Stannis finally stepped into the city again, only this time he was no longer the Eastern hillbilly lord who could only snort, this time he had come to claim his throne, even if it had nothing to do with him.

At this time, the originally wide stone streets were already empty, after hearing the news of the army from the east, most of the people here had no time to flee, so they were forced to stay in the city with the defenders, escorted by a group of soldiers, Stannis and Anya, who had transformed into a male knight, walked on this cold street, no one made a sound along the way, only the crisp echo of the horse's hooves hitting the bluestone slabs. Still, Stannis could detect that a number of people on either side were secretly observing him through the cracks in the slightly open windows.

Although he did not expect to welcome the king, Stannis still raised his head confidently, letting these small citizens know what it means to be truly born to be kings.

After half an hour of wandering through the streets, Stannis finally came to the Garcia family's iconic building - the luxurious palace with a huge round vault, as if to show him his strength, hundreds of black watchmen stood on both sides of the stairs at once, Stannis swallowed, feeling that these guys were all playing the role of axemen.

Just as he was hesitating to go up the stairs, the arrogant voice that sounded very indifferent to people sounded again.

"Are you welcome to the Humble House, Earl Justinian, or shall I call you King of the East?"

Stannis looked up and saw that Pedro, now the Crown Prince of the Duke, was standing at the top of the steps to greet him, and after a few months, the fellow had become more energetic, and Stannis also noticed that he was holding a scepter that symbolized the rights of the duke, and that he was wearing a crown ring indicating the status of the duke.

"This guy still looks the same underwhelming. Stannis cursed in a low voice, then turned to look at Anya behind her, to prevent her from getting emotional and outbursting on the spot, but to his surprise, the woman dressed as a man was very calm.

This is the calm before the outburst, Stannis didn't think much about it and then raised his head, his face was full of hypocritical smiles, "Don't come to harm, Acting Duke Pedro, I can also remove the word 'acting' now." ”

Pedro walked up the stairs, followed by a guard. The two hypocritical people each smiled and walked towards each other, and then hugged each other affectionately and patted their shoulders like brothers who had been reunited for a long time, and when he was hugging Pedro, Stannis quickly glanced at the current situation, those black watchmen were far away from him, if he hijacked Pedro, it should be feasible, but what made him more concerned was the personal guard behind Pedro, he had not spoken since he appeared, the whole person was wrapped in an airtight armor, and his face was also hidden by the face of a lion face, just from his tall body and the four swords that matched his waistStannis sensed that this guy was not a person to be messed with.

After a quick second of thought, Stannis gave up on the idea of kidnapping Pedro, as he saw Evelyn appear on the steps.

This bastard, it turns out that he has long understood his thoughts, and deliberately let himself see Yoyo to warn himself not to mess around!

After angrily slapping Pedro's eighteenth generation ancestor in his heart, Stannis let go of his hand to complete the hug, and the two laughed at each other's acting skills.

Immediately, the prince snapped his fingers again, and Evelyn, who was still disappearing from time to time just now, was escorted down by two big men, one left and one right, although she struggled hard, but in front of the black watchman who carried the spell mark, she still couldn't effectively break free.

When Evelyn, who was taken hostage, saw that Stannis really came, she was so angry that she almost cried, she didn't expect this guy to be so stupid, knowing that this was the most dangerous trap, she still didn't hesitate to jump down.

Just before she was about to scold, it was Stannis who took the lead to speak, "Your Excellency Pedro, I have heard that the Garcia family has always been hospitable, and it is indeed worthy of its reputation when I see it today. ”

But Pedro just smiled and ignored his mockery, "If I don't do this, how can I have the honor to meet you?"

Stannis still had a glimmer of hope before, Pedro didn't really catch the cunning Evelyn, but this time he really became a fish on the chopping block, and now in their hands, he can only do what they say, but Duke Garcia is really so bold to tie up the daughter of his ally as a meat ticket, does he really want to make himself betray his relatives before stopping?

Seeming to see through Stannis's thoughts, Pedro snorted coldly, "I'm sorry, the Garcia family doesn't need allies from now on. ”

"What!" Before Stannis could react, the Black Watchmen on both sides, who should have been dozens of feet away, appeared in all directions of Stannis almost at a teleportation speed, and the skeletal swords in their hands had already been drawn, and before Stennis could hold the hilt of the sword, several swords had already been placed on his neck.

"You!" Stannis's grip on the hilt of the sword didn't let go, he knew Garcia was going to be in trouble, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.

Pedro laughed proudly, "Of course a smart person like you knows that I don't really want to negotiate a truce with you, you just came here to find a chance to save this woman." ”

Evelyn was biting her lip at this point, she never thought he would be stupid enough to save herself.

"You guys who don't have the faith of the rivers and lakes can become the prince of the duke, you are blind!" Even though the cold long sword was less than a foot away from his neck, Stannis still scolded angrily.

But the object of his scolding was only to glance back at the huge palace that Duke Garcia had built over the course of ten years and countless fortunes, as if he was proud of his achievements.

"My father always taught me that there are only victors and fools in this world, and now after killing you fools, I will wipe out all the lords who rebel against me or obey me, and henceforth I will be the only king of this land, and all men must be loyal to me alone!"

No wonder this guy is not afraid of provoking Wolf to kidnap his daughter, this guy in front of him has been so detached that he wants to abolish the lord and directly control the territories by himself, but this also means going to war with the entire principality!