iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 447: The Stranger's Summons

"Hey, I'm done baking."

Sir Monton, who occasionally worked as the lord's chef, entered the tent carrying a pot of roast meat.

Brienne moved the small round table next to the brazier, and she also fetched the wine jug and wine glasses, while Monton placed the fragrant roast lamb on the table.

Green sat down, took a bite and said, "It's delicious. Your cooking skills are getting better and better."

Sir Monton scratched his head and chuckled.

Green smiled, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of Summer Red, then said, "Monton, what does King's Landing... mean to Crab?"

Monton's eyes, which seemed to lack a bit of wisdom, seemed to be thinking seriously. He paused and replied, "Your new home?"

Hearing this, Green couldn't help but laugh: "Very good answer."

He looked at the rare talent of Crab Claw Peninsula—Sir Monton, who was both capable of fighting and literate, and then said, "The two thousand Crab Claw Peninsula warriors stationed in the north of the Iron Gate are in need of a leader. You will set off tomorrow."

Is he going to become the head of the corps?

This is his dream (Chapter 88)!

With a dull look, Meng Dunxian looked at the large piece of barbecue in his hand, then put it into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it directly.

Then, with a thud, the fat Lord Mondon knelt down before the lord.

"My Lord, thank you for your gift. I will be at your service!"

Green leaned back in his chair, tapped his chin, and said, "I feel your loyalty. Get up, my warrior."

When Ser Monton sat down again, Green continued, "I will give you ten knights from the Vale and five knights from the Riverlands to go with you to King's Landing. You will lead them all from now on."

Sir Monton nodded his big head, and Green said again: "My loyal lord, what are the knights of the Vale and the River in your eyes?"

Monton scratched his head with his fat hands again, thought for a while, and said naively: "Sir, their loyalty is still... not as good as that of the people of Crab Claw Peninsula. Well, everyone says so."

Green's brown eyes moved slightly. He looked at Monton, tapped his chin, and said, "Loyalty needs to be cultivated, and cultivating loyalty is inseparable from my kindness, generosity, and fairness."

After a slight pause, he continued, "Among them, the fairness of Kleber's law is particularly important. I hope you can remember this and ensure that the knights of the valley and the river receive fair "treatment" in the legion you lead. Always remember that you have only one identity, and that is a loyal warrior of Kleber."

"Lord Green, I will always remember this."

After eating the barbecue, Green first wrote a letter to his cousin Lyanna Crabbe who lived in a manor outside Whispering City.

In addition to greetings, he also expressed concern for Lyanna's one-year-old illegitimate daughter in the letter.

The quill pen in Green's hand paused, and the ink-dipped tip of the pen scratched across the parchment. At the end of the letter, according to his cousin's request, he named her daughter - Isabel.

When handing the written letter to Brienne, Green instructed her, the only woman around him, "Pick some beautiful jewelry from my spoils and have someone send it with the letter. Lyanna likes sapphires."

After taking the letter, Brienne moved her thick lips, but ultimately could not utter a word, and turned and left silently.

Green then calls upon his temporary advisory group in the Riverlands (Chapter 434).

The main topic of their discussion today was still the issue of restoring production on the arable land in Hejian. As more and more people settled in Hejian, things became extremely complicated.

Green rubbed his brows. He needed a reliable Minister of Agriculture.

…………While Green was patiently discussing government affairs with his group of maester advisors, Lord Eddard Stark left Winterfell and headed north, preparing to meet Stannis Baratheon at the Wall.

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At about the same time, Asha Greyjoy met up with her men at a coast south of Ironborn Bay and set sail for the Ten Towers in the Iron Islands.

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At about the same time, under the arrangement of Cersei Lannister, Osney Kettleblack and others took the initiative to go to the Great Sept of Baelor and confess their crimes to the High Sparrow in the presence of the Seven Gods.

In addition, Cersei proposed at the small council that Margaery Tyrell, the Light of Highgarden and the king's fiancée, represent the royal family in the Great Sept of Baelor to bless the kingdom's knights and soldiers fighting under Riverrun and pray for seven days and seven nights.

Rumor has it that under the power of the Queen Regent, the Little Rose of Highgarden bid farewell to the king in tears, changed into simple clothes, and was escorted into the Great Sept of Baelor by gold and red robes along with several rose maids.

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As the sun was setting, candles were lit on the candlesticks in the Duke's tent.

Maester Alandor's maester necklace rang softly. He put down the letter in his hand and said in surprise, "Lord Green, this... according to what Miss Tyrell wrote, after a while, all the rose bread sent to King's Landing will be transferred to the Riverlands?"

Green nodded slightly and said, "I need the maester to follow my troops south and set up a new camp near the bridge where the Blackwater River meets the Golden Road (the border between the Riverlands and the Reach), and assist them in receiving Rose's bread."

"Gods bless Miss Tyrell."

After sighing, Maester Alandor glanced at the letter again and said, "Lord Green, is there a specific time when you say 'after a while'?"

After a brief silence, Green slowly said, "Miss Margery seems to be waiting for the right time. Naturally, the sooner we prepare, the better."

Young Maester Olver stood up and volunteered, "Lord Green, please allow me and my assistant maester to go. I have traveled a lot and they are all good horsemen."

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In the morning, the sky was covered with thick dark clouds, as if a huge gray curtain was hanging down, and a depressing atmosphere filled the air.

Today is the third day since the Frey reinforcements arrived at the Lannister camp.

Mainly led by the two thousand Frey soldiers brought by Lord Emmon Frey, under the command of Davon Lannister, the Lannister-Frey coalition launched a fierce siege.

The loud horns resounded through the sky, and the shouts of killing shook the earth.

The bloody smell filled the air. The Tully soldiers guarding the sluice gate waited for Brynden's order. They shouted slogans and worked together to turn the capstan that operated the sluice gate.

Crunchy———

The huge sluice gate slowly rose, making a dull and heavy sound, like the low groan of an ancient behemoth awakening.

Immediately afterwards, the surging river water roared and gushed out from the sluice gate like a released beast.

The water hit the obstacles, making loud "bang bang" sounds, white waves splashed high, and the river water rushed towards the moat under the running city with unstoppable momentum.

The earth trembled under the powerful impact, and the sound of wind and flowing water intertwined, as if it was the call of a stranger.

(End of this chapter)