Chapter 529

Chapter 529

2021-01-06

Chapter 529 Below the man's knee
Demon Dragon gliding and hovering in the sky, black clothed black armor and black hood Unsullied in robes marched into the city with neat steps on the ground... With the arrival of the Queen, the long and difficult stalemate inside and outside Winterfell finally ended.

It's been a rough week for everyone.

It goes without saying that House Stark, who became a prisoner overnight in the face of the overwhelming advantage of gunpowder, was the first to arrive after the Castle Cerwyn was instructed by Robb to gather North reinforcements at Castle Cerwyn. Nearly 5,000 vassal troops held various flags and carried long spear daggers Wuyangyang to the outside of the city... They were planning to fight the rebels, but they saw the Red Dragon flag fluttering in the wind at the top of the city and the loneliness. Ed's widow, Catelyn Tully, out of town.

Lady Stark, who has lost her youth, stepped on the snow and approached the North reinforcements with difficulty, but she spit out an explosion: House Stark has decided to profess allegiance to Daenerys Targaryen and ask the nobles to lead the army to return home , waiting for the next news!
The woman is weak, this must be a compromise made by Catelyn who was frightened after being threatened by the traitors... After asking the residents who had experienced the battle to find out the general process of Igor taking Winterfell in the middle of the night, he was shocked at The land-grant army's strange tactics and powerful battle strength did not dare to attack rashly, but like the previous siege fighters, they built barracks around the winter town and began to siege the city. They were ready to wait for a few more troops to arrive. Then storm the castle and rescue Robb, his younger brother younger sister or daughter.

Do your best and obey the destiny. Rescue one casually, and House Stark's bloodline will not be broken. It is impossible. Going north to the Wall to grab Bran is a solution!
They didn't wait too long, and the Bolton Army from the north arrived in second place. The hideous skinning banner gathered 2,000 fully armed gun and shield fighters, although the number was less than half of the previous ones combined. The level and morale are even more so. The addition of this road of reinforcements has turned the balance of forces against the North side, which should have been a good news to breathe a sigh of relief...

Until Barrowton, who is also a woman, is the head of the family——William. Dustin count's widow, Barbrey Lady, recalled Catelyn's warning that Roose Bolton had to show evidence "to kill the mad King's Daughter and her pets" first.

Daenerys has a typical Targaryen appearance that is different from ordinary people, and her remaining two dragons are rare beasts that are unique in the world, whether Roose Bolton takes out a silver-haired woman's head or pulls out The dragon's scale and half claws are enough to prove that he really fought against it and won the victory - but this is obviously not an excessive requirement, but Bolton can't come up with the same. He happily showed the newly sewn Red Dragon flag.

So, what should have been an inspiring meeting turned into a dangerous confrontation with swords drawn and bows bent in an instant.

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The two armies outside the city faced each other against the wind and snow, and Igor, who was hiding in the sheltered and warm and safe castle, was not enjoying himself.

It was an unexpected harvest to suppress Second Young Lady's turbulent murderous aura with a series of beatings and "lashes", but his relationship with the real thing of the North ruling family was impossible after all. In azure's work, it's as simple as "one shot to kill the enemy" - Bolton asked to enter the city in the name of a friendly army shortly after arriving outside the city, and Igor naturally rejected the application in the name of the castle being full, of course It is to ensure the safety of the oneself and the Stark. It is undeniable: from the camp point of view, Bolton, who has formally sworn allegiance to the Queen face to face, is the "de facto" ally.

In the event that more and more North reinforcements gathered outside the city clashed with House Bolton's troops, should the Land Granters go out of the city to help or sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?
In case Bolton's army suffers losses, and after the incident, he will make a fuss in front of the Queen, and will oneself who refuses to let allies enter the city should take the blame?
There are already a lot of things to tangle, and what is even more unpleasant is that human beings have such a nature: strangers can out of blows friendship grows, but acquaintances and friends can turn against each other when things go wrong... Igor Now stand on the brink of the latter. He used his good relationship with House Stark to successfully start the big game in his heart, and the price he had to pay was: he had to bear the hatred and resentment from the Wolf Family and even more towards the enemy.

In this case, Igor's efforts to protect the Starks are really unflattering. "Being both a female whore and an archway" - carrying pressure and taking risks, no one appreciates it yet. The negotiating and meeting with a few Starks these days, especially the awakened Robb, was an uncomfortable one: there was no abuse and conflict, and he was polite and courteous, but under the surface of a peaceful atmosphere was a layer of caution, alienation, and hostility. Even if Igor showed Bolton's paperwork to enter the city or took Robb to the top of the city to let him observe the Fortress of Terror troops who cheated the city and raised the Red Dragon flag, he could not be completely relieved or convinced.

Igor has no doubts: as long as oneself is slightly let down or paralyzed, Stark will definitely sneak out of the castle in a group or stab him in the back without the slightest hesitation, and then try to take on the Bolton-backed ones. Daenerys. And when all this was really caused by oneself at the beginning, he didn't even have the qualifications to complain about his grievances, and he had no choice but to rely on his steel-like will to walk on the path chosen by oneself -- not noble. Go on, don't look back until you become a winner and write history.

And the arrival of Queen finally allowed him to take a breath from this depressing atmosphere.

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I feel sorry for Aegon, who just recovered from injury and barely took off. Daenerys did not play Dragonrider on this trip to the south for the winter. Immediately after Drogon and Rhaegal appeared in the air, the North reinforcements, who were at odds with Igor's "witchcraft" and unable to organize an attack, resolutely retreated to Castle Cerwyn. In the direction of Kingsroad from Winterfell after clearing the field, Daenerys, dressed in white clothed, rode on a horse and led oneself's mobile front through the gate of Winterfell to enter the castle where her flag had been planted, and then through the drawbridge and the front yard, and finally came to The crowd gathered in the middle of the courtyard behind the door.

On the open space opposite the guard room, the Unsullied who entered the city first dutifully occupied all the key positions, vigilant against the surrounding "Winterfell Guards" who were whispering to each other. Igor and other senior officials of the Land Granting Army stood with the Stark family and lined up to greet the royal driver.

Missandei sings her Queen's long list of titles proficiently and loudly, Arya stares angrily at Daenerys, who is so dazzling that any woman would be ashamed, and Robb Stark catches a glimpse of him. Behind the mad King's Daughter, Roose Bolton, who seems to be a loyal subject, the Dread Castle counts with unwavering indifference to the land-grant master Igor, who has used actions and cast aside all considerations for face... And the latter uses pondering Eyes, carefully observed the expressions of Varys and Littlefinger.

The scene was silent and embarrassing for a time, until Robb Stark, who was injured has not recovered, clenched the teeth, walked out of the crowd, like the ancestor Torrhen Stark, the "surrender king", after three hundred years, once again Knees to a Targaryen riding a dragon.

"To the true and only King of the Seven Kingdoms - I offer my allegiance to Winterfell and House Stark." The young father, who was not good at this, bowed his head, reluctantly but solemnly. , "The swords, axes and lances of the North obey your summon. As long as Your Majesty treats every subject fairly and equally, we will always follow you."

The oath was scattered in the icy air Go, but didn't get an immediate answer, Daenerys walked out with his head held high, came to Robb Stark, bowed his head and looked towards the kneeling North guardian, contentment and hesitation intertwined, for a while he didn't know how to respond.

The Lord Commander of the Night's Watch and the Dreadfort Count—the two new helpers she recruited on her trip north, chose to head south first—waiting for her at Winterfell. In the conjecture of the little Queen at first, oneself will see the following three situations when oneself arrives at Winterfell one step later: either Igor, who arrived first, successfully persuades House Stark to swear allegiance to oneself; Winter shackles the Starks; otherwise, the war is not going well, and Winterfell remains in the hands of oneself's enemies.

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The first situation is naturally the best outcome. As the ruling family north of The Neck for a long time, winning the support of Stark is equivalent to winning the entire North , the mission to unify the Seven Kingdoms completed one third in an instant... Even if it was only in terms of the proportion of the territory, it was a major breakthrough, at least allowing her to save more time and energy to complete the "big Crownlands plan".

And in the second case, Daenerys has also figured out what to do: she will deprive House Stark of their property and status, expel them from Westeros, and promote Bolton, who was the first to serve, as the new lord of the North. To support the unconvincing North's second child, when the world is settled in the future, the forces north of The Neck will spend most of their energy in internal friction and mutual confrontation to achieve checks and balances. For a long time, the northern part of the kingdom will be It will be fine...

As for the last bad situation, the countermeasure is also very simple: ride a dragon into the sky, set fire to winter, simply wipe House Stark from the world, and even save the effort of catching it alive Now, killing the enemy in battle is much simpler than executing prisoners, and there is no suspicion of brutality.

The little Queen thought so much, but she never guessed: what she encountered was some kind of mixed state between the first and second situations.

As long as you are not blind, you can see that the gate was violently opened not long ago. Although there are few traces of battle in the castle, the injured residents and soldiers in the winter town are living evidence. ... Winterfell was undoubtedly breached, but its owner did not go to prison, but still dressed decently and moved freely, without the appearance of being a prisoner!
House Stark's allegiance is not entirely voluntary, but is played by Night's Watch!

Acknowledge allegiance means acknowledge allegiance, of course, regardless of whether it is voluntary or forced...otherwise, Aegon will not be able to become a Conqueror until he grows old and dies. It's not that Daenerys has not accepted unwilling surrender and allegiance, but House Stark is the main rebel who participated in the overthrow of oneself's father and brother's dynasty in the Battle of the Slayers. She just needs to stay sensible to tolerate other people's absent-mindedness, but if the target is replaced by this group of former imaginary enemies who have a bloody feud, then it will not only require rationality, but also add incredible generosity!

The cold wind hu hu sounded, and time passed second after second. Robb's right knee kneeling on the frozen ground was wet by the melting snow, and the already injured body was also damaged by the prolonged maintenance. He began to tremble slightly because of his uncomfortable posture... The uneasy atmosphere began to spread silently until Igor realized that something was wrong, coughed and then said: "Your Majesty, the weather is very cold, you should make a quick decision, and then enter the house to discuss The next move is."

The familiar and magnetic male voice calls Daenerys back to reality from her inner activities, and she suddenly realizes that accepting or not is not just a matter of oneself. Whether it's breaking Winterfell without hurting any of the Starks, or interfering when the scene is cold, it all points to a conclusion: Igor wants oneself to accept.

And she is willing to create a rift between herself and her most powerful follower and comrade for her own anger before her great cause is completed?

The answer is obvious.

"Lord Stark." Queen replied helplessly, although she was answering Robb's oath, her eyes were looking straight at the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch who had just spoken - even if she had no choice, She could at least tell Igor in this silent way that oneself made concessions for his own sake. If this favor can make him sell a little more in the service to oneself in the future, it will not be a waste of her today's unwillingness: "In the name of the old and new Gods, I promise - as long as you are loyal and serve, I will definitely Repay with justice.”

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