounding knights of the western region.
The warriors of the raptor tribe rode on the moa, which was stronger than the rhinoceros, and rampaged. The mouth of the moa was like a battering ram, which could easily smash the skull under the armor.
Targus' saber-toothed tiger easily gnawed through the breastplate of a soldier wearing the crest of House Radford.The King of Skeletons, Tormund the Giant Buster, Harma the Dog, and Afin the Raven Hunter, these winter wolf warriors are all like hungry wolves that hunted into the flock, cutting down every enemy.
Sir Edmure on the top of the city was also dumbfounded when he saw the giant eagle, moa, mammoth, giant and unicorn in the reinforcements.
Edmure murmured: "Could this be Ed's Legion Beyond the Wall? This is too cruel."
Sir Robin Legge, the captain of the guard, said: "This is reinforcements from the north. In the light of the fire, I saw the flags of House Frey, House Mallister, and House Dormer. It is the reinforcements from the north and the riverlands. Sir Edmure, hurry out of the city to fight!"
Edmure immediately lowered the drawbridge and led the Knights of Riverrun to attack.
Pat Lannister saw that the army in the western region was defeated, so he could only take the remnants and flee towards the Golden Tooth City in the western region.
The battlefield was littered with the corpses of soldiers from the western region. The coalition forces from the northern region and the river also seized a large amount of armor, weapons, luggage, food and grass, and transported them all to Riverrun.
In Riverrun, Lord Hoster hugs Robb emotionally.
"You were born at Riverrun, Robb, and now you're home at last. With the Winter Wolves, Trout won't have to fear a lion."
On a sunny morning, Ed arrived at Fort Grafson in Seagull Town.
Grafsson Castle is the largest castle in Seagull Town. There are seven huge statues of the Seven Gods in the courtyard. The main body of the castle is as white as a seagull. The seven towers are connected together, and each tower is made into the appearance of the Seven Gods. They are divided into the Tower of the Father, the Tower of the Virgin, the Tower of the Blacksmith, the Tower of the Maiden, the Tower of the Crone, the Tower of the Warrior, and the Tower of the Stranger.
Among them, the Father's Tower is where the lord lives, the Maiden's Tower is where the lord's children live, the Mother's Tower is where the guest rooms are located, the Blacksmith's Tower is where the blacksmith's shop is located, the Warrior's Tower is where the barracks and armory are located, the Old Woman is where the kitchen is, and the Stranger's Tower is the prison and torture chamber.
When the guards of Grafsonburg saw dozens of giant eagles and dragons in the air, they immediately panicked, and Ed fell directly into the courtyard.
Sir Wendell of White Harbor and Earl Gerald Grafson rushed out to greet him. Ed was still here, and met an unexpected guest, that is Prince Oberyn, the red viper of Dorne.
It turned out that Prince Doran, the ruler of Dorne, refused to form an alliance with the northern border after receiving Ed's letter, and refused to send troops to attack Lannister.
This pissed off Prince Oberyn, the Red Viper, because Prince Oberyn had always dreamed of avenging his sister Elia.In order to fight against Lannister, Prince Oberyn went to Tyrosh and recruited a group of mercenaries to fight in the riverlands.
Prince Oberyn, the Red Viper, recruited a total of 2000 people from Dorne, Lys, Tyrosh, and Myr to form the "Viper Squad".
When Prince Oberyn's fleet arrived at Crab Bay, it happened to encounter the North East Coast Fleet and blockade Seagull Town. Therefore, ten ships under Prince Oberyn joined the blockade of Seagull Town.
Gerald Grafson originally wanted to support Lysa in the civil strife in the valley to gain political capital. Unexpectedly, when the ships from the North and Dorne arrived at his door, Gerald Grafson lost his position in an instant. He personally went out and invited Sir Wendell of White Harbor and Prince Oberyn to visit Grafsonburg.
Now, Ed the wolf king arrived in Seagull Town in person. Looking at the giant eagle and the dragon, and thinking about the Northern Fleet and Dorn ships moored at the port, Earl Gerald Grafson was both shocked and terrified.
Earl Gero said: "Your Highness Wolf, I have no intention of becoming an enemy of the North."
Ed said: "I adopted my nephew, Duke Robin Arryn, as my adopted son. I am now the regent of the valley, the guardian of the east, and the guardian of the valley. More than 40 nobles of all sizes in the valley have given me their adopted sons. Bronze Jorn and many nobles have supported me in forming the Young Eagle Army in the valley and supporting me to rule the valley."
"Earl Gerald Grafson, you are the Earl of Seagull Town, and you have a high status in the valley. Many people say that you are a friend of Littlefinger, is that true?"
Earl Gerald Grafson's face was sweating, "Absolutely not. I only got to know Littlefinger when he was a tax collector at Seagull Town Customs. Later, he became the Chancellor of the Exchequer in King's Landing. He always sent his own people to the customs to extract money from Seagull Town Customs. I hate him very much. I don't know him well at all."
Ed said: "Let me ask you, do you support me ruling the valley, or do you want to oppose it?"
Gerald Grafson bowed his head and said, "Of course I support it. In fact, I have always longed for the valley to join the war and join Stark's side!"
If Gerald Grafson dared to object at this time, he couldn't help but offend Ed, offended the northern border, and even offended the neighbors in the valley.Although the Grafson family was comparable to the Royce family in Runestone City, they couldn't offend the nobles from all over the valley.
Ed put his hands on Gerald Grafson's shoulders, "Earl Gerald, I know you are a smart man. In troubled times, the nobleman is on the wrong side, which is the deadliest thing. For example, when Robert rebelled, your father, Earl Marco Grafson, insisted on supporting the mad king Aerys and fighting against Duke Jon Arryn. As a result, Robert killed Marco on the city wall of Seagull Town.
"This time Seagull Town follows the direwolf, and will definitely be the final winner in the Game of Thrones."
Earl Gerald Grafson said: "I will fully support His Royal Highness Wolf's rule over the valley. I am willing to send a son to His Royal Highness Wolf as an adopted son, and send two thousand soldiers to join the Young Eagle Army."
Ed said, "Only two thousand?"
Earl Gerald Grafson said: "Four thousand. I am mainly worried that Seagull Town will be attacked by the enemy. After all, there are more than [-] residents in my city!"
Ed said: "Don't worry, the Northern Fleet will be stationed in Seagull Town in the future. In the future, the Stark Fleet will guard the safety of the city. I will replace all the customs officers with those I designate."
Earl Gerald Grafson hastily agreed.
Every winter, when the mountains are covered by heavy snow, Seagull Town becomes an important passage from the valley to the outside world. Large ships can only go to Seagull Town, because there are too many reefs on the east coast of the valley, and there is no good seaport for large ships to dock.
Seagull Town is an important port connecting King's Landing, White Harbor, Riverlands, Pentos, Braavos, and the Kingdom of the Three Daughters. As a city, it has a large population, developed handicraft industry, and sufficient labor force. Seagull Town will play an important role in Ed's plan in the future.
Ed controlled the valley's only city, Seagull Town, and it was easier to control the valley's economy and military.
Prince Oberyn, the Red Viper, witnessed Ed's conversation with Earl Gerald Grafson. After Earl Gerald left, Oberyn said with a smirk, "Your Highness Wolf, you managed to conquer a big city with ease. It's amazing! However, Seagull Town is much inferior to your feat of conquering the Valley."
Ed touched Prince Oberyn's arm with his hand, "What is all this compared to the great Red Viper? I am very happy that you can come to the riverlands to fight. The Dorne warriors are as dense as sand, and the only one who is the best in the world, isn't it you?"
Prince Oberyn said: "The combined forces of the Valley, the North, and the Riverlands will kill Lannisters in the Riverlands. Stannis will kill Lannisters in the King's Land. Renly will kill Lannisters in the West. My brother, Prince Doran, refuses to send troops. I have no choice but to form a mercenary group. Otherwise, all Lannisters will die without my revenge. How can this be possible?"
Under the protection of a thousand horsemen, Stannis bypassed King's Landing from the west and went all the way south along the King's Road. They entered the Stormlands and came to the intersection of the Rose Road and the King's Road.
This is the camp of the combined armies of the Reach and the Stormlands. They originally belonged to Renly, but because Earl Alister Florent, who commanded the army of the Reach, defected to Stannis, the army of the Stormlands and the army of the Reach all betrayed Renly and fell to Stannis.
In the camp, the fox flower flags of the Florens family can be seen everywhere.
"The fox wearing the garland, holding apples and grapes in its mouth, will bring storms to His Majesty." The red-robed woman predicted this scene in the flames, and now it really came true.
Davos, the onion knight, and Melisandre, the red-robed woman, walked on both sides of Stannis, one left and one right.
Lord Alister Florent, in brocade robes, and a host of Stormlanders knelt before Stannis.Earl Alister said: "Your Majesty, Renly usurped the throne and we were forced to submit to him. However, we have always hoped that His Majesty Stannis would lead an army to liberate us from Renly's tyranny. Now, this day has finally arrived."
Stannis waved everyone to their feet, and Lord Hal Ismond of Greenstone came forward. He was over eighty years old and was the grandfather of Stannis and Renly.
Earl Hal Esmond said: "Stannis, as the grandfather of you and Renly, I don't want you and Renly to kill each other. After Robert's death, the Stormlands and Storm's End belong to you according to the rights. You should lead the princes of the Stormlands to fight against Lannister instead of fighting with Renly."
Stannis sullenly said, "Grandfather, if Renly gives up his crown, I can forgive him. But if he is so foolish as to attack the Stormlands with traitors from the Reach, I will have to destroy him."
In the camp, Davos saw the wheat straw coat of arms of the Selmy family in Harvest Hall, the brass buckle coat of arms of the Buckle of Bronzegate City, the green turtle coat of arms of the Esmond family of Greenstone Castle, the maelstrom coat of arms of the Weld family of Rain House City, the black and white swan coat of arms of the Swan family of Stonehelm City, the black nightingale coat of arms of the Cullen family of Nightsong City, the griffin coat of arms of the Clinton family of Griffin's Nest Castle, the spruce crescent moon of the Fell family of Felwood Castle, and so on.
There is no Tarth family in Evening Hall, and there is no Dondarrion family in Black Harbor, but [-]% of the nobles of the Stormlands have arrived.
In the beginning, Renly became king and went to the Reach. Stannis once sent envoys to seek the support of the nobles of the Stormlands. As a result, these nobles refused to support Stannis. Davos was also one of the envoys.Now, the nobles of the Stormlands seem to be changing kings.
Davos had heard that Renly had just lost a battle in the West, and that Stannis had joined forces in the kingdom. Perhaps the nobles in the Stormlands began to realize that although Renly was always smiling and kind, he was completely incapable of fighting.
Driven by Florent's blatant defection, the nobles of the Stormlands immediately remembered that Stannis was Storm's End, the most legitimate heir of Stormlands.
Not all the nobles of the Stormlands betrayed Renly. Sir Cortnay Penrose, the commander of the Stormlands Army, was loyal to Renly, but he was tied up by soldiers and taken prisoner the moment the mutiny happened.
Stannis looked at Cortnay Penrose. "Ser Cortnay, you are my brother Renly's castellan of Storm's End. Will you surrender?"
Cortanay looked at Florent and the nobles of the storm with contempt, "I'm different from those hypocritical wall grass, Stannis, I will not surrender, you can kill me."
Stannis said, "I'll keep you, and maybe your revered King Renly will pay for your ransom."
Ser Cortnay was taken down, Stannis waved, and the crowd dispersed.
Only Davos, Stannis and Melisandre were left around.
Stannis said: "Cortnay Penrose was captured by our army while leading the army. His acting castellan who stayed in Storm's End has surrendered to my emissary. The Storm's End of the Baratheon family has finally returned to my hands. This is inseparable from the operation of Earl Alister Florent. He is very familiar with the game of power among the nobles."
Davos frowned, "However, Brightwater City of the Florens family is next to Highgarden. If Earl Alister turns his back, wouldn't his family face a catastrophe?"
Stannis said: "So Earl Alister, this time brought all the relatives and clans into this army. In this army of the Reach, the army of Brightwater City and the vassals under Florent reached 5000 people. Earl Alister decided to take a gamble in the game of power. Yes, the Florent family will lose Brightwater City, but at the same time, they have a chance to get High Court.
"The Florent family has always longed for Highgarden. According to their bloodlines, the Florent family's bloodline is much nobler than that of the Tyrell family. They have always disobeyed the governor of the Reach and took charge of Highgarden. Besides, the Florent family has been excluded from Highgarden, the marriage between Arbor Island and Oldtown all these years. In Renly's royal council, Alister has also been excluded by the nobles of the Reach."
"I promise that once the Reach is conquered, the Florens family will take over Highgarden, the governor of the Reach. The Rose family in Highgarden is just a steward supported by the Dragon King family. Now that the Targaryen dynasty is gone, it's time to uproot Rose."
Davos was a little surprised, "Your Majesty, you got in touch with Earl Alister Florent very early?"
Stannis gritted his teeth, "Yes, we have always been in touch. Alister Florent is my wife's uncle, and my acting lord of Dragonstone, Axel Florent, is Earl Alister's brother. Due to my wife's relationship, there were originally dozens of Florents who served me in Dragonstone."
"Stupid Renly, unexpectedly did not foresee the danger, and sent Earl Alister with a large army to attack King's Landing, so this large army will eventually fall into my hands. The nobles of the Stormlands were obviously neglected in Renly's imperial meeting. Renly thought that he was a vassal of the Baratheon family, so he had to support him willingly."
Davos said: "If Renly knew that the Stormland had fallen to our army, he would be furious, and maybe he would bring the army of the Reach to attack."
Stannis said contemptuously: "Renly was able to get the support of the Reach in the first place, largely because he was the Duke of Storm's End, the guardian of the Stormland. Now that his hometown is lost, will the nobles of the Reach support him foolishly? I doubt it."
"Besides, when did Renly win a battle? In the Western Territory, he had Lando Tarly under his command, the Knight of Flowers, and he was beaten to a pulp by Duke Tywin. Renly is nothing more than an embroidered pillow. He knows nothing but witty jokes and jokes."
"Look! Renly will fall soon in the Reach, and the nobles of the Reach will desert him."
"And I, will conquer King's Landing and kill every Lannister in King's Landing."
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