Chapter 357, A New Beginning.
On the dragon's back, the glow of magic still illuminates everyone.
The roaring waves in Blackwater Bay gradually subsided, the battleship held up by the waves returned to the surface, and the Drowning Priest on the waves returned to the deck of the Iron Isles battleship.
The sound of the waves.
"Talking about the future of the Iron Islands?" On the Iron Pirate's warship, Arthur frowned while giving first aid to Mars and Mikal, who were sent by the sea, and asked distractedly, "You also want to fight for the Iron Throne?"
"The Iron Throne?" Hearing the prince's vigilant inquiry, the wet-haired Erun shook his head expressionlessly, and asked rhetorically, "Does His Highness Arthur want to become the Lord of Westeros?"
The transcendent has a strong physique, and also has the magic of summoning the seven gods, can mobilize the power of faith, and has divine power in the body, even if Mars and Mikal have been in a coma in the water for a long time, they have not drowned so easily, Arthur, who saved people, shook his head when he heard this: "I'm not interested in this." β
"In that case, then we in the Iron Islands will not be interested in the Iron Throne either. Eren said indifferently.
Asha Greyjoy narrowed her eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Why do you say that?"
Eren shouted: "Fighting for the Iron Throne is meaningless to us, our present is on the ocean, and the future will only be on the ocean!"
With a few coughs, Mars and Mikal finally regained their normal breathing.
Arthur: "It doesn't seem to have anything to do with me"
Eren said: "No, the drowning god has sent a decree to tell us that you will lead the people of the Iron Islands to glory!"
"Uh, how?" Considering that the matter involved drowning God, a pious priest would not let it go without a target, Arthur suddenly frowned, "Why did I do what you said?"
"Our cooperation is a win-win situation for mutual benefit. Eren said.
Another priest also said loudly: "That's right, if His Highness Arthur wants to fight for the Iron Throne, we Iron Breed can immediately proclaim you the Emperor of Westeros, and then defeat all enemies!"
Daenerys on the dragon's back snorted coldly: "Arrogance." β
Hearing this, the priest said indifferently: "The dragon is indeed very powerful, but we have the protection of the drowning god!"
The gods should not be underestimated, and when they heard this, the faces of the Dragon Queen, Malvin and the others suddenly did not look very good.
"There will be no pie in the sky. Arthur shook his head.
Yi Lun casually glanced at the daughter of the sea monster standing next to the prince and said, "If Your Highness nods and agrees, Asha will have the support of all the priests at the king election meeting." β
Hearing this, the daughter of the sea monster immediately lit up her eyes, and hurriedly whispered to Arthur beside her: "Your Highness, as long as you help me become the king of the Iron Islands, I am willing to do anything for Your Highness!"
Daenerys on the back of the dragon was very upset.
The rightful heir to the Iron Throne is above them, how dare they stand in their way and loudly trick their fiancΓ© into competing with them for the Iron Throne?
If she hadn't known Arthur as a person, she would have absolutely ordered Drogen's fire-breathing to eradicate the aftermath forever.
"Arthur, don't trust these pirates easily!"
Westeros is now too desperate to withstand a civil war, if the Iron Fleet is willing to take orders from them
Arthur quickly made up his mind.
Nodding to the Dragon Queen, indicating that he knew what he knew, he said to Eren in a deep voice, "I agree with your proposed cooperation. β
"But"
"I'm going to take you out of Westeros, will you come with me?"
Hearing this, Eren Greyjoy and the priests glanced at each other, and finally a smile appeared on their faces, and they said loudly: "As long as Your Highness can let us get money and wealth, let the Iron People live a better life, help the Iron Islanders to glory, and help us spread the belief of the Drowned God, all Iron Breeds are willing to serve Your Highness!"
In this way, the cooperation between the two sides was successfully reached!
Seeing the Iron Fleet leave Blackwater Bay, Daenerys on the back of the dragon was a little depressed, turned her head to look at the prince beside her, and asked, "Are you so relieved that Asha Greyjoy will go back to participate in the king election?"
"Rights can be lost. β
Hearing the Dragon Queen's words, Arthur shrugged, "I trust her. β
Ambrosius: "Your Majesty, even though Asha Greyjoy was once King of the Iron Islands, her power still comes from the Drowning Priest, not herself or her forces. β
Hearing this, Malvin suddenly narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully, "So you took her with you when you were in Winterfell?"
These words made everyone on the dragon's back stunned for a while.
Daenerys added, "If it weren't for the scholar's reminder, I almost forgot that Ambrosius was still a prophet. β
"Rather than discussing this, Your Majesty, I think we should go back to the Red Keep and check on Cersei Lannister. Ambrosius deftly changed the subject.
Seeing that the old wizard was pretending to be mysterious, Daenerys and Marwyn glanced at each other, looked at Arthur, who was smiling helplessly, and did not continue to dwell on this topic, and let Drogen land on Aegon High Hill, and then returned to the Red Keep Palace, which had run away.
The tornado that swept the heavens and the earth dissipated.
Seeing the Lion Queen being taken away by the Kingkiller, Tristan wanders around the palace in an attempt to find the escaped Lannister.
But Jaime, as the Kingsguard, is familiar with every one of the corridors of the Red Keep, and knows many of the secret passages.
Tristan, like a headless fly, couldn't find anyone at all.
The dragon flew back, the magic light brought light, and Tristan, holding a torch out of the dark castle, immediately ran out to meet the dragon queen and his loyal prince.
"Your Highness, Cersei Lannister has been taken away by the Kingkiller. β
This news is not surprising.
Euron creates a tornado in the palace, and Cersei and the Monarch Killer are waiting to die if they don't run?
Malvin hurriedly asked, "Where did they run away?"
Tristan said: "At that time, the tornado was too fierce for me to catch up. β
Hearing this, the Dragon Queen turned her head to look at her fiancΓ© who grew up in the Red Keep and asked, "Arthur, where do you think Cersei can go?"
Arthur: "It's hard to say. β
"And I find it a little weird"
Varian: "What's weird?"
Arthur: "With Cersei Lannister's personality, she wouldn't have given up on the Red Keep so easily. β
"Tristan, have you ever seen the underground of the Red Keep?" Arthur thought of the Baelor Chapel, which had been blown up by wildfire.
Hearing this, Tristan nodded: "After seeing Your Highness, there is nothing under the Red Fort except for some dragon bones." β
Daenerys frowned, "Nothing?"
"Yes, Queen Daenerys, there is nothing under the Red Keep except for the keel, it is all emptied. Tristan guessed.
Jorah: "Your Majesty, to be on the safe side, I'd like to go and see it again." β
"Good. β
Following the Dragon Queen, Jorah, as the Queen's Iron Guard, is also a resolute person, and immediately let Tristan lead the way and go to the underground of the Red Keep to check the situation.
After the battle with Euron, the palace of the great Red Keep was empty.
Arthur, who has many years of memories here, is very unaccustomed.
Daenerys and Varian would not stand still and do nothing, but each gave orders to the knights around them, asking them to summon those who could speak in King's Landing.
At this time, Tristan hurried back.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty, we have found the Kingkiller!"
Didn't you say that the Lannisters all ran away?
Why did you suddenly find someone?
Everyone turned their heads to look, and immediately saw that the king-killer who had changed from a handsome knight to an uncle of vicissitudes, and his daughter Messila, who had a blank expression and hatred in her eyes, was accompanied by Jorah out of the dark aisle.
"Your Highness Arthur, Queen Daenerys, long time no see. β
Daenerys asked confusedly, "Why didn't you leave?"
"Cersei is dead. β
"I killed it. β
"What?" the crowd was surprised to hear Jaime Lannister's words.
As an aristocratic class that valued fame and honor, as well as knights and maesters who valued loyalty, Varian, Daenerys, Marwyn, Nemelia, Trenie, Lancelot, Ranmaro, and Jorah were all full of disgust and contempt for the betrayer.
Arthur immediately thought about why he had become a kingkiller in the past.
"Cersei is going to destroy King's Landing?"
Jaime Lannister gave Arthur a deep look, then nodded slowly, "Yes, she will order Euron to create a tornado to completely destroy King's Landing and kill all the civilians in the city." β
Everyone's expressions suddenly became a little complicated.
Arthur sighed and said solemnly, "You are a respectable person. β
The monarch slayer reluctantly hooked the corners of his mouth, accepted the prince's respect, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Highness Arthur, Queen Daenerys, I hope you can spare Messila, she is just an innocent girl who doesn't understand anything"
"I will!" Arthur agreed without even thinking about it, and said, "We won't embarrass you!"
Daenerys, Marwyn, Jorah, and Nemeria all frowned, believing that Jaime Lannister, a disloyal and despicable regocide who killed his relatives, was not entitled to live.
Seeing that everyone was very dissatisfied, Arthur thought for a moment and said, "Daenerys, if Tyrion is here, he will intercede." β
"It's a possibility. β
Hearing this, Daenerys smiled helplessly, and then looked at her henchman Jorah: "Cersei Lannister is really dead?"
Mormont, who had seen the body of the Lion Queen, nodded.
Looking at Jaime Lannister, who killed Cersei Lannister, Daenerys felt a lot of headaches.
Although her fiancΓ© has already announced his release, and he is also the elder brother of the Hand of the Queen appointed by herself, the Dragon Queen will not forget that her father, Aerys II Targaryen, was also betrayed and killed by this monarchicide.
Disloyalty, unrighteousness, murder of kings and relatives!
Such a despicable person, everyone is full of disgust and rejection!
"Arthur, don't forget, this is the second time he has betrayed the oath to kill the king, and the last time he killed my father!"
The crime of killing kings is indeed a stain that Jaime Lannister cannot erase, as the daughter of the "Mad King", how can Daenerys not pursue the murderer of her father?
Hearing this, Arthur suddenly fell silent in embarrassment.
"I knew that day would come. β
Since he committed a crime, the monarch killer freely accepted the punishment: "Your Highness Arthur, Queen Daenerys, I only hope that Messira can live well." β
"That's my only request, and that's my last word. β
After all, the monarch killer who realized that his daughter hated him, lost his lover, and thought that there was nothing to be nostalgic for in this world, he closed his eyes as if he were at home and waited for death to come.
"This"
Arthur mused, "Daenerys, he killed Aerys II for the inhabitants of King's Landing. β
This issue is not negotiable.
Dragon Queen: "But he did kill my father." β
"So what are you going to do with him?" Arthur frowned.
Varian said in a deep voice, "The murderer of the monarch should be sentenced to the most cruel punishments, such as limb torture, wheel punishment, and dismemberment of the corpse. β
"He's for the people of King's Landing, and he shouldn't be treated like this. Arthur frowned and said, "Why don't you just exile him?"
"Exile?"
Daenery's face was full of displeasure: "He committed the crime of killing the king!"
Jaime Lannister shook his head at the prince, "Your Highness, there is no need to say more, I understand that I am going to pay for what I have done. β
"Dani, I insist on exile!"
Looking at the monarch killer with his eyes closed and waiting for death, and his expressionless fiancΓ©e, Arthur didn't want this true knight to be tortured by those cruel punishments.
In addition to avenging her father, the Mad King, whom she has never met, Daenerys needs to return to King's Landing.
If she doesn't dispose of the monarch killer who everyone shouts and beats, how can she serve the public?
If Robert takes King's Landing.
He won't let go of this despicable monarch killer!
"Impossible!" Daenerys: "You're my fiancΓ©, stop speaking for our enemies!"
"As for Tyrion, as the Hand of the Queen, he will not contradict my decision!"
Looking at his benevolent brother, Varian shook his head and said, "Exile is too cheap for him. β
Arthur: "What about the Messira?"
Daenerys: "I'm not going to embarrass her. β
Varian also said, "We can swear to keep her safe." β
Monarchicide: "That's fine." Thank you very much, Your Highness Arthur, for speaking for me. β
Arthur: "You saved the 500,000 inhabitants of King's Landing, and they may not know anything, but I will never forget that. β
"That's enough. β
Seeing Jaime Lannister being taken to prison by Jorah, who was sure that the castle was not in danger, Arthur, who had a somewhat complicated mood, sighed helplessly, he killed the king obviously to protect the people, why couldn't Daenerys put down the net of hatred and open his side?
At the end of the day, it's all about power and domination!
The exile of the monarch killer cannot deter people's hearts
Cersei Lannister dies at the hands of Jaime Lannister, the Lannisters fall apart, Daenerys wants to return to King's Landing, but Varian won't stand idly by.
"Alright, get the Kingkiller out of business, now it's time to talk about King's Landing. β
"My brother, which side are you on?"
Hearing the second brother's inquiry, Arthur rubbed his head that was a little swollen: "I don't want to get involved in this meaningless civil war!"
Varian: "So, you're really leaving Westeros?"
"That's right!" Arthur: "If I could, I'd even like to leave with everything from Jaime Lannister." β
Daenerys rolled her eyes, "You know it's impossible. β
Neither the Dragon Queen, nor the Holy Griffin Family, agreed that he would stay away from this civil war for the Iron Throne.
Varian: "And where do you want to go?"
Arthur: "I don't know, I might have to go to Dorne first, they are going north to support us at the most critical time of the Winter War, and I can't convince them that I can't do nothing." β
Daenerys also asked, "Do you want Zhuo Geng to send you?"
"No, I'll just find a boat. β
The Dragon Queen chuckled: "Don't go too far, you have to come back to get married and become my royal husband." β
To be continued
(End of chapter)