Chapter 176 Daenerys riding a dragon and running away
In the corner of the merchant's house, Janos Bracken, Lyman Ramon, Hans Ramon and others who were drinking out of boredom all turned their attention to Jorah Mormont who entered the store.
This group of people got off the boat from Saltworks Town and drifted all the way to Pentos. After more than a month, they arrived at Volantis from the sea.
But due to the turmoil in Slaver's Bay, no ship here dares to go to Meereen, and even no captain is willing to go to Astapor, the southernmost tip of Slaver's Bay, because it is ruled by the Butcher King Corleone.
This group of people had rested here for almost a week and were at a loss. When they came to the tavern to inquire about news all day long, they saw Jorah Mormont who had also come to Volantis to investigate the situation in Westeros.
Hans whispered to the clan leader Lyman: "That's him, Jorah, the lord of Bear Island. I met him once when I was fighting in Pike City."
During the Greyjoy Rebellion, Jorah Mormont was knighted for his valor in battle. Later, at the tourney held at Lannisport to celebrate this victory, Ser Jorah won an almost impossible victory.
competition, won the crown of love and beauty, and dedicated it to Lynyce Hightower.
That night, he proposed to Earl Leyton Hightower and married the prodigal Lynys. What happened after that was very tragic.
The land in the north was barren and the yields were not abundant, so Ser Jorah quickly spent all his family savings, but his wife continued to maintain a high standard of living.
In order to make money, Jorah had to sell poachers to the Tyrosh as slaves, which was illegal.
In order to avoid becoming a night watchman or being beheaded by Lord Eddard, he could only take his wife into exile.
Unable to bear the life of exile, Lynys soon betrayed him and fell in love with a prince of Lys.
Genos shook his head and sighed: "It's pitiful for a count, whose territory is not small, to be corrupted to this extent by a woman."
He is on the verge of losing his territory, so he is unusually sympathetic to Ser Jorah.
Little Lyman rolled his eyes, "I heard that he is fighting for the Dragon Queen Daenerys, why don't we go and get in touch with him."
Since Jorah could come here from Meereen, there would naturally be a boat back. Little Lyman's idea was to take the boat.
"That's fine!" Janos Bracken nodded, and then ordered Hans to go and recruit Jorah and others.
He was the oldest among this group of people and had the highest status before, so he was implicitly regarded as the talker.
Jorah and others had just found an empty table to sit down under the gaze of everyone in the tavern, when they saw a middle-aged warrior walking towards them.
"I would like to say hello to you on behalf of my lord, Lord Jorah Mormont. Could you please move over and have a drink with my lord?" Hans said politely.
Jorah the Bear looked in the direction from which the middle-aged warrior came, and saw two people dressed as Westeros nobles, one large and one small, and several of their followers.
The older noble has dark brown hair, black eyes, and is not very tall. He is a standard descendant of the ancestors, and he has a proud look on his face.
Although the coat of arms on his body was hidden, he looked like a noble who had been in power for a long time.
Most of the ancestral nobles of Westeros were in the North. As a Yankee, Jorah knew more or less Northern Earls of this level.
Then this person can only be the governor of the ancestors of the Riverlands or Valley.
He knows Bronze Yohn of the Royce family, and Lord Blackwood of Crowtree City doesn't seem to have black eyes, so...
Jorah the Big Bear has roughly guessed who this person is.
"no problem."
He first nodded to the middle-aged warrior Hans, then ordered the mercenary who followed him to order something to eat at the table, and then headed to Janos Bracken with the middle-aged warrior.
"May the gods bless you, Ser Jorah."
Genos and others first greeted the big bear.
"Same wish, Lord Genos."
Jorah was not polite, said hello, nodded to little Lyman, sat down, reached out and poured himself a glass of expensive-looking wine.
Old Bracken saw that the Lord of Bear Island had guessed his identity, so he directly entered the topic and asked the big bear if he could take them to see Queen Daenerys.
"No problem, as long as you tell me the situation in Westeros in detail. My queen lacks this knowledge."
Jorah took a swig of wine and made his own terms.
The situation was something everyone knew, and there was no need to keep it a secret. Genos and Lyman each directly told Jorah Mormont about the situation in the Western Continent with one sentence.
"...That's it. The Targaryens already have the firm support of the Riverlands and the Reach, and Dorne and the North will soon surrender."
Genos pointed at Jorah, then at himself, and whispered: "As long as the Dragon Queen behind you joins forces with King Arthur I to restore the glory of the Targaryen dynasty, it will be like..."
Although his eldest nephew Arthur has captured King's Landing and has won the strongest support from the people of the River, Genos, who did not receive any orders, still decided to go according to the original plan.
So he revealed a hint of Arthur's idea of alliance with Daenerys Stormborn on the spot.
Jorah looked at the group of people he met in surprise, wondering if it was really such a coincidence?
So he also whispered: "There are many people here, let's go inside."
After another drink, Jorah returned to his original position.
The two waves of people pretended to be just acquaintances and left the merchant's house one after another.
In the inn where Janos and others stayed temporarily, Jorah and Arthur's envoy talked in detail all afternoon until the sun set.
"It just so happens that my queen also intends to form an alliance with the Dragon Party forces in Westeros."
Jorah is currently very happy because he completed the task assigned to him by the queen ahead of schedule and may have gained a reliable ally.
"Let's go back now and compare the situation in the Western Continent with Arthur I..."
The more Big Bear talks, the more he feels something is wrong. If the Queen forms an alliance with the Dragon Holder like this, how will the Iron Throne be distributed?
Can two people sit on one chair?
What's more, Jorah himself is a little thoughtful, and he also wants to marry the queen.
If the situation is reported back to Meereen at this time, and an alliance is concluded between the two parties, according to the tradition of the Targaryen family, Queen Dany should marry that Arthur.
"But the situation in Volantis is unclear. If the newly elected three giants are two tigers and one elephant or even three tigers, then there will be many obstacles in the way for the queen to return home." Big Bear pretended to be thinking about Daenerys.
"Then what should we do? Shall we wait for the election in Volantis to end?" Little Lyman asked bluntly.
After pondering for a moment, Jorah Mormont replied: "You are right, my lord, the election is not far away anyway. We will just wait. When the time comes, we will bring the exact news back to Meereen and let my queen make a decision."
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He kept emphasizing "my queen" in front of this group of river nobles, trying to widen the distance between the two groups of people.
A queen and a king who has taken over King's Landing are as likely to be incompatible as tigers in the mountains.
The seasoned Genos sensed the change in Jorah Mormont's attitude, so he pretended to cater to him and said: "What Sir said is absolutely true. We have plenty of time anyway, so we might as well stop here and wait. By the way, you live in
Where? Do you need us to arrange a room here?"
Jorah had something on his mind and naturally did not want to have too much contact with this group of people, so he declined the proposal and left the hotel with his men.
When Little Lyman and others returned from seeing off their guests, Genos called Little Lyman and Hans, who were qualified to participate in the decision, to his room.
"Did you hear what he said before and after? There must be a reason for his sudden change of words." Old Bracken touched his bald chin and analyzed.
Little Lyman was still thinking about it, but Hans nodded in agreement with the lord: "Yes, I have indeed changed my mind. Although Volantis may let the Tiger Party take power, if Stormborn leaves Slaver's Bay, then the Dragon Queen will not be with this place.
There isn't much of a conflict, at best it's just a roadblock. What's more, the followers of the Red God here seem to regard Daenerys as the reincarnation of the savior. With R'hllor's influence in Volantis, it is unlikely that the three giants will fight with each other.
The Dragon Queen goes to war."
The beliefs of the Volantis are very complex. The nobles living in the Eastern District are often believers of the ancient gods of Valyria, and the three chief consuls usually come from here.
But the influence of the Lord of Light R'hllor is also great. About half of the one hundred thousand slave soldiers here are followers of R'hllor. The largest temple of the Lord of Light in the world - the Temple of Lohra
——Also in Volantis, Benero, the supreme priest of the Red God, is stationed at the Temple of Lohra.
Little Lyman reacted after being reminded, and echoed his two companions: "It seems that Sir Jorah is not reliable. Why don't we go directly to Stormborn."
It is very impolite to call a higher-level king, lord, etc. by their first name, but the Dragon Queen is not their king, so this group of people often refer to Daenerys as Stormborn.
Genos waved his hand gently, "No, we don't have a boat, how can we get to Slaver's Bay? Priest Benero of the Temple of R'hllor firmly believes that Stormborn is the reincarnation of Azor Ahai and a hero who saves the world.
.I think they would be happy to do something for the Dragon Queen."
Ravens are a method of long-distance transmission of information in Westeros. Various exchanges in the free trade area are more frequent, so there must be a mature communication system.
So Genos's idea was to ask the high-status Supreme Priest of the Red God to help deliver the letter and directly present Arthur I's ideas and conditions in front of Daenerys.
If possible, Genos would also like to meet the Dragon Queen, so that he can give an explanation to his eldest nephew in the future.
This group of people came here to do this, so they took advantage of the night and went to the DC area to find the Temple of R'hllor. After reporting their intentions to the "Hands of Fire", the sect's armed force of the Lord of Light, they obtained Benero.
Interview with the High Priest.
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The Red Keep, King's Landing, Margaery's Room in Maegor's House.
Dozens of candles burned in their candlesticks, dispersing the darkness of the room.
A female shoemaker's apprentice is measuring the size of Margaery's feet in order to complete the strange shoes requested by the king.
Arthur stared at Margaery's beautiful feet without blinking.
Little Rose has a pair of snow-white crystal feet, like the most beautiful crystals. The flesh color of the instep seems transparent, faintly reflecting a few blue veins. The toenails of all ten toes are light red, like small petals.
Because she doesn't walk often and takes care of herself regularly, Miss Tyrell's beautiful feet look very attractive.
This is a pair of iconic Greek feet, that is, the middle of the toes is slightly protruding and the big toe of the foot is slightly protruding.
It is said that Greek feet love to produce beautiful women, but there are also opinions that this is an unhealthy foot shape.
But in any case, Greek feet are more suitable for high heels than Egyptian feet, where the toes are the most protruding, and Roman feet, where the toes are flush.
"Your Majesty! Are these so-called high heels uncomfortable to wear?" Margaery questioned.
Although she had never actually seen it, based on her fiancée's description, Little Rose felt that it should be a torture instrument, not an expensive shoe that a noble woman or young lady should wear.
After reluctantly looking away, Arthur replied: "You will know later that high heels will be one of my greatest inventions."
Among his three women, Arianne is the shortest, Margaery is the second, and Sansa is the tallest.
Among them, Sansa is about half a head shorter than him, Margaery only reaches Arthur's chin, that is, one head shorter than him, and the Princess of Dorne is one head shorter than Margaery, probably only reaching Arthur's Adam's apple.
So in order to reduce the height difference between Margaery and him at the wedding, and to add some bad taste, King Arthur I ordered someone to find this female shoemaker apprentice.
In King's Landing, great shoemakers and top tailors are generally men. There are very few women engaged in these two professions, so it still took Arthur a lot of effort to find this female apprentice.
Margery shook her head, but when she thought that these shoes might shorten the height difference between herself and her fiancé, she agreed to let the shoemaker make a torture device for her.
Little Rose did not expect that in the days to come, she would always wear the torture instruments made by the king and regard them as a sign of dignity.
Then, amidst the trend of several queens wearing high heels every day, the high heels "invented" by His Majesty Arthur I began to sweep the entire Westeros aristocratic class, and have been popular in the free trade area and more distant Qarth.
Yidi, Asshai and other places.
Even the emperor of Yidi left a famous saying in order to purchase authentic high-heeled shoes, stockings and lace maid uniforms from the Western Continent:
Although knowledge is far away in Westeros, we should still seek it!
After taking the measurements, the female apprentice memorized all of His Majesty's requirements, turned around and left under the leadership of the servants of the Red Castle.
Only Margaery and Arthur I were left barefoot in the room. It looked like something was going to happen tonight.
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Meereen City, in the palace at the top of the largest pyramid.
Daenerys, wearing a tight-fitting robe, is discussing the situation with her council.
Old Sir Barristan reported to everyone the war situation in the south: "The Butcher King of Astapor has been killed by the alliance between Yunkai and New Ghis, and the coalition is preparing to move north. Matalis also sent an army to the east.
,It is said that there is no shortage of two-headed warriors in this army..."
Gray Worm, who is responsible for maintaining order in Meereen - the supreme commander of the eight thousand Unsullied Legion - also informed the queen of the situation in the city.
"Since you broke the shackles of the slaves, the new freedmen have gained the right to control their own lives, but they don't know what to do, and this has caused chaos in the city."
"In addition, the Sons of the Harpy in the city are also assassinating our new freedmen, Unsullied, and mercenaries. Brothers say the work is very difficult."
There is a secret organization called the Sons of the Harpy, whose purpose is to overthrow the rule of Queen Daenerys.
"Some of the southern war refugees you ordered to accept brought the blood plague, and the plague is already spreading in the city..."
As Gray Worm told everything about the city, Dany frowned impatiently and said coldly: "Why are there so many things? The Iron Throne has already passed into the hands of my eldest nephew..."
Previously, a letter sent by a mysterious person explained the situation in Westeros and claimed that Arthur I, who occupied King's Landing and the Iron Throne, was willing to form an alliance with the Dragon Queen to restore the glory of the Targaryen dynasty.
The turmoil in Meereen, the Yunkai-New Ghis alliance in the south, and the longing for her only remaining relatives gave Daenerys a strange idea.
I was supposed to live in the Red Keep in King's Landing, and the Iron Throne was where I was supposed to sit, not here.
As soon as this thought appeared, it immediately occupied Daenerys's entire brain.
She no longer wanted to take care of the trivial matters in Meereen herself.
"Ser Barristan is responsible for the war in the south. Gray Worm continues to suppress the Sons of the Harpy. As for the blood plague, we have found enough witch doctors to cure the patients bit by bit. I feel a little unwell today.
The meeting ends here.”
After briefly dismissing the imperial meeting, she returned to her residence and ordered her maid to pack her luggage.
That night, the Dragon Queen rode the largest black dragon, Drogon, and took the other two dragons with her, leaving the Great Pyramid of Meereen.
