Chapter 226: An interlude
It all started early in the morning. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Tyrion seriously thought about a way to get out of danger after Zhao Mai left, and he really came up with one. He told Maud to help him bring a message to Madame Lysa if he wanted money. This sentence is so simple that even the stupid Maud can't be mistaken. "I'm going to confess," Tyrion said. He wanted to understand one thing: Catelyn had enough evidence to convict him, and she didn't want to release him, so she kept him locked up like this. The Lannister's banner became his only talisman, and Catelyn would have to worry about the impact on the Lannisters if she didn't have a reason to kill him, so Tyrion's "testimony" was what she needed most.
As long as the person has something in need, then it can be utilized. Sure enough, after being burned unconscious by the gold, Maude went to pass on the words. A few moments later, Lord Guard Vadis Eli and Sir arrived in the prison and dragged Tyrion to Lady Lyza.
Also present was Robin Arryn, the ruler of Arryn Valley, a six-year-old nurse. Catelyn Stark stood a short distance behind her sister. Tyrion observed this, wondering why, wondering if he could take advantage of it.
The nobles of the valley were also present, which could be used as circumstantial evidence of this incident. In addition to them, there are also a number of people who are visiting Eagle's Nest, including the clowns who perform the show, the band, and the farmers who meet them down the mountain.
Several of his companions were among them. Sir Rodric was still wounded, his face was pale, and he was confined to a wheelchair, and two servants pushed him to the side. Well, the master has no seat, but the servant has a wheel, which is interesting and interesting. Next to Jazz, the troubadour Marion holds a small harp and plays a familiar tune.
After listening for a moment, Tyrion finally remembered that it was a poor parody of the music that Mike had played! He began to look for Mike, but found nothing. Could it be that he is gone, and what I saw before was indeed a dream? If he is not there, then who else?
At this time, he saw Bronn and Safhr, the two mercenaries who had not left. Still holding his long knife, Saver stood beside the nobles, his eyes blazing. Boron found a pillar at the back of the hall and lay lazily down there, his head resting on his arm. The wandering warrior didn't sleep, but instead stared at Tyrion with those dark eyes, his hand resting lightly on the hilt of his sword. Tyrion looked at him meaningfully, thinking to himself......
It is good that the light of fifty torches illuminates the place, and the shadows have nowhere to hide. Caitlin Stark was the first to speak: "I heard that you intend to confess your guilt publicly. ”
"Yes, ma'am. Tyrion replied.
"The prison can bring anyone to their knees. Lysa Arryn smiled at her sister, but the smile in her eyes was cold. Then she retracted her smile and said to Tyrion, "Confess your sins now, before the lords of Arryn Valley. ”
Tyrion took a breath, and the time had come for the desperate gamble. He glanced back at Boron, his gaze swept over the others. Mike was still gone, but he couldn't hesitate anymore. "I plead guilty, I admit I'm a little villain. Knights and knights of Arrynval, I am ashamed of myself before you, for my sins are innumerable. I eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, and spend money to sleep with women. I have money, so I've slept with countless women, sometimes with many at once. I don't like my father, and I curse him to die, it's a sin of unfilial piety. I hate my sister, our beautiful and gentle Majesty, and I curse her in the same way. ”
After a pause, he said, "I lied, I bullied the subordinates who served me, and played tricks on them. But I never deduct their wages, and the rewards are generous, but I often play some inappropriate jokes with them. I gambled with them. I'm already rich, and I shouldn't be making these small profits, but as you can see, I'm a dwarf, and I can only earn some poor self-confidence in this area. Also, when I was six years old......"
"Shut up!" Lysa Arryn's pale face was now flushed, "What are you doing, dwarf?"
"Confess, my lady. ”
Caitlin Stark took a step forward: "You are accused of assassinating my bedridden son Bran! My sister Lysa Arryn has accused you of plotting to kill the King's former Prime Minister, Lord Jon Arryn. ”
"I'm afraid I can't recognize these two, I don't know anything about killing. The only people I've ever killed are bandits from the Bright Moon Mountains, and I remember killing three of them that time, saving the lives of many, including you. ”
Caitlin choked as her sister stood up, still holding the hand of her son, Robin Arryn. "Don't try to make me happy, little devil, you've made enough trouble! Sir Vadis, find him a more inclined and cramped cell!"
"Is there any reason in Arryn Valley?!" Tyrion roared, this was the opportunity he was looking forward to, and he couldn't let it go. "Is the honor of Arryn Valley all bullshit? You accuse me, I deny it, and you throw me into the prison to starve and freeze! Where is the king's justice?Has the honor of being as high as Jon Arryn vanished with the death of Jon Arryn?Duke Robin, what are you inheriting?"
"Mom, I don't like him, I want to see him fly!" Robin stretched out his slender finger and poked Tyrion fiercely: "I haven't seen a dwarf fly, and I haven't seen a little devil fly!"
There was the sound of gasping in the hall. Lysa, however, was still comforting Robin, and said to him softly, "Good boy, he will fly in a moment." ”
Tyrion couldn't let him order the execution, he had to fight for the only chance: "You accuse me, well, I ask for a fair trial to give me a chance to defend myself." Show evidence, be reasonable, and let the gods of heaven and the people of the earth decide the truth of what I say. I'm a Lannister, the Queen's younger brother, the Guardian of the West, and even if I'm a dwarf, I'm a dwarf of noble birth!"
In front of all the subordinate nobles in the Vale of Arryn, Lysa Arryn knew that she could not refuse this request, otherwise she would lose the trust and support of all the nobles, and it would be a catastrophe for her and Robin. "You will judge, and I will judge you. According to the King's law, we hold judgments! Now you can speak, tell everybody. The final sentence will be pronounced in the name of the King, Robin Arryn, Lord of the Eagle's Nest and Lord of the Vale of the East. ”
She knew that her son would definitely say, "Let him fly," so a smug smile came to her. "If you are guilty, you will fly out of the moon gate. ”
"Dear Madam, I'm afraid this matter doesn't bother Lord Robin. Tyrion suddenly became polite and said, "The gods of heaven will prove my innocence, and I am willing to let them judge, not by the hands of men." I asked for a joust trial to decide life and death. ”
The hall was immediately filled with laughter. The trial of martial arts is actually the use of force to fight life and death, which is the evolution of knight duels. But who could Tyrion beat with his size? Even if he killed three mountain people, who of the knights present had not killed thirty or three hundred mountain bandits in the bandits?
The crowd begged Madame Lysa to become her acting knight and fight against the crippled and ugly dwarf for justice and honor, and the scene was as chaotic as a brothel in a carnival.
"I agree to your request. If you lose, you die and fly out. Lysa said.
Tyrion was not alarmed, nodded in agreement, and then said, "I also ask to find myself a proxy knight like you." As far as I know, my brother Jaime would be happy to play for me. ”
The knights of the Vale of Arryn swallowed a fly. Jaime Lannister was one of the most powerful swordsmen in the Seven Kingdoms, and now served as a bodyguard at the king's side. According to Barristan, the current chief of the King's Bodyguard, who is nationally recognized for his integrity and swordsmanship, Jaime's swordsmanship is unmatched.
"Your brother must be thousands of miles from here!" rebuked Lysa Irene.
"Send a bird to him, and I'll be happy to wait for him. ”
"This matter cannot be delayed any longer, and you will have a duel with Ser Vadis. ”
"Looks like I'm limping and wounded against the best knights of the Vale. Hey, singing Marian, don't forget to include this paragraph in your adventure story about how Lady Arryn stopped the little gnome from finding a surrogate knight. ”
"Where am I not sure?!" Lysa Arryn said sharply, clearly in a state of frustration. "Little devil, if you have the ability, you can pick a deputy knight here, if you think someone is willing to die for you. ”
"To tell you the truth, the people I am looking for are here to kill for me, not to be killed. Tyrion scanned the hall and waited. After a long time, there was finally a commotion behind the hall.
"I'll help the gnomes play. Bronn raised his hand. Just as Tyrion expected.
Then, the jousting began. Bolom jumped east and west, deftly dodging the attacks of the full-body armor-clad Jazz. The pillars, furniture, and even onlookers in the hall were his helpers. Amid the applause of the audience, Bronn seized the opportunity of Sir Vladys' inability to turn around and slashed a cut in the back of his knee. After that, he stabbed the other party to death from behind while he was kneeling, and threw his body down the moon gate.
"Flying? no?!" Robin Irene couldn't hide her disappointment: "What I want to see is a little devil flying!"
"Good boy, good my baby. Lysa was comforting her when she saw her child gritting her teeth and her eyes beginning to roll upward. "Come, come!" she took the potion from the servant, but could not give it to the child. Usually this is done by a bachelor, and he is always familiar with the road, but she can't.
It's time to give him medicine before the competition, he's been tired for too long. Lysa blames herself a little, but soon begins to blame Maester Comon. Robin will sleep after taking the medicine, so he can't watch the martial arts and fly, and his insistence on not eating it is exactly the demeanor of the ruler!
Robin suddenly straightened up and shouted, "I want him to fly!" and then completely fainted, and it was at this moment that Zhao Mai walked into the hall. (To be continued.) )