Chapter 452
2021-01-06
Chapter 452 Forced to Take Risks (Part 1)Watching Karstark count with vigilance in anger expression, Igor felt bad.
Everyone has oneself's little Jiujiu, he plans the big chess related to Seven Kingdoms and Iron Throne's belonging, others will naturally have selfish calculations in line with oneself's identity and style. Because he is not familiar with the history of North and the deep unwritten rules and rules among the princes, after some persuasion, Rickard mistakenly thought that he also coveted the last Hearth, and wanted to occupy this place to expand the sphere of influence of the land grant!
Igor smiled bitterly in his heart: Heaven and Earth conscience, he is going to the south to help the Queen fight for the Iron Throne, what does Hearth do in the end, a North, cold and resource-poor Earldom?
be that as it may, he dared not tell Rickard the truth.
I was stunned and afraid of the horizontal, and the horizontal was afraid of death... Igor dared to show off to Robb after the battle of Long Lake. First, it was because the opponent was rescued by the dragon. Second, the bloody battle was over at that time, and most of the opponents suffered heavy casualties and were unwilling to repeat the incident; but the most important reason was actually the third reason: Robb Stark, who had experienced a lot of hard work and was born as a child, was concerned about it and would never Dare to be reckless.
And what about the old man in front of him?
In the original plot, this was the captive of House Lannister who blatantly disobeyed Robb Stark's orders, and was declared a rebel and beheaded by the latter, who remained stubborn until his death. Horrible, stupefied, and desperate... Want to talk to this kind of person and convince him to give up the last Hearth peacefully and return to Karhold?
It's not impossible, but this kind of probability is far from the risk of Igor confessing to Rickard that oneself has taken refuge with the Dragon Queen while surrounded by Karstark soldiers.
The opponent did not participate in the bloody battle of Long Lake, nor was Daenerys' dragon saved his life, so naturally he had no moral doubts. If he hears the truth and orders to arrest or even execute oneself, the land-grant army and the Queen outside the city will not be able to save oneself in time to say anything.
The risk outweighs the possible benefit, so it will be thrown to the back of the consideration list, which is the criterion of Igor until now.
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"You misunderstood, Lord Karstark." He sighed, giving up the negotiation. If we continue to entangle, I'm afraid that oneself will be caught accidentally, "Then, our army will temporarily borrow the winter town outside the castle to make do, and return to the land grant as soon as the wounded's condition improves. But——Night's Watch then The upcoming expedition beyond the wall will require a lot of Dragonglass and saltpeter. I will send people to collect and purchase all over the North, and I hope you can order Karhold to cooperate and deliver it as soon as possible."
"These are easy to say." See Igor Instead of continuing to "can't tell good from bad" and trying to trick oneself into sending him out of the castle, Rickard snorted and calmed down, "As an elder, I advise you, don't rely on oneself to have a little credit and think about it. Be your own. Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, North will not treat you badly."
Igor pretended to be convinced and nodded yes, and after a few more perfunctory words, he found a reason to leave, turned and walked out the door.
In the end, Hearth's occupation was beyond Igor's expectations - the Land Granters didn't actually have so many wounded who needed a place to rest, at least not so many that they had to occupy the castle. However, although there are many houses in the winter shelter town outside the wall, there is no open place suitable for dragons to stay, and this place is too far from Queenscrown. Whether Drogon, whose injury is not getting better, can persist until he returns to the land grant is not the key, but the key is: with Daenerys · Targaryen's character, will he tolerate oneself's child being wronged?
impossible.
She came from a long distance to control the dragon, although it was to fulfill the agreement with oneself, she objectively protected North. For this, three dragons were killed and two wounded. If the result is that after the war is over, the Black Dragon who wants to find a place to live in North and let the dying Black Dragon temporarily recuperate cannot be found. With the character of Dragon Queen, I will definitely think that oneself is oneself. Betrayed!
Daenerys is fascinated by Igor's grand plan and beautiful vision, and then has a rather glorified judgment on his ability and position, so that he can be reasonable and gentle and friendly in front of him. However, Queen with True Dragon bloodline is by no means a Mother, she will only maintain emotional stability when things are generally going well, or at least in a good direction - her trust and appreciation for oneself, but also Far from being able to overwhelm the love for her oneself "child".
Daenerys will definitely be furious that Rickard Karstark refuses to give up the last Hearth... In a better situation, maybe he can force the Karstark army to give up the castle through deterrence; if worse, she can still fly in a fit of rage Rhaegal, who has the ability to fight, burns the city with dragon flames, and the plan of Night's Watch to go south is all over.
No matter which way it conflicts with North, oneself's original overall plan will be disrupted or even completely bankrupt!
What to do?
Just a dozen meters from the middle of the hall to the door, Igor thought so much that there were tiny beads of sweat on his forehead.
Not only because this conflict seems inevitable and oneself can't resolve it, but also because he realizes another point: if oneself keeps his own way and only wants to be the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, then today's conflict will be The situation will not arise at all. However, as oneself wants to do something that oneself "should not do", similar contradictions and troubles will continue to emerge.
He is not a god, so he cannot guess and take into account the thoughts of everyone in the world. Although there are plans in his belly, how many of these "plans" will be caused by human factors? Change" to disrupt and destroy?
People are not as powerful and terrifying as Others, but their minds are far more complicated... Conquering the Seven Kingdoms can never be done once and for all with a detailed and complete plan like defending Others.
The road ahead is not easy.
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He was approaching the door with a heavy heart, and was about to return to the barracks outside the castle to explore the most suitable plan to obtain the final Hearth. The middle-aged man with a fierce face rushed in, ignored Igor, and rushed towards Rickard who was standing in front of the stove in the hall, shouting as he ran.
"Father, there's a dragon hovering over the castle, coming from the south!"
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What? Igor groaned in his heart, didn't he agree with the Queen: before he leaves the castle, don't let Long Fei be too close to expose his existence? Right now, the oneself people haven't left the house yet, but the dragon flew over their heads. Isn't this tricky!
Inwardly shouted Oops, he picked up his pace, trying to get out of his sight before Rickard could react and get out of the castle as soon as possible to avoid getting into trouble.
But the old man's reaction was much faster than expected: "Igor, do you know what's going on? Stop! I said stop! Damn it, guard! Stop the Night's Watch!"
The old Karstark's voice was as loud as a bell, and many soldiers in the castle were tense because of the dragon flying in the sky. The two soldiers at the door immediately drew their weapons when they heard the order. Hesitantly and confusedly stopped Igor, and the guard who brought the latter into the castle and waited outside the door saw this, and could only draw his weapon in a confused manner...
A moment ago, a group of gentlemen stood side by side. Chatting about the weather, pulling Others' gang of Night's Watch and North soldiers, it instantly turned into a confrontation with swords drawn and bows bent.
Igor didn't bring too many guards into the castle to avoid his master's vigilance, but there were as many as a dozen. This means that, at least near the entrance of the hall, the Night's Watch has an absolute numerical advantage over the North soldiers... If Igor has a martial skill like James or Oberyn, he may choose to act decisively, and other soldiers in the castle Get out of the castle before you can react.
Thinking a little further—if Igor had made a plan before coming here, he would definitely arrange for someone outside the castle to prepare to meet or simply take the castle in one fell swoop. However, the past cannot be assumed. He, who had never planned to make a move, was pushed into an embarrassing situation by Rhaegal's accidental fly-over. He didn't arrange for a back-hand. After getting rid of the pursuit and fleeing back to the military camp outside the city, there is not much confidence. What's more troublesome is that even if you escape safely, such a commotion will inevitably make it much more difficult to capture the last Hearth!
This Queen, repeatedly does not act according to the agreement, what a fool!
Igor roared inwardly, gritted his teeth and looked at the situation, then looked back at the Karstark father and son who was rushing over, at the crucial moment, a flash of light flashed in his mind, he put down and pressed the hilt of the sword. hand.
"Put the guys down!" Igor frowned and ordered oneself's guards, then stood still, turned around and faced Rickard Karstark who was running calmly.
The Night's Watch soldiers took the lead in ordering to put away their weapons, and the tense Karhold soldiers also relaxed and put their swords back into their sheaths.
It seems to be a misunderstanding, and both sides don't want to fight.
“What are you running for?” Rickard stared.
"Sorry, I was thinking about something earlier and didn't hear the lord calling me." Igor shrugged, "If you want to ask what happened to the dragon, there is no need, there is only one person in the world. And the dragon, you know who that is."
Igor couldn't tell whether the dragon was unchecked by the Queen or under another reckless and willful command from her, what he could be sure of was that oneself was on his own right now. in danger. Now, he has to adapt and oneself has managed to find a way out.
Rickard Karstark is indeed a reckless man who makes people don't dare provoke, but he dared to challenge the authority of the emperor in the original plot, out of revenge for the murder of his son... And coincidentally, just now The man who rushed into the house called him "father".
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(end of this chapter)