Chapter 374
2021-01-06
Chapter 374 High Priest (Part 1)Was politely invited into the hall of Dragonstone, but The confusion angered the Dragon Queen who met for the first time. Worse yet, it wasn't because of Igor's fault... Daenerys oneself made oneself angry.
Thanks to Missandei, who had led the way and walked around to get them settled, Igor, furious and eager, came to Melisandre's room next door without any delay.
"You insisted on persuading me to come to Dragonstone to see the Queen, why did you stay silent the whole scene, standing behind me as the background?" Igor usually doesn't speak to witches in such a rushed tone. But the current situation does not allow him to remain calm, "Now we call it a rest in a better way, but in fact it is like being detained. How can we answer the Dragon Queen until tomorrow morning? I agreed to her conditions, a series of previous arrangements. It was a waste in an instant, and when I went back, I had to face the Others under the name of rebellion, while thinking about how to explain to the mountain clan and how to deal with House Stark's anger; and if I refused, it would be easy to be driven away by the Expulsion Order, if that Targaryen One of the girls was crazy and put me in a cell and even beheaded me, and Wall ushered in the final attack of the enemy without the command of the Lord Commander, which would be ridiculous!"
Actually Of course, there is also the Third Type plan: pretend to agree first, wait until everything is done, and then return to the land grant safely and then break the promise. That way, at least make sure that oneself doesn't get delayed at Dragonstone, which is far from Wall beyond a thousand li, for some stupid reason, and make too many preparations in vain for the final battle.
But getting away in this "despicable" form is convenient, but Daenerys' destruction of oneself's perception is almost devastating. Dragon Queen may not mobilize the crowd to ride a dragon to the Wall to burn him for a lie, but once you use this trick, you will cut yourself off from the Queen line. No matter who wins or loses in this Iron Throne battle in King's Landing, it will be decided in the future. It would be a hindrance and an enemy for Igor to step out of the land grant, which is probably the worst option.
"What are you panicking about. The Dragon Queen is meeting with your Night's Watch Legion Lord Commander, how can I, a priest, intervene?" be that as it may, but Melisandre also looked worried, "The Queen must be There is some misunderstanding of your intentions, I will have a good talk with Moqorro after dark and find out what happened."
"Moqorro, the one who stood in the shadow of the Queen's throne as a sculpture Big Black?" Seeing that Melisandre could call out a name that oneself had no impression of without thinking, Igor immediately realized something, "He asked you to bring me to see Dragon Queen? You priests of the Lord of Light, are you? Isn't there some special way of communicating? Forget it...I don't want to force you to explain these internal secrets to me, but remember, it doesn't matter if Daenerys is here or not, but if I don't get back to presiding over the big picture soon, it's all over !"
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After some discussion, Melisandre persuaded Igor to don't be impatient, and went back to the room to wait for her news, while oneself managed to communicate with another man who was also in the castle. A red robe priest made contact.
The meeting during the day is not happy, and naturally there is no pleasant dinner. He didn't move the food from the kitchen of Dragonstone Castle. Melisandre waited until the sky turned completely dark before pushing the door out. After turning a few corners, he reached the top of a tall tower without guards. He saw her waiting here. Moqorro.
One was a guest who came with the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, and the other was a trusted advisor to the Dragon Queen, who didn't need to make the meeting so sneaky. But all the secrecy measures are meaningful, because what will happen next here is a dialogue between high-ranking Red God priests.
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There are thousands of believers in Red God, and priests are also plentiful and easily available, but to become a "high priest", two strict conditions must be met: one is , Have achieved certain attainments in Magic and tricks; 2. Achieve two-way communication with R'hllor, prove this and get approval from all colleagues.
Two-way communication means: not only passively seeing from fire, but also through prayers and sacrifices...received by R'hllor's Divine Vestige.
There are many priests who claim that oneself can do this, but the really difficult and crucial part is getting recognition by proving to other high priests that this is a "Divine Vestige" and not a "trick".
What is different from ordinary people's imagination of ordinary religions and divine courts is that since ancient times countless high-level Red God priests have already reached a consensus through mutual communication: their gods really exist, although it is not necessary Doubtful, but somehow - R'hllor does not concentrate and efficiently convey the dive decree to the mortal world through one person, but through the flames to show all believers widely and irregularly strips that are fragmented and difficult to each other. Seek relevant information and guide believers’ behavior slowly and inefficiently.
Because of the scarcity of information and the information seen from the fire has nothing common with each other, among the core group of believers known as "high priests" within the Red God religion, the level of It doesn't exist, no one is a "Lord of Light endorsement" above everyone else. Also because of the extremely small number, "democracy" can be easily achieved within the high priests. They decide the direction of the whole religion's activities by exchanging opinions, in the form of the minority obeying the majority: High Priest Benerro of the Great Red Temple of Volantis, he is called "the Supreme", not because he is the religious leader, but because he is the Among the high priests who communicated with R'hllor, the oldest and the best at tricks, were chosen to act as the facade and preside over the temple's mundane affairs for the general public.
High Priest is not the superior of the high priests, at best it can only be regarded as "big brother". Benerro has the right to dispatch and assign work to high priests such as Moqorro and Melisandre, but the same... Once the latter have a self-interpretation of the message conveyed by R'hllor, they can also choose not to accept the command and leave the temple to go to Where to go, to do what oneself deems necessary without causing trouble to the majority of the high priests, the temple will not block or interfere.
Melisandre came to Westeros because he believed that oneself would meet the Child of Prophecy at Dragonstone, Moqorro also went to Slaver's Bay because he agreed with Benerro and claimed to be assigned by the High Priest. It is precisely because more than half of the high priests agree that Daenerys is the Child of Prophecy, so the secular and public opinion resources of the Red Temple will tilt and support the cause of Daenerys Targaryen under the instructions of the "Dragonmother faction", while Igor's side There is no real aid to come.
But even if there is disagreement, there will never be a quarrel or conflict between the high priests, except for conventions and unwritten rules, and more importantly: what the different high priests see from the fire Although they are not the same, they never conflict and contradict each other - there is only one truth, and they exchange information and discuss to decide whether oneself succeeds in persuading each other or is persuaded by each other...or continues to reserve opinions.
Different from the usual pretense of talking in front of people...this "communication" between high priests would be very fast and efficient, unreserved, clean, and frank enough to not use Any tricks and gimmicks ensure that the message needs to be conveyed 100% without errors or omissions.
Because of this, every sentence of this kind of conversation may contain a lot of secrets that must not be leaked, and cannot be overheard half a sentence. Not to mention: two priests who were supposed to be omniscient and omnipotent, got together like ignorant children and whispered, exchanging what they saw, discussing the authenticity of prophecies... and how to use various methods to guide each other The behavior of believers in their hands - this will greatly affect the picture of their image, and must not be heard or seen by even oneself, including the Child of Prophecy.
Besides, in this castle, there are still guys who are not oneself.
Moqorro sensed the arrival of the witch, and without looking back, he knew it was Melisandre.
"How did you feel when you saw the Dragon Queen?"
"It's amazing, I have to admit." Melisandre walked over to Moqorro, also towards Dragonstone far below the castle. Looking at the military port. The fleet loyal to the Queen does not stop patrolling even at night, the docks and islands all around, with lights and silhouettes everywhere, "I've seen other people with Targaryen or Blackfyre bloodline, and indeed there will be in the descendants of Dragonlord. It's different from ordinary people, but no one has ever given me such a strong feeling. This is your method? How did you do it."
"It's not my method, it's the power of fate, she It's Prince that was Promised, and her song is Song of Ice and Fire."
"Let's put on a discussion about who is the real Child of Prophecy, and tell me why that girl from House Targaryen is here today Behaving so bizarrely in the meeting, and speaking upside down? Legend has it that Gods flips a coin to decide whether a Targaryen is crazy or great - is she the other side of the coin?"
"Not as far as I can see. Moqorro shook his head. "It's my reason that she's acting a little weird today. I told the Queen: the most powerful followers she can get will come to visit her right away. We interrupted the meeting today to meet your Lord Commander immediately, Daenerys even changed his clothes for this... As a result, he did not come to swear allegiance, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment, and embarrassing the Queen - why did he refuse to agree to the Queen's conditions?"
"Most powerful follower? Why do you judge."
"I saw him in the flames fighting alongside the Queen."
"I saw it too. The image of the Queen fighting off the ghoul with dragon flames, but that's about it." True, the sights shown in the flames never conflict with each other, and this time was no exception. But what kind of relationship do Igor and Daenerys stand together... male lead and female assistant, vice versa, or neither? Melisandre has seen countless colleagues make wrong predictions due to false judgments. They are wishful thinking, but mistakenly believe that oneself's interpretation is Lord of Light's intention - Moqorro's achievements in Magic are higher than oneself, but they have always been in the interpretation of predictions. She was slightly better, and hopefully this time too. Melisandre said in a reproachful tone: "Igor impossible agrees to the conditions proposed by the Queen during the day. Before taking her back to Westeros, you should do your homework about the situation of Seven Kingdoms. Do you know what the situation is in North and the land grant now?"
Moqorro didn't get angry, let alone ask why, the communication between the High Priests was especially open and candid, and when Melisandre used certain words like "impossible", it meant that things were not negotiable at this point. .
And that sucks.
"I really don't know, the situation in Westeros is changing too fast, and the information I have is still stuck in the time before and after King Robert's death. If the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch does not swear allegiance to the Queen, North And being an enemy of Queen, it would be difficult for me to convince her to go north to participate in the final battle."
"That's your problem, if Queen doesn't go north to fight in the end, then It means she's not the Child of Prophecy, you should know that." Melisandre said bluntly, "And the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and I can't afford to delay a day at Dragonstone, and have to leave tomorrow morning for King's Landing."
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(end of this chapter)