Chapter 76, Caster Fortress
"You say the Lannisters aren't monolithic, do you think they're going to be in civil strife?"
Francis, who was patrolling the camp, passed by and heard Arthur's words, and asked in a deep voice, "Where do you see it?"
"Don't say you see the future!"
Arthur shook his head and half-jokingly said, "I'm afraid that's all I have." ”
Francis glanced at the red-robed priestess who had come from Essos, walked up to Arthur, waved at Anne, Selena, and Heinrikay, and said, "Son, come with me for a while." ”
The old legion commander had something to say to the boy.
Anne and the others will not get in the way, and Penelope will leave with interest.
"You're patient, much better than Ryan and Varian. Francis, who was old and strong, was dressed in armor and said to Arthur, who was quietly following him around the camp together.
"But you have too many shortcomings, and you have the power that all warriors crave, but you are too benevolent, and danger is everywhere in Westeros or Essos, and mercy is not good. ”
"I know your intentions are good, but some people may not accept your kindness. ”
Walking to the stables at the end of the camp, the old legionnaire stopped and continued: "Except for your overly benevolent and kind character, you seldom joke about business.
So, the prophecy of the priestess of the Red God should be true, right?"
Arthur smiled wryly and asked, "Don't you think the person who uttered this prophecy would be stupid?"
Francis shook his head and said, "If it was someone else, I would, but you won't." ”
The boy feels good about being trusted.
"Can you elaborate on the prophecy?" Francis replied to the tent where the Emperor was drinking and the Prime Minister was taking care of business.
"What did you say?" Robert, who was impatiently listening to his friend's report, put down his wine glass, "Arthur finally that girl from the Wettin family and turned it into a man?"
"Your Majesty!"
Robert was so rude, and old Francis was also very disdainful, and he was one of the few old courtiers with great prestige, and he was qualified to sternly remind the emperor that it was wrong to joke with the orphans of his courtiers who were loyal to him.
"I'm bringing Arthur to get down to business. ”
Robert put away his vulgarity, waved his hand impatiently, and said, "Okay, say it quickly." ”
Francis said, "Arthur has the ability to prophecy and can see the future. ”
Ed: "Really?"
Still thinking about how to say it to be convincing, Arthur nodded hesitantly.
Robert: "What do you see?"
After thinking about it carefully, Arthur whispered, "I saw that Joffrey, Tywin, Tomman, and Stannis would all die.
Margaret of House Tyrell is getting married to Joffrey recently, but I'm sure it won't go well. ”
"How can you guarantee it?" said Robert, who was not convinced, as he poured himself a glass of wine.
Rescuing the lives of Emperor Robert and Prime Minister Eddard, fleeing to Essos, and returning in time to save the Young Wolf Lord and some northern vassals, Arthur really doesn't know if the intervening plot will become unrecognizable.
So he said cautiously: "If, I say, Joffrey is really poisoned and dies at the wedding, as I see in the future, I hope that Your Majesty will first go north to pacify the north, and then go to support the Great Wall." ”
Ed frowned, "Why?"
Arthur was quickly organizing his language, thinking clearly before answering.
He's already suffered spoilers, and he really doesn't want to get into any more trouble.
Seeing Arthur pondering in silence, Robert took a sip of wine and said, "If Joffrey is really poisoned like you see in the future, you can try to convince me at that time!"
Arthur continued to lower his voice, "Margaery Tyrell is the jewel of the Tyrells, and Joffrey is a sadomasochistic pervert.
The old lady of the Queen of Thorns, though cunning and shrewd, and who put the interests of the family first, would not push her precious granddaughter into the fire pit. ”
Ed frowned, "So she's going to murder Joffrey?"
Francis immediately signaled to Barristan who was guarding the side, and asked him to empty the people around the camp: "This news, don't leak it, otherwise the Lannisters will be vigilant." ”
Joffrey is not his own species, but he has been raising him for more than ten years, and when he heard that someone was going to poison him, Robert was very complicated.
"If what happens in the future is exactly what you say, we can save a lot of things, and we can also clear all the hidden dangers in one go, and make the empire more stable. ”
Ed's integrity still couldn't accept the murder, but when he saw the stern look in the old legion's eyes, he still sighed and fell silent when he heard his words.
Pouring the wine from the glass into his stomach, Robert asked in a deep voice, "Is there anything else?"
Arthur sat down and pulled out of his chair, and continued beside Robert and Ed: "Joffrey has ascended the throne, he was poisoned, and if the murderer cannot be found, there must be someone to make a scapegoat. ”
"Who could it be?" Ed asked quickly.
"Joffrey's personality has changed, and Cersei doesn't care, Tywin Lannister doesn't bother to care, and Jaime Lannister doesn't have time to care. ”
Arthur said, "Only the little devil will slap Joffrey when he says the wrong thing or does the wrong thing."
With Joffrey's retributive character, he would definitely humiliate his dwarf uncle, but the little devil was not afraid, and even dared to curse.
As long as he has a sentence, a sentence of anger that wants Joffrey to die, he will inevitably become the best scapegoat.
Moreover, Tywin Lannister is afraid that he has already betrothed Sansa to Tyrion in order to rule the North. ”
"What?!" Eddard, who heard that his daughter was going to be ruined by the dwarfs of the Lannisters, suddenly lost his temper with a face on his face.
Arthur hurriedly reassured him, "Calm down, my lord, Tyrion won't touch your daughter." ”
"Sounds like you admire that little devil?" Francis poured him a drink.
The boy didn't deny it, and nodded slightly: "His body is not sound, but his brain is well developed, unlike other Lannisters." ”
"Not like the dwarfs of the Lannisters. Robert sneered and muttered, "So Tywin is willing to give up a Lannister?"
"Yes, after all, the little devil was born to kill his mother, the love of Tywin Lannister. ”
"And then, the Lannisters will fall apart like this?"
Arthur: "Your Majesty, Tyrion has a strong desire to survive and will not sit still, it feels uncomfortable to be abandoned by his father, and with the guidance and help of some well-intentioned people, he is very likely to kill his father!"
And the Lannister's absence of Tywin is the equivalent of a lion losing its fangs and claws. ”
Francis nodded in agreement: "It's true that the Lannisters don't have Tywin, which is equivalent to the loss of the lion's minions, but it's hard to say whether the little devil will kill his father." ”
"But our real enemy is not the Lannisters. To say this, Arthur actually hesitated for a long time.
Robert: "Who's that? The Dorag girl?"
The Emperor is sometimes stupid, but occasionally shrewd, and Arthur smiled bitterly, "She may be our enemy, but she is not the strongest, the most tricky, and the most terrifying enemy." ”
"She has a three-headed dragon, and who else is stronger, more tricky, and more terrifying?" Robert couldn't think of any enemies in the Empire other than the Lannisters and the remnants of the previous dynasty.
Arthur: "You may not believe it, but I saw more than 100,000 savages gathered north of the Wall, ready to attack the Wall. ”
Hearing this, Eddard's face suddenly changed drastically, as the lord of the North, he knew too well how many Night's Watch troops were on the Great Wall, and he also knew that most of the Night's Watch's castles were abandoned.
"Your Majesty, if the wildlings really have an army of 100,000, with the current number of night watchmen, it will be difficult for them to hold the Great Wall. ”
"But Your Majesty, the wildlings were forced to attack the Great Wall in the south, and they were forced to become strange ghosts who wanted to kill them all and turn them into ghouls!"
...... To be continued......