Night has fallen, the wind is strong, and the undercurrent of the sea occasionally stirs up huge waves. An anchored long ship is anchored here, and the surrounding wind and waves seem to have nothing to do with it.
The sailors and gunmen on the ship didn't seem to care about the situation outside, and were just doing what they had to do.
In a room in the bottom cabin, a childish boy looked at the beautiful woman who slipped in silently, and asked softly: "Can you give me something to eat? Water is also fine."
After being knocked unconscious by a sap, the boy opened his eyes and found that he was tied here and lived a life of starvation for three days and eight meals.
Usually those who deliver meals are dark and thin sailors, but this is the first time that this beautiful woman appears in the boy's eyes.
"Of course there is no problem, you are shocked."
The beautiful woman looked unusually arrogant when she came in, but after she spoke, she lowered her eyebrows and became submissive. She walked up to the boy in a few steps, took out a dagger from her boot, and cut the rope that bound him.
The boy was a little dazed and didn't understand what this beautiful woman was doing.
"Shh! I'm here to rescue you, Your Majesty Tommen, please come with me."
It turns out that the boy is Tommen I Baratheon, who was searched by thousands of people.
In the past month, the three major forces including Stannis, the Lion Alliance, and the River Kingdom have sent hundreds of riders to scour the northern part of the royal territory in order to find the missing Tommen.
More than a dozen castles, including Crow Roost Castle, Antler Castle, and even the ruined Duskendale City, changed hands repeatedly, just to dig deep and dig deep to find the missing king.
The boy's eyes were so hungry that his lips were chapped. After hearing that someone was coming to rescue him, he used the last bit of strength in his body and followed the beautiful woman out of this compartment that was obviously a cargo hold.
The two slipped through the corridor quietly. The beautiful woman took Tommen to a place similar to a kitchen and found some moldy food and "clean water". The boy wolfed it down, completely ignoring the rotten food and the smell of the water.
After swallowing the last bite of food, Tommen said: "I have regained my strength, let's escape quickly!"
He no longer knew how long he had been trapped here, he only knew that he might be on the ship. Now that a rescuer suddenly came, Tommen was naturally full of hope.
This must be the person sent by mother!
The plump and charming woman smiled slightly and said, "Okay, please come with me."
The boy followed the woman out of the room, walking around in the dim passages and corridors, and finally stopped in front of a door somewhere.
"You can go out by opening this door. Your Majesty, please go first."
The boy couldn't hide the joy on his young face. He walked to the door and opened it.
Before he could react, a kick suddenly came from behind and kicked him into the room, and then the sound of locking the door sounded.
"Bastards born from incest only deserve to drink dog urine!"
After saying these words, Tyene Sand spat towards the door and turned to look for her sisters.
It took Tommen a long time to figure out what was going on. When he realized that what he had just drank was dog urine, he felt a wave of nausea welling up in his stomach.
Wow!
What he ate was vomited out again, along with some gastric juices.
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Tyene—one of the illegitimate daughters of the Red Viper—walked to the largest room in the upper cabin and pushed the door open.
There were three women in the room, sitting or standing in different postures.
The two of them looked similar to Triene, and they were both stunning beauties, but in front of the most beautiful one, they turned into mere green leaves.
The most beautiful one is naturally the eldest daughter of Prince Doran, Arianne Nameros Martell.
She has the common olive skin of Rhoynar people, but it is smoother and more delicate. Her facial features seem to be carved by the most outstanding sculptor, three-dimensional yet soft at the same time.
What makes Tyene and her three cousins even more jealous is that Arianne's figure is extremely plump, round where it should be, and perky where it should be.
"Feed him rotten rice and dog urine." Tyene reported to her sisters.
"In the current situation, it is impossible for us to take Tommen out of Blackwater Bay. It is better to kill him as soon as possible to avoid any accidents." Obaya, one of Tyene's sisters, expressed her thoughts.
In addition to searching on land, some of the longships of the Redwyne fleet were blocked near Dragonstone, and some of the longships were searching throughout the Blackwater Bay.
"But father asked us to bring back a complete, living king so that Tywin could confess to the world and admit that he sent people to murder children and weak women." Tyene stared at her cousin, knowing full well that Arianne was the one who killed her.
The one who calls the shots.
After the results of the Battle of Duskendale reached Sunspear, Oberyn the Red Viper sent his niece Arianne and three Sand Snakes north to capture Tommen.
The extremely intelligent Prince Oberyn was a versatile scholar in both civil and military fields. He once studied in the Academy and obtained five collars when he was in his twenties, breaking the record held by maesters for thousands of years.
After carefully analyzing the situation, the Red Viper believed that the little devil who was as smart as him would not be able to hide Tommen in a small castle in the north of the king's territory, because sooner or later the hostile forces would find him. In addition, Duskendale
The city is close to the sea, so he concluded that the little devil sent his nephew to the Cape Marseille peninsula across the bay.
Cape Marseille and Crab Peninsula are the two "arms" surrounding Blackwater Bay. However, because the terrain of Cape Marseille is too narrow and there are only two small castles, namely Sharp Point and Shiyang Castle, they do not attract attention.
After listening to her uncle's advice, Arianne led her people from Sunspear and headed straight to Cape Marseilles, then landed at the Point. After a few days of extensive inspection, they found Tommen and others.
The target was successfully achieved, but retreat was not so easy.
The Redwyne fleet blocked the exit throat of Blackwater Bay and near Dragonstone, preventing Dorne's ship from getting out.
Arianne had no choice but to let the captain drive the longship to float around the Blackwater Bay to avoid Stannis and Redwin's warships.
Nymeria, the last bastard daughter of the Red Viper, said: "I think it is better to take Tommen ashore. Now that the three parties are competing for the king's territory, we are safe with the noblest hostage."
Tyene, who advocates not killing, also agrees with this view, "We don't have much fresh water, it's time to go ashore. Tommen can't be killed yet, we have to let my father deal with him."
Arianne, who looked arrogant, glanced coldly at Tyene, who had the best relationship with her: "Why are you so cowardly? Isn't he just a Lannister bastard? Is there anything you dare not kill?"
"That's right!" Obaya, who advocated killing Tommen, stood up with her arms folded. "When they killed their aunt and cousin, did they ever have the same kindness as you two?"
The four people had two opposite opinions, which made the situation a bit awkward.
After thinking over and over, Arianne slammed the table and said, "Kill, kill now! Stick our Dornish spear on the corpse and place it in a conspicuous area of the king's territory, so that the lions can also experience the pain of losing their loved ones.
taste!"
Tyene and Nymeria looked at each other and asked their cousin: "What will we do after we kill him? We may not even be able to escape from Blackwater Bay."
Arianne obviously had her own ideas, "Let's take people ashore and find the Dragon Holder. We'll take a look at his dragon first and then make any plans."
She considers herself to be the future master of Dorne, and she will ride a dragon to conquer the world in the future.
"My father and uncle didn't respond to the Dragon Holder's request to send troops. Will he be angry because of this and take us hostage or something?" Obaya asked.
"Why don't you have any knowledge?" A trace of contempt appeared on Arianne's beautiful face, "Tommen is the only hub of the existence of the Lion Alliance. The one who will gain the most from killing him is the Dragon Holder. This person has no time to thank us.
, how can it be possible to be our enemy?"
Unlike the Six Northern Realms, the order of succession in Dorne only depends on birth order, not gender.
Therefore, Arianne is the legitimate first heir of Dorne. She has been educated by the prince since she was a child to govern the people and govern the country.
The three sand snakes looked at each other and had no choice but to accept their cousin's arrangement.
The four girls put on their weapons and walked together to the room where Tommen was kept.
After Tyene unlocked the door, Arianne and others filed in.
The boy who was still vomiting looked at the four women who came in with a blank look on his face.
"Look at his innocent and bitchy look, he seems like a really innocent child."
Obaya cursed, took out the knife from her waist, and wiped it back and forth on her smooth arm twice.
"Let's do it together! We Dornish people are all one big family, and we will avenge ourselves together." Arianne ordered.
So the four women stepped forward together and began to act recklessly.
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Ten days later, sow horns.
Five hundred cavalrymen and one thousand infantrymen carrying white twin-tower flags entered the Hejian Army's camp one after another. Judging from the untidy marching ranks, this was a newly formed army.
Moreover, the mail armor, plate and chain armor, and helmets worn by the soldiers were of different styles, and many of them had dents and marks. At first glance, they looked like armor ripped from the dead.
The combat effectiveness of such soldiers is worrying, but they are a strong boost to Arthur.
After several discussions, the River King re-established an alliance with his most powerful vassal, the Frey family:
The Twins City has always provided Arthur with an army of about 5,000 men and a dozen powerful knights; after acquiring Crowtree City, the number of soldiers will be one thousand more; the two territories must provide as many soldiers as possible at par.
food.
The Frey family also got a lot. In addition to the previously agreed territory and the title of Duke of the Twins, the lame Rosso officially wrote a noble illegitimate son into the covenant.
The specific point is that Arthur must give birth to a boy with a certain Freyr girl, and, as Aegon IV did, declare it to the whole realm, legalizing the child and turning it into a noble bastard with the same status as a legitimate child.
There is no way for a noble illegitimate child to inherit the throne if there is a legitimate child.
But according to Targaryen tradition, the king's brothers and uncles often serve as prime ministers. Brothers who are legitimate children often have titles such as "Prince of Summerhall" and "Prince of Dragonstone". Noble illegitimate children have a lower status and receive the title of duke.
But it can also serve as the king's hand. For example, Brynden Rivers, Duke of Bloodraven, served as Prime Minister for a long time and was extremely powerful.
If Arthur can really get the Iron Throne, then the Frey family will really make a lot of money from this huge gamble.
At least the family status will be improved to the level second only to the seven major feudal families.
And in terms of strength, it has firmly established itself as the first family in the Hejian Land.
You know, the strength of the two Vance families is not very impressive, but when outsiders mention the great nobles of the Riverlands, the Vance are always ranked alongside the Frey, Bracken, Blackwood and other families. The reason is Traveling Rest City
A branch of the Vance family, the Vance family in Alan City is also an earl family.
After reaching a new agreement, Twin River City quickly sent such an army, allowing the King of the River to expand his military strength.
Chinese army tent.
The newly arrived 1,500 soldiers only made King Hejian happy for a short time. A pair of very difficult people to deal with were brought to him.
Lockhot shouted carelessly: "Your Majesty, although I didn't find the child, I brought you a female knight who is about the same height as you. It will definitely be exciting for you to ride on it. She is also worth a lot of golden dragons!"
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The female knight Locke was talking about was Brienne of Tarth, who had previously pledged her allegiance to Sansa Stark and was sent out to find Arya.
Next to Brienne, who is wearing plate armor, is Jaime, one of the golden twins.
It's just that James, who used to be handsome and handsome, is now shabby. The porcelain and gilded plate armor of the Kingsguard has been removed from his body, and he only wears a shabby black robe.
What makes this Lannister even more unable to lift his head is that his right hand has been chopped off and is hanging in front of him.
James' lifelong dream is to become a great knight who will leave his name in history, and being selected into the Kingsguard has strengthened this dream.
At the tourney in 281, Tywin had arranged for Jaime to marry Lysa, the second daughter of Duke Hoster, and had agreed with the Tully family on the time to start an army to support the crown prince Rhaegar to rebel against the Mad King.
The situation at that time was that the Riverlands had already formed a semi-alliance with the North, plus the West, and Rhaegar's wife Dorne, the four realms supported Rhaegar. The attitude of the other three realms was unclear, and the Mad King could only rely on the royal leadership and the royal fleet.
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It's just that although Mad King Aerys II was crazy, his mind was extremely clear. After not leaving the Red Keep for many years, he also ran to Harrenhal, accepted James, who was full of knight dreams, as a member of the Kingsguard, and brought him to King's Landing.
The city is vaguely used as a hostage.
This not only interrupted the marriage between the Tully family and the Lion family, but also made Lord Tywin afraid of raising an army.
What happened next was very surprising. Rhaegar, who was originally planning to rebel, died fighting to protect his father's throne. The Targaryens temporarily withdrew from the stage of power struggle.
Then Jaime killed the king he swore allegiance to for the half a million civilians in the city, and was nicknamed the "Kingslayer" by Robert and others. This shattered Jaime's dream of becoming a knight, and because of Cersei's marriage
Also unsatisfactory, the two siblings got together, making James further and further away from the spirit of chivalry.
Arthur looked at the regicide whose hand was cut off, "You deserve it too."
Bran and Arya, who had not broken their legs, had almost the same hobbies, but after falling from the tower, Bran's dream was shattered. Jaime's right hand was cut off, and the dream of knighthood was completely shattered, which can be regarded as retribution.
Rock Holt was still chattering about asking for gold.
"These two people are also important people, so I will give you and your men a thousand gold dragons as a reward for your hard work."
After waving Locke out, Arthur ordered Podrick to untie Brienne.
"Sir, Sansa Stark, whom you are loyal to, is currently helping me at Harrenhal. You can choose to find her, or stay here to help me."
Brienne, who looked arrogant, said: "Miss Sansa has another mission for me, so I won't bother you to arrange it for me. Just give me a horse and return my weapons and luggage to me."
Arthur nodded in agreement and sent Podrick to take the female knight to do this.
As for James, the River King didn't say much to him.
It was his own choice to push the child Bran off the tower. Every decision in life has a destiny-determined reward.
After Arthur ordered people to strictly guard the regicide, James, who was in despair, was also taken out of the tent.
"The messenger from Dorne asks for an audience."
Just as Arthur was about to review the newly arrived Frey soldiers, a guard suddenly broke in.
"Who is it? Is Lord Jason Mallister accompanying you?"
Since sending the lord of Seaside City to Sunspear two months ago, there has been no news from Dorne.
The guard replied: "The people coming are a group of Dornish spearmen. Their leaders are four women. The leader calls himself Arianne Nameros Martell."
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