Game of Thrones: Dragonborn Comes

Stannis' daughter, Shireen Baratheon, also gave Werther a stuffed bear while docking at the port of Dragonstone for supplies.

Chapter 44 The Wolf's Head on the Chest

Winterfell training ground, coach Sir Roderick Cassel holding a sword to demonstrate attacking skills against a stake, Theon Greyjoy, Jon Snow and Robb Stark three and a half children , all wearing black breastplates engraved with a wolf's head pattern, holding a training sword that has not been sharpened to learn the movements of the instructor.

Two girls, Asha Greyjoy and Sansa Stark, had just finished learning needlework, so they could only stand on the plank path on the second floor beside the training ground to watch.

"Hahaha!"

"Aren't you full? Use all your strength!" Rodrik said loudly, "The enemy won't let you go just because you don't have the strength!"

"I've been practicing for 2 hours, when will it end?" Theon asked.

Jon answered, "My hands are so sore that I can barely lift them."

Theon is the oldest and has a more lively personality. He usually talks the most.

"How about you, Robb?"

Robb Stark didn't answer, and suddenly stopped swinging his sword and stood where he was, looking up at Theon and Jon.

"My badge is vibrating!"

The coach, Roderick Cassel, came over to check after hearing this, and Theon and Jon also walked to Robb's side.

The badge on Robb's chest is the same as the family totem. It is a direwolf head. Everyone is usually envious, but they just envy and have no other ideas. Made of precious ornaments.But they never knew that the badge would vibrate, and were amazed.

The badge vibrated more and more, and it made a crisp sound of "ding ding ding" when it was attached to Robb's breastplate.

Robb stood there at a loss. When his father Ed gave him the badge when he was a child, he only said that it was a Valyrian steel decoration, which was beautiful, and never said that it could be moved.

"I'm going to find the Duke, Theon and you two take good care of Robb." After speaking, the coach Roderick Cassel immediately ran into the inner city to find Ed.

The sound of "ding ding ding" was still going on, and the emblem kept vibrating. Robb reached out and grabbed the gray-black wolf head emblem.

"Don't!" "Don't!" Jon said.

Robb's hand grabbed the badge, and nothing dangerous happened.

Eddard Stark came out with the instructor, followed by Maester Luwin. When Robb saw his father coming, he let go of his hand, and the badge slammed against the breastplate and "ding ding ding" again.

Ed looked at Robb, took the badge in his hand and said:

"When Werther Baratheon gave me the badge, he said that when there is a wave of magic power near the badge, it will vibrate. I also vibrated when I held it in my hand for the first time, but I never moved again. I thought the badge was broken and didn’t care, just said it was a decoration.”

Everyone was relieved, it turned out that the badge had this function, but Ed forgot.

"But the badge is not broken now, which means that there must be magic fluctuations nearby."

A guard rode over, dismounted and saluted Ed, saying:

"Two carriages were found outside the city, heading towards Winterfell. The pattern on the flag of the carriages was a stag with a golden crown and a crown of flames on its head."

The guards didn't recognize the flag, but Ed and the others did.

"A few weeks ago, I received a letter from King Robert. He said that Werther Baratheon would visit the northern border. I didn't expect to arrive so soon." Ed took out a smoky black pocket watch from his pocket and looked at it habitually time.

Maester Luwin: "Every time we go back and forth between King's Landing, we take the King's Road, but the time from King's Landing to White Harbor by speedboat will be much shorter."

Werther's reputation has already spread throughout the country, even to the Eastern Continent. He went to the battlefield at the age of 11, broke through the city with magic, and killed dozens of enemies. At the age of 12, he served as the chief archmage of the kingdom to participate in the imperial meeting, and was awarded the title of honorary bachelor by the academy.Still, some people think that magic is just nonsense, a way King Robert paid his own brother's money.

The boys and girls were very excited to meet the legendary magician.

Steward Vayon Poole stated:

"Do you need to prepare for the ceremony? He is the king's younger brother and the minister of the imperial council."

"No, I know Werther Baratheon pretty well. Before, he didn't talk about pomp wherever he went, and he often didn't even bring a guard with him."

"Not even a bodyguard?" Robb was very surprised. He was educated since he was a child, and every nobleman must have bodyguards to ensure his honor and safety.

"The guards he brought may in turn require him to protect the guards. Let's go, you guys go change your clothes, go tell your mother that there is a guest, and we can pick him up at the door." Ed said After that, he greeted everyone to return to the castle.

Werther sat in the carriage and watched the scenery along the way.

The area of ​​the Northern Territory is very large. The four places of the Valley, the Western Territory, the Royal Land and the Stormland are only about the same size as the Northern Territory. There are few wild animals and woodlands, all are grasslands, and the population is not large.

It wasn't until the agricultural innovation initiated by Werther a few years ago that bachelors from all over the northern border began to lead farmers to reclaim wasteland. Now there are more farmlands, mills, and hotels along the roads in various places.

Winterfell has a longer history than Storm's End. According to legend, it has a history of more than 8000 years. It was built directly on a natural hot spring. Living in it is more comfortable than other places in the North. It has been the Stark family since it was built. The fortress, the weather is good today without snow, and you can see the whole picture of Winterfell.

The entire castle occupies a very large area, with many towers, and there is a village outside the city for farmers to live in.Two layers of thick city walls isolated many different living areas, training grounds, gardens and commercial places in the city. Thousands of officials and soldiers from the northern border and property knights living here lived here.

The inner city is where the Stark family receives, holds meetings and lives. There are also hot water pipes inside to send warmth to each room. The ancient HVAC system is a combination of ancient and modern.

The original old clock tower in the city, under the promotion of Xuecheng a few years ago, has replaced the big copper bell with a huge pointer clock.

Not long after, the onion knight Davos and his son entered Winterfell in a carriage. The guards in the city had received the news and led the carriage to the gate of the inner city to stop.

Werther jumped out of the car, and the thin golden aristocratic robe was blown up by the wind, which seemed out of place with Ed's thick winter clothes.

"Duke Ed!"

"White, aren't you cold?"

"I'm fine, but my wife, Nymeria, and her younger sister, Tyene, are both sick. They are Dornish, and they are very uncomfortable with the weather here."

Nymeria and Tyene were dressed thickly, Werther helped the two of them get off the carriage slowly, Tyene was holding a teddy bear in her hand, and the pale faces of the two looked at Ed salute.

The few children behind Ed also saluted. They knew that it was obviously not suitable to talk at this time, and they seemed very rude.Asha and Theon looked at Werther a little bit dodgingly. They had seen Uncle Victarion who was frozen into an ice sculpture by Werther before.

Werther sensed the necklace on Robb's chest, and the white light in his hand lit up. He pushed the lock of the internal mechanism of the wolf's head necklace, and the wolf's hair emitted a burst of white light and stopped the vibration.

After seeing this, everyone realized that it was Werther who turned off the vibration of the necklace, not that the necklace was broken.

"This is the onion knight Davos Seaworth and his sons. My second brother specially asked them to take charge of my itinerary."

Davos took several sons to salute Ed. When the two were doing justice, they missed each other until the victory of the war and never met each other. However, they went to the battlefield together in the war against Greyjoy. Greet each other.

Originally, Ed thought they were grooms hired by Werther, mainly because Davos was ordinary-looking, thin, wearing a thick winter coat and wearing a hat, but Ed didn't recognize him at all. This is also the talent of smugglers. Zhang public face.

Ashara jumped out of the carriage with a "hey" sound. She was considered a Dornishman, but she was still full of energy. It was probably Ed's blood that played a role.She was wrapped in a black fur coat and a long white fur hat on her head, wrapped like a rice dumpling, only her black hair and two sword hilts were exposed from the back of her neck.

"This is my mage apprentice, Ashara Dayne." Werther introduced to everyone, mainly Ed.

After Ashara said hello, Ed looked at Ashara and was speechless for a while, but Werther reminded him with various small actions.

"Go ahead to keep warm. My wife, Caitlin Tully, is asking the maids to prepare dinner." Ed was a little flustered, and hurriedly called the guards to bring over bread and salt.

Chapter 45 Secret Talk

A small banquet was held in the castle, with the three families of Ed, Werther, Davos and Ed's close ministers. The meals were very rich, including bread, fried fish, grilled meat and vegetables, as well as fresh pickles.

Werther was talking to Ed about the purpose of the trip:

"Robert asked me to bring you a message!"

Werther seldom drank, because his capacity for alcohol was really bad, and after being drunk by Ed, his speech was a bit messy, so he hiccupped and said:

"Robert asked me to go to Lyanna's grave for him."

"Let's go after eating." Ed understood that Werther couldn't come all the way to discuss this matter, and some things had to be discussed in a secret place, and the family cemetery underground in Winterfell was a good place.

Werther took out a small glass bottle from his body, sprinkled the powder inside on the fried fish, took a bite, and handed the bottle to Ed.

"The dragon pepper produced in Dorn has a unique aroma and spicy taste. You will sweat all over after eating it. Try it."

Ed took the bottle and learned from Werther to sprinkle some on his fried fish. He ate it in one bite. It was spicy and had a special fragrance. It was much more delicious than the lemon juice and salt seasoning before. After a while, his face began to swell Red, followed by sweat on his head.

"Comfortable! Is the price expensive? Get me some more."

"The price of a bottle of Fire Dragon Pepper Powder is a bit high, but it's not too expensive if you don't put too much each time. The ones with lower quality are cheaper, and the commoners in Dorne can also eat them. I have others You can try a few more spices." After finishing speaking, Werther took out a few small bottles.

"Dragon pepper powder can't get wet, so the price includes the bottle, but this bottle can be recycled for money. I'll ask Nymeria to talk to you about it."

The agriculture in Westeros is booming. When people can eat enough, they will think about eating well, and the spice business begins to flourish.Werther negotiated a deal with Ed again, and the Stark family will start selling Dorne's spices.

Caitlin Tully is chatting with Nymeria and Tyene.

Tyene hugged the teddy bear and leaned listlessly in Nymeria's arms:

"It's the first time I came to the north, and my whole body is not well."

Caitlin: "The Dornish merchant fleet has been to White Harbor before, and this happened to them too, and it will be fine in a few days."

Nymeria was also listless: "I heard about this when I was in Sunspear City. Later, the merchants only went to King's Landing Port to unload and transfer goods, and no longer came to the north in person."

Caitlin ordered the maid to remove the wine from the two girls and bring some hot honey water.

"Don't drink alcohol during this time, it's better to drink some hot honey water."

In the mainland of Westeros, anyone under the age of 16 is considered a child. Generally, children are not at the main table at banquets, and there is a separate table for children.Unless there are no other adults in the family, you can serve as the family representative at the main table.

There are many children in Ed's family, and another Ashara Dayne came. When they entered the room and took off the cloak, they all saw clearly that this girl who was about their age was carrying two swords on her back, so they became interested.

Theon, Robb, and Jon's face thinned when they saw a strange girl, and they urged their sister Asha Greyjoy to talk to them.

"How old are you this year?"

"10 years old, born in 283." Ashara's character is that she can chat everywhere, but now she is a little more reserved as a guest.

"Just a few months older than Robb, is your sword a real sword or a training sword?"

"It's all true, one cuts beasts, the other cuts people." Speaking of this, Ashara also got excited, ran to get the sword from the shelf at the door, and threw the sword on the dining table when she came back, and immediately pulled it out for everyone to see .

"This is a sword for cutting wild beasts. The beasts are big and have no armor, so the sword has blood grooves on one side and barbs. This one is for cutting people. The blade is thicker and not easy to break, but two swords are used for chopping. Anyone can do it." After Ashara finished speaking, she picked up a piece of barbecue and ate it into her mouth.

Several people were attracted, picked up the sword and looked and touched, even Sansa came over, seeing that Ashara was not much older than herself, she was wielding swords and embroidering flowers every day, and asked weakly: "Then what are you doing?" Did you ever get into a fight with anyone?"

Ashara still had meat in her mouth: "Beat it."

Several boys started booing one after another. They didn't believe her. A 10-year-old girl was fighting with others, and even made an appointment to practice at the training ground tomorrow day. The relationship between them quickly drew closer.

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After dinner, Werther followed Ed down to the dark cemetery, and a few magic lights flew onto the wall, making the underground cemetery as bright as day for the first time.

Facing the statue in front of Lyanna Stark's tomb, Werther said what Robert had explained, and then said to Ed:

"There are three things coming this time. The first one is Ashara Dayne. She doesn't know you are her father yet. What are you going to do?"

Ed thought for a while: "I'll tell her myself tomorrow."

"Let me tell her first. She told her when she was a child that I know who her father is. But how do you explain to Caitlin Tully?" Werther guessed that Ed would definitely confess with his personality.

"Let's be honest."

really.

"One lie will give birth to countless lies. It was because of the war that led to today's situation. Caitlin Tully should understand." Ed was very calm, and he was already prepared for this day.

"The second thing is about Asha and Theon sisters."

Ed was shocked; "Didn't Robert pardon the siblings? It's been so many years, why now?"

"You misunderstood. The Greyjoy family has already been deprived of their noble titles. Although you treat them as your own, what will happen to them when they grow up? Will the descendants of a great nobleman be willing to remain a commoner forever? This matter In fact, it is related to another pair of siblings."

Ed didn't understand: "What's Robert's plan?"

"You should strictly train their siblings first. Back then, when the elder brother Lao committed suicide, the two children of the Targaryen family fled to the Eastern Continent. Recently Robert asked about this matter, and the intelligence chief Varys said that in the Eastern Continent, someone has already made public The occasion calls them Prince Viserys and Princess Daenerys! These two siblings are now growing up and becoming uncertainties.

One of my missions to the Eastern Continent this time is to investigate the situation of the two of them. If there is any abnormality, I will kill them. If there is no abnormality, Robert will let them live a good life.But they were afraid that someone would provoke and instigate them, so they had to put someone beside them. The Greyjoy siblings were very good candidates when Brother Robert ordered the whole family to be killed, and their identity and background would not easily arouse suspicion. "

"How to do it?" Ed also admitted that he and Robert were soft-hearted back then and did not send anyone to hunt them down, but now that they have grown up, they will not soften their hearts when they treat adult Ed.

"Tomorrow, I will personally talk to Asha sister and brother. This matter requires their active participation."

Werther said so on his lips, but what he thought in his heart was;

[Jorah Mormont earned money, was not smuggled and was exiled. He will not meet "Dragon Mother" Daenerys in the future. Now he has two children and takes care of them every day on Bear Island.So someone must be sent to protect the "Dragon Mother", at least she can't die before she hatches the three dragons!

After the dragon hatches, grab the little dragon. Even if you kill three little dragons, you can absorb three dragon souls to eat Dunlong broth, and then you can kill Daenerys according to the situation.However, the time is too long and there are too many variables, and we have to take one step at a time.

As for Viserys, I am not afraid of his Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon. 】

"If the two brothers and sisters of Asha agree, I will arrange training here. What is the last thing?" Ed was mentally prepared. The first two things were more troublesome than the other, and the last thing might be Several people will die.

"Help find a kid named Jojen Reed, and then give him this thing and send him to King's Landing School of Magic." Werther gave Ed a dice made of Valyrian steel, which was a token of admission to the school.

"this one?"

"That's it! People in the northern border, I don't go to him directly, but ask for someone from the Duke of the northern border. It's a normal procedure, and his father, Howland Reed, is still your good friend." Werther did not mention the incident of the Tower of Bliss back then. .

Ed: "Your school has countless people who want to get in but can't get in. You haven't even met Holland Reed's son, so he just enrolled?"