Chapter 369
"Through this short day's observation, I feel that Queen Your Majesty is kind and kind like Mother, but her character and wisdom are excellent, and she will never joke about Others.
Also, we all know that Maester Aemon was in the Wall before, and now he's at Driftmark, which means Your Majesty must have been to the Wall. Ser Barristan doesn't lie," Old Crab mused.
"Since the Others are real, why don't you persuade Your Majesty to take King's Landing, but instead praise the decision of 'the one who ends Long Night is king, Summer doesn't go west before'?
You should understand the minds of the people at King's Landing. Even if the oath of 'the one who ends Long Night is king' hangs in front of them, it is probably not attractive to Cersei, Tyrell and the like.
Because Iron Throne belongs to them now, as long as the last Targaryen is killed, the Others can't shake their position." Crab Second Child wondered.
"Ai, of course I understand." Old Crab reluctantly sighed then said, "Queen Your Majesty is not a qualified Game of Thrones player, and her understanding of the king is different from ours.
>In the last ages, a king is a king, born to be a king. As long as the nobles support, the king will always be the king, regardless of the attitude of the ordinary person.
Because the king is the representative and leader of the nobles, King Commander Noble, has nothing to do with the common people, the king is only responsible to the nobles.
It seems that because of growing up in the folk, Daenerys Your Majesty redefines the king. She believes that the Queen should be responsible for the people of the kingdom Instead, he doesn't care about the attitude of the nobles."
"Then you should correct the Queen's mistakes!" Crab Second Child became more and more puzzled.
Old Crab flashed bright light in his eyes, lightly said with a smile: "Yes, I should have corrected her, but then she mentioned something that made me change my mind."
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"What's the matter?"
Old Crab smiled proudly and said: "Our eyes have been on Westeros, and we have forgotten her Dragon Queen's illustrious name on the Essos continent.
She is the Queen of Slaver's Bay, and she will definitely defeat Alliance Against the Dragonmother in the future and become the Queen and empress of Volantis, Qarth, Lys, and even most of the Essos continent.
Her understanding of the king is not suitable for Westeros , not suitable for the Free Cities of the slave system, but as a slave liberator, she will be very loved by the slave.
For the Dragon Queen, the world is at her feet, and Iron Throne may just be a viable option. Nothing.
There's no need to jump into the quagmire and wrestle with the King's Landing gang and get all dirty."
"That's Iron Throne, Targaryen for generations. Glory, as you say so unbearably." Crab Second Child muttered.
Old Crab sighed then said, "Second child, you have learned 70% of my cunning and cunning, which is good, only villains can survive in Westeros.
But this It doesn't mean you have to look at things from the point of view of a villain at all times.
Queen is upright and kind, Stannis is stubborn and responsible. They are different from villains like Cersei, and their way of thinking is different. The same, you have to treat it differently."
Crab Eldest Child couldn't accept it, blushed and said: "Sir Father, how can you say oneself like this..."
Old Crab glared at the eldest son, said ill-humoredly: "I'm not sly, just like Onion Knight, I buried you two brothers in Blackwater Rush;
I'm not sly, the vicious old Tywin The lion has already cut off my head, or forced me to put on black clothed;
I am not a small person, I am still loyal to Lannister at King's Landing, and the future House Celtigar will be destroyed."
Crab Eldest Child bowed his head, not knowing whether it was for oneself, or for father, he was ashamed and unable to show one's face.
On the contrary, it is Crab Second Child, who not only has no regrets, but also devotes himself to the teachings of his father.
For a while, he looked thoughtful nodded and said, "father is right, people are different, I have to treat them differently. But what about House Celtigar? Our roots are in Westeros. !"
"No, Celtigar and Velaryon have their roots in Targaryen. Four hundred years ago, our ancestors lived in Valyria! As long as there are dragons in Targaryen, we will go wherever they go." Old Crab said with a slight smile.
"Don't forget you two's mission!" he said with emphasis, expectantly.
"mission..." Crab Eldest Child blushed again, "But, she doesn't seem to treat me differently."
Crab Second Child is somewhat Looking at the big brother jealously, the elder son is taking advantage.
The big brother is so stupid, but Claw Isle Earl is his, and the Dragon Queen's husband's seat is also his.
As the second son, his mission is only to become White Cloak first, wait for Barristan to die, then take over his class and become Lord Commander of the Kingsguard to protect the big brother and the Queen.
"So you have to work hard!" Old Crab patted his son's shoulder and said earnestly: "Queen is young and beautiful, and she has laid down such a large foundation with her bare hands. Her vision must be as high as her ability.
Only by her looks, status, and talents, no one in this world is worthy of her.
But she has to marry, even the Legendary hero Nymeria has been married four times.
For the Targaryen Empire, she needs an heir - you all heard, she said it herself, at least one heir to Duke of Dragonstone, or Iron Throne."
Speaking of which, Old Crab got excited again, stood up, rubbed his hands, and walked back and forth by the fireplace, saying, "Well, when it comes to bloodline, Velaryon is closer to Targaryen.
But now Moterys is just a child, more than Tommen. Small, certainly hopeless.
In this case, we Celtigar should take the responsibility of multiplying the descendants of Targaryen!
In fact, in the Valyria period, Targaryen, Velaryon, Celtigar did not know that they intermarryed each other How many generations.
Aerys, you are the elder son, honest and honest, your identity, character and ability are worthy of a strong Targaryen Queen."
"big brother, If you're not willing, I'm willing to do it for you." Crab Second Child couldn't help but looked at the boss who bowed his head and said nothing.
Not waiting for Crab Eldest Child to speak, Old Crab raised his face and reprimanded: "Rhaegar, you are the second son, the second son is going to marry the Queen, isn't it an insult to Your Majesty?
And your character is not pleasing to the Queen. In that case, don't mention it in the future."
Rhaegar Celtigar lowered his head, his eyes flashing with unwillingness and hatred.
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Dragonstone is no more than five kilometers long and less than two kilometers at its widest point, a rocky island formed by the eruption of an active seabed volcano.
On the narrow and barren land there is only a castle and a small fishing village.
The castle is built with Valyria Blackstone. The overall shape is like a dragon crawling on the ground. Most of the buildings in the castle are also related to dragons.
Smaller dragons adorn the door frames, the dragon claw jutting out of the wall is the torch stand, the massive stone wing contains the Smith's pavilion and armory, and the dragon tail forms the arch, bridge and outdoor staircase.
The castle complex includes Stone Drum as the main castle, Aegon's Garden at the rear, Windwyrm on both sides of the main castle, and Sea Dragon Tower.
Among them, the Sea Dragon Tower was built into a crow's nest after Ilar's family moved in four hundred years ago.
Only Windwyrm, which defies all nearby buildings in height, still assumes the responsibility of dragon takeoff and landing.
Early morning.
The sky is gray.
Light rain.
Dragonstone, on Windwyrm.
More than 30 Scorpions are arranged around the top of the tower, and more than 50 strong archers are lined up to stand by.
Acting City Lord Lucion Lannister stood on the edge of the top of the tower, overlooking the fleet in the distance, his mood was like the sea in the rain, the waves were rough, the black liquid was rolling, gray and cold.
The rain shrouded him like a mist, soaking his golden lion cloak, taking heat and courage from him.
His father Damion Lannister is a Tywin paternal male cousin and is now the Acting City Lord of Casterly Rock. Their family belongs to a major branch of House Lannister.
So the important mission of guarding Dragonstone is left to him, maybe a Lannister will become Duke of Dragonstone in the future, or, downgraded to Dragonstone Earl?
But yesterday morning, a terrifying news came from Driftmark next door: the Dragon Queen is riding a dragon.
There is no doubt that she will come to attack Dragonstone.
Like Stark would have taken Winterfell if he was still alive.
Since noon yesterday, Ser Lucion has been arranging a defense mission after sending a letter to King's Landing.
Rolland Storm, who was loyal to Stannis, led a team of less than 100 people, blocked Lannister and Redwyne's army of more than 10,000 for a few months, and even caused more than 1,000 Lannister elites to be killed and injured.
Now, with four hundred guards and reinforcements from King's Landing, how long can he hold back the Dragon Queen?
How much damage can it do to her?
But she has dragons...
Lucion is worried and unsure.
"deng deng deng..." A soldier in lion helmet golden armor quickly stepped on the stairs, panted to the top of the tower, handed Lucion a sheepskin scroll, and said: "Ser, the Dragon Queen has someone send a letter."
Lucion purse one's lip, opened the parchment after reading it for a while, and then handed it to the black armored Knight who came over from Scorpion, frowned: " She asked me to surrender, lay down my weapons, leave the castle, and allow us to return to King's Landing."
After a moment's hesitation, he asked the young Maester beside him, "Maester Pylos, what do you think?"
Pylos is 25 years old, with more than 20 links around his neck, he is young but serious like a 60-year-old old man.
hearing this, he looked solemn and politely asked: "Ser, are you asking whether the content on the cover is credible or not, or how should you respond?"
Lucion A little confused, nodded and said: "Let's talk about it."
"Dragon Queen has dragons, 16 ships, and at least 1,000 soldiers log in in the fishing village. She has the advantage, there is no need Use oneself's reputation to deceive people.
Also because she has a dragon, you have no chance of winning, so you might as well agree to her request, first meet King's Landing, and then..."
"Pa!"
The black armored Knight with the pattern of three black castles on the orange bottom crumpled the sheepskin roll and threw it under the sea cliff under the tower. With another slap, the young Maester was pulled down on the wet and cold stone ground. .
"Bah, Lannister will never surrender to the false king!"
He spat on Maester's messy brown hair, and loudly announced to the soldiers on the tower: " Early this morning, we received a letter from Raven in King's Landing, King Tommen, asking us to hold on for at least two days and wait for reinforcements led by Ser Meryn Trant to arrive. It would be better to shoot the woman, or at least a dragon."
Lucion only glanced at Maester, whose cheeks were red and swollen and the corners of his mouth were bleeding, then he stopped paying attention to him, frowned and said to the black armored Knight: "Ser Peake, I searched the warehouse and only found thirty old Scorpions, all in Here, if Daenerys attacks from other directions...we have little chance of winning."
The black armored Knight waved his hands indifferently, and said to himself: "This is the Dragon Fort made of immortal stone, Enough to defend against the dragon Dragonflame.
Use Targaryen's castle against Targaryen's dragon.
hahaha, maybe we can actually be a dragon slaughter!"
" Squeak-"
"Boom!"
Blue thunder In the dark cloud of flashing, a ferocious black monster drilled out and rushed straight towards Windwyrm.
"dragon, it's really a dragon..." Knight in black armor widened his eyes, his courage fell sharply, and he shouted in horror.