Lin En's curiosity aroused. This was the first time for him to experience this kind of ritual in person.
The rights of guests are a tradition that has been passed down for countless years in Westeros, and are sacred rules observed by the seven kingdoms. Regardless of whether they are commoners or nobles, when a guest comes under the roof of the host and accepts the bread and salt provided by the host, the guest
The rights take effect immediately. During the subsequent guest period, neither party is allowed to harm the other party.
Violators will violate the sacred laws and will not be tolerated by the gods.
Count Anders hesitated to speak. He looked at the broken city gate under his feet and shuddered. Suddenly he felt that "guest rights" protect both guests and hosts at the same time. It was really great!
Linn picked up the bread, dipped it in salt, chewed it twice and ate it. To be honest, it didn't taste good!
Seeing Lin En eating the bread, everyone present felt relieved.
Arianne led Linn to a prepared hall. Only two knights including Linn and him were left in the hall, Arianne, Count Anders and a few guards.
"The land between the two rivers occupied by my army will never be returned to you!"
"You can't do that, that's my land! If you don't give it back, there will be endless war!"
"Yours? Nightsong City is still mine!" Linn refused to give up an inch on the land. If it weren't for fear of not being able to eat it, Yronwood City would be his at this time.
"Then what you will gain in the land of Dorne is death!"
"You Dornishmen are indeed loyal. Have your guest rights been eaten by dogs?"
Arianne burst out laughing when she heard this!
Lin En knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he continued without blushing:
"Ah, bah! I was wrong! If you don't respect the rights of guests, don't blame me, I can make everyone in this hall a prisoner at any time!"
Count Anders turned pale with fright and quickly said: "No, it can't be like this! We should all abide by the rights of guests!"
Linn was very satisfied to see Anders submissive, but Princess Arianne bit her lip and said stubbornly: "Even if you are not afraid, aren't all the soldiers around you afraid?"
Lin En's expression did not change when he heard this, but looked at her and said seriously:
"One of my cavalry must go back every day! If there is one day of interruption, the army will start massacring the Dornish people in the peninsula! So you'd better ensure the safety of my soldiers!"
Arianne also refused to give in,
"We will abide by guest rights, but there are more Dornishmen in this city who want you dead than there are sands in the desert. If you can't guarantee your own safety, please leave as soon as possible!"
It means that I, as a master, will not harm you, but so many civilians in the city are not all mine.
Lin En sneered,
"Oh! Just like the Young Dragon King, Daeron I?"
This is simply a slap in the face!
The Young Dragon King defeated Dorne twice in a row, and the Dornish people knelt down and surrendered twice in a row. However, they rebelled again every time. When they surrendered for the second time, Dorne deceived the Young Dragon King into sending people to surround him in the name of peace.
Kill, the Young Dragon King holds the "Black Fire" and fights to the death!
Therefore, it is admitted that Dorne stubbornly resisted Lin En, but to say that they are loyal, it is like telling a joke!
The first negotiation between the two parties was unlikely to be fruitful from the beginning. Arianne demanded that Lynn withdraw from the Two Rivers Peninsula and compensate Dorne for its losses, while Lynn demanded that Dorne recognize his occupation of the Two Rivers Peninsula and make it public.
Promise to return Nightsong City to Stormland.
Negotiating parties have a frank conversation,
Full exchange of views,
Talks are useful,
But both sides have reservations about the other's demands.
After the meeting, Arianne arranged a residence for Linn and his cavalry, and invited Linn and the others to a dinner in the evening.
Lin En readily agreed, and then, under the guidance of the Dornish people, they came to a three-story single-family posthouse. This place had been completely cleared and would be their residence during the negotiation.
Linn's cavalry acted as guards and took over the entire building, and began to carefully investigate and arrange defenses.
He went directly to his room, opened the door and walked in. The room was large in size and had a wide view. All the decorations were in a desert style. Of course, the most attractive thing was the big bed in the middle that was surrounded by curtains!
The climate in Dorne is hot, and the function of rooms is mostly to prevent wind and sand, so there are not many thick walls. Some nobles prefer the curtains bought from the other side of the Narrow Sea. They are thin and gorgeous, can prevent sand and insects, and are very popular among many people.
benefactor’s love,
As evening approached, Arianne's waiters came to greet her. Lynn changed into civilian clothes and rode there with her fully armed guards.
The banquet was arranged at the castle of House Yronwood,
Many nobles from the city had gathered here. After Lin En dismounted, he found that everyone here was looking at him in surprise. He glanced around with some doubts, and then almost laughed.
It turned out that the group of Dornish cavalry who led him over had not yet dismounted. Since the sand horse itself was smaller, Linn standing on the ground was actually a bit taller than they were sitting on the horse!
Walking among them on foot, it is as eye-catching and terrifying as a giant bear appearing among the sheep!
Wherever they looked, everyone unconsciously averted their eyes.
Only the eyes of the female relatives in cool clothes shone slightly, and they gathered together and whispered,
"It's so scary! So tall!"
"Such a warrior doesn't know how to be in bed..."
"Can you handle it?"
"Stop looking down on others, I will persist!"
These whispers reached Linn's ears, and gave him a new understanding of Dornish women's open sexual concepts. Here, women talking about men is just as normal as men talking about women.
Count Anders arranged a lot of Dornish food and dancing,
These dancers had pretty faces and cool clothes, but Lin En still paid more attention to Princess Arianne.
Princess Arianne was very satisfied with Lin En's reaction. There was nothing wrong with showing off her beauty, and she was even more delighted to be able to attract the attention of a strong man like Lin En.
She has known since she was a child that given her status, her marriage must be a political marriage, and she is mentally prepared to accept it.
As she grew older, the prince began to select marriage partners for him. Arianne almost thought it was a joke when she saw the information on those candidates!
All of them are old men over sixty or seventy years old, and all of them are ugly. Among them, there is even someone like Old Frey from Luanhe City!
Finally, they found a reliable person, Edmure Tully, the heir of the Riverlands, but the prince refused their proposal of marriage without hesitation!
This made Arianne clearly understand what her father meant, he just didn’t want her to get married!
"This is my father's conspiracy to deprive himself of his inheritance!"
I originally wanted to take advantage of this trip to Yronwood to establish a higher prestige and implement my secret plan at the same time.
But if you can "pick up" a strong, young and handsome husband by the way, you will make a lot of money!
