Littlefinger, whose full name is Petyr Berish, is a short, ordinary-sized man with a handsome appearance. He had gray-green eyes, a small mustache on his chin, and a hint of gray in his dark hair.

At first glance, he appears to be an affectionate and harmless man, but only Ser Sauron knows that this man who seems to have a bit of a petty merchant philistine is the man who is behind a series of interlocking conspiracies that will engulf the entire continent of Westeros in chaos and war, and he is also behind the tragic fate of the Stark family.

Zoro was wondering what fate would turn on Westeros if he suddenly drew his sword and slashed him now.

"Sir, Sir Sauron......" At this moment, a soft cry woke Sauron from his contemplation.

"Ma'am, is there anything you need to do?" Zoro notices that they're done greeting each other, and deduces that the dagger that was intended to murder Bran was the Lannister's imp.

Beside Mrs. Stark stood a plump, white-floured fat man, whose head was as smooth as an egg.

Varys, nicknamed the "Octopus Spider", served as the head of intelligence during the Imperial Council in King's Landing, and was actually the head of the spy. His intelligence network, known as "Little Bird," was spread all over the place.

Okay! With two of the biggest conspirators and masterminds behind this game of thrones coming together, Zoro can't help but think about the possibility of killing them now.

Petyr and Varys suddenly felt an inexplicable coldness rush to their hearts, and they couldn't help but glance at each other secretly, and they both saw the surprise and confusion in each other's eyes.

Just now, they had secretly observed this strange knight who suddenly appeared next to Mrs. Stark, as if such a big living person had suddenly appeared, and the intelligence showed that he had won the trust of Madame, but they knew nothing about his origin.

For the conspirators, the last thing they like is this kind of unmastered variable.

Mrs. Stark looked a little sad, "No. She shook her head, "It's fine." ”

"Greetings to Venerable Knight Sauron, Varys." The octopus-clawed spider bent down slightly to say hello as a sign of kindness, but unfortunately when he smiled, it made people feel that he was not trustworthy.

"Hello, Lord Varys." Zoro nodded faintly, looking uninterested.

With an inexplicable smile on his face, the eight-clawed spider circled around him and suddenly asked, "If I'm not mistaken, Jazz shouldn't be from Westeros?" ”

"Oh, how so?" Zoro furrowed an eyebrow.

"Intuition, because Jazz has an aura different from Westeros." Varys said meaningfully.

"It doesn't matter, does it?" Zoro said lazily, "The current situation is that I am standing here, King's Landing in the capital of the seven kingdoms of Westeros, what does it matter where I come from. ”

"But are you trustworthy?" Littlefinger turned from behind Mrs. Stark, stared at him with burning eyes, and asked, "How do you prove your loyalty to Catelyn?" ”

"No proof required." Madame Stark suddenly spoke, "Knight Sauron is a freelancer, and he does everything of his own volition, and he is not loyal to any lord, including the Starks. ”

"Kate, how can you ......" Littlefinger was about to retort, but was stopped by Madame Stark's eyes, "Caution, Petyr, I trust Sir Sauron like family. ”

The eight-clawed spider looked slightly stunned when he heard this, and he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking. And Littlefinger snorted coldly.

"So......" Mrs. Stark's eyes turned to Littlefinger, "Petyr, I want to see my husband, and I beg you to inform Ned to come here to see me." ”

……

Eddard Stark, the Duke of Stark and Guardian of the North, is in his thirties and forties, with a long face, brown hair, and slightly gray eyes, and he is very resolute and fair, so he is loved by the people of the North, and Mrs. Stark calls him "Ned".

But he also has character weaknesses, too upright and pedantic personality makes him the first "curtain caller" in this power game.

"As for the Queen's brother being implicated in the murder of your child, the mere hint of this will constitute treason." Littlefinger brought him all the way from the Imperial Council, ** in a secret private room, he said in a deep voice in front of everyone.

"We have the proof, we have this dagger." Mrs. Stark said.

Littlefinger, thumb and forefinger pinched his neatly trimmed beard, and said with an indescribable smile on his face, "Lord Tyrion will surely argue that the dagger was stolen, and the only one who can correct it has been bitten by a wolf. ”

"I'll find out the truth, Kate, and if it's really the Lannisters, I'll present it to Robert, and he'll give me a fair trial." Eddard Stark said in a deep voice.

Mrs. Stark stopped talking, because there were outsiders, and she couldn't tell her husband that Bran had recovered for the time being, and she didn't want her upright husband to face the cunning Lannisters alone, and a bad Ned would be in danger of his life.

"I'm trying not to let him die for your sake, it's stupid to say, but I just can't refuse any of your requests......" As if to see her concern, Littlefinger said suddenly.

When Duke Ed heard this, his eyes looked at him coldly, he didn't believe this man, and as a man, his words made him angry.

Mrs. Stark hurriedly said, "Don't do that, Ned. Petyr promised to help us find out the truth, he was as close as my brother, and he would never betray us. ”

Duke Ed was a little moved, he knew Littlefinger's feelings for his wife, and Petyr would never cheat on Caitlyn, so he should be able to be trusted......

Duke Ed snorted coldly, acquiescing to Littlefinger's request for an alliance.

The group then discussed how to investigate the Lannister's conspiracy, and Sauron watched coldly, and the Starks chose to believe that Littlefinger was the biggest cause of their series of tragic fate, that everything Littlefinger said was a lie, that he was behind all the events, and that his ultimate goal was to take advantage of the war in the kingdoms to seize power and status step by step.

It's a pity that the two people in front of them are still ignorant, and they can't feel the malice of the people around them at all.

After a while, Littlefinger took his leave because he needed to take care of something.

"Ned, this is Ser Sauron, and he is the one who cured Bran." Mrs. Stark glanced at Sauron and whispered in her husband's ear as she informed him of what had happened to Bran.

Knowing that Bran had recovered, Eddard Stark said gratefully, "Sir, thank you for all you have done for the Starks, and you will receive the most sincere friendship from the Starks." ”

"It's my pleasure." Sauron made a knightly salute.

"Sir Sauron, I would like to ask you to stay in King's Landing and protect my two daughters, Arya and Sansa." Mrs. Stark said suddenly, and looked at Sauron with a pleading look.

Sauron frowned, his original intention was to return to his fiefdom to develop his own power after this trip, and accumulate strength in the subsequent War of the Five Kings, as the first bridgehead for the future Descenders to come to this world.

He didn't care about the fate of the Stark family, and even the existence of the brave and warlike Stark family might have a detrimental effect on his future plans.

"Madame......" Sauron was about to refuse, when suddenly a cold face flashed through his mind, and his mind changed his mind, and he said, "I am very willing to serve you." ”

The reason for the sudden change of mind was that he felt that Littlefinger, who was obviously sinister and cunning, was much more difficult to deal with than the upright and honorable Starks.

If the Starks are allowed to stay in King's Landing, the end result will be that Littlefinger will be deceived into not finding the North.

He has decided to help the Starks.

Eddard Stark didn't think the young knight would be able to protect his two daughters, but as a husband who respected his wife, he had no intention of opposing his wife's decision.

"Thank you very much, sir." Duke Ed nodded.

Before returning to Winterfell, on this day, Ser Rodric approached Sauron and asked for a joust.

"Tournament?"

"Madame has entrusted you with the task of taking care of the two young ladies, but you have to show enough strength." Sir Rodric snorted.

Sir Rodric is the head of Winterfell, one of the best masters in the North, and Zoro also happens to want to learn about the combat power of this world-famous knight, and the two hit it off.

Because it was only a competition between knights, the two did not ask a notary to come to an open field.

"Attention!" With the cross sword in his hand, Sir Rodric's momentum changed suddenly, and with a loud shout, the sword body turned into a silver light and swept away.

Zoro raised his hand, and the two-handed big sword came from behind, instantly appearing in the opponent's attack line, and the two swords suddenly emitted a series of loud metallic sounds.

Sir Rodric's swordsmanship is rigorous and magnificent, with the style of an iron-blooded soldier honed in battle, while Zoro's swordsmanship can only be regarded as mediocre, with his stronger speed and keen fighting instincts, he can only block the opponent's attacks.

"Drip ...... Build a sword simulation ...... Analysis of the offensive line ......"

"Body Numerical Detection ......"

The opponent's swordsmanship is not very good, and even a little immature, Sir Rodric intended to take it easily, but at every critical moment, Sauron can always turn the danger into a disaster, and can avoid the old sir's special moves.

What's even more frightening is that this Sir Sauron's swordsmanship seems to be improving at an astonishing rate, at first it was only four or five swords counterattacking a sword, and now it is almost a half-strong attack.

"Ding ......" The piercing metal resonance exploded, and the two retreated as soon as they touched, looking at each other on alert, and in a short period of time, the two had exchanged more than 20 swords with two swords, and neither of them could help each other.

"Drop, probe done...... Rodric Kesso, Strength 1.8, Agility 1.6, Stamina 1.6, Mental 0.8. The system in his ear gives the results and feeds them back into Zoro's brain.

After all, Sir Rodric is old, and all his values are no longer at the peak of his youth, but with his rich combat experience, he can also stabilize Sauron.

"The power and speed are good." Sir Rodric made a slight comment, and suddenly pounced, and the crossed sword turned into a silver serpent that constantly surrounded Sauron, ready to bite him at any moment.

It is hard to imagine that such a hot-tempered and irritable knight as Sir Rodric would use such delicate and subtle swordsmanship.

"Snort, snort......" Zoro's leather shoulder pads instantly cracked through two openings, revealing the sliced linen-colored clothes underneath.

Sir Rodric frowned, the two swords just now were running towards the other party's shoulders, but he didn't expect to be avoided by the other party's seemingly inadvertent movement.

"Is it a coincidence?" The old knight decided to give it another try, and the cross sword in his hand made a false move and lightning was delivered.

"Humph!" The sword momentum in Sauron's hand suddenly changed, and the broad, two-handed greatsword turned into a continuous flow of silver iron wall, slamming into the tip of the incoming sword.

The expected collision did not occur, and the tip of Sir Rodric's sword shook violently when the sword collided, and it was quickly withdrawn with lightning speed.

Sir Rodric glanced at the marks on the sword with pity, then put it into its sheath, and said with a straight face, "Protect the two young ladies." ”

Apparently already recognized his strength.

"It's me who loses." Zoro couldn't afford to lose, and the reason why the two seemed to be tied was only because it was an ordinary fight, and if it was a life-and-death fight, he would have already been defeated.

Sir Rodric's honesty made him feel good, but he was reluctant to show it.

The old knight rubbed the hilt of his sword a few times, and suddenly said, "Madame will return to Winterfell in a few days, and I think we will have a few more opportunities to fight......"

Sauron grinned, "Gladly." ”

……

Three days later, Mrs. Stark said goodbye to her husband, nodded at Zoro slightly, and left King's Landing for Winterfell.

"Kate......" Duke Ed sighed as he stood on the wall until he couldn't see his lover, "Sir, I have something to ask you. ”

"Your Excellency, please speak."

"Sir Rodric has strongly recommended your swordsmanship to me, and I would like to ask you to ...... Teach my youngest daughter, Arya, swordsmanship. ”

Zoro was stunned, he didn't expect this matter to fall on his head, and his existence still had a huge impact on the plot.

Zoro thought for a moment and replied, "It's my pleasure......"

On the way, Mrs. Stark looked at Sir Roderick with a strange look, and the old Sir sat limply in the saddle, as if he had no strength at all, which was very different from his previous conscientious image.

"Sir? Your body? ”

Sir Rodric sat up quickly, and by the way, he discreetly wiped away a touch of saliva from the corner of his mouth, "No, madam, I am fine. Yes, everything is fine. ”

"But I see your legs and hands shaking......" Mrs. Stark chuckled, it seemed that he had been exhausted by the past few days, and after thinking about it, he decided not to say it, and smiled, "Then let's continue on our way, I'm a little tired, let's rest at the next hotel today." ”

"Yes, ma'am." Sir Rodric hurriedly said loudly, secretly relieved, the knightly contest in the past few days has exhausted him.

However, after three consecutive days of high-intensity fighting, the guy called "Zoro" showed no signs of difficulty, what a monster......