Only those who have lost can know how precious it is!
The same applies to Stannis.
Touching Princess Shireen's back, she felt her daughter's body temperature and her beating heart. Stannis, this iron man could not help but tremble!
The joy of regaining something made him overwhelmed, and he felt huge gratitude to Lin En.
No matter how he saved his daughter, whether it was magic or God, it didn't matter, it was nothing compared to his daughter being safe!
Linn let go of the hand holding the sword, and Brienne drew her sword and retreated, but did not attack again. No matter what her choice was, her conscience prevented her from taking action against her father in front of a daughter!
"What do you want?" Stannis calmed down and looked up at Linn,
"Your allegiance! I just said it."
"I am Stannis Baratheon! You want my allegiance, just saving my daughter's life is not enough!"
"What is your goal? The throne of the Seven Kingdoms?"
The tough Stannis, the proud stag, he should be grateful for the kindness, but if he wants his obedience, there must be a bigger bargaining chip, big enough to make his heart move.
Linn looked serious, staring seriously into Stannis's eyes, and said sentence by sentence:
"Not only that! I want there to be no more Seven Kingdoms in Westeros!"
"For all the people in Westeros, there is only one king!"
"And I promise you that one day, I will let you lead all the warships in Westeros, conquer the Narrow Sea, and start a war on the continent of Essos!"
Stannis looked at Linn blankly. Even as proud as he was, he had never dared to imagine that he could do this!
If it can succeed, it must be Robert, no, it will be a greater and more magnificent epic than Aegon the Conqueror!
It’s enough to be inscribed with an epic name, and you will have no regrets in this life!
Lynn stretched out her hand,
"So, what is your wish?"
Stannis looked at Linn's outstretched hand, then looked at his daughter in his arms, and thought of the vast, real and visible power in front of the torture rack, like a miracle!
Silent, struggling, bowing his head,
Stretched out his hand...
It's like a believer holding the hand of Allah!
In an instant, he and Princess Shireen disappeared from the spot!
Brienne suddenly opened her eyes wide,
Looking at Stannis and his daughter who suddenly disappeared in front of him, he was at a loss.
"What's going on? What happened? Where am I?"
Linn turned to look at Brienne, who was stunned,
"So, Brienne of Tarth, will you swear your fealty to me?"
Brienne struggled a little and said: "I once swore to Lady Catelyn that I would bring back her daughter. My oath has not been completed yet, and Stannis is also the target of my revenge..."
Lin interrupted her with a wave of his hand, "I understand what you mean. Don't rush to make a decision. I just asked you, do you know what happened to the nobles who did not swear allegiance to me?"
"I know, they were all killed by you." Brienne still didn't react. Why would he ask something that everyone knew!
Linn said directly, "The Earl of Tas Island has not yet pledged allegiance to me, and I am about to regain Tas Island. At that time, I will think that the entire Tas family has rebelled! There will not be a single living person in your family!"
"Did you understand what I said?"
Brienne suddenly woke up! She suddenly understood what Linn meant. If she didn't loyal to him, then he would exterminate the Tarth clan!
But she had no position to accuse Linn of anything wrong. After all, he was the Duke of Storm's End and the nominal lord of Tarth Island. If he did not show allegiance to the lord, he would of course be punished!
She didn't know why her father did this. Could it be that he was still loyal to Renly and unwilling to recognize the identities of Stannis and Lyn, just like herself?
Our family has no allegiance to Lynn! Neither do I!
I still have to abide by my oath to Lady Catelyn. My revenge on Stannis has not been completed. Strictly speaking, Linn in front of me should be my obstacle!
Should you bow your head in the face of intimidation?
No!
Brienne firmed up her thoughts and slowly stood up straight. With her tall body and broad shoulders, she held her head high and said:
"I want to fulfill my oath and cannot be loyal to you!"
Lynn was not surprised, "I respect your choice. Counting from today, I will land on Tas Island within ten days. If you have a way to notify them, you can let them kneel on the shore and surrender. Maybe
You can also choose to escape, I allow it!"
"But if you don't have any of these, or if I see any weapons when I land, you may be called the last remaining Taz!"
Brienne said in surprise: "Aren't you going to kill me?"
"Haha!" Linn laughed and said:
"I kill a lot, but that doesn't mean I like killing people!"
"Out of appreciation for your strict adherence to your oath, I can provide you with a piece of news about Sansa!"
Brienne asked in surprise: "Did she escape?"
"Yes, if you look north of Winterfell now, you may just happen to find it!"
Brienne expressed her gratitude to Lyn for providing her with such important information, and left without stopping.
After she left, Lin En stopped staying. All the things that needed to be done were done. Anyway, there was still time, why not go to the ** to have a look?
Whatever he wanted to do, he released Haiqin smoke, one person and one dragon, and flew directly north.
...
In the port outside Storm's End, the naval fleet was ready to go.
There are more than thirty long ships, twelve galleys, and three ocean-going sailing ships. This size can barely be called a medium-sized fleet!
For so long since it was built, there has been nothing but training. Although the gold coins that should be given have never been defaulted, there has never been a real naval battle.
An order was sent a few days ago. Duke Linn will lead the fleet to set off in seven days. When the order came, all the soldiers were very excited.
War means more money and more opportunities. Whether you want to be promoted or make a fortune, you can get it in war.
As for the casualties, under the leadership of the invincible Duke Lynn, they have full confidence and there is no possibility of losing!
The morale of the soldiers is high,
But Lord Ronald, the steward, was so anxious that he almost jumped into the sea.
Outside the Sunlight Tower of Storm's End, Ronald paced back and forth anxiously. Today was the day that Linn had promised to go on the expedition. Now it seemed that the time was coming.
The Duke is missing!
The soldiers in the fleet are in high morale and are waiting for their commander to lead them into battle. If the commander doesn't show up when the time comes, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to the morale of the soldiers.
He had been wandering under the sun tower for several hours, and Missandei still had that "I don't know anything, you just have to wait patiently" face.
Fortunately, Miss Margery came out to comfort him and told him that the Duke had made an announcement before leaving and would definitely return on time!
