Game of Thrones: Kings in the North
Chapter 194 The Land of the Undead, the Gala of the Wolf, and the Demon Dragon and Griffon
Chapter 194 The Land of the Undead, the Gala of the Wolf, and the Demon Dragon and Griffon
Stannis' army easily occupied the south bank of the Blackwater River south of King's Landing, just one river away from King's Landing.
The red-robed girl Melisandre lit the night fire. The flames were more than three feet high. The flames were like fire dragons, licking the sky.
In the east, the Weeping Blood Star appeared, as if a big hole had been torn open in the sky, and blood trickled out.
Queen Selyse and Melisandre led a group of followers of R'hllor, the Lord of Light, singing in unison.
"King of Light, guard us! Because the night is long and everything is dangerous!"
Under the light of the flames, Melisandre's eyes were like rubies, and the snow-white skin under the red robe exuded a seductive light. She stared at the flames, observing the phantoms in the smoke, ashes and flames.
Stannis stood on a hill not far from the fire, surrounded by the former Prime Minister, Lord Alister Florent, Lord Bryce Cullen of Nightsong, Davos Seaworth the Onion Knight, Adam Whitehead, the heir of Weeping Town, and others.
Lord Bryce Cullen was handsome, with honey-colored hair and a wispy beard, in robes of orange silk and a nightingale engraved on his breastplate.The Karen family of Nightsong City is one of the most powerful nobles in the borderlands. In the Stormland army this time, there are 3000 people from Nightsong City.
Renly sent the Reach Army to attack King's Landing. The commander was Earl Alister Florent, and his deputy was Bryce Cullen. Bryce Cullen followed Earl Alister Florent and led the Eastern Reach Army to Stannis.
Count Alister Florent was promoted by Stannis to be the Prime Minister due to his merits, and Bryce Cullen was also reused by Stannis.In addition, Bryce Cullen's illegitimate brother, Roland Storm, has been following Stannis. After Stannis took Storm's End, he appointed Roland Storm as the acting city lord.
When Stannis raised his troops from Dragonstone, he had less than [-] soldiers in his hands, and his territory was only narrow sea islands and peninsulas such as Cape Marseille, Dragonstone, Tidehead Island, and Crab Island.
Today, Stannis' army occupies most of the Crabpaw Peninsula, Duskendale Town, Raven's Roost, Fort Stokeworth, Rosby City, Harvard City and other royal territories, as well as the entire Stormlands.
Stannis became the king with the fastest expansion of territory and the largest increase in military strength during the three kings' coexistence. Joffrey's kingdom has only the West and King's Landing left.
The [-] troops camped on the south bank of the Heishui River, with a company camp for dozens of miles.
On the other side of the Heishui River, King's Landing was shrouded in a layer of mist. Strangely, there was not even a shred of fog on the south bank of the Heishui River.
Earl Bryce Cullen said excitedly: "Your Majesty, King's Landing has become an isolated island in the king's territory. According to the news brought back by the spies, King's Landing is seriously short of food. Our army can easily capture King's Landing through land and water attacks."
Count Alister Florent said softly: "Your Majesty, I don't think we should rush to attack King's Landing. Since King's Landing is short of food, we just focus on besieging the city. King's Landing has a population of more than 50 people, and the people don't have enough to eat. They will riot sooner or later. As long as the army from the western region does not rush to King's Landing for support, King's Landing will be in our army's pocket."
"I deduce that the nobles of the Reach will definitely encourage Renly to attack the Stormlands. His Majesty should mobilize the army to conquer the Reach first. Think about it, if the Reach and the Stormlands are all loyal to His Majesty, His Majesty will defeat Lannister just around the corner."
Stannis gritted his teeth, "King's Landing is ripe fruit now, hanging high on the branches, waiting for me to pick it. It won't be too late to deal with Renly after I take King's Landing. I won't leave the Lannister of King's Landing behind."
Stannis promised that if he conquered the Reach in the future, he would reward Alister Florent from Highgarden and make the Florent family governor of the Reach.It seemed that Alister Florent was eager to attack the Reach immediately. "
Bryce Cullen said: "Your Majesty, Earl Beric Dondarrion of Black Harbor, who served the wolf king Ed in Harrenhal, and the Dondarrion family of Black Harbor, ignored His Majesty's call and did not send a single soldier to join the Stormland Army to join His Majesty's cause. Earl Beric Dondarrion's move is tantamount to a traitor and must be severely punished!"
Davos Seaworth, the onion knight, listened quietly in the crowd. He felt that Bryce Cullen's suggestion had a strong personal purpose.
The Dondarrion family of Black Harbor is also a great aristocrat in the frontier, and it is adjacent to the territory of the Cullen family in Nightsong City. Obviously, Bryce Cullen hoped that Stannis would confiscate some of the Dondarrion family's territory and reward it to Nightsong City.
Stannis' jaw tightened, and he looked at Earl Bryce Cullen, "The Black Harbor army didn't show up here because Lord Beric Dondarrion never supported Renly from the beginning. I forgive those stormland nobles who supported Renly, let alone punish an Earl Beric who never supported Renly's rebellion."
"It's still good for Blackport's army to stay in the frontier. After all, Dorne's attitude is unclear. Who knows if the Dorne will take advantage of the emptiness of the border and attack the storm?"
Adam Whitehead of Weeping Town is a young man with brown hair and blue eyes, handsome and handsome, wearing chain mail. "Your Majesty, Earl Selwyn, the Evening Star of Tarth Island, although he responded to His Majesty's call and sent an army, but his daughter Brienne the Beauty is still serving Renly in Highgarden, and must be severely punished!"
Stannis began to grind his teeth. "That was Brienne's personal crime, not the Tarth family's business."
This group of Stormland nobles seemed to lose their memory immediately after switching to Stannis, forgetting the fact that they once supported Renly to usurp the king.
The crowd was still clamoring for severe punishment for those who followed Renly.Davos, the onion knight, was very curious. If Stannis severely punished every Stormland noble who had served Renly, this group of people would probably have to reduce their fiefs or lose their titles.
Melisandre came to Stannis, and Davos was surprised to see that Melisandre's forehead was covered with sweat.
When she was in Dragonstone Island, it was rumored that Melisandre could easily walk through the fire, and even bathe in the crater of Dragonstone Island with magma enough to melt bones. The attendants all said that Ms. Melisandre was sweating profusely except when she walked out of the king's room, and never sweated at other times.
Now Melisandre was actually sweating, and her expression was obviously full of fear.Onion Knight got it, it was cold sweat.
Stannis looked at Melisandre with surprise, "You look terrible, Melisandre, tell me, what did you see in the flames?"
With the blood ruby on Melisandre's snow-white neck, drinking the moonlight, she tremblingly said: "Death is approaching, and King's Landing has become a city of undead and death. Before you are ready, you must not lead your troops to attack."
Stannis frowned. "What the hell did you see in the flames?"
In Melisandre's eyes, the flames were powerful, "I saw the queen in the shroud, blond and blue-eyed, sitting on the Iron Throne, and the army of undead kneeled in front of her, swearing allegiance to her."
"I saw the dead stag climb out of the grave, and the storm of death swept across the land; the prince with silver hair and purple eyes played the march of the dead with a skull harp, and those who heard the music wept blood and fell into madness."
"I saw the evil wizard wielding a skeleton scepter, using the bones of the dragon in the blood-red castle to summon the frost dragon."
All the nobles fell into silence, and the elderly Earl Hal Ismond murmured: "Gods have mercy."
Stannis frowned, "Melisandre, what do you mean, are all the Lannisters in King's Landing dead?"
"If Lannister didn't die, he would have turned into some kind of walking dead." Melisandre pointed to the red comet in the eastern night sky, and she said calmly, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the prophecy I told you?"
"After the long summer, the stars weep blood. Azor Ahai, who was born in the land of smoke and salt, will hold the burning sword and save all mankind. Your Majesty, you are Azor Ahai reborn. Now, the army of undead in King's Landing is your destined enemy."
Melisandre stretched out her slender and soft hand, and stroked the magic sword in Stannis' hand. The magic sword began to emit different colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, and purple. Even the surrounding black water river and forest were illuminated.
Stannis looked at King's Landing on the north bank of the Blackwater River, "Since the undead have occupied King's Landing, if I am destined to be Azor Ahai, I should enter King's Landing immediately."
Melisandre said: "Your Majesty is certainly brave and good at fighting, but the living cannot fight the dead. Your Majesty should unite with the wolf king Ed."
Stannis was very puzzled, "Woman, didn't you often remind me that Eddard, the wolf king, is the biggest threat to my unification of Westeros?"
Melisandre nodded slightly, "That's right, Ed the Wolf King is indeed ambitious. In the disputes between mortals, he is His Majesty's formidable enemy. However, in the face of the threat of the army of undead and strange ghosts, Ed the Wolf King is a worthwhile ally. Melee battles between princes and kings, compared with the battles between life and death, flames and ice, and ice and fire, are simply child's play."
"Wolf King Ed conquered Beyond the Great Wall. His legion fought against ghouls and ghosts. He also has a dragon in his hand. The dragon is a human being, a powerful weapon to defeat the undead."
Count Alister Florent cleared his throat, "Your Majesty, there is no lie in the raging fire. Ms. Melisandre has foreseen the danger in King's Landing. We must not take an army of tens of thousands to attack the city occupied by the undead."
"Wolf King Ed occupies the northern border and recently annexed the valley. The princes in the river are also obedient to Ed. Wolf King Ed has become a stronger potential enemy than Joffrey and Renly. The best way is to persuade Wolf King Ed to take the initiative to enter King's Landing."
Stannis said contemptuously: "Do you think Ed the wolf king is a fool? He is a wolf spirit, so he can naturally detect the danger in King's Landing. I once heard Ed mention that the White Walkers are afraid of obsidian weapons and Valyrian steel weapons, and ghouls are afraid of fire. In any case, I want every castle in the king's territory, the Stormlands, and the islands in the Narrow Sea to prepare torches and obsidian weapons."
"Dragonstone happens to be rich in obsidian. I don't want the undead to start attacking my territory. Our army is not ready yet."
Melisandre said: "Your Majesty, you must also be careful of the enemies in the west."
"The stag with the rose on his head is coming to the stormlands with an army of grapes and roses."
Ed rode a giant eagle, took the dragon flying wolf, and returned to the riverland with the dragon eggs and griffin eggs found in the Griffin Peak in the valley.
In the sky, the red comet in the east was particularly conspicuous, and Ed looked down at the Trident River below the giant eagle.
The Green Fork River originates from the Neck, and the river is wrapped in a lot of moss, so the river appears green. The most important castle in the upper reaches of the Green Fork River is the Twins of the Frey family at the river's crossing.
The Red Fork River originates from the mountains in the western region, carrying a large amount of sediment, and the river water is dyed in color.The castles of the Vance family, Aram City, Travelers Rest, and the Tully family's Riverrun City, are all located near the Red Fork River.
The Blue Fork River originates from the area of Qiquan Town, and the source is all spring water, so the Blue Fork River is named after its purity and brilliance.
In peacetime, the Trident River and its tributaries can facilitate trade, transportation, and travel, and in wartime they can be used for cover and attack.
After the Lannisters attacked the Riverlands, the northern army rushed to help the Riverlands. At the same time, Eddard used his diplomatic advantage to let Renly of the Reach to attack the West, and Stannis of Dragonstone to attack the king's land, which effectively contained Lannister. After the northern army arrived in the Riverlands, Lannister was forced to withdraw from the Riverlands.
Except for the territory of the Vance family, the Piper family, and the Tully family, which are adjacent to the western region, most of the riverlands have not encountered war.
In the past, Caitlin often complained to Ed that the nobles of the Riverlands often violated the orders of the Tully family and perfunctoryly prevaricated. The appeal of the Tully family in Riverrun in the Riverland was far inferior to Stark's appeal in the north.
In fact, it is easy to understand that many families in the riverland, such as the Mooton family, the Vance family, the Mallister family, the Blackwood family, and the Bracken family, once ruled the riverland in ancient times. The Tully family has never been king, but it was only because when Aegon the Conqueror attacked Harrenhal, the Tully family was the first to surrender to Aegon the Conqueror.
In the Riverlands, the Tully family's territory is not the largest, the population is not the largest, the castle is not the largest, and the bloodline is not the oldest and noble. The Riverland itself has been ruled by the Storm King and the Ironborn King for a long time, and the interior is torn apart. Therefore, the appeal of the Tully family is naturally mediocre.
Now, taking advantage of the chaos of the war, Ed wants to bring the riverlands under the banner of the direwolf.
Looking down from the back of the giant eagle, Ed saw rafts stretching for several miles on the Trident River, warships and merchant ships on the river, fertile manors by the river, and cattle and sheep on the pasture.This is a fertile land.
In order to better rule the Trident River, Ed plans to build multiple bridges on the Green Fork River, Blue Fork River, and Red Fork River to facilitate transportation.
Ed sucked the natural power of the riverlands. He tasted the smell of mud and sand in the Red Fork River, the sweet spring water of the Blue Fork River, the smell of moss in the Green Fork River, the smell of fat carp and trout, and the fragrance of flowers everywhere.
These three rivers are the lifeblood of the Hejian region. In ancient times, the kings who ruled the Hejian region were all titled "King of Rivers and Hills" or "King of the Trident River".
Especially the Green Fork River, the upper reaches of the Green Fork River is only the ferry of the Frey Family's Twin River City, and the next ferry is the Ruby Beach Ferry hundreds of miles away.
Every time the Northern Territory had to go to Riverrun via Twin River City, Marquess Walder of Twin River City always had a grumpy face. Ed had had enough, and Ed wanted to build more bridges in the middle of the Green Fork River in the future.
As for the Ruby Beach Ferry, it is next to the King's Road and the River Road, and it is the crossroads to the Valley, the North, the King's Land, and the West. It is next to the town of Earl Harroway, and it is also very close to Saltpan Town, Maiden's Spring Town, and Harrenhal.Ed plans to build a wolf castle at the Ruby Beach Ferry. In the future, it is possible to develop this place into a town under the city, or even a city.
Ed was on the back of the giant eagle, followed closely by the dragons and wolves, and continued to suck the power of nature in the air. Suddenly, in the southwest direction, the wood in the air was extremely powerful. Ed looked to the southwest, and he saw a mountain peak rising from the ground, overlooking the surrounding hills and plains, with weirwood stumps all over it.
"Noble Heart".Ed recognized the sacred land that once belonged to the Children of the Forest.
After the Andals occupied the valley, the kingdom of the ancestors of the Riverlands became the next target of the Andals' conquest. The ancestors who used bronze weapons were unable to resist the Andal invaders with steel weapons. The Andals swept the Riverlands with swords and fire. On their shields and breastplates, there were seven-pointed stars engraved on their shields. Some Andal warriors also had tattoos of seven-pointed stars on their bodies.
The fanatical pursuit of the belief of the seven gods made the Andal warriors unable to tolerate the belief of the old gods. They felled and burned every weirwood, and came to the noble heart, the holy place of the children of the forest.
In the ballad, the oldest and largest weirwood grows on Noble Heart, and there are more than 30 weirwoods on it, all of which are engraved with human faces.
Andal King "Kinslayer" Errig led the Andal army to the heart of the mountain.In order to protect the sacred place of the children of the forest, the green seers of the children of the forest, the wood dancers, summoned the clouds of crows, treants and hordes of wolves to resist the Andal invaders.
The ballad proclaims that 770 seven Andal warriors under the protection of warriors, bathed in rainbow light, killed the greenseers, wood dancers and every animal with steel and flames, and finally, the children of the forest, the animal corpses piled higher than the noble heart.
In the end, all the weirwood on Noble Heart was felled, and now only the stakes remain.
However, the power of the old gods here is still strong. It is said that there are still ghosts of the children of the forest wandering on the top of the mountain, and the nearby residents are far away from the noble heart.
Since Noble Heart is the holy place of the old gods, will there be dragon eggs here?According to the Greenseer Three-Eyed Raven, dragon eggs may be found in the Seven Kingdoms.
Ed's first dragon egg was found in the catacombs of Winterfell in the north, and hatched the dragon and wolf.Ed found a second dragon egg at Griffon Peak in the Vale, and Ed believed he would find a third dragon egg in the Riverlands.
Under Ed's control, the giant eagle flew towards Noble Heart. When it reached Noble Heart, it was already dark, and the moonlight shone on the weirwood tree stump. Ed's giant eagle, together with the dragon and flying wolf, landed on the top of Noble Heart.
Ed suspects that Noble Heart might be the highest mountain in the Riverlands. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can have a sweeping view of the surrounding scenery and a wide field of vision.
This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also the holy land of the old gods. Ed plans to build a wolf castle here in the future.
"Why did you come to Noble Heart?" came a voice.
Ed followed the reputation and saw a short old woman with red eyes, pale hair and skin, and a thin figure.
Ed recognized the old woman in front of him, "Are you the ghost of a noble heart?"
"That's what the people in the neighborhood call me." The old woman snorted softly, "Actually, my name is Yellen, and Jenny from Desolate Stone City is my friend."
Ed said: "Is that the beauty who made Prince Duncan give up the succession to the Iron Throne, Jane from the Wasteland Stone City?"
Yellen said: "You haven't answered me, why are you here?"
Ed looked around, "Does Noble Heart have dragon eggs?"
Yellen snorted softly, "All the weirwoods here have been cut down. What can they hide? If there were dragon eggs, they would have been lost long ago. Let me tell you, Noble Heart has nothing but ghosts."
Ed said: "Yellen, your Jane has been dead for decades, and you are still wandering in a noble heart, don't you feel lonely? I invite you to live in Harrenhal."
Yellen said disdainfully, "Isn't Harrenhal the same as here, full of ghosts?"
Ed persuaded: "Harrenhal now has a large army and children. Many of my adopted sons live in Harrenhal, as well as giants, giant eagles, and magic dragons. It is next to the Isle of Thousand Faces in God's Eye Lake. There are wooden dancers and green men on the Isle of Thousand Faces. You will be very happy in Harrenhal."
Yellen looked at the giant eagle and dragon beside Ed, and she sighed, "It's the first time I've seen a dragon and a giant eagle in my life, and I haven't seen a giant yet! Maybe I should go with you, Ed the wolf king."
Ed was surprised: "You know me?"
Yellen proudly said: "What is there to be surprised about? You are a big man, the actual ruler of the North, the Valley, and the Riverlands. You often appear in my dreams. I often dream, and my dream prophecies often come true."
Ed was curious, "Then can you share your dreams with me?"
A trace of horror flashed in Yellen's blood-red eyes, "I dreamed that ice covered the Iron Throne, and the cold corpse sat on the Iron Throne, with the Dragon Prince and Death Storm guarding her side."
"I dreamed of dwarfs and spiders, escaping from the city of the dead overnight, followed by skeleton warriors in shrouds."
"I dreamed of a one-eyed dragon with a crow standing on its shoulder, one eye was full of smiles, and the other eye was bleeding. Three sisters were tied to a pillar by the sea by her, and they were abused by the one-eyed dragon."
"I dreamed of a beautiful young woman who hatched three dragons in the flames, followed by the Jagged Legion and the cavalry army with whips and bells. These dreams are more terrifying than the last."
Although Yellen is not a child of the forest, she has the ability of the green dream. She is a believer in the old gods, and Ed is unwilling to leave her to die alone in the noble heart.
Ed stretched out his hand, "Yeren, come with me to Harrenhal! Communicate with giants, animals, and skinchangers. There, we will take care of you. You will eat the sweetest food, hear the most beautiful songs, and you will meet new friends."
Yellen and Ed sat on the giant eagle together, while the dragon and wolf flew by.
After experiencing the feeling of flying, Yellen laughed heartily, "Wolf King, in order to thank you for your kindness, I can tell you where there are dragon eggs. I often dream of that place."
Ed immediately became interested, "Where?"
Yellen pointed to the north, so Ed drove the giant eagle and flew northward, passing through a hill and plain, and Ed looked at the castle flickering with candlelight below.
"This should be the Stonewalled City of Lord Janos Bracken. Could it be that there are dragon eggs in the castle of the Bracken family?"
Yellen shook his head and continued to point north. Ed looked ahead, and what he saw was the castle of the Blackwood family in Raventree City in the valley.Through his extraordinary vision, Ed saw the famous dead weirwood in Raventree City, covered with crows, there were hundreds of them.
Ed murmured: "Could it be that there are dragon eggs in Raventree City? That's right, the Blackwood family has always been believers of the old gods."
Yellen shook her head, "The dragon eggs are not in the castle, they are in the wild, on Twin Peaks."
Under the moonlight, Ed, who was on the back of the giant eagle, saw the Shuangfeng Mountain below, which was as tall and straight as a woman's chest.
Back then, King Aegon IV who "overturned the Seven Kingdoms" had countless mistresses. Among his noble mistresses was Miss Barba Bracken of the Bracken family.
When Aegon IV visited the territory of the Bracken family, he saw the shape of this mountain, and he praised it as "Baba's Twin Peaks".
However, Aegon IV quickly abandoned Baba Bracken. His next mistress happened to be Bracken's deadly rival, Melissa Blackwood from the Blackwood family. Melissa gave birth to Aegon IV's famous illegitimate son, Duke Brynden Rivers of Blood Raven, who was also the last Greenseer Three-Eyed Raven.
Not only that, Aegon IV also renamed "Baba's Twin Peaks" to "Merissa's Twin Peaks".So far, the residents of the Brecon Territory and the residents of the Blackwood Territory call the Twin Peaks Mountain differently. They all call the Twin Peaks Mountain after the king's mistress who came out of their respective families.
The giant eagle hovered over Twin Peaks, and Ed sucked the power of nature. He smelled mountain streams, rocks, fallen leaves, honey, blood and fire.
Ed drove the giant eagle to land and walked through a dense forest. He came to a weirwood tree. In the tree hole of the weirwood, Ed tore apart the dense spider web and found a dragon egg.
This dragon egg has three colors of blue, white, and green, just like the Trident River in the riverland, with golden patterns on it.
At that time, Aegon the Yong King dreamed of hatching a dragon. He tried to conquer Dorne with a wooden dragon, but he was defeated and became a joke.It is estimated that Aegon the Yongwang never dreamed that there were dragon eggs hidden in his mistress' territory.
A third dragon egg is found, and once it hatches, Ed will have three dragons.No matter what happens in King's Landing, Ed has the confidence to defeat the enemy.
In the secret passage of the Red Castle, Varys dressed up as a beggar gang, sweaty and ragged.
Tyrion said nervously: "The death storm newly recruited by Cersei never took off his mask and helmet. He never ate or drank water, never went to the toilet, wore an antler helmet, and held a warhammer. No matter how you look at it, he looks like King Robert!"
Varys lowered his voice, "King Robert's tomb has been dug up, and the most embarrassing thing is that the body inside is gone."
Tyrion shrugged, "So, we should tell people all over Westeros that the respected King Robert is not dead, they can wipe away their tears and welcome Robert's return."
Varys smiled coquettishly and said, "People love Robert, who is brave and good at fighting, but no one loves his corpse. No matter how cruel Joffrey is, no matter how ruthless Stannis is, no matter how pompous Renly is, it is better than the corpse king!"
"That Lys singer, people say, he looks a lot like Prince Rhaegar." Tyrion had never met Prince Rhaegar, so he wasn't sure.
The smile on Varys' face disappeared. "I can tell you, that is Prince Rhaegar. He is exactly the same as Rhaegar before he set off on the Trident River. Unexpectedly, the body is so well preserved."
"Obviously, Cersei felt that Rhaegar had been dead for more than ten years, and Robert had just died, so Robert disguised himself as the knight Deathstorm, and Rhaegar directly disguised himself as the singer of Lys. Who would have thought that Prince Rhaegar would join forces with his sworn enemy Robert to protect the beautiful Queen Cersei?"
"I'm a bit skeptical. Dawn Excalibur, the white bull Jello Hightower and his like will be resurrected to guard the Queen Mother Regent. There are many gold-cloaked recruits in King's Landing. These recruits are well-covered. Many people suspect that they are actually corpses. No wonder there are fewer corpses starving to death in King's Landing."
Tyrion was surprised: "Golden robes of the undead?"
Varys smiled bitterly: "At least they don't need to eat food, and they don't know how to get tired. Now Stannis, Eddard the Wolf King, and Renly are all going to die. We are even worse. Before the enemy arrives, we have to work with the dead."
Tyrion felt a spasm in his stomach. "Since when did Cersei practice dark magic? It's terrible."
Varys said: "The Queen Mother Cersei is now accompanied by Prince Rhaegar, and she is very happy every day. Sometimes, her male favorite Black King Tabit, Flame Nulustu, still has the opportunity to sleep. Yesterday, the maid of Grand Maester Pycelle told me that Grand Maester Pycelle, Flame Nulustu, had treated his frostbite, and his skin was frozen off!"
Tyrion frowned, "You mean, Cersei became a corpse too?"
Varys shrugged, "Anyway, Thabeet and Rustu both said that Cersei is no different from a corpse in bed. Logically speaking, a woman who is burning with lust should be hot all over. Sigh! Speaking of such things, how much can a eunuch know?"
"I have to go. I'm going to the streets to find out information for Queen Cersei."
Tyrion took Varys' hand, "You won't run away, will you?"
Varys smiled bitterly and said, "To tell you the truth, I do have this plan. I heard that the White Walkers are riding ice spiders to fight. Where is the octopus here? I suspect that Littlefinger had a premonition that King's Landing would become a city of the dead, so he slipped away in a hurry."
"Of course, I will still fight to the end in King's Landing, for Queen Cersei, for His Majesty Joffrey, and for the kingdom. If I don't come back, maybe my corpse will become a golden robe and continue to fight for the country!"
Varys disappeared into the secret passage, and Tyrion was very depressed. He wondered how Duke Tywin and James would feel if they knew what happened to King's Landing.
Ed and Yellen rode a giant eagle and brought a dragon and a flying wolf to Harrenhal near God's Eye Lake.
The soldiers on the walls of Harrenhal and in the camp outside the city shouted and cheered when they saw the wolf king Ed on the back of the giant eagle.
When he was still in the valley, Ed wrote letters to the nobles in the valley and the riverland, asking them to go to Harrenhal to discuss the future of the northern border, the riverland and the valley, and to witness the birth of the dragon.
The Qianmian Islet in Shenyan Lake is covered with weirwoods, and the power of the old gods here is unprecedentedly strong.Ed is going to hatch his second and third dragon here.
Bronze Jorn arrived at Harrenhal with a newly formed army of [-] young eagles.Like the Winter Wolves of the North, this is Ed's army.The nobles from the valley and the riverlands arrived one after another.
Ed's more than 40 adopted sons of nobles in the valley have arrived at Harrenhal.
Because of the army from the north, the Canyon Knights arrived in the riverland to protect the nobles and common people of the riverland from the Lannisters. The nobles in the riverland sent their adopted sons to Harrenhal to express their favor to the wolf king Ed.
In the Great Hall of the Burning Tower in Harrenhal, Eddard meets Lysa, Robin Arryn, and Catelyn.
Lysa's complexion improved a lot, her red hair regained its luster, and beside her was a handsome singer who exuded the smell of makeup and powder. The singer's name was Marillion.It seems that after Lysa left Littlefinger, a male favorite quickly filled Littlefinger's place.
Ed patted Duke Robin's head, "Good Robin, are you feeling better?"
Robin was breastfeeding in the arms of the giant Sissy. He said happily, "It's much better. Sansa and Arya play with me every day. Bachelor Norman gives me pills. I drink giant milk every day. I feel much stronger than before."
Lysa said: "The giant's milk really helped Good Robin. The giantess named Sissy just gave birth, and her milk made Good Robin full every day. With giant milk, Good Robin is much stronger."
Many of Harrenhal's squires, such as Alma Frey, envied Robin, who was able to nurse at six years old.
Caitlin put her arms around Lysa, "Lysa now sleeps with me every night, and we are as close as we were when we were children. Littlefinger can no longer provoke the feelings between our sisters."
Lysa rolled her eyes, "I feel disgusted when I think of Littlefinger. Thanks to Ed, I can see Littlefinger's true colors clearly."
The nobles of the river, the nobles of the valley, and the nobles of the north who were originally in Harrenhal lived in Harrenhal.
Countess Sheila Hean, the hostess of Harrenhal, looked at the tents all over the yard and said excitedly, "Since the wrong Spring Tournament, our Harrenhal has never had so many guests."
Duke Hoster of Riverrun was unable to come to Harrenhal due to physical reasons, and Riverrun sent Sir Edmure to attend the meeting.
Edmure embraced Lysa and Caitlin excitedly. He told Lysa, "Sister, father is very happy that you have come to the riverlands. When Riverrun is safe, father hopes that you will return to Riverrun and be reunited with him."
Caitlin said, "Didn't Riverrun break the siege?"
Edmure nodded, "Robb and Uncle Brynden defeated the Westland army outside Riverrun, and the Westland army also withdrew from the previously occupied territory of the Vance family and the Piper family. However, the main force of the Westland is gathered in Golden Tooth City, and may attack Riverrun again at any time."
"But don't worry, our army's strength in Riverrun this time has reached 5. Our army has more troops than the West. Uncle Brynden said that if the West dares to attack, our army will destroy the army of the West."
Arriving with Sir Edmure, there are his good friends Mark Pepper and Karel Vance.
Marq Piper is the eldest son and heir of Claremont Piper, Earl of Pink City. He is powerful and hot-tempered. He wears black plate armor with the dancing maiden arms of the Piper family on the breastplate.
As soon as he saw Ed, Marco Piper said bluntly: "Your Highness Wolf, when will you lead the army to attack the western region? Lannister ravaged my territory, slaughtered my people, occupied my castle, and plundered all the wealth of Pink City. Our Piper family is eager for revenge."
Ed put his hand on Marco Piper's shoulder to comfort him, "Sir Marco Piper, the time is right, I will march into the West, and the Lannisters will pay for their actions."
Karel Vance on the side frowned. On half of his face and neck, there was a wine-red birthmark. Since his father died in the war against Lannister, Karel Vance was already the Earl of Rest Rest.
"Your Highness Wolf, the coalition forces of the Northland and the Riverlands have 5 troops in Riverrun. After the young eagle army arrived at Harrenhal, the strength of Harrenhal is also close to [-]. Together, there are [-] troops. If they don't march directly, will these large troops just sit and eat? This will waste a lot of food every day."
Ed said: "I will promote military camps in the Riverlands. Not only will the soldiers not waste food, but they will produce more military food. Soldiers in the military camps will farm, drill, and go out in wartime. After the Riverlands have military camps, Lannisters will pay a heavy price every time they attack."
Hugo Vance from Alan City asked curiously, "Wouldn't it cost a lot of money to build a military colony?"
Ed smiled, "In the future, the riverlands and the valleys will follow me, and they will definitely be very rich. Money is not a problem at all."
The Vance family is one of the nobles with the largest territory in the Riverlands. Its territory is larger than that of their lord, the Tully family in Riverrun. The Vance family used to be the king of the Riverland, and the Tully family was originally the Vance family's vassals.There are two branches of the Vance family, Vance of Aram City and Vance of Travel Rest City.
During this Lannister invasion, Travel's Rest was captured, Aran was besieged for a long time, and both Vance families suffered heavy losses.
The coat of arms of the city of Aran is the square green dragon and the white tower, and the coat of arms of the city of Travel's Rest is the quarter black dragon and eyes.Ed stared at the Green Dragon and White Tower crest on Hugo Vance's chest.
"Your Vance family, whether it is the city of Alan or the city of Travel's Rest, has a dragon on its coat of arms. Could it be that the Vance family has a relationship with the magic dragon in history?"
Hugo Vance said: "Our Vance family was the king of the riverland in ancient times. It is said that thousands of years ago, there was a magic dragon that saved the king of the Vance family. Since then, there has been a magic dragon on our family's coat of arms."
Afterwards, Ed met Earl Jason Mallister of Sea Frontier City in the hall of the Burning King Tower. Earl Jason said, "Lord Ed, the Iron Islands seem to be gathering a fleet. I heard that the Iron Islands fleet attacked Lannisport and burned dozens of warships in Lannisport."
"However, there are also rumors that the fleet that attacked Lannisport was the fleet from the west coast of the north, but it was flying the banner of the golden sea monster of the Greyjoy family."
Ed was a little surprised, "The iron bitch attacked Lannisport?"
Earl Jason Mallister shrugged, "It might be her! At least that's what the fishermen in Sea Front City say."
Ed was once worried that Helen the Iron Bitch would betray him, but at least she didn't. She attacked Lannisport under the golden sea monster flag of the Greyjoy family, which was in line with the style of Helen Pike, the Iron Bitch.Helen always likes to make bold sneak attacks without any advantage.
The sneak attack on Lannisport and the destruction of the Lannisport fleet was a great victory, weakening the strength of the Western Fleet. However, if King Baron knew that the Northern West Coast Fleet was attacking the Western Region under the banner of a golden sea monster, he would definitely be furious.
Ed estimated that sooner or later, King Balon would wear the driftwood crown and be crowned king. At that time, the Iron Fleet might attack the North. Ed hoped that the Iron Bitch and the Wolf Castle on the coast of the North could block the attack of the Ironmen.
Theon was nearby, flirting with a nurse.Theon has been Ed's adopted son since he was ten years old. He is the hostage to ensure King Balon's loyalty to the Iron Throne. Now, the Iron Throne is falling apart, but Theon is still by Eddie's side.
If King Balon attacks the northern border, it proves that he doesn't care about Theon's life or death at all. The population and strength of the Iron Islands doom the ironmen to be unable to conquer the northern border. They can at most occupy some coastal areas.
Once the North has stopped the first wave of the Ironborn's offensive, Ed can mobilize the army of the North, the Valley and the Riverlands, and blow the horn of counterattack.If enough ships can be gathered in the river, Ed can send the nobles in the river to attack the Iron Islands directly.
But doing so is too risky. In naval battles, the ironmen who believe in the Drowned God are very powerful. The waves and sea salt make the blood of the ironmen boil. They are the most powerful sailors and pirates.Relying solely on the army and ships of the Riverlands, it is estimated that they would be completely wiped out by the enemy before reaching the Iron Islands.
Since ancient times, the Riverlands have never conquered the Iron Islands, but have been conquered by them.Fortunately, Ed has a magic dragon, and the dragon and flying wolf are growing up every day. Besides, Ed has found a new dragon egg, and he also has a griffin egg.
Giant eagles, dragons and griffins will definitely be able to wipe out the Iron Islands. No matter how tough the ironmen are at sea, they are still useless against the air force.
When King Balon attacked the northern border, Ed could take the opportunity to express a wave of father-son love to Theon. Once he was strong enough, Ed could send troops to wipe out the Iron Islands, send Theon to the Seastone position, and the Iron Islands were formally included under the banner of the direwolf.
Later, Ed met Lord Tytos Blackwood of Raventree City and Lord Janos Bracken of Stonewall City in the hall. The Blackwood family and the Bracken family were feuds, and the two families sat at the two tables farthest from each other.
In fact, Janos Bracken and Tytos Blackwood are both loyal to the Tully family, and they are the titans of the riverland.
The Freys of the Twins at the crossing of the river sent a large group of Freys, led by Ser Stevron Frey, the heir of the Twins, a strong man in his late seventies.
Ed hoped that Lord Walder Frey would return to the west as soon as possible. After Lord Walder died, Stevron would inherit the Twins. His character was much better than that of Lord Walder.
Arriving at Harrenhal with Sir Stevron, there were also Black Walder, Innis Frey, Walder River and other descendants of Marquess Walder. These Freys were all brave and good at fighting, and some of them were as vicious as Marquis Walder. Ed decided to let these Freys be the forwards when he had the opportunity to charge into the battle.
The Frey family also has good personalities, such as the son of Lord Walder, Pawyn Frey, who is a friend of Sir Edmure, and he is also the elder brother of Eddard's adopted son Olifa Frey. They are both the sons of Lady Bethany Rosby, the sixth wife of Lord Walder.
William Mooton, Earl of Maidenpool, Ronald Root, town lord of the Earl of Harroway, Sir Quincy Cox, a property knight of Saltpan Town, Sir Wilbert Corbin, a property knight of Stone Hall Town, Raymond Darry, lord of Darry City, and Stanley Dormer, lord of Beauty Market, arrived one after another.
The nobles of the Valley were also present, including Earl Gerald Grafson of Seagull Town, Lord Leonor Corbray of Heartland City, his younger brother Sir Lynn Corbray, Countess Anya Waywood of Iron Oak, Sir Jerwood Hunter, heir to Longbow Hall, and the lords of Old Anchorage, Snakewood City, Red Base, Hongsong City and other places.
The nobles from the valley, the riverlands, and the northern region enjoyed fruit salad, grilled trout, roasted wild boar with an apple in its mouth, blue cheese, lemon cake, and barley venison soup. They drank the blue nobles provided by Ed and the Dorne red wine provided by Prince Oberyn, the red viper of Dorne.
Dorne remained neutral, but Prince Oberyn, out of hatred for Lannister, brought his own mercenary regiment, the Vipers, to the riverlands to join the battle, and was Ed's ally.
Oberyn and his daughter Laresa sat beside Ed, "Your Highness Wolf, you have so many subordinates, don't kill all the Lannisters, some of them must be left to me."
After the banquet, Ed called the nobles from the north, the riverlands, and the valley to the godswood in Harrenhal for a meeting.
Duoduo giants, dragons, direwolves, and giant eagles stand by Ed's side.
Ed said: "The enemies we face are not only Lannister, but also the servants of the Cold God. The necromancer may have gone to King's Landing. I suspect that in other areas, they may also be attacked by the undead."
Some valley and river nobles looked at each other. In contrast, Roose Bolton, Earl Rickard Karstark, Sir Wendell, Earl Harris Hornwood and others in the northern border were much calmer. They had all seen Ghoul Wheat.
Ed raised his voice, "You don't need to be afraid, because we have a magic dragon, and the undead are vulnerable to the dragon flames. I have fought against the undead outside the Great Wall, and we can defeat them with obsidian and flames."
In fact, Ed was not as confident as he said. After all, no one expected that the necromancer would go to the south to do things.But there is no need to worry the nobles of the valley and the river.
Ed said: "In the future, the northern border, the valley and the river land will be an inseparable whole, and we will fight side by side. The northern border has the Winter Wolf Army, and the valley has the Young Eagle Army. I have decided to form the Three Rivers Army in the River Land, and at the same time, develop military settlements in the River Land."
"I will build a fleet on the river to protect the Trident River. At the same time, I will build a fleet in Haijiang City, Nuquan Town and Yanchang Town to protect the coastline!"
The nobles in Hejian cheered in unison.
Ed continued: "I will build the noble city of Wolf's Castle in a noble heart, and the cross city of Wolf's Castle at the Ruby Beach Ferry. I will build multiple bridges in the riverland to facilitate the travel and transportation of residents. I will make the riverland rich and powerful. At the same time, I will rebuild the ruins of the deserted stone city."
"At the same time, Lannister must pay the price for the atrocities committed against the Riverlands. I will lead an army to loot the Western Region, and bring the gold from the Western Region to the Riverlands, the Valley, and the Northern Region!"
The nobles in the valley, the riverlands, and the north shouted in unison.
Under the bright moonlight, Ed placed the silver-white dragon eggs and the red, blue and green dragon eggs on the table in front of the weirwood heart tree.
The dragon and the wolf roared up to the sky, and Ed announced: "The silver-white dragon eggs were found in the valley, the red, blue and green dragon eggs were found in the riverland, and the griffin eggs were found in the valley. Today, under the protection of the old gods, I will hatch the dragon and the griffin to protect our kingdom!"
The nobles all stared wide-eyed, some put their hands together, some stretched their necks, and some looked forward to it.
Ed sucked the power of nature around him, he raised his fist high, and the weirwood bracelet on his right wrist emitted streaks of white light.
Suddenly, a thousand weirwood heart trees on Qianmian Islet in Shenyan Lake responded, and a mirage of weirwood forest appeared in the sky of Harrenhal.
The nobles of the valley, the nobles of the river, Theon, the nobles of the north, the mountain clans, the wildlings, and the giants all opened their mouths in surprise.
The weirwood phantom in the air cast rays of light, shining on the dragon egg, and the lines on the dragon egg trembled violently, breaking apart like a volcanic eruption.
A silver-white dragon with golden eyes drilled out of the dragon egg in the valley; a red, blue and green dragon drilled out of the dragon egg in the river.
Seven griffins flew out of the griffin eggs, and the griffins were reborn in the world!
The two dragons landed on Ed's shoulders, and the griffins were flying around. The dragons, griffins, giant eagles, and direwolves roared in unison.
The nobles, the leaders of the Gaoshan clan, and the giants all knelt down.
"Wolf King Ed!"
"King of the North!"
"Father of life!"
"King of the Valley!"
"King of the Trident River!"
At this moment, from the eyes of every nobleman, Ed saw only submission, surrender from the heart.
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Stannis' army easily occupied the south bank of the Blackwater River south of King's Landing, just one river away from King's Landing.
The red-robed girl Melisandre lit the night fire. The flames were more than three feet high. The flames were like fire dragons, licking the sky.
In the east, the Weeping Blood Star appeared, as if a big hole had been torn open in the sky, and blood trickled out.
Queen Selyse and Melisandre led a group of followers of R'hllor, the Lord of Light, singing in unison.
"King of Light, guard us! Because the night is long and everything is dangerous!"
Under the light of the flames, Melisandre's eyes were like rubies, and the snow-white skin under the red robe exuded a seductive light. She stared at the flames, observing the phantoms in the smoke, ashes and flames.
Stannis stood on a hill not far from the fire, surrounded by the former Prime Minister, Lord Alister Florent, Lord Bryce Cullen of Nightsong, Davos Seaworth the Onion Knight, Adam Whitehead, the heir of Weeping Town, and others.
Lord Bryce Cullen was handsome, with honey-colored hair and a wispy beard, in robes of orange silk and a nightingale engraved on his breastplate.The Karen family of Nightsong City is one of the most powerful nobles in the borderlands. In the Stormland army this time, there are 3000 people from Nightsong City.
Renly sent the Reach Army to attack King's Landing. The commander was Earl Alister Florent, and his deputy was Bryce Cullen. Bryce Cullen followed Earl Alister Florent and led the Eastern Reach Army to Stannis.
Count Alister Florent was promoted by Stannis to be the Prime Minister due to his merits, and Bryce Cullen was also reused by Stannis.In addition, Bryce Cullen's illegitimate brother, Roland Storm, has been following Stannis. After Stannis took Storm's End, he appointed Roland Storm as the acting city lord.
When Stannis raised his troops from Dragonstone, he had less than [-] soldiers in his hands, and his territory was only narrow sea islands and peninsulas such as Cape Marseille, Dragonstone, Tidehead Island, and Crab Island.
Today, Stannis' army occupies most of the Crabpaw Peninsula, Duskendale Town, Raven's Roost, Fort Stokeworth, Rosby City, Harvard City and other royal territories, as well as the entire Stormlands.
Stannis became the king with the fastest expansion of territory and the largest increase in military strength during the three kings' coexistence. Joffrey's kingdom has only the West and King's Landing left.
The [-] troops camped on the south bank of the Heishui River, with a company camp for dozens of miles.
On the other side of the Heishui River, King's Landing was shrouded in a layer of mist. Strangely, there was not even a shred of fog on the south bank of the Heishui River.
Earl Bryce Cullen said excitedly: "Your Majesty, King's Landing has become an isolated island in the king's territory. According to the news brought back by the spies, King's Landing is seriously short of food. Our army can easily capture King's Landing through land and water attacks."
Count Alister Florent said softly: "Your Majesty, I don't think we should rush to attack King's Landing. Since King's Landing is short of food, we just focus on besieging the city. King's Landing has a population of more than 50 people, and the people don't have enough to eat. They will riot sooner or later. As long as the army from the western region does not rush to King's Landing for support, King's Landing will be in our army's pocket."
"I deduce that the nobles of the Reach will definitely encourage Renly to attack the Stormlands. His Majesty should mobilize the army to conquer the Reach first. Think about it, if the Reach and the Stormlands are all loyal to His Majesty, His Majesty will defeat Lannister just around the corner."
Stannis gritted his teeth, "King's Landing is ripe fruit now, hanging high on the branches, waiting for me to pick it. It won't be too late to deal with Renly after I take King's Landing. I won't leave the Lannister of King's Landing behind."
Stannis promised that if he conquered the Reach in the future, he would reward Alister Florent from Highgarden and make the Florent family governor of the Reach.It seemed that Alister Florent was eager to attack the Reach immediately. "
Bryce Cullen said: "Your Majesty, Earl Beric Dondarrion of Black Harbor, who served the wolf king Ed in Harrenhal, and the Dondarrion family of Black Harbor, ignored His Majesty's call and did not send a single soldier to join the Stormland Army to join His Majesty's cause. Earl Beric Dondarrion's move is tantamount to a traitor and must be severely punished!"
Davos Seaworth, the onion knight, listened quietly in the crowd. He felt that Bryce Cullen's suggestion had a strong personal purpose.
The Dondarrion family of Black Harbor is also a great aristocrat in the frontier, and it is adjacent to the territory of the Cullen family in Nightsong City. Obviously, Bryce Cullen hoped that Stannis would confiscate some of the Dondarrion family's territory and reward it to Nightsong City.
Stannis' jaw tightened, and he looked at Earl Bryce Cullen, "The Black Harbor army didn't show up here because Lord Beric Dondarrion never supported Renly from the beginning. I forgive those stormland nobles who supported Renly, let alone punish an Earl Beric who never supported Renly's rebellion."
"It's still good for Blackport's army to stay in the frontier. After all, Dorne's attitude is unclear. Who knows if the Dorne will take advantage of the emptiness of the border and attack the storm?"
Adam Whitehead of Weeping Town is a young man with brown hair and blue eyes, handsome and handsome, wearing chain mail. "Your Majesty, Earl Selwyn, the Evening Star of Tarth Island, although he responded to His Majesty's call and sent an army, but his daughter Brienne the Beauty is still serving Renly in Highgarden, and must be severely punished!"
Stannis began to grind his teeth. "That was Brienne's personal crime, not the Tarth family's business."
This group of Stormland nobles seemed to lose their memory immediately after switching to Stannis, forgetting the fact that they once supported Renly to usurp the king.
The crowd was still clamoring for severe punishment for those who followed Renly.Davos, the onion knight, was very curious. If Stannis severely punished every Stormland noble who had served Renly, this group of people would probably have to reduce their fiefs or lose their titles.
Melisandre came to Stannis, and Davos was surprised to see that Melisandre's forehead was covered with sweat.
When she was in Dragonstone Island, it was rumored that Melisandre could easily walk through the fire, and even bathe in the crater of Dragonstone Island with magma enough to melt bones. The attendants all said that Ms. Melisandre was sweating profusely except when she walked out of the king's room, and never sweated at other times.
Now Melisandre was actually sweating, and her expression was obviously full of fear.Onion Knight got it, it was cold sweat.
Stannis looked at Melisandre with surprise, "You look terrible, Melisandre, tell me, what did you see in the flames?"
With the blood ruby on Melisandre's snow-white neck, drinking the moonlight, she tremblingly said: "Death is approaching, and King's Landing has become a city of undead and death. Before you are ready, you must not lead your troops to attack."
Stannis frowned. "What the hell did you see in the flames?"
In Melisandre's eyes, the flames were powerful, "I saw the queen in the shroud, blond and blue-eyed, sitting on the Iron Throne, and the army of undead kneeled in front of her, swearing allegiance to her."
"I saw the dead stag climb out of the grave, and the storm of death swept across the land; the prince with silver hair and purple eyes played the march of the dead with a skull harp, and those who heard the music wept blood and fell into madness."
"I saw the evil wizard wielding a skeleton scepter, using the bones of the dragon in the blood-red castle to summon the frost dragon."
All the nobles fell into silence, and the elderly Earl Hal Ismond murmured: "Gods have mercy."
Stannis frowned, "Melisandre, what do you mean, are all the Lannisters in King's Landing dead?"
"If Lannister didn't die, he would have turned into some kind of walking dead." Melisandre pointed to the red comet in the eastern night sky, and she said calmly, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the prophecy I told you?"
"After the long summer, the stars weep blood. Azor Ahai, who was born in the land of smoke and salt, will hold the burning sword and save all mankind. Your Majesty, you are Azor Ahai reborn. Now, the army of undead in King's Landing is your destined enemy."
Melisandre stretched out her slender and soft hand, and stroked the magic sword in Stannis' hand. The magic sword began to emit different colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, and purple. Even the surrounding black water river and forest were illuminated.
Stannis looked at King's Landing on the north bank of the Blackwater River, "Since the undead have occupied King's Landing, if I am destined to be Azor Ahai, I should enter King's Landing immediately."
Melisandre said: "Your Majesty is certainly brave and good at fighting, but the living cannot fight the dead. Your Majesty should unite with the wolf king Ed."
Stannis was very puzzled, "Woman, didn't you often remind me that Eddard, the wolf king, is the biggest threat to my unification of Westeros?"
Melisandre nodded slightly, "That's right, Ed the Wolf King is indeed ambitious. In the disputes between mortals, he is His Majesty's formidable enemy. However, in the face of the threat of the army of undead and strange ghosts, Ed the Wolf King is a worthwhile ally. Melee battles between princes and kings, compared with the battles between life and death, flames and ice, and ice and fire, are simply child's play."
"Wolf King Ed conquered Beyond the Great Wall. His legion fought against ghouls and ghosts. He also has a dragon in his hand. The dragon is a human being, a powerful weapon to defeat the undead."
Count Alister Florent cleared his throat, "Your Majesty, there is no lie in the raging fire. Ms. Melisandre has foreseen the danger in King's Landing. We must not take an army of tens of thousands to attack the city occupied by the undead."
"Wolf King Ed occupies the northern border and recently annexed the valley. The princes in the river are also obedient to Ed. Wolf King Ed has become a stronger potential enemy than Joffrey and Renly. The best way is to persuade Wolf King Ed to take the initiative to enter King's Landing."
Stannis said contemptuously: "Do you think Ed the wolf king is a fool? He is a wolf spirit, so he can naturally detect the danger in King's Landing. I once heard Ed mention that the White Walkers are afraid of obsidian weapons and Valyrian steel weapons, and ghouls are afraid of fire. In any case, I want every castle in the king's territory, the Stormlands, and the islands in the Narrow Sea to prepare torches and obsidian weapons."
"Dragonstone happens to be rich in obsidian. I don't want the undead to start attacking my territory. Our army is not ready yet."
Melisandre said: "Your Majesty, you must also be careful of the enemies in the west."
"The stag with the rose on his head is coming to the stormlands with an army of grapes and roses."
Ed rode a giant eagle, took the dragon flying wolf, and returned to the riverland with the dragon eggs and griffin eggs found in the Griffin Peak in the valley.
In the sky, the red comet in the east was particularly conspicuous, and Ed looked down at the Trident River below the giant eagle.
The Green Fork River originates from the Neck, and the river is wrapped in a lot of moss, so the river appears green. The most important castle in the upper reaches of the Green Fork River is the Twins of the Frey family at the river's crossing.
The Red Fork River originates from the mountains in the western region, carrying a large amount of sediment, and the river water is dyed in color.The castles of the Vance family, Aram City, Travelers Rest, and the Tully family's Riverrun City, are all located near the Red Fork River.
The Blue Fork River originates from the area of Qiquan Town, and the source is all spring water, so the Blue Fork River is named after its purity and brilliance.
In peacetime, the Trident River and its tributaries can facilitate trade, transportation, and travel, and in wartime they can be used for cover and attack.
After the Lannisters attacked the Riverlands, the northern army rushed to help the Riverlands. At the same time, Eddard used his diplomatic advantage to let Renly of the Reach to attack the West, and Stannis of Dragonstone to attack the king's land, which effectively contained Lannister. After the northern army arrived in the Riverlands, Lannister was forced to withdraw from the Riverlands.
Except for the territory of the Vance family, the Piper family, and the Tully family, which are adjacent to the western region, most of the riverlands have not encountered war.
In the past, Caitlin often complained to Ed that the nobles of the Riverlands often violated the orders of the Tully family and perfunctoryly prevaricated. The appeal of the Tully family in Riverrun in the Riverland was far inferior to Stark's appeal in the north.
In fact, it is easy to understand that many families in the riverland, such as the Mooton family, the Vance family, the Mallister family, the Blackwood family, and the Bracken family, once ruled the riverland in ancient times. The Tully family has never been king, but it was only because when Aegon the Conqueror attacked Harrenhal, the Tully family was the first to surrender to Aegon the Conqueror.
In the Riverlands, the Tully family's territory is not the largest, the population is not the largest, the castle is not the largest, and the bloodline is not the oldest and noble. The Riverland itself has been ruled by the Storm King and the Ironborn King for a long time, and the interior is torn apart. Therefore, the appeal of the Tully family is naturally mediocre.
Now, taking advantage of the chaos of the war, Ed wants to bring the riverlands under the banner of the direwolf.
Looking down from the back of the giant eagle, Ed saw rafts stretching for several miles on the Trident River, warships and merchant ships on the river, fertile manors by the river, and cattle and sheep on the pasture.This is a fertile land.
In order to better rule the Trident River, Ed plans to build multiple bridges on the Green Fork River, Blue Fork River, and Red Fork River to facilitate transportation.
Ed sucked the natural power of the riverlands. He tasted the smell of mud and sand in the Red Fork River, the sweet spring water of the Blue Fork River, the smell of moss in the Green Fork River, the smell of fat carp and trout, and the fragrance of flowers everywhere.
These three rivers are the lifeblood of the Hejian region. In ancient times, the kings who ruled the Hejian region were all titled "King of Rivers and Hills" or "King of the Trident River".
Especially the Green Fork River, the upper reaches of the Green Fork River is only the ferry of the Frey Family's Twin River City, and the next ferry is the Ruby Beach Ferry hundreds of miles away.
Every time the Northern Territory had to go to Riverrun via Twin River City, Marquess Walder of Twin River City always had a grumpy face. Ed had had enough, and Ed wanted to build more bridges in the middle of the Green Fork River in the future.
As for the Ruby Beach Ferry, it is next to the King's Road and the River Road, and it is the crossroads to the Valley, the North, the King's Land, and the West. It is next to the town of Earl Harroway, and it is also very close to Saltpan Town, Maiden's Spring Town, and Harrenhal.Ed plans to build a wolf castle at the Ruby Beach Ferry. In the future, it is possible to develop this place into a town under the city, or even a city.
Ed was on the back of the giant eagle, followed closely by the dragons and wolves, and continued to suck the power of nature in the air. Suddenly, in the southwest direction, the wood in the air was extremely powerful. Ed looked to the southwest, and he saw a mountain peak rising from the ground, overlooking the surrounding hills and plains, with weirwood stumps all over it.
"Noble Heart".Ed recognized the sacred land that once belonged to the Children of the Forest.
After the Andals occupied the valley, the kingdom of the ancestors of the Riverlands became the next target of the Andals' conquest. The ancestors who used bronze weapons were unable to resist the Andal invaders with steel weapons. The Andals swept the Riverlands with swords and fire. On their shields and breastplates, there were seven-pointed stars engraved on their shields. Some Andal warriors also had tattoos of seven-pointed stars on their bodies.
The fanatical pursuit of the belief of the seven gods made the Andal warriors unable to tolerate the belief of the old gods. They felled and burned every weirwood, and came to the noble heart, the holy place of the children of the forest.
In the ballad, the oldest and largest weirwood grows on Noble Heart, and there are more than 30 weirwoods on it, all of which are engraved with human faces.
Andal King "Kinslayer" Errig led the Andal army to the heart of the mountain.In order to protect the sacred place of the children of the forest, the green seers of the children of the forest, the wood dancers, summoned the clouds of crows, treants and hordes of wolves to resist the Andal invaders.
The ballad proclaims that 770 seven Andal warriors under the protection of warriors, bathed in rainbow light, killed the greenseers, wood dancers and every animal with steel and flames, and finally, the children of the forest, the animal corpses piled higher than the noble heart.
In the end, all the weirwood on Noble Heart was felled, and now only the stakes remain.
However, the power of the old gods here is still strong. It is said that there are still ghosts of the children of the forest wandering on the top of the mountain, and the nearby residents are far away from the noble heart.
Since Noble Heart is the holy place of the old gods, will there be dragon eggs here?According to the Greenseer Three-Eyed Raven, dragon eggs may be found in the Seven Kingdoms.
Ed's first dragon egg was found in the catacombs of Winterfell in the north, and hatched the dragon and wolf.Ed found a second dragon egg at Griffon Peak in the Vale, and Ed believed he would find a third dragon egg in the Riverlands.
Under Ed's control, the giant eagle flew towards Noble Heart. When it reached Noble Heart, it was already dark, and the moonlight shone on the weirwood tree stump. Ed's giant eagle, together with the dragon and flying wolf, landed on the top of Noble Heart.
Ed suspects that Noble Heart might be the highest mountain in the Riverlands. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can have a sweeping view of the surrounding scenery and a wide field of vision.
This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is also the holy land of the old gods. Ed plans to build a wolf castle here in the future.
"Why did you come to Noble Heart?" came a voice.
Ed followed the reputation and saw a short old woman with red eyes, pale hair and skin, and a thin figure.
Ed recognized the old woman in front of him, "Are you the ghost of a noble heart?"
"That's what the people in the neighborhood call me." The old woman snorted softly, "Actually, my name is Yellen, and Jenny from Desolate Stone City is my friend."
Ed said: "Is that the beauty who made Prince Duncan give up the succession to the Iron Throne, Jane from the Wasteland Stone City?"
Yellen said: "You haven't answered me, why are you here?"
Ed looked around, "Does Noble Heart have dragon eggs?"
Yellen snorted softly, "All the weirwoods here have been cut down. What can they hide? If there were dragon eggs, they would have been lost long ago. Let me tell you, Noble Heart has nothing but ghosts."
Ed said: "Yellen, your Jane has been dead for decades, and you are still wandering in a noble heart, don't you feel lonely? I invite you to live in Harrenhal."
Yellen said disdainfully, "Isn't Harrenhal the same as here, full of ghosts?"
Ed persuaded: "Harrenhal now has a large army and children. Many of my adopted sons live in Harrenhal, as well as giants, giant eagles, and magic dragons. It is next to the Isle of Thousand Faces in God's Eye Lake. There are wooden dancers and green men on the Isle of Thousand Faces. You will be very happy in Harrenhal."
Yellen looked at the giant eagle and dragon beside Ed, and she sighed, "It's the first time I've seen a dragon and a giant eagle in my life, and I haven't seen a giant yet! Maybe I should go with you, Ed the wolf king."
Ed was surprised: "You know me?"
Yellen proudly said: "What is there to be surprised about? You are a big man, the actual ruler of the North, the Valley, and the Riverlands. You often appear in my dreams. I often dream, and my dream prophecies often come true."
Ed was curious, "Then can you share your dreams with me?"
A trace of horror flashed in Yellen's blood-red eyes, "I dreamed that ice covered the Iron Throne, and the cold corpse sat on the Iron Throne, with the Dragon Prince and Death Storm guarding her side."
"I dreamed of dwarfs and spiders, escaping from the city of the dead overnight, followed by skeleton warriors in shrouds."
"I dreamed of a one-eyed dragon with a crow standing on its shoulder, one eye was full of smiles, and the other eye was bleeding. Three sisters were tied to a pillar by the sea by her, and they were abused by the one-eyed dragon."
"I dreamed of a beautiful young woman who hatched three dragons in the flames, followed by the Jagged Legion and the cavalry army with whips and bells. These dreams are more terrifying than the last."
Although Yellen is not a child of the forest, she has the ability of the green dream. She is a believer in the old gods, and Ed is unwilling to leave her to die alone in the noble heart.
Ed stretched out his hand, "Yeren, come with me to Harrenhal! Communicate with giants, animals, and skinchangers. There, we will take care of you. You will eat the sweetest food, hear the most beautiful songs, and you will meet new friends."
Yellen and Ed sat on the giant eagle together, while the dragon and wolf flew by.
After experiencing the feeling of flying, Yellen laughed heartily, "Wolf King, in order to thank you for your kindness, I can tell you where there are dragon eggs. I often dream of that place."
Ed immediately became interested, "Where?"
Yellen pointed to the north, so Ed drove the giant eagle and flew northward, passing through a hill and plain, and Ed looked at the castle flickering with candlelight below.
"This should be the Stonewalled City of Lord Janos Bracken. Could it be that there are dragon eggs in the castle of the Bracken family?"
Yellen shook his head and continued to point north. Ed looked ahead, and what he saw was the castle of the Blackwood family in Raventree City in the valley.Through his extraordinary vision, Ed saw the famous dead weirwood in Raventree City, covered with crows, there were hundreds of them.
Ed murmured: "Could it be that there are dragon eggs in Raventree City? That's right, the Blackwood family has always been believers of the old gods."
Yellen shook her head, "The dragon eggs are not in the castle, they are in the wild, on Twin Peaks."
Under the moonlight, Ed, who was on the back of the giant eagle, saw the Shuangfeng Mountain below, which was as tall and straight as a woman's chest.
Back then, King Aegon IV who "overturned the Seven Kingdoms" had countless mistresses. Among his noble mistresses was Miss Barba Bracken of the Bracken family.
When Aegon IV visited the territory of the Bracken family, he saw the shape of this mountain, and he praised it as "Baba's Twin Peaks".
However, Aegon IV quickly abandoned Baba Bracken. His next mistress happened to be Bracken's deadly rival, Melissa Blackwood from the Blackwood family. Melissa gave birth to Aegon IV's famous illegitimate son, Duke Brynden Rivers of Blood Raven, who was also the last Greenseer Three-Eyed Raven.
Not only that, Aegon IV also renamed "Baba's Twin Peaks" to "Merissa's Twin Peaks".So far, the residents of the Brecon Territory and the residents of the Blackwood Territory call the Twin Peaks Mountain differently. They all call the Twin Peaks Mountain after the king's mistress who came out of their respective families.
The giant eagle hovered over Twin Peaks, and Ed sucked the power of nature. He smelled mountain streams, rocks, fallen leaves, honey, blood and fire.
Ed drove the giant eagle to land and walked through a dense forest. He came to a weirwood tree. In the tree hole of the weirwood, Ed tore apart the dense spider web and found a dragon egg.
This dragon egg has three colors of blue, white, and green, just like the Trident River in the riverland, with golden patterns on it.
At that time, Aegon the Yong King dreamed of hatching a dragon. He tried to conquer Dorne with a wooden dragon, but he was defeated and became a joke.It is estimated that Aegon the Yongwang never dreamed that there were dragon eggs hidden in his mistress' territory.
A third dragon egg is found, and once it hatches, Ed will have three dragons.No matter what happens in King's Landing, Ed has the confidence to defeat the enemy.
In the secret passage of the Red Castle, Varys dressed up as a beggar gang, sweaty and ragged.
Tyrion said nervously: "The death storm newly recruited by Cersei never took off his mask and helmet. He never ate or drank water, never went to the toilet, wore an antler helmet, and held a warhammer. No matter how you look at it, he looks like King Robert!"
Varys lowered his voice, "King Robert's tomb has been dug up, and the most embarrassing thing is that the body inside is gone."
Tyrion shrugged, "So, we should tell people all over Westeros that the respected King Robert is not dead, they can wipe away their tears and welcome Robert's return."
Varys smiled coquettishly and said, "People love Robert, who is brave and good at fighting, but no one loves his corpse. No matter how cruel Joffrey is, no matter how ruthless Stannis is, no matter how pompous Renly is, it is better than the corpse king!"
"That Lys singer, people say, he looks a lot like Prince Rhaegar." Tyrion had never met Prince Rhaegar, so he wasn't sure.
The smile on Varys' face disappeared. "I can tell you, that is Prince Rhaegar. He is exactly the same as Rhaegar before he set off on the Trident River. Unexpectedly, the body is so well preserved."
"Obviously, Cersei felt that Rhaegar had been dead for more than ten years, and Robert had just died, so Robert disguised himself as the knight Deathstorm, and Rhaegar directly disguised himself as the singer of Lys. Who would have thought that Prince Rhaegar would join forces with his sworn enemy Robert to protect the beautiful Queen Cersei?"
"I'm a bit skeptical. Dawn Excalibur, the white bull Jello Hightower and his like will be resurrected to guard the Queen Mother Regent. There are many gold-cloaked recruits in King's Landing. These recruits are well-covered. Many people suspect that they are actually corpses. No wonder there are fewer corpses starving to death in King's Landing."
Tyrion was surprised: "Golden robes of the undead?"
Varys smiled bitterly: "At least they don't need to eat food, and they don't know how to get tired. Now Stannis, Eddard the Wolf King, and Renly are all going to die. We are even worse. Before the enemy arrives, we have to work with the dead."
Tyrion felt a spasm in his stomach. "Since when did Cersei practice dark magic? It's terrible."
Varys said: "The Queen Mother Cersei is now accompanied by Prince Rhaegar, and she is very happy every day. Sometimes, her male favorite Black King Tabit, Flame Nulustu, still has the opportunity to sleep. Yesterday, the maid of Grand Maester Pycelle told me that Grand Maester Pycelle, Flame Nulustu, had treated his frostbite, and his skin was frozen off!"
Tyrion frowned, "You mean, Cersei became a corpse too?"
Varys shrugged, "Anyway, Thabeet and Rustu both said that Cersei is no different from a corpse in bed. Logically speaking, a woman who is burning with lust should be hot all over. Sigh! Speaking of such things, how much can a eunuch know?"
"I have to go. I'm going to the streets to find out information for Queen Cersei."
Tyrion took Varys' hand, "You won't run away, will you?"
Varys smiled bitterly and said, "To tell you the truth, I do have this plan. I heard that the White Walkers are riding ice spiders to fight. Where is the octopus here? I suspect that Littlefinger had a premonition that King's Landing would become a city of the dead, so he slipped away in a hurry."
"Of course, I will still fight to the end in King's Landing, for Queen Cersei, for His Majesty Joffrey, and for the kingdom. If I don't come back, maybe my corpse will become a golden robe and continue to fight for the country!"
Varys disappeared into the secret passage, and Tyrion was very depressed. He wondered how Duke Tywin and James would feel if they knew what happened to King's Landing.
Ed and Yellen rode a giant eagle and brought a dragon and a flying wolf to Harrenhal near God's Eye Lake.
The soldiers on the walls of Harrenhal and in the camp outside the city shouted and cheered when they saw the wolf king Ed on the back of the giant eagle.
When he was still in the valley, Ed wrote letters to the nobles in the valley and the riverland, asking them to go to Harrenhal to discuss the future of the northern border, the riverland and the valley, and to witness the birth of the dragon.
The Qianmian Islet in Shenyan Lake is covered with weirwoods, and the power of the old gods here is unprecedentedly strong.Ed is going to hatch his second and third dragon here.
Bronze Jorn arrived at Harrenhal with a newly formed army of [-] young eagles.Like the Winter Wolves of the North, this is Ed's army.The nobles from the valley and the riverlands arrived one after another.
Ed's more than 40 adopted sons of nobles in the valley have arrived at Harrenhal.
Because of the army from the north, the Canyon Knights arrived in the riverland to protect the nobles and common people of the riverland from the Lannisters. The nobles in the riverland sent their adopted sons to Harrenhal to express their favor to the wolf king Ed.
In the Great Hall of the Burning Tower in Harrenhal, Eddard meets Lysa, Robin Arryn, and Catelyn.
Lysa's complexion improved a lot, her red hair regained its luster, and beside her was a handsome singer who exuded the smell of makeup and powder. The singer's name was Marillion.It seems that after Lysa left Littlefinger, a male favorite quickly filled Littlefinger's place.
Ed patted Duke Robin's head, "Good Robin, are you feeling better?"
Robin was breastfeeding in the arms of the giant Sissy. He said happily, "It's much better. Sansa and Arya play with me every day. Bachelor Norman gives me pills. I drink giant milk every day. I feel much stronger than before."
Lysa said: "The giant's milk really helped Good Robin. The giantess named Sissy just gave birth, and her milk made Good Robin full every day. With giant milk, Good Robin is much stronger."
Many of Harrenhal's squires, such as Alma Frey, envied Robin, who was able to nurse at six years old.
Caitlin put her arms around Lysa, "Lysa now sleeps with me every night, and we are as close as we were when we were children. Littlefinger can no longer provoke the feelings between our sisters."
Lysa rolled her eyes, "I feel disgusted when I think of Littlefinger. Thanks to Ed, I can see Littlefinger's true colors clearly."
The nobles of the river, the nobles of the valley, and the nobles of the north who were originally in Harrenhal lived in Harrenhal.
Countess Sheila Hean, the hostess of Harrenhal, looked at the tents all over the yard and said excitedly, "Since the wrong Spring Tournament, our Harrenhal has never had so many guests."
Duke Hoster of Riverrun was unable to come to Harrenhal due to physical reasons, and Riverrun sent Sir Edmure to attend the meeting.
Edmure embraced Lysa and Caitlin excitedly. He told Lysa, "Sister, father is very happy that you have come to the riverlands. When Riverrun is safe, father hopes that you will return to Riverrun and be reunited with him."
Caitlin said, "Didn't Riverrun break the siege?"
Edmure nodded, "Robb and Uncle Brynden defeated the Westland army outside Riverrun, and the Westland army also withdrew from the previously occupied territory of the Vance family and the Piper family. However, the main force of the Westland is gathered in Golden Tooth City, and may attack Riverrun again at any time."
"But don't worry, our army's strength in Riverrun this time has reached 5. Our army has more troops than the West. Uncle Brynden said that if the West dares to attack, our army will destroy the army of the West."
Arriving with Sir Edmure, there are his good friends Mark Pepper and Karel Vance.
Marq Piper is the eldest son and heir of Claremont Piper, Earl of Pink City. He is powerful and hot-tempered. He wears black plate armor with the dancing maiden arms of the Piper family on the breastplate.
As soon as he saw Ed, Marco Piper said bluntly: "Your Highness Wolf, when will you lead the army to attack the western region? Lannister ravaged my territory, slaughtered my people, occupied my castle, and plundered all the wealth of Pink City. Our Piper family is eager for revenge."
Ed put his hand on Marco Piper's shoulder to comfort him, "Sir Marco Piper, the time is right, I will march into the West, and the Lannisters will pay for their actions."
Karel Vance on the side frowned. On half of his face and neck, there was a wine-red birthmark. Since his father died in the war against Lannister, Karel Vance was already the Earl of Rest Rest.
"Your Highness Wolf, the coalition forces of the Northland and the Riverlands have 5 troops in Riverrun. After the young eagle army arrived at Harrenhal, the strength of Harrenhal is also close to [-]. Together, there are [-] troops. If they don't march directly, will these large troops just sit and eat? This will waste a lot of food every day."
Ed said: "I will promote military camps in the Riverlands. Not only will the soldiers not waste food, but they will produce more military food. Soldiers in the military camps will farm, drill, and go out in wartime. After the Riverlands have military camps, Lannisters will pay a heavy price every time they attack."
Hugo Vance from Alan City asked curiously, "Wouldn't it cost a lot of money to build a military colony?"
Ed smiled, "In the future, the riverlands and the valleys will follow me, and they will definitely be very rich. Money is not a problem at all."
The Vance family is one of the nobles with the largest territory in the Riverlands. Its territory is larger than that of their lord, the Tully family in Riverrun. The Vance family used to be the king of the Riverland, and the Tully family was originally the Vance family's vassals.There are two branches of the Vance family, Vance of Aram City and Vance of Travel Rest City.
During this Lannister invasion, Travel's Rest was captured, Aran was besieged for a long time, and both Vance families suffered heavy losses.
The coat of arms of the city of Aran is the square green dragon and the white tower, and the coat of arms of the city of Travel's Rest is the quarter black dragon and eyes.Ed stared at the Green Dragon and White Tower crest on Hugo Vance's chest.
"Your Vance family, whether it is the city of Alan or the city of Travel's Rest, has a dragon on its coat of arms. Could it be that the Vance family has a relationship with the magic dragon in history?"
Hugo Vance said: "Our Vance family was the king of the riverland in ancient times. It is said that thousands of years ago, there was a magic dragon that saved the king of the Vance family. Since then, there has been a magic dragon on our family's coat of arms."
Afterwards, Ed met Earl Jason Mallister of Sea Frontier City in the hall of the Burning King Tower. Earl Jason said, "Lord Ed, the Iron Islands seem to be gathering a fleet. I heard that the Iron Islands fleet attacked Lannisport and burned dozens of warships in Lannisport."
"However, there are also rumors that the fleet that attacked Lannisport was the fleet from the west coast of the north, but it was flying the banner of the golden sea monster of the Greyjoy family."
Ed was a little surprised, "The iron bitch attacked Lannisport?"
Earl Jason Mallister shrugged, "It might be her! At least that's what the fishermen in Sea Front City say."
Ed was once worried that Helen the Iron Bitch would betray him, but at least she didn't. She attacked Lannisport under the golden sea monster flag of the Greyjoy family, which was in line with the style of Helen Pike, the Iron Bitch.Helen always likes to make bold sneak attacks without any advantage.
The sneak attack on Lannisport and the destruction of the Lannisport fleet was a great victory, weakening the strength of the Western Fleet. However, if King Baron knew that the Northern West Coast Fleet was attacking the Western Region under the banner of a golden sea monster, he would definitely be furious.
Ed estimated that sooner or later, King Balon would wear the driftwood crown and be crowned king. At that time, the Iron Fleet might attack the North. Ed hoped that the Iron Bitch and the Wolf Castle on the coast of the North could block the attack of the Ironmen.
Theon was nearby, flirting with a nurse.Theon has been Ed's adopted son since he was ten years old. He is the hostage to ensure King Balon's loyalty to the Iron Throne. Now, the Iron Throne is falling apart, but Theon is still by Eddie's side.
If King Balon attacks the northern border, it proves that he doesn't care about Theon's life or death at all. The population and strength of the Iron Islands doom the ironmen to be unable to conquer the northern border. They can at most occupy some coastal areas.
Once the North has stopped the first wave of the Ironborn's offensive, Ed can mobilize the army of the North, the Valley and the Riverlands, and blow the horn of counterattack.If enough ships can be gathered in the river, Ed can send the nobles in the river to attack the Iron Islands directly.
But doing so is too risky. In naval battles, the ironmen who believe in the Drowned God are very powerful. The waves and sea salt make the blood of the ironmen boil. They are the most powerful sailors and pirates.Relying solely on the army and ships of the Riverlands, it is estimated that they would be completely wiped out by the enemy before reaching the Iron Islands.
Since ancient times, the Riverlands have never conquered the Iron Islands, but have been conquered by them.Fortunately, Ed has a magic dragon, and the dragon and flying wolf are growing up every day. Besides, Ed has found a new dragon egg, and he also has a griffin egg.
Giant eagles, dragons and griffins will definitely be able to wipe out the Iron Islands. No matter how tough the ironmen are at sea, they are still useless against the air force.
When King Balon attacked the northern border, Ed could take the opportunity to express a wave of father-son love to Theon. Once he was strong enough, Ed could send troops to wipe out the Iron Islands, send Theon to the Seastone position, and the Iron Islands were formally included under the banner of the direwolf.
Later, Ed met Lord Tytos Blackwood of Raventree City and Lord Janos Bracken of Stonewall City in the hall. The Blackwood family and the Bracken family were feuds, and the two families sat at the two tables farthest from each other.
In fact, Janos Bracken and Tytos Blackwood are both loyal to the Tully family, and they are the titans of the riverland.
The Freys of the Twins at the crossing of the river sent a large group of Freys, led by Ser Stevron Frey, the heir of the Twins, a strong man in his late seventies.
Ed hoped that Lord Walder Frey would return to the west as soon as possible. After Lord Walder died, Stevron would inherit the Twins. His character was much better than that of Lord Walder.
Arriving at Harrenhal with Sir Stevron, there were also Black Walder, Innis Frey, Walder River and other descendants of Marquess Walder. These Freys were all brave and good at fighting, and some of them were as vicious as Marquis Walder. Ed decided to let these Freys be the forwards when he had the opportunity to charge into the battle.
The Frey family also has good personalities, such as the son of Lord Walder, Pawyn Frey, who is a friend of Sir Edmure, and he is also the elder brother of Eddard's adopted son Olifa Frey. They are both the sons of Lady Bethany Rosby, the sixth wife of Lord Walder.
William Mooton, Earl of Maidenpool, Ronald Root, town lord of the Earl of Harroway, Sir Quincy Cox, a property knight of Saltpan Town, Sir Wilbert Corbin, a property knight of Stone Hall Town, Raymond Darry, lord of Darry City, and Stanley Dormer, lord of Beauty Market, arrived one after another.
The nobles of the Valley were also present, including Earl Gerald Grafson of Seagull Town, Lord Leonor Corbray of Heartland City, his younger brother Sir Lynn Corbray, Countess Anya Waywood of Iron Oak, Sir Jerwood Hunter, heir to Longbow Hall, and the lords of Old Anchorage, Snakewood City, Red Base, Hongsong City and other places.
The nobles from the valley, the riverlands, and the northern region enjoyed fruit salad, grilled trout, roasted wild boar with an apple in its mouth, blue cheese, lemon cake, and barley venison soup. They drank the blue nobles provided by Ed and the Dorne red wine provided by Prince Oberyn, the red viper of Dorne.
Dorne remained neutral, but Prince Oberyn, out of hatred for Lannister, brought his own mercenary regiment, the Vipers, to the riverlands to join the battle, and was Ed's ally.
Oberyn and his daughter Laresa sat beside Ed, "Your Highness Wolf, you have so many subordinates, don't kill all the Lannisters, some of them must be left to me."
After the banquet, Ed called the nobles from the north, the riverlands, and the valley to the godswood in Harrenhal for a meeting.
Duoduo giants, dragons, direwolves, and giant eagles stand by Ed's side.
Ed said: "The enemies we face are not only Lannister, but also the servants of the Cold God. The necromancer may have gone to King's Landing. I suspect that in other areas, they may also be attacked by the undead."
Some valley and river nobles looked at each other. In contrast, Roose Bolton, Earl Rickard Karstark, Sir Wendell, Earl Harris Hornwood and others in the northern border were much calmer. They had all seen Ghoul Wheat.
Ed raised his voice, "You don't need to be afraid, because we have a magic dragon, and the undead are vulnerable to the dragon flames. I have fought against the undead outside the Great Wall, and we can defeat them with obsidian and flames."
In fact, Ed was not as confident as he said. After all, no one expected that the necromancer would go to the south to do things.But there is no need to worry the nobles of the valley and the river.
Ed said: "In the future, the northern border, the valley and the river land will be an inseparable whole, and we will fight side by side. The northern border has the Winter Wolf Army, and the valley has the Young Eagle Army. I have decided to form the Three Rivers Army in the River Land, and at the same time, develop military settlements in the River Land."
"I will build a fleet on the river to protect the Trident River. At the same time, I will build a fleet in Haijiang City, Nuquan Town and Yanchang Town to protect the coastline!"
The nobles in Hejian cheered in unison.
Ed continued: "I will build the noble city of Wolf's Castle in a noble heart, and the cross city of Wolf's Castle at the Ruby Beach Ferry. I will build multiple bridges in the riverland to facilitate the travel and transportation of residents. I will make the riverland rich and powerful. At the same time, I will rebuild the ruins of the deserted stone city."
"At the same time, Lannister must pay the price for the atrocities committed against the Riverlands. I will lead an army to loot the Western Region, and bring the gold from the Western Region to the Riverlands, the Valley, and the Northern Region!"
The nobles in the valley, the riverlands, and the north shouted in unison.
Under the bright moonlight, Ed placed the silver-white dragon eggs and the red, blue and green dragon eggs on the table in front of the weirwood heart tree.
The dragon and the wolf roared up to the sky, and Ed announced: "The silver-white dragon eggs were found in the valley, the red, blue and green dragon eggs were found in the riverland, and the griffin eggs were found in the valley. Today, under the protection of the old gods, I will hatch the dragon and the griffin to protect our kingdom!"
The nobles all stared wide-eyed, some put their hands together, some stretched their necks, and some looked forward to it.
Ed sucked the power of nature around him, he raised his fist high, and the weirwood bracelet on his right wrist emitted streaks of white light.
Suddenly, a thousand weirwood heart trees on Qianmian Islet in Shenyan Lake responded, and a mirage of weirwood forest appeared in the sky of Harrenhal.
The nobles of the valley, the nobles of the river, Theon, the nobles of the north, the mountain clans, the wildlings, and the giants all opened their mouths in surprise.
The weirwood phantom in the air cast rays of light, shining on the dragon egg, and the lines on the dragon egg trembled violently, breaking apart like a volcanic eruption.
A silver-white dragon with golden eyes drilled out of the dragon egg in the valley; a red, blue and green dragon drilled out of the dragon egg in the river.
Seven griffins flew out of the griffin eggs, and the griffins were reborn in the world!
The two dragons landed on Ed's shoulders, and the griffins were flying around. The dragons, griffins, giant eagles, and direwolves roared in unison.
The nobles, the leaders of the Gaoshan clan, and the giants all knelt down.
"Wolf King Ed!"
"King of the North!"
"Father of life!"
"King of the Valley!"
"King of the Trident River!"
At this moment, from the eyes of every nobleman, Ed saw only submission, surrender from the heart.
Thank you for your loneliness, obedience, all the guests from all over the world, drunk and happy, 20170823000024849, Didi, the monthly ticket sent out, thank you for your support!
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