Chapter 22
"Aren't the pure horse people blessed by Crone under the Mother of Mountains, the blue-eyed Haggo has the martial skill as any great Khal, but doesn't have their courage.
With those who live in stone The man in the house is good at using poison and tricks, he is tainted by Wason's bloodline, and he is also used to using shameless methods to attack the enemy."
Old Effendi shook his head and said, "Pie It is known that the Great Grass Sea in the last ages that people sneak into the other side Khalasar and kidnap Khal's son.
it is known , we Dothraki are all riding on hot horses with machetes in our hands It solves the problem."
Dany couldn't help but sighed after hearing that, that blue-eyed Haggo is too unlucky, if his father is not proficient in Sigh Technique, but 36 Stratagems or Gui Guzi and other military tactics ...with his nimble head and awareness of the shameless thing, it is very possible to make a Golden Clan.
entire group chatted and slowly caught up with the large group.
Even if the scorching winds will carry red gravel and obliterate any trace of the team walking on the purgatory plains, that process will take a day or two.
Dany they are only an hour's ride behind Khalasar. On the gravel and red sand ground, there are still marks that horses have stepped on. Under the blood-red rays of light of Bleeding Star, the fine traces are like a line Shallow rivers lay in the red Gobi.
Conspicuous exception.
Effendi is old and mature. After several conversations with Dany, I found that she is a very peaceful and kind Khaleesi. Gradually, she became daring and fat, and she said to her rebelliously: "The comet in the sky is for us. The night walk brings convenience, but the red like the blood of Heavenly God is also full of ominous.
Especially in this purgatory wasteland, the red sand, the dark sky that is blood-red by the Bleeding Star, red Hell so-so...seems like something bad happened without us knowing."
"Yeah, yeah, I think so too." He that The company's old man followed suit, and gradually, even Dany's Bloodrider became uncomfortable.
This old guy dares to confuse the public in front of my face? !
Dany was very angry and scolded him: "I ask you, did the comet appear before Khal Drogo was buried?"
The old man was taken aback by her stern tone, Nuonuo said: "No..."
"I'll ask you again, is Bleeding Star a symbol of Khal Drogo?"
"Yes... ."
"Is Khal's steed as red as carbon?" she asked again in a forceful tone.
"Yes..."
"Is Khal accompanied by five hundred warriors who died in battle?"
"Yes.. ...."
With Dany's loud shouting, the surrounding horse people turned from panic to dazed, and then gradually, dazed
faces showed some understanding. .
At this point, Dany concluded: "Our Khal rode into Night Land on a steed in flames, and that comet was Drogo on a red horse, and behind the comet was the blood-colored trail across the sky, it was him. The Bloodrider led five hundred bloodscreamers on the battlefield, and followed Khal as before."
"Their heads were cut off, can they not dye the sky red?" She said to asked Effendi.
"Because Drogo knew that we were nocturnal and that we were going through the Red Waste with difficulty, so he refused to leave and led his subordinates to guard us all the time. When we are completely safe, Drogo will really enter the Night Land."
Dany's words are absolutely impeccable, the comet will leave sooner or later, and when will it be completely safe, isn't she the big boss who has the final say?
As expected, the horse people were persuaded by her words, and they all showed a sudden realization, looking towards her eyes full of awe and admiration.
The old horse people Effendi are also sincerely convinced. After all, Khal rides a oneself horse into the starry sky in the fire, it is a matter of "it is known", Dany's words have no weak spot, everything It's all too coincidental, just like fate.
"Khaleesi, you are as wise as Crone of Vaes Dothrak," he exclaimed.
The Crone of Vaes Dothrak is the chief of the Dosh Khaleen.
Dany doesn't like to hear that, she doesn't want to be Dosh Khaleen, even though she is already Dosh Khaleen in theory.
"Effendi, Watson is ill and can't drink water. Give him your share of mare's milk." Dany said something, and left without listening to him.
"I..." Effendi opened his mouth with a dazed and aggrieved expression, "I am also an old man and need mare milk!"
Back to Khalasar's army, Dany's explanation of Bleeding Star quickly spread, and horse people whispered while secretly looking at Khaleesi at the front of the team.
"Ai, even the death of his son, can Khal not 'cry blood'? Khaleesi must have also secretly wept blood?"
"Yeah, hundreds of Warriors followed. Fighting to death with Young Lord, how tragic, the blood stained the sky red.”
“Now we can rest assured, I was frightened before, and the day is also left in the blue sky. A clear bloodstain, I thought it was a bad omen."
To a large extent, the superstitious horse men reduced their worries and increased their confidence.
In fact, not only Dany and her Khalasar are influenced by Bleeding Star, because it is becoming more and more vivid, at night, it dyes the sky red, the brightness is like dusk; during the day, it shines with the sun, just like the face of God of the Sky Slashed on top.
The whole Ice and Fire World panicked, and they, like Dany, tried their best to describe it as an omen for oneself.
For example, the King's Landing court called it the "Red Messenger", announcing to the world that a new king had been born.
Well, Robert Baratheon, who stole the Dany family throne, was killed by his own wife, and his "true family" son, Joffrey, took over the throne.
However, because of the rebellion of the four lords of Stark, Tully, Tyrell and Baratheon, the price of King's Landing skyrocketed, the people were hungry, and the news of the incest between Queen Cersei Lannister and Jaime Lannister was made public by Stannis Baratheon. Joffrey's Brutal Race 'Mad King'...
Several reasons add up to the popular resentment of King's Landing at the moment, with the common people calling the comet "Red Sword".
The Red Sword of blood and fire is an omen that God will punish Cersei mother and son.
After Whispering Wood's big win, Greatjon pointed to the red track across the blue sky, laughed and said to the oneself Lord - Robb Stark - "That's what Old Gods did for Ned. The Fire Banner of Vengeance."
The Young Lord of the Tully family, Edmure Tully rejoiced that it was the family crest of the Tully family - white fish on a blue background, trout jumping out of the river.
Well, what Edmure saw was a fish with a long tail, with a blue sky as the bottom, fiery red.
In the Iron Islands, Balon Greyjoy, high-spirited and vigorous, said to the bannermen of oneself: "That's a good omen for our Ironmen, a burning torch like the one my people held in ancient times."
The torch brought from the sea by the Drowned God heralds the rising tide. It is time for us to assemble the fleet, and let the sword and fire come to earth, just as he has done in the past.”
In the ancestral land of House Targaryen, the birthplace of Daenerys, the westernmost outpost of Valyria Freehold - Dragonstone.
Red Woman Melisandre told the current Duke of Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon, "It's the breath of the dragon, it's the Bleeding Star, and the ancient prophecies will be fulfilled in you."
And she Say the... uh, prophecy that represents the core and final prophecy of Song of Ice and Fire.
“There will come a day after a long summer when the stars bleed and the cold breath of darkness falls heavy on the world. In this dread hour a warrior shall draw from the fire a burning sword. And that sword shall be Lightbringer, the Red Sword of Heroes, he who clasps it shall be Azor Ahai come again, and the darkness shall flee before him."
"Now, Long Summer is near, Bleeding Star has appeared, Azor Ahai will be reborn in the land of smoke and salt, and will awaken the Demon Dragon in stone.
Your Majesty, you are the one prophesied, Azor Ahai's reincarnation, you are destined to come Save the world."
"Ai, why me!" Stannis gritted his teeth, "I just want to be a good younger brother, a good minister, why do I have to be a king, such a responsibility. ....."
Renly Baratheon in Storm's End, Martell in Dorne, Night's Watch in Wall...all see the red comet in the sky, and have never seen this comet since time immemorial The natural phenomenon, they all have oneself understanding.
At this moment, in the distant Westeros, no one knows that someone has been reborn while the stars are crying blood, and awakened the Demon Dragon in the stone.
It seems...
Well, Dany is by no means Azor Ahai reincarnated, she is just the last layer of matryoshka.
On the third day of Red Waste's southbound journey, Dany's Khalasar walked about 130 kilometers, and the three days added up to about 300 kilometers.
The food consumption is actually not large. They have at least one horse per capita, and they are not short of horse meat. The key is drinking water and extreme living environment.
"Khaleesi, the number of puddles we encountered today is more than half that of yesterday, and many of our water bags are empty." Quaro said with a bitter face.
Dany wiped her face and cheered herself up. At this point, she had already stationed the team for the third time. Like yesterday, she built a low, curved stone wall.
As the camp's affairs are properly arranged, a grey dawn has appeared in the eastern sky.
Thinking about it for a while, Dany said solemnly: "The water for the centaurs must not be less, Quaro, I will teach you a new way of fetching water."
She waited for Quaro for more than a dozen The horse men Warrior took him to a high place and pointed to the plain below, "Did you see that? Some places are overgrown with weeds, and many more have no plants at all. If you look far away, you can see that Devilgrass is most prosperous. It can almost be connected into a line."
"Maybe there is an underground river there, or, it used to be a river."
Going to now, the first time I met a small river There is no trace of the creek bed, only a handful of reddish-brown Devilgrass of regular branches, constantly giving people some hints and conjectures.
Dany's method is very simple. Divide the team into two points. The strongest Warrior walks dozens or even hundreds of kilometers before riding a horse.
A pit dug deep enough to seep groundwater.
Even if there is no water, it will wet the sand - the soil that can squeeze out the water, and then the second batch of Knights who get the water also uses the wet soil to filter on the gauze.
Compared with puddle filtration, this method is slower and less efficient, and the soil hole should not be dug too large, otherwise it will not be able to find stones or tree trunks blocking the opening.
You can only dig more holes and dig deep holes.
Dany also demonstrated it in public. After she scooped up a bitter puddle to dry, she put the mud from the planing in the cloth pocket supported by the tent cloth.
A drop of sewage dripped from the bottom of the cloth pocket, and the hole where the mud was dug out also began to seep water visibly.
horse people saw this, cheering excitedly, and seemed to have defeated this terrifying Red Waste general.
Jorah pulled Dany aside and said worriedly: "Her Highness the Princess, you are sacrificing the energy and life of a strong Warrior to feed the useless old and weak."