Chapter 26, Help
What happened here in King's Landing is exactly the same as in the TV series.
Sir Hugh died in the ring at the hands of the Magic Mountain, unable to speak, and the death of someone who might have known the inside story of Jon Arryn's death, Eddard suspected that there was a conspiracy hidden in it.
The bastard emperor doesn't like martial arts very much, but he is brave and warlike, and he wants to fight a few fights with others, but unfortunately Eddard Stark, a friend, stopped him, and fought bloody battles or something, and after becoming the emperor, he has no chance with him.
In the semi-finals of the rifle competition, Loras Tyrell, the Hundred Flower Knights, faced off against Gregor Cregan.
In terms of pure force, ten Loras Tyrells may not be able to defeat the Demon Mountain, but the Flower Knight from the Tyrell family will use their brains and be cunning enough to ride a mare with love, and win in one round.
Then the enraged and terrifying Magic Mountain was almost killed, but fortunately, the hound came to the rescue.
Cunning and dishonorably won, and beaten to the brim, the clever Loras Tyrelll immediately gave the victory to the hounds.
This is how the jousting tournament that Arthur felt a little bored came to an end.
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Anne, on her part, failed to convince Lady Caitlin, so she had no choice but to lead someone to follow silently.
She didn't quite believe that the Duchess Stark would impulsively capture Tyrion Lannister, leading to a war between the two families.
But I saw the stubbornness of this lady with my own eyes, and I had to admit that Arthur's worries were very correct, and he did not go wrong on this trip.
Tyrion is now being taken to the Vale by Lady Catelyn, who claims to have captured him back to Winterfell, as Arthur claimed.
Warned by Arthur that the Alpine tribes would attack, Anne never let her guard down along the way.
Seeing that not far behind, Anne, who had been riding and following them, suddenly drew their swords, and the head of Roderick hurriedly stopped Caitlyn and Tyrion's argument: "Madam, that female knight seems to be going to do something to us. ”
"It's the Alpine Clan!"
Riding condescendingly on horseback, Anne had spotted sneaky approaching them, shouting a warning to Catelyn that they were in danger.
"Beware of enemy attacks!"
Roderick's head and mercenary Boron and they immediately reacted when they saw the archers next to Anne release arrows and shoot the mountain tribe thugs hiding behind the stones.
Then I saw the shouting mountain tribe thugs brandishing weapons and appearing, menacing!
"Kill!"
Seeing this, Anne did not hesitate, and immediately led five soldiers who were following Jack Claudie to charge, and rode against each other, and the thugs with only rudimentary weapons were rushed to pieces.
"Go and support them!"
Roderick's head and mercenary Polon were besieged in the middle by the mob, and the situation was not very good.
Anne thought about taking advantage of the chaos to rescue Tyrion, but if the Duchess of Stark died here, war would still be inevitable, so she immediately ordered the five soldiers who accompanied her to help.
"Mrs. Stark is hiding behind me!"
Riding a horse and galloping, the long sword turned into a deadly cold light in Anne's hand, cutting down two thugs at once, and then dismounted to protect her in front of her.
With five elite soldiers from the Third Army in support, the Roderik Sect leader and others, who were suddenly attacked and fell behind, immediately turned the situation back.
"Help me untie it. Seeing that Anne cooperated with a knight to protect Lady Catelyn, Tyrion immediately ran over, "If I die, won't it be in vain?"
Despite the protection, Lady Catelyn was terrified by the clatter of gold and iron and the splashing of blood, and she did not hesitate to cut the rope with her dagger when she heard Tyrion's words.
Riding on horseback, Anne swung her sword with the help of her momentum, leaving the poorly armed and untrained mountain tribe thugs vulnerable.
But she got off the horse, unable to flexibly dodge the attack in the melee, and she was a minor woman against the thugs who relied on brute force to fight, because of the lack of strength, and she fought a little hard for a while.
"Lord Tyrion, don't leave our protection!"
After being reminded by Anne, and fearing that he might be attacked by the mountain tribe mob if he ran out, he decisively stopped and picked up the shield that fell to the ground to protect himself.
"Give me the shield. ”
In order to hurry, Anne was lightly armed, only with a long sword in her hand, but because of the melee, it was difficult to have the opportunity to show her sword skills, seeing Tyrion pick up the shield, she immediately grabbed her hand and began to counterattack, launching a fierce collision with the shield, and then the long sword stabbed and harvested like a poisonous snake spitting letters.
Among Anne's men was an archer, and under the cover of two shielded soldiers, the thugs standing on the rocks were basically his targets.
The knights and soldiers were specially trained, and they cooperated with each other to exert a combat power that the barbarian thugs of the mountain tribes could not have imagined.
The battle was soon over.
The mountain tribes left behind a corpse.
Bronn withdrew his sword, walked up to Tyrion, looked at Anne, who was resting on the stone, and said, "She's very energetic. ”
"It's really exciting, but I'll tell you quietly, she's Shi NV. Looking at the corpses on the ground, Tyrion came back to his senses and shrugged.
Bolon: "Shi NV? That's a pity. ”
Tyrion nodded, "I think so, too." ”
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This side of King's Landing, the Red Fort, Prime Minister Tari.
Varys, the octopus, arrives at Eddard Stark's office and lets Arthur out for fun, chatting about Bran's injuries as he slowly closes the doors and windows.
Then he sat down in front of him and said, "If someone knows the contents of our secret conversation, I will lose my life, and who will grieve for poor Varys?"
"There are some things you must know that you are the Prime Minister, but the Emperor is a fool, a fool who is destined to die, unless you can save him. ”
Hearing this, a hint of anger appeared in Ed's eyes, and he looked at him and asked, "I've been in King's Landing for a month, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I don't trust you. Varys said this very justly.
Ed: "And how did you change your attitude now?"
"The Queen is not the only one keeping a close eye on you, you are one of the few loyal people in King's Landing, and I would like to believe that I am one of them, although it sounds a little strange..."Varys said in a lower voice.
Ed interrupted, "What will happen to the Emperor?"
"He'll repeat the mistakes of Jon Arryn, who they call Rees's Tears, which are very rare, expensive, colorless, and smellless, and as untraceable as water. ”
Hearing Varys's words, Ed couldn't keep his composure, got up and walked to the window, turned his back to the octopus, and asked, "Who poisoned him?"
Varys: "It must be someone close to him, but who is it?Lord Arryn has a lot of friends, for he is a good man who is kind and trustworthy, but there is a boy who owes all his possessions to Lord Arryn......"
Ed turned, his face against the light, hiding in the darkness, "Is that the squire, Sir Hugh?"
Varys nodded, "It's a shame what happened to him, and his good fortune seems to have just begun." ”
"If the poison is really Sir Hugh's," Ed asked with a deep groan, "who was he bribed with?"
Varys spread his hands: "A man who can afford it"
Ed: "Jon is a peaceful man, he has been the prime minister for 17 years, why would he suddenly kill him in these 17 years of peace and security?"
Varys: "Because he's getting to the bottom of it." ”
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Revealing secrets and guiding Duke Eddard Stark from the north, Varys traveled to the castle underground shortly after leaving the Prime Minister's Tower, where he had a secret conversation with his friend Illyrio Mopatis.
In the dark underground passage, two fat men walk with fire and light, and Arya, who is chasing cats, accidentally comes down and hides to overhear them discussing the impending war, Drogo Kao across the sea, and the growing tensions.
Send off the rich merchant governor who secretly came to the free trade city-state of Pantos in King's Landing.
Arriving at the Iron Throne in the throne room, the two conspirators, Varys and Littlefinger, come into a confrontation, exposing each other's secrets, threatening each other, and attacking each other.
...... To be continued......