Chapter 0902 - Verification: Is it Bran or Blood Raven?
Caitlin Tully's gaze was wary, and she sensed something unusual in the atmosphere.
Several of the generals under the Magic Mountain, whose faces were full of murder at first glance, stared at Bran Stark like an awl.
Arya Stark, Jon Targaryen, Sansa Stark, and Renard Westerling stand by Bran's side.
Standing on the side of the Magic Mountain stood Queen Jane Westerling, Prince Arlene Martell of Dorne, Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons from across the Narrow Sea, Lady Melisandre the Priestess of the Red God, and Lady Doirty Quintina, Priestess of the Crab Claw Peninsula.
Edmure Tully and Blackfish Brindon Tully stood to Bran's right with several of the Knight Followers of the Riverlands.
Caitlyn gently shook Ed's hand, "Ned-". Ned, what is the name between husband and wife!
Eddard's hand squeezed Caitlin's hand, signaling her to calm down and maintain her demeanor.
"Your Majesty, what happened?" asked Eddard Stark in a deep voice.
Demon Mountain's eyes were calm, he looked at Ed, looked at Bran, and said, "Bran, let's talk about it." ”
Bran looked at Ed and Caitlyn with the same calm gaze, "Father and mother, there are some things that you may have heard of, and some things you may not have known......
"What's going on?Bran!" Caitlyn walked over and grabbed Bran Stark's hand.
"Mother, there are some things between me and His Majesty the King that need to be clarified in the presence of you and all of you......"
"What do you need to make clear?" said Catelyn Tully's eyes, looking at the Magic Mountain, full of protection.
"Mother, listen to me, I once trampled on the power of the guests in order to kill the then Lord Gregor Clegane and his close generals. ”
"What are you talking nonsense?" Catelyn was startled, her face suddenly changing color.
With Bran's words, it is already a capital offense.
His Majesty the King is here, and Bran, who will not hesitate to trample on the power of the guests and kill the King?!
"Mother, three months ago, Daenerys came from the Narrow Sea with more than 100,000 Slavic cavalry and a powerful navy of nine free trade city-states to attack Westeros in order to seize the Iron Throne. They first captured Lord Gregor's Dragonstone, and then used Dragonstone as a barracks for attacking Westeros......" Arya said.
Jon picked up Arya's words, and he still served Eddard and Caitlyn in the name of his son: "Mother, His Majesty King Gregor's dragon was wounded by the Night King during the decisive battle of Winterfell, when the monks of the Baelor Templar and Lady Dordty Quintina confirmed that the dragon could no longer recover from its wounds, and the news soon reached Dragonstone, and Daenerys of Dragonstone attacked Westeros when she learned that His Majesty Gregor's dragon would soon die. However, His Majesty and his dragon suddenly appeared in the sky, and the dragon defeated the Dothraki cavalry attacking Twilight Valley, and burned the warships of the nine city-states on the sea. ”
"Lady Catelyn, my dragon has forced Her Majesty Queen Daenerys Targaryen to stop the war and choose peace talks, so I will take the courtiers of King's Landing to attend Daenerys' peace talks on Dragonstone. After the peace agreement was reached, Her Majesty Queen Daenerys held a drinking feast, during which Bran poisoned the wine and placed wildfire material under the fortress of Dragonstone. One purpose is to kill me and my generals on Dragonstone. ”
"Mother and father, the plan to kill the VIPs in the pit on Dragonstone was arranged by me without the knowledge of Her Majesty Queen Daenerys, and when the wildfire exploded and the poison broke out, His Majesty King Gregor escaped from Dragonstone with the help of the dragon and returned to King's Landing. Bran summed it up for himself.
"Bran, is it really your plan to kill Dragonstone?" Ed asked, grim-faced, his gaze on Daenerys, refusing to believe that it was just Bran's alone. This plan requires the help of many people, such as burying wildfire materials, such as poisoning wine and food, and Bran alone cannot do it.
Eddard didn't know what Bran was capable of, and he didn't know that he had secretly gathered the soul control of Bolton, Dornsand, and Three-Eyed Raven in the North, as well as the prophetic powers that were as powerful as demigods.
Jon said slowly, "Father, Mother, my friend Samwell Tully, more than a dozen of the most loyal and brave Night Watch brothers, and the freedfolk warrior of the North, Ygrit, all died in the wildfire explosion on Dragonstone. I testify that the Dragonstone massacre was orchestrated by Bran, and that he kept Daenerys and me from him. ”
"A few months ago, I set out from the North with my Night's Watch brothers to meet Her Majesty Queen Daenerys on Dragonstone with Bran, hoping to convince her to withdraw her troops so that Westeros could be at peace, but as soon as I got off the ship, my Night's Watch brothers and I were imprisoned by order of Her Majesty Queen Daenerys, because of my Targaryen blood, and Her Majesty Daenerys released me from the dungeon and set me free, which saved me from the Pit Kill plan for Dragonstone designed by Bran. And Daenerys's action to capture me also stems from the fact that Bran once used the Three-Eyed Raven to persuade Daenerys to accept the suggestion to capture me. The Targaryens have a tradition of intermarriage, and Bran wanted me to marry Her Majesty Queen Daenerys to continue the family lineage, but I refused. ”
Caitlin Tully glared at Bran Stark, breathing in disbelief.
"Bran, are they telling the truth?" Caitlin Tully's hands trembled slightly, her lips turned purple, and her face was very ugly, like the weakness of a patient at the beginning of a serious illness. If Bran really turned into such a terrible person, she couldn't protect him.
"Mother, it wasn't me at the time, it was Brynden Riverwin, a Blood Raven, a Green Prophet of the Targaryen bloodline. Under a mountain peak on the edge of the Ghost Forest, he combined himself with a fishbeam tree, and his body could no longer move, creating a three-eyed raven that could enter a man's dream. The three-eyed raven found me and told me to go to the north to find him, learn from him, and carry on the legacy of the prophet against the evil spirits from the land of eternal winter in the north. While I was learning prophetic powers, people and souls were completely controlled by the Three-Eyed Raven. At that time, I was Bran's body, Brynden Hewen's soul. ”
Catelyn Tully and Eddard Stark stiffened and couldn't speak.
Bran's body, Brinnden River's soul, it sounds unbelievable, unbelievable! However, when Bran returned to the North from the Land of Eternal Winter, the man changed, not smiling, cold as ice, always looking at the sky fixedly, for a long time, silent. At that time, he claimed to be a prophet and predicted something.
Ed looked at Bran in front of him, is this still the former Bran of the Stark family?
Magic Mountain said slowly: "Lord Eddard, Lady Catelyn, for the safety of the kingdom and the safety of my own life, I have to find out whether the current Bran is Brynden Gawain or Bran himself. Brinzon Gawain escaped to Braavos, convincing the Iron Vault and Aquaman to hire the Faceless to assassinate me, and after Arya's objections, he set fire to the Black and White Courtyard with the goal of killing Arya Stark. Daenerys and I rode the dragon to Braavos in the Bright Moon Mountains to rescue Arya Stark and save her from being killed by Bran. ”
Ed and Caitlin were dumbfounded and unable to move.
Bran didn't even spare Arya?!
"Arya, is what His Majesty said true?" Ed asked in a whisper.
"Yes, Father. Arya replied.
Caitlyn's head banged, the object in front of her eyes shook, she quickly shocked her heart, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, she thought of a flaw: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty Queen Daenerys, you are in the Bright Moon Mountains, how do you know that Arya in Braavos will be in danger?" 186 Chinese Net
"Ma'am, it was I who saw Arya's danger in the flames, and it was the oracle given to me by the Red God. The night is long, and everywhere is sinister, and only the red god is the only true god. Lady Melisandre said as if singing.
There was silence in the hall.
Everyone was in a heavy and depressed mood, but the generals under the Demon Mountain were staring at Bran, ready to go up and eat him at any moment.
"Your Majesty, how do you determine who Bran is now?" said Eddard calmly.
The dog has done too many capital crimes, and even Arya wants to kill him if he doesn't go his way, which is unacceptable to Ed. He looked at Bran with no warmth, but a freeze peculiar to the North.
"There's a solution, and this one is also Bran's own idea, and I accepted his proposal. Demon Mountain said solemnly.
"What?" said Lady Caitlin's voice, a tremor.
"Madam, I am the inheritor of my maternal grandmother, the Witch, and we Blood Witches can find out the secrets of the blood owner through human blood, and if Bran is Brynden River, I can see the truth by tasting blood. If he wasn't, I would know. ”
"Will this work?" said Lady Caitlyn in disbelief.
"In the name of the old and new gods, in the name of the god of blood, the prophecy through blood never fails. Jenny said lightly.
"Madame, in the name of the Red God, witness that what Lady Jenny said is true!" said Lady Melisandre to Janie's side.
"In the name of the god of blood, find out the truth of the matter, obtain the oracle, and never lie about it. Lady Dortie Quintina said coldly.
Wizards and priests swore in the name of the gods and gods of faith, and this is the most important oath, and there is no one. Everyone in this world values oaths made in God's name more than the law.
Ed and Lady Caitlyn chose to trust Queen Janine.
Finally, Lady Caitlyn looked at Arya.
The fact that Arya is a faceless person has been completely clear to her in the past few days, and she also knows that Arya is the Elder of the Mandate of Heaven in the Black and White Courtyard, with a revered status, possessing mysterious magical powers and unrivaled assassination skills.
Catelyn looked at Arya with a gaze of inquiry and plea, and she instinctively wanted to defend Bran Stark.
Arya said, "Mother, let Queen Jane test Bran's blood, so that His Majesty can rest assured that if Bran is our Bran, it will clear Bran's suspicions, so that there will be no rift between the North and the Iron Throne." ”
"Mother, I proposed this solution, please don't worry. I'm Bran Stark, and blood doesn't lie!" Bran comforted Lady Caitlin.
The courtiers and generals who crowded the houses knew the ins and outs of this matter, and they were looking forward to the outcome of the matter.
Littlefinger, Ventriloquist Bernie, Great Master Koben and others all have grim expressions, and in their hearts, the Stark family has a terrible prophet, which is a capital crime. The identity of the prophet, whether Bran or Brynden, really doesn't matter.
It's just that Queen Jane made an oath in the name of the gods, what will be the result?
Littlefinger looked at His Majesty the King, His Majesty, what's the matter? The world can't allow a character like Bran to exist, a knife, a dead soldier can solve the weak Bran, why do you want to make so much trouble and trap yourself in passivity.
Assassination, you can solve this trouble, clean and neat!Littlefinger decided to wait for the matter to be over and have a good talk with the Magic Mountain. But what Littlefinger doesn't know is that no assassination will hide from Arya Stark, and if she finds out the truth about the assassination, it will bring terrible consequences and disasters to the royal family. What killer can hide from Arya's pursuit without leaving a trace?
Queen Jenny stood up and said, "Lord Eddard, Lady Caitlin, if you agree, I will take a drop of Bran's blood." ”
"Your Majesty, let's begin. Eddard Stark said. If the son has been alienated, he should be beheaded, and he will not stop him.
Queen Jenny looked at the Magic Mountain, and the Mountain nodded. Jenny took out a silver needle from her bosom and stabbed it in Bran's arm with great agility, and when she lifted it, the tip of the needle was stained with Bran's blood.
Everyone fell silent, and at that moment, it was as if all the sounds in the air were completely still.
Jenny touched the silver needle to her lips and licked her tongue lightly, and the blood from the silver needle entered Jenny's mouth...... Everyone was staring at Jenny, and the final result would be soon.
Bran also stared at Jenny, his calm expression was actually secretly nervous.
He was a prophet and a mortal. He is a demigod, but even a god has unpredictable uncertainties.
Magic Mountain looked at Jenny, and his heart was also nervous: Is Bran Bran? or Brinden?
Is Bran a blood crow or is Bran a blood crow, and a blood crow is Bran?
Jenny Westerling closed her eyes slightly, and after a while, she opened them and slowly wiped the blood from the silver needle. Everyone looked at Queen Jane, expecting her to tell the truth about the oracle.
"In the name of the old and new gods, in the name of the red god, he is the Blood Raven Brindon River. Jenny said slowly, word by word.
Branben's calm eyes suddenly lit up strangely, and he looked at Jenny and slowly showed a smile.