58 Peep Magic
As Stannis's entourage, the former smuggler Davos was not left out of the Red Keep's core, but instead lived with the other knights and guards of House Baratheon in a barracks near the castle walls.
Now that he was a knight, his status was no longer what he used to be, and with his knowledge of ships, he was still in Stannis's favor, as the other side was forming a fleet to attack Dragonstone.
It is worth mentioning that after becoming a knight, the coat of arms chosen for himself was a small black boat printed on a gray background, and the sails of the small black boat were inlaid with onion patterns and two half-pinched fingers, which looked like they were about to be plucked from above, and it seemed that they had just been placed on the boat.
When he was found, he was talking to a stable boy in the stable, and Lan Li stood not far away and beckoned to him, and he walked quickly.
"Good morning, Lord Lanli."
He bowed down to greet him, much more deferential than the others, "You have something to do with me?" β
The dark-haired boy nodded, but his gaze was fixed on the two Baratheon soldiers behind him. "Will, Edith, stay away, I'm going to tell our Onion Knight a secret."
He deliberately spoke with the seriousness and seriousness that is unique to children, which made the two soldiers laugh a little, "I'm really curious about Young Master Lan Li's secret, can we listen to it?" β
"No, you can't." The boy shook his head.
The two soldiers looked at each other, then pretended to sigh and retreated some distance as well.
"Farther away." Lan Li commanded.
So the soldiers were relieved to stay away a little more.
Although two of their peers had just lost this young master not long ago and were punished as a result, they had already believed in Lan Li's secret path at this time, so they didn't have any vigilance.
At the same time, they are all from Storm's End, and they belong to the veteran soldiers who follow the Baratheon family, and they are familiar with Davos who solved the food problem of Storm's End, so they can also stay away from it.
However, as a client, Davos did not feel honored, but became serious - others did not know, but he knew that the person in front of him was definitely not a simple child, and now he acted like this, obviously with a purpose.
"My lord, what happened?" He couldn't help but ask.
"I remember you said, you were born in a flea nest?"
Lan Li looked up at him and asked in a confirmed manner, "King's Landing's flea nest?" β
Davos nodded.
"So you know some of the locals here, right? Prostitutes, barbers, tavern keepers, canteen directors, or even rogue villains? β
"I know them all, my lord."
"Then I need you to do something for me, Davos." Lan Li said solemnly, his expression at this time was completely different from just now.
The brown-haired middle-aged man in a black cloth robe saw this half-kneeling on the ground, making a gesture of listening, so the other party began to whisper, but the more he listened, the more his eyes widened, and finally Davos couldn't help but interrupt the boy's words.
"Do you have proof? My lord?"
"I have proof, but I can't give it to you."
"This ...... Forgive me, my lord, it is a great sin to slander nobles, especially those of the Lannisters, let alone the brother and sister you mentioned......"
"Wouldn't the crime of massacre and plunder King's Landing be greater?"
"The Lannisters are in your brother's nameβ"
"That's why I said I wanted to stay away from them, why should we take the initiative to taste a bad shit?" Lan Li said with a look of disgust, "It's still rotten shit that has been fermented for a long time." β
"But such slander is not a decent person's practice, my lord, I'm sorry, I-"
"It's true!" Lan Li solemnly assured him: "I swear to the Seven Gods, this is not slander, if there is a little lie, it will make me die a bad death!" β
Davos obviously didn't know that Lan Li didn't believe in God at all, and he wouldn't know that this person had already died several times, so he opened his mouth and said hesitantly, "Maybe we should let Lord Stannis, or Master Robert, know about this?" β
"They won't believe it." Lan Li shook his head: "They will ask, what is the source of the news?" How did you find out? There's no way I'm going to say I saw it with magic, right? β
Davos frowned.
After a few contacts, he could feel that Lan Li's mind was not bad, so he didn't reject him, but he didn't quite believe the magic words in his mouth, or rather, he was full of resistance to this kind of witchcraft that he didn't know anything about.
But considering that he was given the knighthood and a territory because of this "witchcraft" in the first place, the former smuggler was a little hesitant and didn't know whether to agree or not.
"I'm not going to force you." Seeing this, Lan Li sighed: "I ask for your help in the name of the Baratheon family, Davos, help us, not myself. β
It's hard to say how much sincerity this is, but it's more effective than any coercion.
After the words fell, the former smuggler, who had been knighted by Stannis himself, unconsciously pinched the pouch he was wearing on his chest, hesitated for a moment, and finally thought of the brutal plunder in King's Landing, so he gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"I can get a few reliable friends to spread the word about it, my lord, but I can't guarantee how much it will work, I mean, it's probably going to be useless."
"Just do your best, if not, I'll think of another way."
Lan Li shrugged his shoulders: "Besides, there is a saying in Westeros, words are like the wind, and I believe that the wind will eventually spread." β
As he said this, his mind unconsciously flashed the hateful gaze he had seen when he first entered the city.
Not long after the war, if the common people of King's Landing were hostile to the Baratheons, what about the Lannisters who personally burned and plundered?
He didn't say that, but he thought Davos would think of taking advantage of it, but that was the end of their conversation because of a man not far away.
The man was broad-shouldered and strong, and his tight-fitting gray wool shirt and black leather jacket made him as tight as a gun, while his thin cheeks and trivial short black hair were like the sharp tip of a gun.
"Lord Stannis." Davos hurriedly stood up when he saw the comer, and then stepped forward to salute.
"You should go to work, Davos."
The other party said expressionlessly: "Coaxing the child is what the wet nurse needs to do." β
"Yes, sir." Davos nodded in response, and after giving Lan Li a secret look, he turned around and walked away quickly.
Stannis, who was in place, lowered his stinky, hard stone face to the little boy in front of him.
"I thought you'd be in Megar House, but you wasted your time crouching in the stable and pulling my onion knight."
His voice seemed reproachful, but Lan Li was usually accustomed to ignoring the words that contained certain ingredients in his mouth, and instead cared more about another message inside.
"You're looking for me?" The dark-haired boy said in a surprised tone, "What to do?" β
It's a rare thing to do, and he never talks to him when he's in Storm's End, and he doesn't have anything to talk to.
This is also normal, what is there to say?
Although they were brothers, Lan Li had always regarded Stannis as a mean-spirited elder, even though he was not yet twenty years old.
Ignoring the question on the boy's face, the other party looked down at him and frowned, "Before leaving Storm's End, Clison told me to take care of you, I don't understand why a servant is asking me to take care of you, but he says it's the responsibility of being a brother." β
You can think about it for yourself, why do you say it?
Lan Li's face turned black when he heard this, and after the other party glanced at his expression a few times, he suddenly nodded, and then turned to leave: "Robert has not been in a good mood lately, I will instruct the servant to bring breakfast to your room in the next few days, and you have to eat on time." β
As he spoke, he seemed to remember something, and his steps suddenly stopped.
"I was at sea a while ago to try out the ship."
He said and walked away again.
What do you mean?
Lan Li felt that this person was a little inexplicable, but then he looked at the back of the other party's departure, and he was a little reminisced, so he couldn't help but squint and doubt.
This is...... The legendary tsundere?