Chapter 0288: Resurrection (2): Brotherhood Without Flags
Night, dense forest.
It's not quiet at all in the forest.
All kinds of strange sounds, pay attention to listen but don't seem to be there, don't slip away, the sound is not far from you.
Birds, insects and small beasts are active in the forest at night.
Deep in the forest.
Bonfires, roaring bonfires.
Soros sat by the campfire, staring at the bonfire and praying to the Red God, whom he had not believed in for a long time, that the Red God would give Berry the power of life and bring him back to the world.
Soros is a monk sent to Westeros by the High Priest of the Red God of the city-state of Mir to preach in Westeros, and between preaching and wine, Soros chose wine very wisely, which made him and King Robert of Westeros close friends. He had abandoned the Red God and grabbed the sword for many years, and he no longer had contact with the Great Temple of the Red God in Mill.
Such a person who is not devout in his beliefs, but he is reciting the prayer of the Red God in a serious way, hoping that the Red God will resurrect Berry.
Why did Soros suddenly have such strong confidence?
That's because last night, when he was staring at the flames, he suddenly wanted the help of the Red God, he felt the smallness and fragility of their team, and then, to his surprise, he saw Amori Lodge in the flames. This shook Soros's heart, and the Red God answered his prayers. And this response of faith is the first time in more than a decade.
Behind Soros is the body of Berry Dondelien. Berry also has visible strangulation marks on his neck.
No one can force the Red God to do anything, and whether Berry can be resurrected or not, Thoros does not know. It's like a crop, if you sow the seeds, whether the crops can have a good harvest or not, this requires God's wind and rain, people can only pray, but they can't intervene.
The flames were burning violently, and the brothers around them did not dare to make a sound, and everyone was afraid that their disrespect would interfere with Soros.
Last night, Soros saw the night attack of Amori Lodge in the flames, and no one believed Soros's words at that time, and everyone thought Soros's words were ridiculous. Tonight, no one is in the mood to laugh anymore, they are all quietly and reverently watching the flames and looking at Soros.
All the brothers knew that Soros's prophecy last night was true, he didn't tell jokes, he didn't play tricks on everyone, and later the appearance of the army led by Amoriel Lodge verified Soros's prophecy.
In the same way, the brothers are hoping for a miracle tonight. Especially Edric Dayne, who had been standing by Berry's corpse and hadn't taken a single step.
His aunt, Arilia Dane, is still waiting for Berry Dondelion to return to the wedding. Ariria and Berry agreed that after the King's Landing tournament - Berry would get an official position in King's Landing's throne hall, and then go home for the official wedding, after which Berry took Aryria Dayne to live in the Red Keep of King's Landing, making Aryria one of the many courtiers and noblewomen.
Berry is ten years older than Adric, but he is a father-like figure in Adric's mind. He loved Berry a lot.
Everyone maintained a mysterious silence, waiting for Soros to let the miracle happen again.
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Berry wanders in the dark. He knew what it was: it was death.
On the other side of life, there was nothing, a dark chaos, the temperature was cold, but it was not the kind of cold as bone marrow, which was still within the range of his acceptance.
The darkness of nothing enveloped him, he had no purpose, no direction, nothing but loneliness and fear. He didn't know what he had to do or where to go.
So he walked forward, forward, aimlessly, but he refused to stop. Walking makes him feel like he exists, and that's the only way to make him self-aware.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, he saw the light.
A very, very faint light in the darkness, within reach, not far ahead.
Berry stretched out his hand to catch the light, very suddenly, his back was violently pushed by a force, and he fell to the ground, and the little light pressed under him, his body seemed to be flowing water, and that little bit of fire was like a nimble little fish, swimming into his body, swimming into his heart, and burning violently very suddenly.
Caught off guard by the scorching flames and burning pain, Berry snorted in pain. Then, he heard a very familiar voice: "Uncle, uncle, uncle!"
It was the voice of Edric Dane.
Berry endured the scorching pain and struggled to open his eyes.
He saw the light, felt the temperature of the flames, and he saw the night, where the starry sky was divided into several pieces by the branches, and the stars shimmered on the blue canopy.
He felt the cold, a cold that was familiar, the coldness of the darkness of death.
He saw Edric Dayne's slightly childish twelve-year-old face, then Thoros' bearded and bald head, family knights and family guards, free riders, and several righteous and brave warriors of the King's Landing garrison.
"Man, you're back!" Soros's big hand patted his face, "The Scarlet God heard my prayers, and he gave you back to us." ”
Berry was very shocked, he slowly got up, Soros very suddenly, but very reverently, the first slowly knelt down on one knee, then drew the saber at his waist, raised it high above his head, and swore allegiance to Berry.
Berry was willing to sacrifice his chivalry for more than 200 lives in the village to conquer the righteous and brave Soros, and their team of 'no soldiers, no bandits, no officials and no people' needed a leader with absolute appeal.
Before Berry could react, Edric Dane also knelt down on one knee, drew the short knife at his waist, and swore allegiance to Berry.
Then the three knights of the family, five freeriders, comrades from the King's Landing garrison, and a few new villager warriors, all knelt in front of Béri and swore allegiance to Béry.
Berry felt like something was hovering on the edge of his memory, but he couldn't figure out what he had forgotten with all his might. Who was he? He was momentarily confused, and then all his thoughts, wills, and memories returned, and he saw the face of Amoriel Lodge and the soldiers slaughtering the villagers before he died.
Berry knew what he was going to do, he wanted revenge and protect the people of the Riverlands from being killed.
Berry looked at Soros, "Did the Red God hear your prayers and resurrect me?"
"Yes, Sir!"
"Why did the Red God resurrect me?"
"I don't know, sir, mortals can't see the will of the Red God. We can only accept it, and we have no right to question it. ”
Berry Moran.
His aristocratic education led him to believe that the Red God would not resurrect him for no reason, and if there was any mission he needed to accomplish? The other side of life is death. He had tasted death with his own mouth, and he knew that no one could overcome the boundless darkness, but now that he had life again, as long as he had a breath left, he would have to fight to the end.
"Soros, I can accept the position of leader and lead everyone against brutality, but before that, I have a request. ”
"Your Excellency, please speak!"
"I want to believe in the Red God. Berry said, in a resolute tone.
"Add me, Lord Soros, I want to be a believer in the Red God. Edric Dane shouted enthusiastically.
"And me!" said one of the knights.
"I willingly renounce the belief in the Seven Gods and believe in the Red God from now on. The other knight said resolutely.
In the end, all the brothers chose to believe in the Red God from now on.
Soros was overjoyed, this was the result of the great success of his first preaching from the city-state of Mill to Westeros, as a priest of the Red God, the only measure of evangelism was the increase in the number of believers.
Half an hour later, a team of all the Red Gods was born, and they had their own leader: Count Berry Dondelion, the Lightning King, and their own priest: Thoros, the red-robed monk. They also have a name of their own: the Brotherhood Without Flags!
The Brotherhood without Flags has developed its own 'rules' based on the Knight's Oath, and the Brotherhood's first mission is to capture and judge Ser Amoriel Lodge alive, then hang him!