Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Kefu Malkor looked nervously at Duke Attis, who was lying on the weirwood throne. His thumbs were digging into the gaps in his chainmail, and sweat accumulated on his palms.

Sir Punk did not choose to enter the hall of the Eagle's Nest City with Ke Fu. He stood a little anxiously outside the stone door of the hall. Sir Vardis, the coach of the Eagle's Nest City, stood beside him quietly, like a piece of unmoving conglomerate. .

"There is no need to be nervous, Punk," Vardis looked at Punk who was pacing anxiously and comforted him, "Sir Kefu Malkor is the heir to the old anchorage. Duke Attis is the most reasonable and will not make it difficult for him. vassal."

"I'm not worried about Duke Attis," Punk looked at the gap in the stone door worriedly, "Ke Fu, this kid, has a head full of useless and ridiculous ideas. I'm afraid he will be disliked by Duke Attis."

Vardis raised his eyebrows slightly, "Duke Attis will respect the opinions of every vassal, no matter how unbearable the opinions are." He also frowned worriedly and looked at the stone door.

Attis flipped through the long book and looked at Kefu Malkor in front of him with some surprise. He rubbed the ring engraved with the Crescent Falcon mark on his index finger and pondered in silence.

Just when Ke Fu felt that his suggestion might have been rejected by the Duke, Attis suddenly said, "The back of the antlers, where is that place? The fact that it can be used as a field by the mountain clan shows that the land is not barren."

Cofu Marco let out a long breath, which showed that the Duke sitting on the throne had carefully read the information and arguments that he had spent several nights compiling.

"There is a valley near Honglei, hidden in the rolling mountains, where livestock can be raised, and the ancestors even planned terraced farmland," Ke Fu said. "That group of tribes is very similar to the Aylin Valley where people fled. The villagers are similar to the previous case in Laoanchang.”

"I know," Attis interrupted Ke Fu. He noticed these problems when he was reading the historical records of the Gaoshan clan. The noble Lord's random definition of the subjects was not to mention that in a country with a strong belief in the Seven Gods and a strong spirit of chivalry. It happens in the Vale, in the North, in the Reach, everywhere in the Seven Kingdoms.

Attis glanced at Cofu Malkor, who had a somewhat unwilling look in his eyes. He could guess what kind of character this heir to the earldom might have like, from his words and deeds to the content of his documents. The Duke showed no particular emotion.

He closed the paper and said, "Your suggestion is to give up some land that is nominally owned by the valley nobles but not actually controlled by them, as a place for exchange of goods and needs with the mountain clan? Do you still want your father to let the old anchorage do it? The first big noble to take the lead." Having said this, Attis smiled and looked at Ke Fu with some confusion.

Kefu Malkor nodded, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Since the Burning Tribe has surrendered to the Eagle's Nest City, it means that the largest group of ancestor tribes among the Alpine clans have surrendered. Then we must fight between the Moon Mountains and the Arryn Valley. Establish a foundation for peace, otherwise, the ancestors who are short of food and clothing will continue to plunder, and the Canyon Knights who stick to their glory will continue to encircle and suppress, and everything will be like starting from scratch.”

His tone was very soothing at first, but then became urgent, trying to make anyone who heard it think it was a major matter that needed to be solved urgently.

Ke Fu calmed down, and a glass of wine suddenly appeared in front of him. He reached out to take it and drank it down in one gulp.

Attis had already stepped down from the throne. He smiled and looked at this old anchorage nobleman who was not elegant in manners and even a little rustic. His mood, which had been messy and untied before, suddenly became much better.

In fact, it was not Attis' original intention to delay resolving the problem of the Alpine clan once and for all. The conflicts among the princes within the valley were very entangled. The Aylin family branch, which regarded itself as noble, could even fight with any noble because of the blurred boundaries of the fiefdom. , if it hadn’t been dealt with before, it would have been difficult to stop.

The pull with the mountain clan has been a major measure for the valley nobles to resolve internal conflicts for thousands of years. After all, no matter how big the conflict is, the valley knights have the same position when facing this group of barbarians on the Mingyue Mountains.

But these are all measures based on the valley's passive strategy of guarding the blood gate and focusing on internal affairs.

And this situation should be changed based on the valley strategy being completely based on bleeding gate and seizing the river.

The reason why the replacement of the landed knights of the Green Fork River was important was to relieve the long-term territorial disputes within the valley.

After acquiring the more fertile Riverland territory, the wealthy knights who originally had territories in the valley would even choose to sell the land to other nobles, or have no interest in it. Although this group of valley knights is considered a minority among the new feudal knights, But after all, there is still considerable quantitative support that cannot be ignored.

Although the previous territorial disputes caused by the branch of the Arryn family had a great impact, compared to the previous bloody conflicts between the knights guarding the Arryn Valley, the scenes were much more relaxed and gentle.

This Cofu Marco knew that everything was difficult at the beginning, but he wanted the Marco family to be the leader of the plan. He really looked like a reckless, spoiled noble child.

But the Marco family is a traditional military aristocracy, and the Ke Fu in front of him does not look like a spoiled heir. This kind of clear opinion and understanding is probably rare in the conservative valley.

"You can try it," Attis nodded and said, "But you have to follow your father's opinion. I will write him a letter and do it well, Cofu Marko. I agree with your suggestion." He Kefu Marko, who watched Gulu drinking, walked out of the hall with a smile.

Punk and Vardis saw Artis going out and bowed to him. Seeing the Duke's happy expression, they relaxed immediately.

Kefu put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at the empty hall in a daze.

Melisandre leaned against the edge of the bed with a pale face. The ruby ​​was dim. For the first time, her red robe was velvet. Her hands were hidden under the robe and wrapped tightly.

The bed was also tightly closed. The emptiness of her body made her feel that R'hllor was farther away from her than ever before.

The feeling of uneasiness was like a red robe, clinging to her body and wrapping her heart.

The door "clicked" and Maqiro exhaled hot air and felt the heat in the room.

"So hot?" Moqorro looked at Melisandre, who seemed to be shivering, in surprise, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you?"

Melisandre smiled, and her smile was pale and rippled, "Mortals are mortals after all, and the fragility of the body is the price of magic."

"Shadows in the cave? And fire?" Moqorro asked, his dark skin showed no expression.

Melisandre nodded slightly, and her smile was fleeting.

The ruby ​​shone faintly, and the red-robed woman panted slightly, her face flushed a little.

The voice of the servant beside Atis came from outside the door, "Master Atis wants to see you, the red-robed messenger of Volantis."

Before Moqorro could react, the door was pushed open by Amber, and Atis Arryn walked into the room.

"Duke Atis." Melisandre nodded slightly, and Moqorro also lowered his head.

Amber raised her eyebrows slightly to Moqorro, pointing her finger outward, and the red-robed monk immediately understood and walked out of the door.

The door was closed, and Artis approached the red-robed woman. "The valley thanks you, Lady Melisandre," he sat on a low stool beside him, "The Burning Tribe is indeed obedient to you and your ability." Artis' eyes moved slightly.

"Compared to the might of the Lord of Light, these are all small tricks hidden in the shadows, and the price you pay is to watch yourself being buried in the shadows by darkness." The ruby ​​on Melisandre's chest became more and more brilliant, and her tone became more and more sincere and firm.

Artis did not fully understand Melisandre's mumbling, but at least he knew that using small tricks would require a certain price.

"Your purpose, or rather, the Red God's purpose, is not clear, Melisandre," Artis did not intend to be polite and went straight to the point, "You said you wanted to stop the long night, but I get up early every day, and the dawn light is always more gorgeous and beautiful. If you come all the way from Asshai just for this reason, I don't understand." Melisandre stretched out her hand to touch Artis's arm. Unlike before, Atis felt the coldness of the red-robed woman's body temperature. The ruby ​​shone brightly, her hand went down along her arm and held Atis's hand, but her body temperature gradually warmed up. Atis was no longer surprised. He stared at the red-robed woman, wanting to hear her response. "Artis Arryn, you have been in the sun for too long, so you ignore the hidden shadows," Melisandre approached the Duke of the Eyrie, and her red eyes seemed to be accompanied by the ability to charm, which could easily make people fall into it. "The long night is approaching. First, the long winter will take away the warmth of the world, and then the endless night will rob the last light." She put her face close to Atis, her red lips slightly opened, and the fragrance lingered in her nose. "Only you will have the true power of the King of Light. You are the agent of the King of Light in the world. I am the servant of the King of Light and also your servant. You can enjoy me to your heart's content, enjoy my magic, and regard me as a dagger in the shadows, burning life to fight against ghosts and ghosts, and be the enemy of all your enemies." Melisandre kissed Atis' lips and touched Atis's clothes with both hands. The tempting lips were forcibly separated, and Melisandre met Atis's calm eyes. "I am the Duke of the Eyrie, the Eastwarden of the Seven Kingdoms, Artis of the Arryn family," Artis Arryn muttered, "If I am anyone's agent, I can only be the king's agent, Lady Melisandre, the Red Woman from Asshai, remember this," he let go of Melisandre, "After all, it is as high as glory."

Artis bowed slightly, "I express my highest gratitude to the Red God on behalf of the countless innocent people who died in the disputes between the Mountain Clan and the Valley Knights, the ancestors, the Andals, and the followers of the Seven Gods, and I also thank you, Melisandre." He paused for a few seconds and wanted to turn around and leave.

"It makes sense for the Lord of Light to let me see the cave of believers before the comet falls," Melisandre said behind him, very calmly. "The ancestors of the Burning Tribe showed me this great deed."

Artis turned around, "What great deed?"

Melisandre climbed off the bed, leaned close to Artis's cheek, and gently said a word, a familiar and distant word.

"Dragon."

Attis' pupils shrank suddenly, and he looked at the red-robed woman next to him.

Pia's tears could not stop flowing down her cheeks, and she hugged Rosalin.

"My father, and my relatives, why are they..." Pia cried non-stop, and her clothes looked messy.

Rosalin stared straight ahead blankly, holding Pia with both hands, at a loss.

"I don't know." Rosalin only responded with this sentence, and her mind was just blank.

"Lynn, I still have Lynn." Pia looked at Rosalin tremblingly, and gradually calmed down, "Lynn Corbray will protect me, he will."

Rosalin suddenly thought of something, she held Pia Frey's wrist, "Pia, you are the Lady of the Twins now, Pia."

Pia's distracted eyes gradually cleared up, "Yes, I am the Lady of the Twins. I am worthy of Lynn, who is the heir of Heart City and a great noble in the valley."

"What are you thinking about?" Rosalin frowned and looked at Pia Frey, who was losing her mind in her words, uneasily, "You can't be so hasty in your marriage, Pia," she thought of Artis, "We are all Artis's people now, shouldn't we obey his arrangements?"

Pia pushed Rosalin away, "Only you slept with him, Rosalin Frey, I am not his person, I am his hostage." She realized that her voice was a little high-pitched, lowered her voice, and said to Rosalin Frey.

Rosalin looked at Pia in disbelief, she was speechless.

Sir Shufu pushed open the bedroom door and looked at the two girls, "It's time to set off, Miss Rosalin, Lady Pia Frey."

"Where is Artis?" Rosalin stood up and asked.

"Master Artis still has important matters to deal with, so he may take a while to get to the Twins. Please go first." Shufu looked at Rosalin with a little apology and nodded.

"Let's go. I can't wait." Pia Frey rushed out of the bedroom, leaving behind her back.

Shufu looked at her back, his eyes became cold.

"Miss Rosalin, thank you for defending Master Artis when you speak outside." Shufu suddenly said this, which made Rosalin a little scared.

"Of course, I love him." Rosalin lowered her head, her voice was very soft, and she didn't even dare to admit it in front of others.

Shufu looked at Rosalin with a little sympathy and stretched out his hand, "I will take you out with the etiquette of a knight, Miss Rosalin, it's time to set off to your own home."

Rosalin nodded, put her hand on Shufu's arm armor, and followed him out.

All the way down the mountain, without seeing Artis, Rosalin hung her head in loneliness. She tried to ask herself to be strong in her heart, she could face these bad things alone.

Pia kept making trouble along the way, and the sadness of the death of her relatives seemed to dissipate quickly. Rosalin didn't want to look at her, or even hear her voice.

Artis stood on the tower of the Eagle's Nest, watching the girl from Frey leave his sight from afar, lowered his eyes, and turned back.

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