Sir Edmuthully sang 'Betsa the Tavern Girl' at the Grove of the Knees, a very obscene song that was loved by the children of the nobility and popular among soldiers and mercenaries alike.

On the official road of the Red Fork River, a scout came quickly.

Before the horse had reached the gate of the knees-and-knee-tandem, he foamed at the mouth, fell to his knees, and threw the standard-bearer off the horse.

Rumble!

The horse fell, foaming at the mouth, and its legs spasmed, stirring up a cloud of dust.

The rider was so good at riding that he rolled on the spot and stood up, his face and arms were bruised, and he was dripping with blood, and he was not wearing armor, nor was he wearing chain mail, and for the fastest speed, he was dressed in light clothes, and his underwear and outer clothes were already drenched with sweat, and he shouted, "Where is Sir Edmure?"

This man was from Riverrun, and at first glance he was the Duke of Hosttuli's personal guard, and the placket of his coat and the decoration of his saddle were embroidered with silver trout.

The soldiers in the open space outside the knees did not dare to slack off, and said one after another: "My lord is singing and drinking in the hall!"

The guard's face was flushed, his hair was wet with sweat, and the hot sweat on his face and neck was like running water, and he strode into the door of the inn: "Sir Edmus, the Magic Mountain raided Riverrun last night, took control of the main castle, and captured Duke Horsttury. ”

Edmuthully's smiling face suddenly became stiff, and he threw the bowl on the table, and with a bang, the wine in the bowl spilled on the table, and the wine flowed to the ground with a ticking sound.

The dozen or so noble children in the hall were all stunned, and the singing, the sound of the harp, and the warbler and swallow words of the prostitutes all stopped abruptly.

Edmure glared at the scout who came to report the news, and said nothing, but the meaning in his eyes was obvious, and he didn't believe it at all.

Rushing City was absolutely impossible to break through with the thirty people of the Demon Mountain. Don't say thirty people, even three thousand, and they can't break through Rushing City.

"The Duke fell into the hands of the Magic Mountain, and Riverrun City was occupied, and the Magic Mountain forced Master Weiman to release the news to the West. The little information I know of is that the letter asks Duke Tywin to order Count Rio Leaford of the Golden Tooth City in the west to lead an army to Benliuping to meet the Magic Mountain. ”

Edmure's face began to contort, as if he had been punched.

"How is the Duke, and has the Demon Mountain humiliated him?"

"The Devil's Mountain has great respect for the Duke, and the Duke and the nobles and knights in the city accompanied the Devil's Mountain to set up a banquet in the hall of the main castle, and the Devil's Mountain has limited you to rush to Riverrun City tomorrow morning and return all his saddles, armors, swords, money, and all other things. ”

Edmure was deeply relieved that his father had not been humiliated.

Edmure lived a dissolute life, but he was a dutiful son. Although Duke Horst was not satisfied with him, and no matter how hard he tried, he was not appreciated by the duke, but his filial piety seemed to be in his nature.

Edmure is a dutiful son who is considered unfilial by his father, Duke Horst!

"That's all the magic mountain asked, return his things?"

"He also wants the Lord to kneel down and apologize to him in front of the nobles and knights of Riverrun!"

Edmure didn't say a word, but his friends saw him clenching his fists.

"What if I don't apologize?"

"I don't know," the guard was a little overwhelmed. He probably didn't expect Edmure to be so strong.

What kind of character is Magic Mountain? Kill people without blinking!

Although on the surface, Lord Duke and Master Weiman, as well as more than a dozen nobles, are all accompanying the Magic Mountain to eat wine and feast, and they are happy, but in fact, the danger in this is more than the confrontation between swords and guns. Those nobles who accompany the wine will die if they are not careful!

And those nobles, none of them would be willing to go to accompany the Magic Mountain to drink, but they had to go, because it was Master Weyman who took the guards to invite them one by one in the name of Duke Horst, and when they entered the hall and sat down, the Magic Mountain appeared. When they wanted to leave, I'm sorry, the gate was closed, and dozens of people from the Demon Mountain guarded the gate. These men are fierce and vicious, with bright armor and shining swords. These armors and swords were the equipment of the duke's personal guards.

The duke ordered the nobles of the city to attend the banquet, and gathered the nobles of the entire city in the hall of the main castle, these people were not guests who drank alcohol, but were actually hostages of the magic mountain.

There is no doubt that this time, Magic Mountain wants to play a big one!

And this game is a serious mistake caused by Edmu's own failure to estimate the ability of the magic mountain.

Edmure didn't lose control, and he didn't immediately jump on his horse and rush to Riverrun, his father and the nobles in the city fell into the hands of the magic mountain, and it was useless to show weakness, because he was the magic mountain.

"Sir Brennden Brightwood!"

"Minister!" Brynden Blackwood immediately stood up.

"You quickly go back to Raven Tree City, mobilize two thousand elites, and wait for my orders outside the gate of Rushing City. ”

"Yes, Lord Edmure!" Brynden pushed away the prostitute beside him and strode out. Soon, the sound of hurried horses' hooves sounded and went away.

Now that the Magic Mountain has released the ravens and returned to the west to bring rescue troops, it is necessary to prepare for the worst. Dealing with someone like Magic Mountain, you need to show your strength, not just bend your knees and beg for mercy!

The Demon Mountain is extremely vicious, but he is also afraid of death. The battle of Edmure in the Knee Stack to force the Demon Mountain to abandon his sword and take off his armor has proven this!

Now that the Magic Mountain is in control, Edmure knows it, but he doesn't want to lose so much that he doesn't even have a chance to fight back. Once the magic mountain reveals a flaw, he is in great need of manpower. It's not about going to war hard, it's about foolishness if you find out you don't have enough people when you need them!

Next, Edmure calmly gave an order, and more than a dozen noble children went home to mobilize the family's elite soldiers, and he sent his own cronies to inform the nobles near Riverrun City to gather outside Riverrun City with troops. If Count Leo Leorford of Golden Tooth arrives with his troops, he will find that the princes of the Riverlands are waiting for him.

Edmure didn't know where things would turn out, he didn't know what the end was waiting for him, he could only prepare what he thought was necessary for now!

As for reporting to His Majesty the King in the town of Earl Harroway for assistance, he thought that he would have to talk to the Magic Mountain at least before he could decide whether or not he needed to ask the King to intervene.

After Edmure had made all the arrangements, he mounted his horse and roared away with the cavalry. His infantry was one step ahead of him and his cavalry.

The next morning.

The main castle hall of Riverrun.

There is a suspended second floor above the hall, which is staggered with the hall, and there is a high seat on which the Duke sits, overlooking the whole hall. There was a rope on the high chair, the end of which was in the servants' room, and a bell hung from the end of the rope.

The rope and bell are new designs after the duke's illness!

Edmuthuri walked into the hall and saw his father, Duke Horst, on the second floor. The Duke was flanked by Master Weyman, along with four warriors dressed in armor and holding the hilts of their swords.

Although these four warriors were wearing the armor of the duke's guards, they had four very vicious and strange faces.

The Magic Mountain stood in the center of the hall in his dirty robes, too tall to find the right clothes and armor for him in Riverrun. However, he also found a weapon, two very heavy hammers, each of which weighed at least a hundred pounds. This kind of hammer is a decorative weapon for the festival, and ordinary people can't use it at all, and it's difficult to even pick it up, let alone dance.

Demon Mountain stood on the first floor with two terrifying sledgehammers in his hands, his shoulders, head, and neck had already crossed the ground height of the second floor, and he didn't look much shorter than his father sitting on the second floor.

The hall had been a conference room, but now it was a place for banquets, and Edmu glanced at the whole room, where all the nobles of the city were sitting at the conference table, and in front of them were piled up with all kinds of food, bread, roast, meat, all kinds of fruit wine and beer, but it seemed that everyone had no appetite.

Behind these nobles, there stood more than twenty brothers from the Magic Mountain, these people were well-armed, their swords hung from their waists, and their eyes were fierce, looking at people like nails, making Edmu feel that they were a group of beasts that would pounce on them at any moment and bite people!

"Sir Edmure, you're back!" exclaimed the Magic Mountain.

The voice of the magic mountain was very violent, and this sudden sound made the entire hall echo with a boom.

The nobles and Edmus in the hall changed color.

The nobles changed color because they were afraid, and Edmure changed color because he was afraid that his father, Duke Horst, would not be able to stand it.

As soon as he saw his father being held hostage by four wolf-like Cregan bandits, Edmure felt a pang in his heart.

My father is sick!

If my father can hold on, he must have relied on drinking a lot of poppy milk and dream wine!

Thinking of this, Edmu's heart hurts!

He was worried that his father would not be able to withstand the toss of the Magic Mountain, and if he didn't come up in one breath, what was the difference between him and the murderer, all of which was caused by him.

Edmure didn't dare to think about it!

As soon as he saw his father, all the subtle rhetoric that Edmure had calculated on the road was in vain, and he cared so much that he couldn't remember a single one.

"Magic Mountain, let my father go, you can make conditions!" Edmure said when he heard his own voice.

"Okay, rejoice, Sir Edmure, I want a thousand fine horses!" said the Magic Mountain lightly. The two huge hammers in his hands were lowered and landed on the floor of the hall with a loud bang.

Edmure's face immediately distorted.

The nobles of the Riverland in the hall were all terrified!

The Magic Mountain said, "Sir Edmure, it's not that I want your war horse greedily. I really have a hard time, and I have no choice but to do it. My lord, Lord Tywin, asked me to train five hundred Cregan cavalry, but Duke Tywin would not pay him. He gave another military order, and if he didn't obey it, he would be killed. Five hundred cavalry, two horses for one man, exactly a thousand, I'm not mistaken!"

"Okay, I'll give you a thousand good horses, but you have to release my father first, he is sick and needs to recuperate. ”

"Don't worry, Master Weyman has already conditioned the Duke's body, and I have had a very in-depth conversation with the Duke, who already knows that I am a reasonable person. ”

"Humph!"

"Lord Edmure, these thousand horses must be equipped with a thousand sets of saddles, horseshoes, and bridles, and you must first send them across the Red Fork River to the cavalry of the Clegane. ”

"The Klegane cavalry?"

"Yes, I have asked Maester Weiman last night to send a second raven to Duke Tywin, and ask Duke Tywin to inform my Cregan cavalry to come to the ferry on the west bank of the Red Fork River to receive a thousand horses. I will thank you when my cavalry receives the horses, sir, and I assure you of this!"

Edmure was still too young, and judging by his eagerness, the thousand horses were actually just appetizers for the Magic Mountain.