Chapter 498: Returnees
With a familiar and unfamiliar shaking and a slight collision, the ship approached the dock. Two weeks after escaping from the land grant, the daughter of the sea monster returns to the Iron Islands, the land where she was born, raised, and whose destiny she dreams and her mission to change her destiny.
It took Asha and the bachelor of science who had been assigned to cooperate with her a lot of thought to prepare her and prepare the poison she had requested, and in order to make her escape look as realistic as the "expedition outside the city", the Night's Watch command first requisitioned a large number of seafaring and shipbuilding personnel in the legion, including Asha and her men, to Icefjord Harbor in the name of preparing for the construction of the Night's Watch West Coast Fleet, and then the "Night's Watch Harbor Force" guarded against the "officers and men of the Northern Naval Fleet" Then, on a cold night with a dark and windy moon, Asha Greyjoy finally "waited for the opportunity", took advantage of the guards' inattention to escape from the residence, stole the key and took out two henchmen, went straight to the dock to grab a boat, and rowed out of the harbor at night.
Eventually, the trio's boat drifting across the ocean was "stumbled" and intercepted by the Iron Fleet patrol ship that was still patrolling the wide waters of the Cold Ice Bay to monitor the northern navy.
The above parts are all in the plan, one is willing to run and the other is willing to release, and it is difficult to think of problems when arranging properly, and the latter parts have to rely entirely on luck and improvisation.
Discovering the Captain, a member of the Wommack family she knew, felt as if she was about to emerge from the lowest point of her life for more than a year and return to the arms of the god of fortune: although the Wommack leader did not support him in the election, the ancient family on the island of Harlow had always been a follower of her uncle "Reader" Rodric Hallo, rather than a lackey of her uncle Euron...... It is impossible to convince others to betray the current king of the Iron Islands and swear to follow her by virtue of such a connection, but on this ship full of familiar people, she at least does not have to worry about being tied to a stone and sinking into the sea without saying a word.
......
And it turned out to be exactly what he expected: after seeing Asha, who had been missing for a long time and now a little embarrassed, on the deck of the ship, and after listening to her absolutely realistic account of being captured and escaping, the captain agreed to her request to "take herself back to the Iron Islands to meet Euron and ask her uncle for forgiveness and readmission in person".
Rather than handing her over to the archipelago as a trophy for the king, or simply to ensure the safety of King Baron's daughter, Captain Wommack did not hastily hand her over to another ship to return to the islands, but turned the bow of the ship himself and headed home.
It's a long journey back to the Iron Islands, and the Iron People are not a tolerant people, so Asha's journey is not pleasant. As an unlucky guy who has failed several times in a row, she no longer bathes in the enthusiasm of sailors and the gaze of the strong wherever she goes, as she used to do - it is nothing to endure the contempt of the people around her, and it is over to squeeze the cabin with a bunch of men during rest, and the worst thing is that when the aura of a strong man on a "strong woman" fades, she becomes a "woman", and women, especially beautiful women who were once noble but have now lost their power, are the easiest targets for men to think differently.
Thankfully, Asha is not a delicate woman herself, and she has two loyal followers by her side...... Coupled with the fact that Captain Wommack strictly forbade the sailors to be disrespectful to Baron's daughter after several incidents of harassment and conflict, the embarrassment of "being locked up by the night watchmen for more than a year without being violated, and being raped immediately after returning to his own people" did not happen.
But it all went well, and for the second half of the voyage, Asha carefully restrained her temper and politely told the crew about the current situation in the Iron Islands, only to receive bad news.
After the king election was over, and the defeated Asha escaped from the clutches of her second uncle Euron by boat, her younger uncle, "Wet Hair" Ellen Greyjoy, who was determined to stay behind and organize the anti-Euron alliance by virtue of his identity as a priest of the Drowning God, soon disappeared mysteriously.
As for the third uncle, Victarion, this obedient nature and sense of responsibility completely overpowered the fool of mind and reason, after faithfully fulfilling his duties as a courtier for a long time, he was sent by Euron to meet the dragon queen, and then he never returned, although the information received so far indicates that he died in an accident, but God knows if it is true or false?
Asha had heard of the above situation when she gave away the land, and now she has reconfirmed it from the mouths of her compatriots, and found that she has really become one of the last Greyjoy as she said before...... The next news made her really frown and even a little chaotic: after sitting on the position of the sea stone, Yu Lun led the iron people to re-practice the ancient road, and the fleet attacked and plundered the western territory and the river bay, and actually won a lot of successes, relying on the victory of the page plus the political skill of eradicating dissidents, and now it is widely supported and supported, and has firmly established the position of the king of the iron islands!
It's terrible...... No, it can't be worse, you know, Asha is based on the concept and slogan of "the ancient road is not feasible", and now others are following the ancient road but leading the iron people to live a nourishing and chic life, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to her?
(Could it be that his own idea is actually wrong, that by robbing others, the inhabitants of the archipelago can also make a fortune and live a good life?) If this is the case, then when he comes back from this trip to be a murderer, will he not become a sinner for the ages after he succeeds?)
The huge difference between reality and ideals made Asha suddenly fall into an infinite confusion like a brain shutdown.
No, it's not that you're wrong!
After a moment of confusion, Asha quickly figured out everything: Euron was able to succeed in the western realm and the river bend repeatedly, not because the ancient road was superior, nor because the people of the mainland were weak and could be bullied, but because the large-scale raiding of the iron people after Aegon's conquest had been suspended for three hundred years, and now it suddenly resumed during the great scuffle between the lords in various places, and the opposite side was caught off guard, so that the coastal residents who had forgotten how to prevent pirates were caught off guard, and let them be slaughtered like lambs.
When the situation on the mainland settles down, people turn their attention to the sea, and what awaits the Iron People will be a stormy counterattack and revenge by the new king, whichever one it may be. This damn Euron is in exchange for the insignificant sweetness of the future of the Latte Islands, but those short-sighted fools are really willing to follow him!
However, if you figure it out, no matter how clear you are, it won't help the big picture. This truth, if in front of the many captains and chieftains who have made a lot of money from plundering and embracing each other, will only attract a lot of laughter and a bad reputation for jealousy.
I originally wanted to solve the problem once and for all by killing my relatives, but now it seems that it is not so simple to find allies who are willing to help, and it is even more difficult to escape the pursuit of a large group of angry captains or even become the master again after the accident!
"Miss Asha. The captain's voice interrupted the sea monster's daughter's thoughts, forcing her back to reality, "You are home, I have sent the news back to the city, and now, my king, your uncle, is waiting for you in the city." ”
"Hmm. Now it was not as good as it used to be, Asha looked at Pike City, which looked a little eerie under the sky in the distance, nodded, put away her previous free and bold nature, and talked about what even she felt disgusting