Chapter 438
2021-01-06
Chapter 438 Queen and CommanderQueenscrown's inner fort and outer city add up to only King's Landing's 1/40th the size, from the air, the view of the entire town is taking in the entire scene. Across the distance, Daenerys, who was riding on the dragon, found that this land-grant capital standing in the middle of the snowfield was smoking light... Not only was the color much darker, but the area seemed to be larger than before.
Flying closer, she quickly understood where these small changes came from.
The neat residential area that was originally row upon row and was gray and white on a macro level because of the snow on the roof is now scorched black. Although the fire has been extinguished, there are still traces of white smoke coming out of the ruins. , a scene of being burned by a sleepwalking oneself with three dragons last night... and the scene beyond the fence is even more impressive: the originally pure white snow has been destroyed by the scattered footprints and hauling traces. Dirty and messy, dozens of large coal piles scattered with fire and smoke, and a large number of workers to-and-fro to add firewood - Dany was surprised to find that the piles were What was burning was not coal, but wreckage of various types and shapes. People who went in and out of the town to "add fire" were not throwing firewood, but corpses!
There are both human and animal, complete and incomplete, and there are even Giants that must be transported by everyone working with a common purpose in carts...and they are eager to chase the remaining others that escaped. , and worry about whether these new corpses will be resurrected as ghouls in an unfathomable mystery, and have to be busy rescuing the wounded, supplies and rebuilding, Queenscrown can't hold a grand ceremony for the dead like in the original plot after a big victory. The cremation of the comrades can only be simply classified according to the enemy and foe and then cremated in piles, and the ashes of the comrades in arms will be buried in a place outside the wall...the martyrs' cemetery will be established in the future.
There are at least tens of thousands of corpses in the dozens of piles that are being burned, and corpses and debris are still being continuously transported out through several gates. What kind of war did this place go through to create more corpses than all the wars she had seen since she was born in less than two days after oneself left?
Daenerys didn't know that only a few thousand of the tens of thousands of corpses were killed by the defenders and the rest were all due to the Dragonsteel bombs. Looking at the Queenscrown who was still there the day before yesterday, a terrifying appearance of avoided a catastrophe , she was tangled and nervous in her heart: she was both shocked by the battle strength of Night's Watch Legion, and rejoiced that the battle seemed to be won by the living people... but more was the strong anxiety that could not be contained—— Oneself, will it be late and go on an errand for nothing, miss the good agreement with Igor, and thus lose a chance to conquer the "strongest follower" in this prophecy?
After circling the battlefield, Queen noticed the troop gathering outside the east gate of Queenscrown, guessed that the person oneself was looking for was probably there, and controlled Drogon to fly over, in the Black Dragon Amidst the gust of wind, he pinpointed the open space beside Igor, and descended gently and steadily.
The Queenscrown soldiers and civilians who saw the dragon for the second time were no longer frightened this time, but stared at the dragon and the Queen with eagerness and curiosity. Igor received sword sheathe, ran to Demon Dragon with the guards, and immediately rushed to her side at Queen's Halong.
"Your Majesty, on behalf of all the soldiers and land-grant residents of the Night's Watch Legion, for being able to arrive immediately despite such a long journey, I thank you!"
"You're welcome... Lord Commander, I have to apologize for my untimely departure the day before yesterday. This was an absence from the battle that could have been avoided." Daenerys nodded slightly reservedly, but was slightly moved by the other party's unconcealed excited tone. Ann, "I hope I didn't come too late?"
"No, you came at the right time." Don't say that the enemy has seized the opportunity to leave the dragon before taking advantage of the opportunity to attack, even if she does leave When the time is not right, Igor also impossible to say directly, "Wall and Queenscrown's soldiers and civilians together, repelled the previous attacks of Others and the dead. Now, the hopeless enemy who defeated Night's Watch bypassed the land grant that was waiting for him. Going to the defenseless North - Xiazheng plans to lead his troops to pursue it in person. This southern expedition was originally very dangerous, but with you and three dragons participating in the battle, you can be sure of winning, and victory is no suspense!"
"Very good... um, I mean, I'm glad I didn't come too late." Daenerys relaxed, hiding his expression, he was about to say what are we waiting for, let's go, but his heart moved and he kept an eye on it , "Then, Lord Commander, does our previous agreement still count?"
"It counts." Igor replied without the slightest hesitation. The ground defense is impregnable, and there are no three dragons involved in the battle to defeat the Others. He is completely oneself wanting to jump out of the land grant, so he deliberately asks Daenerys for help. But now, the enemy's fierce assault finally hit him in the face, and now, Igor has to admit: oneself really needs Daenerys' dragon to ensure victory. "Your Majesty Dragon Throne fought for Night's Watch, and we will fight for you in the future, and swear to return Your Majesty to Iron Throne!"
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Subjectively, Daenerys is very I am willing to believe in the black clothed man in front of me, and believe that after oneself helps Igor win this battle, he will be loyal as promised. But the life full of ups and downs and betrayal made her hesitate for a moment - after thinking about it, she suddenly realized that all the conversations and agreements between oneself and Igor were conducted in the privacy of only the two of them, without any paper. Under the circumstance that the agreement or neutral witnesses can be restrained, if oneself flies thousands of miles to help hungry, Igor throws the oneself and the three dragons as tools and throws it aside. Besides spraying him with dragon flames, what other way could he force him to fulfill his promise?
If the man in front of him cannot be used for himself, he will be the greatest threat!
Let Igor prepare the documents on the spot? Stupid and embarrassing, and the binding force can hardly reassure her... After a brief moment of thought, Daenerys made a bold and temporary decision: "Well, I trust you, Lord Commander. But since you have confirmed that the agreement is still valid, press If you ask me to fulfill a part of the promise in advance: I will bow my knees and swear allegiance to me in public at this time and this place - shouldn't it be too much?"
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As his body froze, an instinctive strong disgust flooded Igor's heart.
The Queen made such a request at this juncture, with a strong meaning of profiting from somebody's misfortune...and aroused the resistance of the "real him" in the bones.
Igor before crossing, like all other normal modern people, as it should be by rights: any kneeling other than Priest and marriage proposal is shameful, superstitious, humiliating, yes A manifestation of servility and inequality... Even with four years of transmigrator life, Igor has never voluntarily bowed his knees to any living person! How can I kneel down to a woman in a different world who neither gave birth to him nor raised him, and is even ten years younger than him?
But reason pulled him back from the conditioned reflex in an instant.
In this world where the feudal lord system has not collapsed and the gods seem to exist, Daenerys asks oneself to kneel to acknowledge allegiance, without humiliation or contempt, and without raising the price in the original agreement. . In the case of a prior agreement, it is completely reasonable, even sensible self-protection: once oneself swears allegiance as she requires in front of thousands of people, no matter what he actually intends in his heart, if he wants to break his oath - he must first meet Moral pressure from internal and external aspects, such as the collapse of human settings.
The Queen wants to make sure that oneself is tied to her war chariot by raising the cost of oneself's breach of contract!
Clever, unfortunately out of tune. There were thousands of people beyond the wall who despised "Kneelers", Beric Dondarrion who was legally loyal to Stannis, North soldiers, and some Dragonstones, Crownlands minor nobles and guards who followed Melisandre...oneself gritted his teeth and took an oath , Now that the difficulties are over, other problems will soon spring up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
Nevertheless, after thinking a thousand times, Igor reluctantly realized that not only could he not be able to explain all this trouble to Daenerys, but even a few more seconds of hesitation might be judged as having something in his heart. Ghost - problem? That's oneself's problems, not the Queen's, it's your duty and responsibility as a new loyalist to solve them! As for the crowded eyes? Daenerys emphasizes "this moment" and "in public", doesn't he hope that this scene can be seen and witnessed by as many people as possible up and down Seven Kingdoms, as much as possible, so that he has no way out?
Two seconds after the Queen's request, Igor, who seemed to be stunned, regained his firm expression.
Daenerys's sudden attack did make him a little completely unprepared, but it's always impossible for people to live in the world and everything develops according to plan - if hesitation cannot change the situation, then stop doing meaningless things. Think about it!
He nodded, motioned to the guards to quiet down the soldiers who were still arguing about the Queen and the dragon, and then drew the sword that had just been sheathed again, slowly but without hesitation one-knee kneels down, placing the sword flat on the thigh.
"In the name of all the gods of the world, old and new, I, Igor West, swear allegiance to Queen Your Majesty," he said slowly but without pause, trying to suppress the reluctance. , "I swear to fight for your safety and honor, I swear to fight for your legal rights, I swear to fight for your lofty ideals, and die."
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Daenerys has taken the oath of allegiance from countless people, but none has brought her more relief and joy than this one. She knew that doing so might arouse Igor's disgust, but instinct told Daenerys: the man in front of him, and the Night's Watch Legion and the land-grant power he represented... deserved her.
As for the cracks in the relationship between the two that might be caused by forcing him to take a stand in advance? Let's make up for it in other ways later!
She walked up to Igor, contented, put her hand on his shoulder to show closeness and attention, and played it on the spot, returning her vows in the same style.
"I swear in the name of Queen Daenerys · Targaryen I, that you will always have a place in my court, at the table, in the councils of the royal family. I will always listen to your advice and value your advice , will never betray your talents and loyal service.”
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(end of this chapter)