Chapter 964
Brotherhood Without Banners fights the enemy in guerrilla form, the brother enters its most glorious, pinnacle moment when Dondarrion serves as "Branch Lord", all members believe in and honor the spirit of the Knight, winning spiritual and Material double support.
The people provide them with all kinds of information and food for sustenance, and even Septon in Sept does not exclude them.
Brother will provide a fair and just trial to the prisoner after capturing the enemy.
The money from robbery, kidnapping and extortion, they take nothing, all of which are used to relieve the civilians affected by the war.
This might lead one to think that the brother would be a group of Robins, or something like the Safflower Club, Heaven and Earth Club.
Actually, this is a huge misunderstanding.
The backbone of Brotherhood Without Banners are all nobles.
The Chief Branch Lord Dondarrion is the real Earl, and the chief Branch Lord's discipline "Wei Xiaobao" is the heir of Starfall, the top noble of the Seven Kingdoms, and the existence of second only to Duke.
Other members are also noble Knights by name and surname Fiefdom.
In fact, these Knights are all contestants in Robert's "Prime Minister Tourney" for Eddard.
To put it bluntly, they originally only went to King's Landing to take part in the Tourney. As a result, Littlefinger provoked a "lion-wolf" fight. The lion attacked first and sent The Mountain to the Riverlands to burn, kill and loot, destroying the war potential of the Riverlands. - Because Tully is Direwolf's strongest ally and the tentacle of Stark's southward interference in the Seven Kingdoms politics.
However, old Eddard's political sensitivity was too low, he didn't see Tywin's true intentions, and thought he had caught the lion.
Tywin was ready for the "national war" at the time, but Ned was still thinking: hehehe, good luck, I'm arguing with Lannister, The Mountain is going crazy in the Riverlands, wait until I catch it He could take the opportunity to lash out at the dog owner, Tywin.
Ned was overjoyed when he received the "plaint" that the nobles and commoners of the Riverlands were being harassed by The Mountain, so he picked out a batch of Knights that best suited his heart from the Tourney contestants and went to the Riverlands to capture The Mountain. Mountain is brought to justice.
Think about it, based on Ned's selection criteria, what kind of things are selected?
There is no doubt that all of them are true Knights who are righteous and glorious, and brilliant with martial skill.
So, Brotherhood Without Banners is not a grassy group, nor is it a gathering of grassy heroes, but a pure Westeros noble Knight group, a regular military group.
Brotherhood Without Banners is almost the representative of Westeros Knight civilization and the essence of contemporary Seven Kingdoms Knight.
Tourney, Knights gather in King's Landing all over the country, and the righteous Knights are all chosen by Ned, but they have no choice but to become members of the illegal organization framed by Cersei. The rest of the rotten goods with no honor and no morals stayed in the court, and started the next seven kingdoms troubled times.
In this way, we can also understand why R'hllor would attack this "little civil society".
R'hllor's first Divine Vestige was at Brotherhood Without Banners.
Divine Vestige appears most frequently in Brotherhood Without Banners.
The Knight group led by Dondarrion was originally an adjudicator and was ordered to arrest the criminal The Mountain; later Robert and Eddard kicked the bucket, Cersei was in the top, Dondarrion and other upright Knights were slandered by Iron Throne as criminals who violated the law. Instead, Mountain became a good law-abiding man.
In this way, the group of Knights formed Brotherhood Without Banners.
Always wanted by Iron Throne, and one of the reasons little Eddard didn't come home.
Sometimes, the power of destiny is really hard to ignore.
Brotherhood Without Banners was formed because of Eddard, and then Eddard's wife was rescued by the Brotherhood and became the "Second Generation Chief Branch Lord".
From the first generation of Branch Lord Dondarrion to the establishment of the Brother Society, to the succession of the second generation, during the period of one or two years of development, even Dondarrion himself was hacked, hanged, and drowned many times. He was once upright And of course, the glorious little friends also died of bits and pieces.
However, the soldiers who were defeated in the war in the Riverlands and the refugees who escaped the war joined the team one after another, so that the number of the Brother Society not only did not decrease, but the scale increased.
as it should be by rights, the team is mixed, and the quality of the members cannot be guaranteed. Coupled with the replacement of the leader by Lady Stoneheart, the brother will start to change the "political platform", from the protection of civilians. Profits have become bottomless revenge on the enemy.
The brother club that Dany met at that time was the team after the metamorphosis.
It can't be said that the team has deteriorated, but divided into two. The righteous Knight who insisted on his original intention left with "Wei Xiaobao" little Eddard.
Because the leaders of this team are Knights who value honor, they decided to come to Acorn Hall to find Dragon Queen.
These Nobles also carry the "treason" declared by Iron Throne!
Like Eddard Jr. said, the brothers will need another great King of integrity and honor to help them rehabilitate them and put an end to the arrest mission that started six years ago.
There is no doubt that there is no better candidate than Dragon Queen.
"In the name of human beings Era's Child and The Seven Pope, I, Daenerys Targaryen, acquit you."
In the living room of the Smallwood home, a small Sun is suspended in a chandelier Below, the spacious hall is illuminated as bright as day.
Eighteen aristocratic Knights, a dozen or so famous hired knights, a martial arts champion, and more than 30 people knelt side by side in front of the Dragon Queen.
Compared with the grandiose when he left King's Landing, the knight alive at this time is less than one tenth of the original.
In the presence of hundreds of people around, the Dragon Queen revokes Iron Throne and Frey for treason against them.
Well, after War of Four Kings, Lord of Riverlands was Frey, and Old Walder never gave up on the hunt for the Brotherhood.
"Your Majesty, why is it human Era's Child?"
The Knights who were returned to innocence looked at each other in blank dismay for a while, and finally little Eddard asked his doubts.
They've been waiting for "King of the First Men, the Andals, and the Rhoynar, cum Protector of the Realm"!
In addition, they have converted to Red God for five or six years, and they are all used to it. Queen, as The Seven Pope, is it really okay for you to forgive the sins of the Red God believers?
"I think you deserve the honor Era's Child bestows," Dragon Queen said.
Big Bear stepped forward and explained loudly: "You must have not read Seven-Pointed Star for a long time, and it explains the era and Era's Child in more detail.
To put it simply, the last Long Night ended, opening a new era with humans as the protagonists of the world.
After this Long Night, a new era will also begin. The protagonists of the era may be humans, or Others, or It may be other species.
What will happen in the future depends on me waiting for Human Race to work together and make progress.
And Queen Your Majesty is the leader of all mankind, the Human Race The Great Emperor, King of the Seven Kingdoms is to Your Majesty what an ordinary Ser is to the Lord of Iron Throne."
"Ah, is that so?!" Little Eddard was horrified.
"You go see Seven-Pointed Star, it is known." said Jhiqui, who was in uniform.
"It is known," also said leather armor maid Irri.
The two horse men maids not only serve the Queen, they are skilled in bowing and horses, proficient in machete skills, and when they encounter Wights, they will end up slashing twice.
"It makes sense if you think about it carefully. If you really choose Era's Child, who else is eligible except Queen Your Majesty?"
The remaining Knights immediately recognized Big Bear's rhetoric , The look in Queen's eyes became more and more awe-inspiring.
“Neither Mother nor Church is against freedom of belief, especially if you have a special experience, it doesn’t matter if you continue to believe in Red God.
Now you can choose your future as you like, you can go home, you can go to King’s Landing is looking for the Holy Son of Red God on earth, or Stannis, or whatever.
No matter what you decide, you can find Ser Garth, and he will help you as much as he can.”
Next is dinner time. Noble in the brother's meeting can enter the dining room and share the table with Dragon Queen. The rest of the ordinary members can only go to the military camp and eat a big pot of rice with the soldiers.
The Riverlands nobles in the Volunteer Regiment had a very good attitude towards little Eddard and the others, even with some respect and admiration.
Only listening to them talk, Dany is really sure how much "Lightning Lord"'s Brotherhood Without Banners affects the Riverlands.
It was an all-round infiltration without dead ends. From the refugees who went bankrupt in the war to the nobles of aloof and remote, they all sincerely recognized and respected the members of the Brother Society.
For example, Acorn Hall, where Dany is now, is the castle of the Smallwood family.
The hostess of the castle, Countess Ravella Swann, is a staunch supporter of the Brotherhood. Or, in War of Four Kings, Acorn Hall is a stronghold of the Brotherhood.
"Of course I want to help the Brothers. I know all those noble Knights." Earl Lady was righteous.
She oneself was also born in the Earl family, received high-quality aristocratic education, and grew up in the upper-class social circle of Seven Kingdoms.
For example, aristocratic women liked to watch Tourney the most, commented on the Knights at the convention one by one, and even cheered loudly while scattering flowers.
"At that time, my husband took his son to fight for King Robb, but the wolf cubs went outside my castle to get money for food and wanted to bully our mother and daughter.
If not all the family guards would go there. We went to war, the castle was not well guarded, I personally led the troops to kill the bastards, and then Earl Dondarrion came in time..."
Then, Countess Swann accused the Queen of the northerner looting Her town, and the siege of her family castle.
In general, many of the Riverlands nobles during the War of Four Kings were afraid to open their doors to Stark, but were happy to provide wine and food to visiting brothers.
“How much do you know about Ghost of High Heart? Jenny of Oldstones also claimed she was a Child of the Forest.” Dany asked Bran after dinner.
"It's not wrong to say she's Children of the Forest, because Ghost of High Heart has a Children of the Forest mother," Bran said.
"Is it Leaf's child?" Dany looked odd.
She thought of the Squirrelmen "with wilted florets" who had traveled the Westeros for hundreds of years until his feet hurt.
"No, her mother is in Isle of Faces."
"Isle of Faces in Gods Eye really has Children of the Forest? I thought it was a legend." Dany was surprised.
“Have you ever wondered where Jenny of Oldstones came from?” Bran asked.
"That's weird, you say she's Jenny of Oldstones, where can she come from?"
"Jenny claims to be a descendant of the Oldstones First Men King, Oldstones The people agreed that she was a lunatic, and Jenny also said that oneself and Ghost of High Heart were childhood playmates.
But look at the map, how far are Oldstones and High Heart?
Thousands of kilometers!
The identity of Ghost of High Heart's Children of the Forest is also what Jenny has always insisted on.
Or, she is a liar and full of lies. Or, she Telling the truth all the time. If she's not lying, what does it mean?"
"It means she has a big secret." Dany looked thoughtful.
"I won't say much about this, but if Your Majesty is interested, you can go to Gods Eye. In the Isle of Faces in the center of Gods Eye, you can find some secrets of the kingdom of Westeros." Bran said .
"What can't you say?" Dany wondered.
"I am human too, and I cannot break the Human Race 'Oath' signed in the witness of Mother Goddess." Bran helplessly said.
"The oath..." Dany's heart moved, and he understood a little.
After thinking for a moment, she asked again: "Now the brother will only be left with your mother. What plan do you have for it?"
"Before, I was very embarrassed." Bran sighed and said frankly: "I hope she can be freed, but a part of her core Soul has entered R'hllor's Divine Country.
If I annihilate Lady Stoneheart's consciousness, it will make her fall into a deeper state. Deeper, more desperate pain, forever, no chance to save.
If it wasn't for you to oppose heaven and change fate, I would forever hide the existence of Lady Stoneheart from Sansa and Arya.
Since the mother is destined to suffer forever, then two less people will go down together."
"Wait, did you forget someone?" Dany raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Jon?" Bran frowned, said with a bitter smile: "He may regret what happened to my mother, but it never hurts."
"No , it's your younger brother Rickon." Dany said oddly.
"Uh..."
If you don't say it, I almost forgot.
Apologizing to the little brother silently, Bran continued: "Now the situation has changed, you are the leading figure who is riding the wind and waves, and we are following the crowd.
As long as you Immortality, with your seeking revenge for the slightest grievance... uh, I mean, with your hatred of evil, R'hllor will never be spared.
If you don't die, he will die It's settled.
I can sneak into R'hllor's Divine Country and fish out my mother's Soul just before you finish him off.
If then I'm busy helping you fight the gods, and also let Arya infiltrate and save the mother."
"You think so beautifully." Dany indifferently said.
"It doesn't hurt you, it doesn't hurt you. Even if you have a dog, you should feed it a bone from time to time.
Arya and I work for you For a lifetime, it's not too much to get some benefits, right?" Bran said aggrieved.
Dany even said the humble words like asking for a dog's bone, and Dany had no reason to refuse.
"Ai, you won, I will cooperate with you when the time comes." She said helplessly.
Bran got flesh and bones, full of energy, "Since she has decided to help my mother get free, Lady Stoneheart can't do anything wrong.
I didn't reveal oneself's plan, but I managed to persuade her. In recent years, keep a low profile and be quiet, stop doing things, and do good deeds.
So, you rarely hear about Lady Stoneheart recently.”
“Doing good deeds. ...are you still going to put her on Heaven?" Dany said while staring.
"Who wants to see oneself mother suffer in Hell? She has always been a devout follower of Mother, but her fate is so cruel, Mother be merciful, how about saving her once?
You don't have to It's embarrassing, everything is done according to the rules and regulations.
Our sisters have no evil deeds, but have been accumulating merit.
For example, I serve you, and I am not a slave. There's always a salary to take, right?
Give it all to my mother, enough for her to get on Heaven." Bran argues with the courage of one's convictions.