After Daenerys and Agnam returned and arrived outside King's Landing, meeting with Little Aegon and Margaery, the long-standing "three-legged" posture in the Blackwater River finally collapsed and reconstructed - on the second day after Little Rose was so popular at the night vigil that she ran back to the riverbend camp, Aegon Targaryen publicly proclaimed the king, and Riverlands immediately announced his approval and support for the former, and announced the marriage plan between the two parties.

The two camps, a few miles apart, were dismantled and moved closer to each other, seemingly coincidentally but possibly deliberately for the purpose of demonstration—eventually reunited across the river from the Night's Watch to form a new camp, with more than 40,000 troops flying flags in a sea of colors that could be felt across the Blackwater River.

The Dorne camp further south has not yet been moved, as negotiations and consultations have not yet been concluded - the Martell family has not yet made it clear who they want to support.

The two "Targaryen" camps are well aware of this: whoever offers the highest price will support whomever they support.

......

Standing at the south gate of Blackwall, Egger straightened his cuffs and collar with the help of Messira, preparing to meet his old friend at the entrance of the camp.

He could easily defeat the more than 40,000 people across the water, but under Stannis's nose, it was impossible to completely annihilate them, let alone prevent them from wandering far away from the periphery and seeking opportunities to harass them after being defeated. The side of the couch does not allow others to snore, and in order to be able to attack the city with peace of mind, the combat effectiveness of Dorne's 10,000 spearmen is difficult to judge, but it is necessary to win over the helpers.

In this regard, he has a plan in mind.

Little Aegon will inevitably offer a high price to win over Martell, but because Riverbend is his number one ally and wife's power, the price he will offer will never be higher than himself.

"Lord Commander-in-Chief, it's time to arrive!The ship of the Dorne Emissary has crossed the river and docked!" the sentinel who acted as an eyeliner ran back to report the news, "but it was not Prince Oberon, but a woman, and she was called 'Princess' by her attendants!"

"Not Oberon?"

Iger was really caught off guard at this time, he had inquired and confirmed that the commander of the Dorne army was the 'Red Viper' Oberon Martell, and the negotiation draft was all prepared under the premise of Prince Oberon, but it turned out to be a princess he didn't know? What does this mean?

"There is only one person in Dorne who holds the title of princess, Arrene Martell, the eldest daughter of Prince Dolang. Seeing that Iger was stunned, Messila immediately reminded, "According to the laws of Dorne, she will take over the power and become the ruler of Dorne after her father's death, so she can be called the third person in the Martell family after Doran and Oberon - she is just as effective, don't worry." ”

I see.

Egger nodded, relieved slightly, but finally a little unhappy.

The third person is of course important, but after all, it is under the second person, not to mention that Egger and Oberon are acquaintances and old friends, but they don't know this Arlene? But in addition to the sense of consternation of "greeting an old friend but finally waiting for a stranger", what is more troublesome is a lingering thought: Oberon is obviously leading the army but does not come, could it be that he is visiting and negotiating at the same time as his niece, but he went to the camp of the Riverlands, and Alen came to himself?

"Well, since they are all here, we will receive him as Prince Oberon. Egger calmed down and walked towards the door, "How much do you know about this princess of Dorne, talk as you go, hurry up and tell me a little briefly." ”

"Hmm. Myrsela hastened to follow, her beautiful blue eyes flashing with a search for memory, and she quickly recalled everything she knew about the princess: "Although there is no doubt that Arlenne would be the future ruler according to the laws of Dorne, for some reason Prince Doran sent her brother Quentin to the house of Earl Anders Ellenwood as an adopted son—a great lord, the nobleman of blood, the guardian of the stone paths, and the most powerful prince in all of Dorne. For this reason, the most common talk I heard in the Red Keep as a child was that Prince Doran was probably planning to renounce the traditions of Dorne and let his eldest son ...... And not the eldest daughter as the heir. ”

"What follows is my personal speculation and analysis...... Although Prince Quentin had died in an accident in Meereen, and it was impossible for him to compete with his sister for the position of ruler, the influence of that rumor still lingered, and in the case of a younger brother, Princess Arrene may still feel that her position is unstable, and this insecurity can be exploited by adults. She took a breath and continued, "If Her Majesty can win, then she will be the first woman in Westeros to take power, and since the Seven Kingdoms can accept a woman as king, it is only natural that there will be another female prince of Dorne - if Queen Daenerys believes that her inheritance to the Iron Throne precedes Prince Aegon, then she must also recognize that Princess Arenne has inherited before her brother, and in this regard, Princess Arene will naturally lean towards our side- This is one of them. ”

The girl was shorter than Egger after all, and she was a little out of breath as she followed closely and spoke for a long time, and the latter, realizing this, slowed down so that the little princess could easily keep up.

"The second point is that Your Majesty is not yet married, and you only need to deliberately let go and say that the Queen is willing to consider the boy of the House of Dorne as her husband, and the threat of Arlene's brother's succession to her throne will be greatly reduced...... After all, once you are king, you can't be the ruler of Dorne anymore. It's not for an adult to lie, you just have to speak skillfully and mislead her into feeling that way. ”

"Understood. Iger nodded, this was all very useful information, "Also, what about personality?"

"In terms of personality, I don't know so I don't dare to talk nonsense, but there is a little bit ......" Messila's tone suddenly became a little slurred, fortunately, she didn't do the kind of boring thing that deliberately said half of the words and didn't force others to ask before she spoke, only paused a little to let the man be mentally prepared, and then then said, "I heard...... I just heard that the women of Dorne are unrestrained by nature, and Princess Aleon is not very ...... in her private life. Very well-behaved.,Often will do whatever it takes to achieve their wishes.。 There is a possibility that she will try to seduce the adults and make you her lover and political resource in order to gain an advantage in the inheritance competition with her younger brother, if this kind of thing does happen......"

She wanted to say, "My lord, you must be vigilant with multiple eyes, don't be fooled", but after thinking about it, this kind of thing you love me, who knows if Lord Iger wants to be "fooled".

After thinking about it for a while, the final words came out: "My lord, you should weigh the pros and cons yourself and make the most beneficial choice for yourself." ”

It turned out to be this woman!

After listening to Messira's introduction, Iger actually remembered it himself. Dorne does have such a number one person, although it is not an infallible way to understand a person through the mouth of a third person, but it is better to have a little understanding and psychological preparation than to run into a fly without a head.

He was starting to be a little glad that he had allowed Messira to follow him—as long as a smart person was a smart person, but the background information and stories of the nobles, and the personalities of such things, people of commoner background like Bachelor Coben, Nina, and Neil, no matter how smart and capable, would never be as easy as the little princess.

"How old is she now, and isn't she married?"

......

It turned out that it was the right choice to deliberately slow down and listen to Messila's introduction, and the Q&A conversation and discussion between the two ended in less than half a minute, and they walked to the south gate of the industrial park near the port, and greeted a large number of benefactors who came to negotiate.

In front of several Dorne warriors with spears and round shields on their shoulders, the young woman in gorgeous clothes and conspicuous ornaments caught Egger's attention. Princess Arrene has black eyes and black hair, a plump body but not fat, and her skin is smooth olive full of healthy atmosphere, full of exoticism, which somehow reminds Egg of Princess Jasmine in the story of Aladdin's magic lamp in the pre-earth world.

"It is said that 'Dorne is as dense as sand', and I don't think I've finished speaking, there are more beauties in Dorne than Sand, and today I am honored to meet one of them. Egg greeted him with a hearty smile, "Fortunately, Princess Arlene, I am Egger West, Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch. Her Majesty Queen Daenerys has learned that the Martell army has also arrived from Dorne to help, and has sent me to negotiate the details of the alliance with her with full powers. ”

"I have long heard that the Commander-in-Chief is extraordinary, and when I saw it today, it was indeed worthy of his reputation. Princess Arlene was one meter and six meters tall, a whole head lower than Egger, she showed a charming smile at the man, and ended with a skillful polite blow, and then opened her mouth to complain, "Oh my God, it's so cold in the north, can we come in the house and talk?"

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