Chapter 498
2021-01-06
Chapter 498 ReturnersWith the familiar and unfamiliar shaking and slight bumps, the ship On the pier. Two weeks after escaping from a land-grant "prison break", Kraken's daughter returns to the Iron Islands, the land where she was born, raised, and whose destiny is her dream and mission.
This journey back is not easy, and it took Asha and Qyburn Maester, who was assigned to cooperate with her, a lot of thought: preparing the outfit and preparing the details of the poison she applied for, in order to make her escape look good. It is as realistic as the "beyond the wall expedition". The Night's Watch Command first recruited a large number of sailing and shipbuilding experience in Legion, including Asha and her men, to Ice Gorge Harbor in the name of building the Night's Watch West Coast Fleet. ; Immediately afterwards, in that "Night's Watch Port Force" to guard against "North Navy Fleet officers and soldiers" in the big transfer and change of hometown, because of the management chaos caused by too many things, the guards "under a negligence", gave her and her The two most loyal subordinates communicated, discussed escape plans and obtained the convenience of escape tools; then, in a dark and windy night, Yara Grejoy finally "waited for the opportunity", escaped from the residence while the guards were not paying attention, stole the key to pick up the Out of two henchmen, went straight to the pier to grab a boat, taking advantage of the night and rowed out of the port.
In the end, the trio's boat was "stumbled upon" and intercepted shortly after dawn by the Iron Fleet patrol boat still patrolling the wide waters of the Bay of Ice to monitor the North Navy. , she finally boarded the Ironmen ship she was familiar with, as planned.
The above parts are all in the plan. One is willing to run and the other is willing to let go. It is difficult to figure out problems if the arrangement is properly arranged. The latter part is completely dependent on luck and adaptability.
The captain is a member of the Womack family she knows, and Asha, who has found this, feels like oneself is about to come out of the lowest point of her life for more than a year of section length and return to the lucky one. Good luck in the arms of the gods: while the Warmack chief didn't support oneself in Kingsmoot, the Ancient Family on the Isle of Halo has been a follower of her uncle "scholar" Roderick Halo rather than a lackey of Uncle Euron ...It's impossible to convince others to betray the current King of the Iron Islands by relying on such a close relationship, and to follow oneself to the death, but on this ship full of familiar people, at least she doesn't have to worry that oneself will be tied to a stone, He sank into the sea silently.
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The facts are as expected: I saw Asha on the deck of the ship, who had been missing for a long time and is now a little embarrassed, and listened to her telling the absolutely vivid experience of capture and escape. Later, the captain agreed to her request - "take oneself back to the Iron Islands to meet Euron, and ask Uncle for forgiveness and readmission".
I don't know if he wanted to personally give the "unexpected harvest" to the king as a trophy, or simply wanted to ensure the safety of King Balon's daughter. After handing over the patrol mission of oneself, he turned the bow of the ship himself and returned to the direction of home.
The return to the Iron Islands from the Bay of Ice was a long journey, and the Ironmen were not a tolerant people, so Asha had a hard time. As an unlucky bastard who has failed several times in a row, she is no longer able to bathe in the enthusiasm of sailors and watch the strong eyes wherever she goes like in the past - it is nothing to endure the contempt of the people around her, and she is still at rest. Having to squeeze the cabin with a bunch of men and forbearance is over. The worst thing is: when the aura of a "strong woman" fades, she becomes a "woman", and women, especially once noble A beautiful woman who has now lost her power is the easiest target for a man to have unreasonable thoughts.
It is fortunate that Asha herself is not a delicate woman, and she has two loyal followers around her... In addition, Captain Womack is strict after harassment and conflict. It was forbidden for sailors to disrespect Balon's daughter, so that the embarrassing oolong of "being locked up by Night's Watch for more than a year without being violated, and being raped immediately after returning to oneself" happened.
But everything went well so far. In the second half of the voyage, Asha cautiously restrained her oneself temperament, and then politely told the crew about the current situation of the Iron Islands, and what she got was pure. is bad news.
The Kingsmoot ends, and after the defeated Asha flees the clutches of the second uncle Euron in a boat, her uncle, the oneself drowned Divine Cleric, is determined to stay behind to organize the anti-Euron alliance "Damphair". "Aeron Greyjoy soon mysterious disappeared, although the islanders are still looking for him, but Asha has a hunch: he is either sent by Euron Shen Hai to meet the Drowned God, or he is imprisoned in a place where no one can find it.
As for the Third Uncle Victarion, this idiot whose instinct and sense of duty to obey orders completely overwhelmed his mind and reason, was sent by Euron to meet the Dragon Queen after faithfully fulfilling his duties as a minister for a long time, and then he was indeed one. Going and not returning, although the current news shows that he died in an accident, but God knows if this is true or false?
Asha had heard about the above situation when she gave the land, and now she has reconfirmed it from the mouths of her compatriots, and found that oneself has really become one of the last Greyjoy as said before. There is one point, but it is not a blow if she is mentally prepared... The next news made her really frown and even a little confused: After taking the Seastone Chair, Euron led the Ironmen to practice Old again. Way, the fleet attacked and plundered the Westerlands and Reach in a large-scale attack, and has repeatedly succeeded in plentiful harvests. Relying on a full page of victories and the political skills of eradicating dissidents, it is now widely embraced and supported, and has secured the position of King of the Iron Islands!
That sucks... no, it couldn't be worse, you know, Asha is a slogan that says "Old Way doesn't work", and now others follow the Old Way and lead the Ironmen to live well Chic, didn't fiercely slap her in the face?
(Could it be that the idea of oneself is actually wrong, by robbing others, the islanders can also make a fortune and live a good life? If so, then oneself will come back to be a Kinslayer from this trip, and it will be the opposite after success. Became a sinner through the ages?)
The huge difference between reality and ideal made Asha suddenly fall into the endless confusion of brain downtime.
No! Not the idea of oneself is wrong!
After a moment of confusion, Asha quickly figured out everything: Euron was able to succeed in the Westerlands and Reach, not because of the superiority of the Old Way, nor because of the weakness of the continent, but because of the conquest of Aegon Ironmen's looting has been suspended for three hundred years, and now it suddenly restarts while the scuffle between the lords around the world suddenly restarts and hits a completely unprepared opponent on the opposite side, so that the coastal residents who have forgotten how to guard against pirates are caught off guard, such as waiting to be slaughtered. Lamb-like mermaid meat.
When the situation on the continent settles down and people turn their attention to the sea, what awaits the Ironmen will be the new king—whichever it is—howling wind and torrential rain of counterattack and revenge. This damn Euron is exchanging the future of the Iron Islands for the insignificant sweetness at the moment, but those short-sighted idiots are actually really happy and follow him to the death!
However, after thinking about it, no matter how clear oneself is, it will not help the overall situation. This truth, in front of many captains and leaders who have made a lot of money from looting, will only lead to having a big laughter and a bad reputation for jealousy.
Oneself originally wanted to rely on murder kin to solve the problem once and for all. Now it seems that it is not so easy to find an ally who is willing to help. After the incident, escape from the pursuit of a large group of angry captains or even the other way around. It is even more difficult to become a master again!
"Ms. Asha." The captain's voice interrupted Kraken's daughter's thoughts and forced her to return to reality, "You're home, I've already sent the news back to the city first, Now, my King, your Uncle, is waiting for you in the city."
"en. She brought up her free and unrestrained nature, and said the polite lines that even her oneself felt disgusting, "Thank you for taking care of you all the way, we will go ashore now... Let's go to the city."
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(end of this chapter)