This was originally the castle of the Arryn family. Since the Eagle's Nest Castle was built, their family has only come back to live there every winter.
The Eagle's Nest is too high and too cold. Living there in winter would freeze to death!
The third day after the Night King's death.
At this time, the Gate of the Moon Castle is full of people gathering together. Spirits and food can be seen everywhere in the castle, and you can enjoy them as you like.
This is Linn's reward for participating in the fight against the White Walkers.
In the Great Hall of the Gates of the Moon.
Snow, Sansa, Arya, Tyrion, Jaime and others were all present,
Lin En was sitting on the main seat, smiling like a master, constantly changing cups and cups with everyone, without the peerless spirit of yesterday's punch that destroyed the mountain!
But no matter how kind he is, everyone will unconsciously avoid him and lower their heads under his gaze.
"Everyone, we are all friends after the first battle. There is no need to be so polite. If you need anything, just ask. Whether it is wine, food, or food and grass for the army to return, our valley can provide it!"
As he spoke, it seemed as if the valley already belonged to him, Linn, and he, as the master, was repaying his friends who came from afar!
Tyrion smiled and nodded, his expression very happy, without any reluctance, as if Linn had not taken the valley from his hands.
And just yesterday, he personally wrote a letter, summoning all the Unsullied and Dothraki cavalry still in the valley in the name of the Hand of the King, and asked them to return to Dragonstone to wait for him. Never follow the soldiers of the Stormlands
Conflict occurs.
Unlike him, Snow had an upright personality and couldn't hide his words in his heart. Although he endured it again and again, he still couldn't help but say:
"King of the Kingdom of Storms, Your Majesty Linn! This seems to be a valley, the territory belonging to the Aelin family."
As soon as these words came out, the hall instantly became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.
Tyrion shook his head slightly. Who doesn't know about this? But has anyone mentioned it?
Ever since Lin En came here with far more soldiers than expected, his purpose has become clear.
Let’s see after he knocked down the Blood Gate, has anyone from Little Irene or the Valley Knight been let in?
Although he had already talked about this matter with Snow, it seemed that he still didn't persuade him. Once he said this, the friendship of jointly resisting the White Walkers was gone!
However, Sansa's eyes lit up. If there was anyone in this hall besides Snow who hoped that the Arryn family could return to the Vale, it would be her!
Snow spoke out of credibility, but Sansa did it purely for profit.
Arya didn't seem to hear anything. She stood up and poured Linn a glass of wine, smiling at him as if to persuade him not to be angry.
Lin En was not as angry as everyone expected, and said with a smile on his face:
"Who said that?"
Snow was stunned! He blurted out: "It's always been like this!"
"Hahaha!" Linn laughed: "Always! Are you sure?"
"Ten thousand years ago this place belonged to the Children of the Forest. Then the First Men came and it belonged to the First Men. Then the Andals came and it belonged to the Andals. A year ago it belonged to the Targaryens."
"The owners change one after another, but the valley is still valley. So who is the owner of this land?"
Snow froze on the spot, speechless. After a long silence, he shook his head and said stubbornly: "I can't convince you, but Dany promised to return the valley to the Arryn family."
"Return it? Did I promise it?" Lin En's face darkened when she saw that Snow was a bit messy.
"Your queen promised it, right? What does her promise have to do with me? Who am I to fulfill her promise for her?"
Lin En's voice became more and more severe, and his series of questions were like admonishing an ignorant child. Snow was speechless, but it was not over yet.
"Open the door now and look outside. When did it snow so much in the valley? Winter is coming. Do you know what winter is coming?"
"The ten-year long summer is about to end. Do you know what that means? It means at least ten years, or even longer, of severe winter! There may even be a terrible long night!"
"These are just phenomena. What's the result? The result is that all areas north of the Blackwater River, including King's Landing, the West, the Riverlands and the Valley, will enter winter, and food production will be greatly reduced or even impossible to plant."
"Everything north of Luanhe City will fall into a severe winter and there will be no harvest. Who will the people of the valley rely on at that time, the eight-year-old Irene with a morbid and manic personality, or you, the King of the North who cannot protect himself?"
"You have to understand that it's not me who needs the valley, but the millions of civilians in the valley who need me!"
Lin En's words were sound and well-founded. After finishing speaking, Snow's face turned pale, without a trace of blood.
He was not the only one, everyone in the hall was shocked by the cold winter described by Lin En. Most of them grew up in the long summer. Even if they experienced winter when they were young, it was only a short winter of one or two years, lasting as long as
What will be the consequences of ten years of severe winter? Thinking about it now makes me feel cold all over!
Tyrion was the first to come to his senses and smiled strong and calmly, breaking the solemnity in the hall.
"I never knew His Majesty had such good eloquence?"
Lin En smiled and also put down his heavy expression,
Everyone in the hall felt light all over at this moment, as if the huge stone that had been weighing on their hearts suddenly dissipated, and they broke out in a sweat unconsciously!
"It's not that I'm eloquent, it's just that since I became the king, I have to consider issues from the king's perspective. I always have to be responsible for my people!"
"Your Majesty has mercy!"
Linn nodded, "Yes, I am very kind!"
After a burst of laughter, the atmosphere in the hall recovered a lot.
It’s just that I can’t go back to just now,
After a while, several people "took the opportunity" to say goodbye to Lin En, saying that they would lead their troops and leave as soon as possible.
Lin En generously said that he would give away supplies to all parties involved.
Just as everyone was about to leave, a messenger hurried in,
"Urgent message from Dorne! Sunspear has been captured!"
Just one sentence, like a thunderbolt, shattered everyone's hazy drunkenness!
Is Linn still at war with Dorne? When did it happen? Is he fighting on two fronts at the same time, and after personally leading an army of 50,000, he still has the strength to attack Dorne?
And captured Sunspear?
A series of questions seem to be pouring out, and they can't stop, but there is only one thing Snow is most concerned about, how is Cersei?
Lin En reached out to take the letter, and did not shy away from everyone. After reading it for a few times in public, he handed the letter to Snow.
Snow tied the knot with trembling hands and couldn't wait to read it.
After a few breaths, his eyes began to turn red and the muscles on his face twitched, making him look extremely angry.
"Cersei ran away!"
"She ran away again!"
Tyrion stepped forward to read the letter. It was written by Stannis, the commander of the fleet at Storm's End.
The first sentence was an apology. Cersei escaped early and disappeared with Myrcella. I asked you to apologize. The end of the letter said lightly that Sunspear had been captured.
ps: I originally wanted to finish this volume this month, but now it seems I won’t be able to finish it, so I’ll try to finish it within a day or two.
