iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 463 The Future of the Kingdom 4
Green turned his head to look at Brienne, who was trying her best to hide her nervousness. His lips curved slightly, and his voice was slightly teasing: "Thank you for your concern, Miss Tarth."

Brienne's lips trembled slightly. "It is my duty, my lord."

Green smiled and nodded. He patted Brienne's sturdy arm. Then he turned his gaze back to the Tengshi River. He paused and said with emotion: "For some reason, I suddenly remembered a lot of things in the past... Unconsciously..."

Brienne's nervousness quickly dissipated when she saw that Green didn't seem to notice her "mistake".

She looked at Green: "Want a drink?"

Green paused for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Okay, let's drink together."

The blood-red setting sun gradually sank to the west, and the afterglow dyed the sky a brilliant orange-red.

Brienne wasted no time in bringing the silver flagons and cups, and her tall figure set them on the battlements, using them as a table.

Crash---

Green took the glass and took a sip, while Brienne took the glass, took a sip, and put it down.

Green drank silently while watching the sun sinking into the horizon. When he was about to finish his glass of wine, he suddenly said, "Brienne, go to the Stormlands for me to meet your father and his friends."

Brienne paused, then said, "Lord Green, my duty is to protect your safety."

"Yes, out of trust in you, you are responsible for my protection."

Green was very patient with his loyal confidants: "I will leave for King's Landing soon. If I consider the practical benefits, I should actually go to the Westerlands or the Stormlands."

As he spoke, Grimm took a sip of wine. Brienne saw that his glass was empty and immediately picked up the flagon to pour wine.

Green continued, "Dick, Sir Mason, and Duke Brynden are in the Westland, and I need to send one of my men over to the Stormlands as well."

He shrugged, "You are all I have. I need you to tell Lord Tarth that I will promote him to the governor of Stormland and let him stabilize the situation there."

Brienne stared at Green with her clear blue eyes for a moment, and said, "My Lord, do I need to do anything else?"

Green nodded slightly: "You also need to meet with Earl Tars's friends on my behalf."

Seeing Bree's eyes widen, he chuckled, "You just need to stand beside Earl Tarth with the Ice Sword, and leave the rest to your father. He is a wise lord and knows exactly what to do."

Brienne lowered her head, and after a moment she raised it again: "Lord Green, when shall I leave, and when shall I return?"

"Get ready tomorrow and set out the day after tomorrow. I will select the knights and squires who will accompany you."

After taking a sip of Tully's wine, he continued, "I asked your father to prepare a list before. Get it. After meeting the friendly lords and knights of the Stormland, you can return to King's Landing at any time."

Brienne nodded and asked, "Who will be in charge of your guard while I'm away?"

"Leave it to Anguy."

"As you wish, I'll go find him tonight."

Late at night, in the study.

The Lord of Micromanagement, Grimmjie, was reading the letters sent from all over the Riverlands while looking at the map, and finally...heaved a sigh of relief.

Although time was short, Kleber managed to establish basic rule in the Riverlands through the wealthy knights he personally appointed.

As the dominance further expanded and deepened, Green chose to pause because this was the limit of what Kleber could do at the moment.

When returning to King's Landing, Green would leave at least 8,000 elite soldiers from the Crab Claw Peninsula garrisoned in the Riverlands to protect the wealthy knights of the Clay family who would take over the task of gathering refugees and restoring farmland.

army………

The Vale, the Riverlands, King's Landing...

Green has already deployed more than 30,000 troops to the Crab Claw Peninsula, which has a population of only a few hundred thousand. If he deploys more...

Green rubbed his brows. He needed enough troops this time to intimidate various forces in King's Landing, including the Golden Rose.

His fingers tapped the tabletop, and his eyes slowly scanned the map on the table...

Then he rubbed his eyebrows again.

The candlelight flickered, and Green's eyes stared at the map motionlessly. After a long while, he reached out and pulled out a blank piece of parchment.

He picked up the quill and dipped it in ink, and the soldier was still able to squeeze out some.

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Arianne Nymeros Martell planned the assassination of Kevan Lannister, leaving the operation to her cousins, who, as the heir to Sunspear, did not show up out of caution. They succeeded, and they finally vented the vengeance that Martell had suppressed for more than a decade with the blood of Lannister.

However, as soon as Arianne returned to Sunspear, she was imprisoned by her father in an overly comfortable room, and Tyene Sand, who returned with her, was directly locked in a cell by her father.

She had servants to take care of her, but no one dared to talk to her. She knew that this was her father's order, so she could only wait obediently in the dull and dim room for an audience with Prince Doran.

Their assassination was successful and their identities were not exposed. Why did he treat his daughter like this? Is he scared again?
Arianne was more worried about Tyene's situation than her own. How would her father treat her sister?
Arianne looked calm as she drank wine, read and slept in the house, but she was actually filled with fear.

Yes, although his father was in a wheelchair and had difficulty moving, he was still the master of Dorne and he could decide the fate of every Dornishman, including her as the heir.

This feeling became even stronger after the birth of her younger brother, Quentin Martell (five years younger than Aaron).

Later, her mother gave birth to another younger brother for her father—Tristan Martell (eleven years younger than Aaron). She could clearly feel that her father's attention to her had decreased again.

Her younger brothers grew up healthily under the love of their father, so Arianne had hoped since she was a child to marry a powerful man one day to consolidate her position as heir.

He envied the freedom of marriage that Uncle Oberyn gave his illegitimate daughters, but she knew that she was the legal heir to Sunspear and she had to accept a husband without love.

The first person she "fell in love" with was a bastard from Godsgrace, who was considered one of the best swordsmen in Dorne, but her father objected and told her...her husband didn't need to be a Dornishman.

Later, Lord Hoster Tully invited her to go to Riverrun to meet his heir, Edmure Tully, but her father again objected.

Later, King Robert's brother, Renly Baratheon, visited Sunspear. This time her father did not object. As a girl, she took the initiative to express her love to Renly, but... he was indifferent to her.

Later, she even proposed to her father to marry Willas Tyrell, even though he was disabled, but this time her father once again expressed opposition.

Impulsively, she tried to elope with the help of her cousins, but was caught by people sent by her father.

At that time, she learned to kneel down under her father's wheelchair, admit her mistakes, and beg for forgiveness with tears.

In the same year, Prince Doran planned to marry her to the Earl of Beehive City in the River Reach, an eighty-year-old young lord who was blind and had no teeth.

Fortunately, the Earl of Beehive City died a few years ago, making her current situation a little better...

But what made her despair was that her father chose another old man for her, the Marquis of the Twins - old Walder, who had many wives.

Luck struck again, and old Walder died before her father could choose a messenger. Although Robb Stark had trampled on the rights of guests, she had to thank the young wolf lord. Upon hearing the news of his death, she lit a candle for him in front of the statue of the gods to show her gratitude.

Uncle Oberyn was very dissatisfied with his father's behavior of choosing old men as husbands for her one after another. Before he went to King's Landing, he told them that he had helped her choose a new husband - the upstart who conquered the valley with thousands of soldiers - Green Crabbe.

She saw her father's expression... the same one she had when she told him she wanted to pursue Renly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

………Her beloved uncle was killed by a Lannister, and that famous general already had a fiancée.

After drinking several bottles of summer red, Arianne lay drowsily on the couch. She suddenly grinned. Her marriage was really full of difficulties.

Arianne vaguely heard the sound of a door opening, and then a rough hand shook her shoulder, waking her.

"Your Highness, the Prince has summoned you."

Arianne opened her eyes. The man was her old friend and the captain of her father's guard.

She pulled the thin blanket down to cover her body a little, smiled sleepily, and said, "You have to wait, at least let me put on some clothes."

She climbed off the lounge chair, holding the blanket with one hand and stroking her long, shiny black curly hair with the other hand, and said, "Do I have time to take a bath? This is out of respect for the prince."

The captain of the guard with gray hair shrugged and said, "I'll wait for you outside, Your Highness."

After the captain of the guard left, two maids came in to prepare the bath water and wash Arianne.

Whatever her father thought of her assassination of Kevan Lannister, she didn't want it to be a reason for him to choose a dying old man again.

She couldn't understand her father's thoughts, so out of caution, after getting familiar with him, she chose a simple ivory cloth gown with vines and purple grapes embroidered on the sleeves and bodice.

In order to show her modesty as an heiress, she did not wear any jewelry.

By the time Arianne left the room, dusk had fallen.

The Prince's study.

Arianne met Prince Doran Martell, who sat behind a chess table, playing with an agate elephant, turning it over and over in his hands.

His face was pale and swollen, his hands were red and swollen, and his father's health was much worse than before she left.

She suppressed her distressed emotions and bowed respectfully: "Father."

Her father looked up at her, his dark eyes clouded with pain. "Where are Obara and Nymeria (The Sand Snakes who followed Arianne to King's Landing, Chapter 386)?"

(End of this chapter)