Chapter 379
The mouth of the canal, Smiley cruise ship, in the third floor lobby.
"...These are what the Dragon Queen said to the crowd, complete and word-for-word."
A Water Dancer in a floral robe knelt on a wooden throne Next, repeat what Dragon Queen said.
Well, Braavos custom, Water Dancer assassin used to wear brightly colored silk fancy clothes that stand out. When you meet them on the street, you can tell their identity at a glance.
And Braavos nobles and big businessmen, both men and women, prefer dark and serious clothes.
This is the exact opposite of Westeros.
Keyholders Bessaro flashed an obscure rays of light in his eyes, and asked casually, "Are you sure it's the Dragon Queen herself?"
"I'm not sure about the negotiation, she can still arrange A double? Besides, I've known her for a long time, who can fool who?" Sealord Ferrego sneered.
"It's true, silver hair and purple eyes, with a handsome face that transcends ordinary people. Especially temperament, majesty, kindness, kindness, domineering can be freely changed with the tone of voice, harmonious and consistent, which is impossible for ordinary people to do." The next Water Dancer said seriously.
"That's good..." Keyholders murmured.
"Inn of the Green Eel has been investigated?" asked First Sword, who was standing beside the throne.
"Well, about a week ago, Gerold Dayne came to Braavos as 'Dorne Arthur' and spent 2,000 Golden Dragons to buy 'Inn of the Green Eel' and the three goods in the back. Warehouse.
Afterwards, all the tourists were driven away in the name of renovating the store, the hotel business was also suspended, and the clerks and chefs were all on vacation with pay.
In addition to hiring craftsmen to carry out work on the Inn third floor For a simple renovation, Gerold Dayne also recruited fifteen Water Dancers proficient in swordsmanship at Moon Pool."
"A week ago..." Keyholders ugly complexion, "Then Gerold Dayne When did he come to Braavos before going to Sealord's Palace, and how much has he done in different capacities?"
"Without this caution, he wouldn't be worthy of being a White Cloak." First Sword said with appreciation.
"But no one was sure at the time that the Dragon Queen and Sealord would have a face-to-face meeting..." Keyholders Bessaro said sheepishly.
He always thought it was oneself who broke the deadlock between White Cloak and Sealord with the suggestion of "Double Kings Club", he was the initiator of this meeting, but now...
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Has he been tricked?
"What's the use of talking about this now?" First Sword shook his head and said to Sealord: "The most important thing is to ensure your safety, and you must be guarded against others. Queen of Westeros.
Indeed, what happened in Westeros in recent years has been horrific.
Queen of Westeros, adultery, incest, lion instead of deer, Robert unfathomable mystery The death of Eddard Stark was beheaded by Joffrey, Red Wedding, Purple Wedding, murder kin, father murder, Citadel fire..."
In the end, First Sword sighed: " I can't believe that Westeros is so rotten as it is today, too terrifying!"
"Barbarian land, no etiquette, no education, no surprise." Keyholders said looking down on.
"The more rotten and messy Westeros is, the better it is for us, cough cough cough..." Sealord Ferrego coughed up a puddle of thick yellow phlegm covering his mouth, his face looking better , asked: "Do those Water Dancers know about the upcoming Dragon Queen?"
"I don't know, they just think that oneself serves Arthur the Dorne man, and they don't even know the real identity of Gerold Dayne." Kneeling Under the throne, the colored robe Water Dancer said.
"Can the house near the Inn of the Green Eel be inspected?" First Sword asked.
“Within 500 meters, there is no suspicious person, and no flammable and dangerous goods such as kerosene and kapok.”
After a moment of indulgence, Sealord Ferrego lightly asked: “Can Nameless Men Coming?"
There was a moment of silence in the interior hall, and the Keyholders on the wooden chairs twisted uncomfortably and said, "Waiting for you at Moon Pool."
"Who?"
"Kindly Man, he's here in person."
...
By two boats advancing side by side The oars longboats cleared the way, and ten warships meandered into the canal, almost paralyzing the traffic on the river.
Just off the Inn of the Green Eel, there are two large warships with decks full of ballistas.
However, not only was the ballista not wound, it also turned its direction deliberately to avoid the airspace near the Inn.
After that, the Smiley cruise ship slowly entered the Moon Pool and stopped beside the small wharf.
Two blue robe eunuch stepped off the boat, shining gongs in their hands, and ran along the pier towards the Inn of the Green Eel.
"When—" The gong was struck, and eunuch shouted sharply: "Sealord Your Majesty arrives, everyone avoids."
eunuch then held up the golden shorts Water Dancer, they pressed the sword with their right hand and held the torch with their left hand, lined up in two rows between the pier and the Inn, isolating the crowd watching the fun and clearing the way for Sealord.
Sixteen black brawny men lifted from the boat a huge octagonal sedan chair, the body and poles of which were painted with large red paint.
The surface of the car is seven or eight meters square, with gold as the top, and colorful brocade as the curtain hanging all directions.
Between the swaying, the nearby crowd could also see the sickly-faced Sealord inside through the gap, and sat down with him on the huge throne—the chair on the ship.
At this time, Dragon Queen also went downstairs again with the aquiline nose Knight, and also directed two Colored Clothes assassins to climb the wooden ladder and changed the plaque on the door.
"Inn of the Green Eel" was replaced by "True Dragon garden villa".
Well, she's not too shabby in this shabby place.
Dragon Queen didn't leave the Inn, oh, no, it's the garden villa... She didn't leave the garden villa and went outside to meet Sealord, but opened the door and let Sealord's First Sword lead people into the garden ahead of time villa third layer.
After First Sword inspected the spacious negotiation room on the third floor, he walked down to the Sealord sedan chair to announce, and the sedan chair approached the gate of the garden villa and fell.
The brocade curtain was lifted, and two maids helped the old Sealord down.
Sealord has Dany's familiar pig kidney face and azure eyes, but he is older and weaker than the face he remembers. The majesty is greater than before.
"Antaryon Your Majesty, haven't seen you for more than ten years, and you're still...what's wrong with you?" Dany asked with concern.
She originally said, "Old age is stronger, and the spirit is strong", but the old Sealord's appearance is too old.
Dany wouldn't be surprised if he next moment dies in front of her before answering her question.
So even the polite words can't be said, and they can only show sincere concern.
Old Sealord seemed to be very moved, two crystal drops squeezed out of the corners of his eyes, and said with emotion: "The old problem is gone, don't worry. It's Dany, a little baby in Chubby, who has become a generation of Queen.
If Ser Willem Darry was alive, he would be very happy and proud to see you now."
Mentioning Willem Darry, Dany thinks of little Daenerys and Daenerys When Second Brother Vis was kicked out of the redwood gate house by slaves, he couldn't help but get tired of it.
Obviously, there is a shadow of the old Sealord behind this incident.
Seeing Robert's increasingly secure throne, and even defeating the rebellious King Balon (the time little Dany was driven out just after the Balon rebellion was quelled), Targaryen, without a dragon, seems to have no investment value.
In order not to offend the new king of Iron Throne, Sealord had his servants take away the property that Willem Darry had bought for the two siblings—the property brought from Dragonstone.
"Antaryon Your Majesty, it's cold outside, come in and talk!" Dany invited.
Soon, a group of people climbed the three layers of stairs and entered the warm and elegantly decorated hall.
A long wooden table and chairs padded with fur were prepared in the hall. Dany sat alone on the side close to the north wall, and Sealord and Keyholders Bessaro were on the other side.
Dany starts to look at Bessaro, who is twice the size of the others, Fatty Bai with a gracious smile and good manners.
Originally, Iron Bank was founded in an underground mine by twenty-three fugitive slaves.
Each founder has a key to open a huge underground vault, and they and their descendants are called "Keyholders".
The members of Keyholders are not static. Over the past few hundred years, some people have lost their keys and lost their keys.
There are also upstarts born and become new Keyholders.
And the Iron Bank, where gold is stored, has also changed its location, and the old keys are no longer useful - it is said that the Braavos people have too much gold, and the small iron mines before can not hold it.
In short, up to now, the key in the hands of Keyholders cannot open the door to the new vault, and has completely become a symbol of family heritage and power.
House Reyaan is a descendant of one of the original 23 founders, absolutely veteran Keyholders, and the true owner of Braavos - at least one of the owners.
"Your Excellency Bessaro, Sealord Your Majesty, first of all, I have to apologize to the two of you for not going to the Observatory as agreed, but instead bothering everyone to come to my poor hotel.
Why? , I won't say it, but you can understand.
Yes, I was worried, I was afraid. So I stood at the door and told the citizens of Braavos about the entire process of development of this meeting.
I hope you can forgive me for my prudence, in fact, the experience of Citadel has left me with a psychological shadow." Dany said truthfully with a smile.
“Understand, understand, Queen Your Majesty is also careful, we all understand.” Fat Keyholders laughed.
"You are brave enough to come to Braavos in person." Sealord also revealed the matter with a smile.
"So, we're officially starting?" Dany raised his eyebrows and asked.
"en." Sealord nodded, put away his smile, and said seriously: "Since you are sitting across from me, Queen, you don't have to say much about those vain words. Yes, Faceless Men accepted. Assassinate your mission.
But like all religious groups on the Isle of the Gods, the House of Black and White is an independent organization, and the Sealord and Braavos governments have no right to interfere.
Actually, I also went to the House of Black and White a few days ago after Ser Gerold visited to find out about your bounty."
At the end, he looked at Dany sincerely. , asked, "Why don't I call the Chief-In-Charge of the House of Black and White and talk to you about this in person?"
Dany resisted the urge to slap the old man. , nodded and said: "Also."
"pa pa pa!" The old Sealord clapped his hands and shouted in a hoarse voice towards the stairs: "Master Priest, please come up!"
"dong dong dong..." There were heavy and slow footsteps on the wooden ladder, the footsteps of a person.
From the frequency of the footsteps and the sound of heavy landing, it can be judged that this is an old and frail old man.
But it was three people who came up. Two thin and shriveled little girls supported an old man in a hooded robe.
The other two didn't surprise Dany, but the brown hair girl with the horse face was exactly the same as the Soul I saw in Direwolf's body last time.
Arya!