11 Keel & Return
[An underground entrance to an unknown location, with loose edges, possibly recently used]
This information lifted Charles's spirits, and he hurriedly looked around, and a dark window-shaped entrance came into view.
The window-shaped entrance looked narrow, embedded in the wall of a room somewhere in the fortress, silently attracting all of Charles' attention.
"Someone has used it......" he muttered, stepping forward and crouching down to check.
The entrance was relatively loose, and it was pulled open with a little force, which seemed to be more in line with the characteristics of their search for the target, but the narrow appearance made the two of them a little dumbfounded.
"Maybe not." Seeing the narrow entrance, Ed frowned tightly.
"But it doesn't get much more in line than this." Charles groaned, leaning in and testing his upper body. It felt cramped, but I was barely able to get through!
This made him look slightly happy, and then couldn't help but look at Ed.
The other party's old face was a little embarrassed, and he didn't speak for a long time.
"I guess this is the last difficulty, you can do it." The Shire is a quiet tunnel. He felt that he should have sympathy for this big-shouldered guy now.
After staring for a long time, Ed gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously, and he began to try, while Charles assisted.
The leather armor on the coat was taken off when it got in the way, and the long sword pinned to the waist was thrown in advance if it couldn't be stuffed in, the shoulders were contracted as much as possible, the stomach was contracted, and the legs were crossed, and finally, with the efforts of the two of them, Ed, who was flushed, was finally completely stuffed down.
"I have to thank the Lannisters, I've been hungry for so many days, and I'm much thinner than before, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get here."
Seeing Charles arrive with a torch, Ed gasped for breath.
Compared to when he was in the cell, he would be a little more lively, probably related to the danger and imminent escape.
However, there was no response to his words, and after he came down, Charles was attracted to the attention of something, and his expression was stunned, as if he was surprised.
Ed followed his gaze and said casually: "This is the dragon bones of the Mad King Targaryen's family that have died over the years, I thought that those bones were made into ornaments or dragon bone weapons by them, but I didn't expect so many to be buried here; It seems that this is a hidden dragon tomb. β
"Keel, no wonder." Charles groaned and nodded, the information in his eyes changed from an unknown beast skeleton to a dragon bone, and the complete information he saw was-
[The bones of the dragon clan full of spirituality, containing a large amount of unknown energy]
"Seems like something good." With this in mind, Charles' hand unconsciously touched the nearest hideous skull, which was twice as tall as him.
However, as soon as he touched it, he quickly removed his hand as if he had been burned, and then took a few steps back with palpitations.
"What's wrong?"
Ed looked at him suspiciously, doing exactly what Charles had just done, but unharmed.
"He doesn't feel ......" realized, Charles shook his head: "It's nothing, let's go." β
Ed thought that the little guy might have discovered something, but he didn't ask, but nodded silently, and was honestly carried by Charles.
This thing can be seen or touched, Charles is very unwilling to do this, so every time he passes by a skeleton, he will try it, but unfortunately, even if the more than ten dragon bones are shorter and shorter than the previous ones, they are also untouchable, and every time he touches it, a burning sensation that hurts his soul will stop him in time.
Why is this happening? He didn't know.
Charles thought about asking Ed to knock a few pieces off the skeleton for him, but he was worried that such a reckless move would destroy something inside the keel, so he finally gave up on the idea.
But in the end, he didn't leave empty-handed, but picked up a small pile of small bones scattered on the ground on the outermost side of the keel group.
[Undeveloped young dragon skeleton with unknown force left inside]
It could have been a little creature the size of a dog, and after some number of years of death, the bones were not enough compared to the behemoths on top of it, and now the bones were scattered all over the place, wrapped in the tattered shirt of Charles and tied to the waist.
He didn't know what this thing was for, but he finally broke out, and he always felt sorry for himself if he didn't gain something.
And since there is some unknown energy in it, I think it should be useful.
β¦β¦
Then there was nothing to be seen, except for the darkness, only the repetitive stone floor, and finally there was no stone floor, and the foot became a stinking black ditch.
With Ed on his back, his nose stinking, and his legs constantly stepping on the soft, smelly gutter, which was very bad to the touch, Charles was full of disgust for this place.
I don't know how long it took, a faint glimmer of light appeared in front of him, and at the same time, a gust of cold wind followed, which somewhat dispelled the stinking smell in some passages and lifted his spirits.
The entrance was about to arrive, and in his eagerness, Charles's steps quickened, and the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter, and finally, the surroundings suddenly opened up, and a complete starry sky appeared in front of him.
The starry sky and the cold moonlight shine down, and as far as the eye can see, there is a drain filled with sewage, connected to the river leading to the crowded city, and from this high place, you can clearly see the illuminated old buildings, which together form a huge city.
Behind him was a thick city wall, and the sound of bells still ringing inside the city wall was faintly heard, making the two subconsciously glance at each other.
Ed said with emotion: "Luckily, we escaped. β
"yes, escaped." Charles nodded. In fact, he still has a feeling of being blindfolded, and he feels innocent and inexplicable about what happened to him. But that's not enough for outsiders.
The two of them finally breathed a sigh of relief, but after a while, Ed became serious again: "Still can't be careless, escaping from the Red Keep is only the most difficult step, the Lannisters will never let me go, and then I must escape from this city, otherwise sooner or later they will be captured back." β
"Do you have any good ideas?"
"You want to come with me? This can be dangerous. β
"If they have mercy to let me go, then I won't go with you." Charles said, shrugging his shoulders, "I'm not sure about that, though. β
"Do you have any good ideas?" He asked again.
Eddard said, "The Raven Yoren in charge of recruiting recruits happens to be in King's Landing, and his Night's Watch legion is not very conspicuous here, he is a trustworthy black robe, maybe we can ask him for help." β
"The Night's Watch?" Charles felt that the name was a little familiar, and just as he wanted to ask carefully, a line of information suddenly drifted in front of him.
[Your stay here is about to be cleared]
"So fast?"
I didn't notice anything when I ran away, but now more than five hours have passed unconsciously, which makes Charles look a little stunned, and he doesn't have the heart to ask about the Night's Watch legion, seeing that there is still a little time, he hurriedly interrupted Ed's words and asked, "Let's not talk about that, do you know who the golden retriever is?" It's the one I told you before. β
"Before?" Ed thought for a moment and said, "Since you can be protected by the hounds, then the golden retriever in your mouth can't be someone else, but this is not a good thing for you." β
"Who is he?"
"The new master of the Iron Throne, Joffrey. Baratheon," Ed said, frowning again, "No, or should I say Joffrey. Lannister, a despicable impostor. β
"The new owner of the Iron Throne? A king? Charles was a little stupid, but before he could continue, his surroundings suddenly fell into complete stillness, and thenβhis feet suddenly emptied, and a sense of weightlessness suddenly hit!
[Your stay here has been cleared to zero]
A piece of information floated by, and Charles couldn't help but curse.
"Again, my day!"