The sun was shining at noon in King's Landing, and Varys was strolling alone in the gardens of the Red Keep. Watch the maids, gardeners, farmers come and go. There are also a few kids running around. He couldn't help but smile. That's your own power!

Varys looked at the scene in front of him and thought to himself, "King Robert has gone hunting today, and Prime Minister Ed has gone to his own business. Nor do I have anything to do with the mess of King's Landing. Now I'm left alone to have nothing to do, don't go home directly, and arrange the division of labor for the little bird by the way. ”

After thinking about it, Varys walked out of the Red Keep with great grace and unhurriedness. Walk through the bluestone road and walk all the way out for about ten minutes. He looked at the castle not far away, where he lived.

This is a noble residential area, which is usually very quiet, and today Robert hunts many nobles as an outing, and all the people are out. For a moment, it seemed so quiet. Varys liked the absence of noise and enjoyed walking slowly towards the residence.

As he walked, he stopped. The sun was scorching hot, but he felt a chill coming over his body. None of the little birds that should have been around are gone!

He immediately turned around and dragged his fat body towards the Red Keep. But by this time it was clearly too late. Eight masked men with knives appeared in front of him, left and right, and slowly walked towards him!

Varys, who had experienced the wind and waves, knew that he would not be able to escape this situation no matter what. He calmed himself down and analyzed who had come to assassinate him. Prime Minister Ed Stark? , some nobleman he offended? The Faceless? He didn't have any clue, but waiting for death was clearly not Varys' style, he looked around, there was a noble courtyard next to it, and ran inside without thinking. As long as he can create some chaos, he has a good chance of escaping. For he knew all the secret passages of King's Landing.

But it was clear that the group had been planning for a long time, and before he could reach the gate of the courtyard, he was surrounded by three assassins with long swords, while the other five were hurrying in his direction.

An assassin on the other side looked at Varys and said, "My lord, please come with us!" ”

When Varys heard this, his apprehension calmed. Since the Assassin on the other side did not rush up and kill him in the first place, it proved that these people had other purposes, and he said, "Who is looking for me?" ”

The masked assassin on the opposite side spoke: "Kingdom Library, Dragon, Targaryen!" Our master said that as long as you hear these three terms, you will be willing to go with us. ”

Varys was shocked for a moment, and a month earlier, his friend, Illyrio Mopatis, the rich merchant governor of the free trade city-state of Pantos, had given the Targaryen girl three dragon eggs to see if she could hatch them. But to no avail. As a last resort, he hired the Faceless to go to the Kingdom Library to see if he could find the books that hatched the dragon eggs.

Only the Faceless Order, Illyrio, and himself knew about it. Exactly who among the three parties revealed the news, Varys thought a lot for a moment, but the assassins in front of him obviously would not give him a chance to stall for time.

"My lord, it's time to go!"

Varys replied, "If you have asked me to go, you must have told me who the person who invited me to go!" ”

By this moment, the other Assassins had already rushed to his side. There was a man inside who looked like the leader of the crowd, and he looked at Varys coldly: "My lord, although our master invited you to go, he also gave an order to kill you if you were not invited. So please don't embarrass us, okay? When the time comes, it will be unseemly for both parties to be unhappy! ”

After hearing this, Varys watched as eight sword-wielding assassins slowly approached him. Knowing that the other side has already moved, the killing machine has been moved. He immediately said, "Lead the way!" ”

It was evident that there was plenty of seating on the other side, and as the conversation ended, a carriage pulled out of the alleyway. Under duress from eight Assassins, Varys stepped into the carriage. Two of the Assassins were also in the carriage.

As the carriage moved forward, Varys smelled a faint smell of blood in the air, and he frowned and left the place with trepidation.

King's Landing, Blue Castle. When Varys got out of the carriage and saw the sunlight again, he knew for a moment who was looking for him. The owner of this place, Count Evan Mormont! After knowing that it was Evan looking for him, the apprehension in Varys's heart slowly put down.

Walking through the castle gates, the eight Assassins who had escorted him all the way to the castle disappeared into the alleyways. In front of him was a thin man, undoubtedly Evan Mormont.

"Lord Varys, I've been waiting for you, please!"

Varys was not angry in his heart, but he could only pretend to be smiling: "Count Aven, this is the first time I have seen you, and sure enough, you are as the name suggests, and you are known as the smartest person in Westeros." ”

Ivan heard the sarcasm in Varys's words, he didn't care, made a gesture of please, and the two of them slowly walked towards the castle. The Blue Castle was not big, and the two of them didn't have long to walk before they came to the study.

Evan was not a procrastinator, and said directly to Varys, who was sitting opposite: "I invited you here this time to ask what you think of me and Bear Island!" ”

Varys couldn't figure out Aven's purpose for a while, so he could only follow his words and say, "Bear Island is a very beautiful and advanced city, and you are a wise man!" ”

Evan spoke directly, "Don't talk this nonsense, Varys. You and I are both smart people, let's talk openly and honestly! ”

Hearing this, Varys pondered for a moment and said, "Count Aven, you ask me what my attitude towards you and Bear Island is?" If I say I appreciate it very much, you won't believe it, so I need to ask you a few questions! ”

"Ask!"

"First, what is the purpose of Bear Island's shadow?"

Evan replied, "Ask for information!" In the meantime, I want to ask you a question? ”

Varys spoke, "Ask! ”

"When did you find out that Shadow belongs to Bear Island?"

Varys said quietly: "Shadow, a huge intelligence organization, undoubtedly needs financial support. I began to suspect that this group belonged to Bear Island two years ago, but there was no evidence. Until that day you woke up and saw the leader of the shadows! ”

Evan spoke: "Since you already knew that Monet was the leader of the shadows, why didn't you take action to arrest him!" ”

Varys said: "In my intelligence, Shadow is actually a very moderate organization, which does not engage in assassinations, does not sell information, does not spread rumors, and does not do anything to endanger the kingdom except to inquire about it. So, I never thought of going to war with the shadows, but tolerated their presence! It's just that what I didn't expect was that after you woke up, the shadow's behavior changed drastically. Can you tell you what you're for? ”

Evan smiled, "Of course you know, everyone in this kingdom knows!" ”

Varys was stunned for a moment, and after a moment he said in a voice full of incredulity, "You want to be Prime Minister?" ”

Evan smiled: "What I want, no one has ever been able to take!" ”