Chapter 401: Unplanned Dismounting
"So?" Daenerys, who was sitting behind the table, straightened up and stared at Egg, who had entered the room in front of her for the third time, but was still empty-handed, and the sense of crisis in her heart finally rose beyond the limit of her bearing. asked on his lips, but his hand had quietly clasped the fork from the kitchen and quietly hid it under the table, "What about the book?"
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Although the assassination ended in a dismal failure, Arya inadvertently helped Egg accomplish something he had thought of but didn't do after weighing the pros and cons: giving the Mad King's daughter a "dismount".
Intelligence gathering and transmission is time-sensitive, and even Varys, known as the "Octopus Spider", is by no means omnipotent, and Daenerys has no idea that one of the biggest obstacles to her conquest of the Seven Kingdoms is that the little sister of Robb Stark, the guardian of the North, is in the same castle as herself. Egger had been scurrying around to find Arya, who had disappeared with her sword, but he was supposed to come back with the book in his arms, but he went in and out of the tower empty-handed three times and twice, without even a word of explanation...... Then the screaming, crying, and talking of the girl from outside the tower made Dani's nerves tense to the extreme.
If she hadn't been sure she hadn't brought Missandei, Dany would have almost thought that Egger had already poisoned her handmaiden, and that it would be her turn.
While what she heard with her ears pricked up made her sure that the commotion outside the tower was not due to unrest or bloodshed, the whispers between Egger and Arya's master and apprentice were faint through the stone walls...... But these many abnormalities still made the little queen feel like she was in a trap, and she was extremely nervous.
She wasn't supposed to come.
Although she had a heartfelt desire and anticipation for the contents of "The Monarch (II)", she had actually sent ships to pick up the book...... Even if this ancient book is too corrupt and fragile to be carried, there are literate people among these subordinates, so they can take some time to copy it completely and bring it back to Dragonstone Island for her to read slowly. However, a vague thought in her heart tempted her, making her uncontrollable desire to come in person, coupled with the persuasion of the red-robed monk who spared no effort to persuade her, warning her that the final war was about to break out, and she could not be absent as the child of prophecy...... In the end, she made this decision: when the southern encirclement of King's Landing was gradually taking shape and the war was approaching a critical juncture, she would personally ride a dragon north to visit the northern frontier of her kingdom.
Come on, it's your own want to come. But the reason why Dany dared to dismount and enter the castle in Houguan Town, a place where he was unfamiliar and did not have any soldiers under his command, was influenced by others: among them, after listening to what Macchiro saw from the flames, he believed that half of his visit to the land would be welcomed by the night watch, and the other half came from Egger - the last time she saw Dragonstone, although she was quite embarrassed to lower her profile and hand over an olive branch, she was still refused, but the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch insisted on principle, The characteristics of advancing and retreating in moderation and proper words and deeds still left a good impression on her, and the gifts she gave were even more pleasing to her...... It's just a little late to find out.
Although she was cold to Egger on the surface, in her heart, Daenerys already had some respect for the commander of the Great Wall defenders.
It was because she believed that this sensible and principled man would not do anything stupid that she accepted the invitation and unreasonably agreed—to venture alone into a castle that was not loyal to her, to read the full version of The Monarch on the spot.
But now, the other party's series of unusual behaviors and the noise outside the door made Dani regret that she was too gullible to others.
If the dragon's deterrence is still not enough, the commander-in-chief of the Night's Watch insists on doing something stupid, and although the three children can avenge her, no one can save them right now!
Although she was frightened, she did not panic. She is Daenerys born from the storm, the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, the proud Mother of Dragons, the hero of prophecy, not a little girl who panics when she is frightened. Even though she was in the mouth of a tiger, full of anxiety and fear, she silently gritted her teeth in her heart and swore that if the other party dared to misbehave or behave disrespectfully, don't expect that she would obediently restrain her hands or accept it - she would not bow her knees or beg for mercy or endure insults when she died!
While clenching the fork in her hand for a rainy day, Dani secretly called out to Drogon with the rhythm of her soul. The dragon rider has a subtle and indescribable emotional resonance with the specific demon dragon that accepts it, and the "calling" channeled by this mysterious connection is not as effective as ringing a bell or blowing a trumpet, but it has been proven to work countless times.
It is as short as a moment or as long as an hour, and the three children will fly to pick them up under the leadership of Zhuo Geng, who senses his anxiety and anxiety!
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The red-hot charcoal crackled softly, and the ground floor of the tower, where the stove had been lit after a while, was much warmer and pleasantr than when it first entered, and it was a good place to fool the Queen.
Unbeknownst to Egger, Daenerys was on his guard: if he dared to get too close, or behave in any other unusual way, he would immediately fight to the death with a fork.
Fortunately, he didn't intend to do it at all: although he was physically eager to have close, zero, or even negative contact with the queen in front of him, his strong intellect and long-cultivated polite habits allowed him to stand still across the table and start talking at a "comfortable distance".
As you get used to Daenerys's mysterious attraction, it's a thrill to challenge yourself: it's only those who can act against instinct and instinct to do great things, isn't it? Withstanding the temptation to test one's intellect and acting like a normal person instead of falling under his skirt is like a high-intensity intellectual workout, with the same sense of fulfillment as a masturbation - breaking through oneself and becoming stronger afterwards.
This is the pride and persistence that most outsiders can't understand: even if there are really gods in this world who can manipulate people's subconscious, even if he is a mortal who really can't resist such means, he must be the one who is the most difficult to influence!
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"The book is good, Your Majesty. "Before that, I would like to ask the Queen a question: Did you return to Westeros after all the hardships to get back 'what should have belonged to you' - an iron chair, and the submission and submission of the Seven Kingdoms?"
"What does my purpose have to do with the Night's Watch?" Daenerys grew more and more wary - she couldn't figure out what Egger wanted. Is there a standard answer to this question? Is it true that if you answer it incorrectly, the guards outside the house will rush in and come in and take you down and even correct the Fa on the spot?
"There is a relationship. Iger could hear the apprehension and uneasiness in the Queen's tone, and knew that it was not time to sell more, so he replied simply, "If the answer is yes, then I must say that the book that Your Majesty wants, and some of the advice I personally intended to dedicate to you, is of no significance to you. He said with a calm face, "With the talents of the two great masters, Petyr and Varys, if used properly, it will be enough to recapture the Seven Kingdoms...... And now you're both subdued. Just recognise the identity of Aegon in the South, agree to marry him, and you will be able to sit on the Iron Throne in a matter of months or a year, and you will be able to sit on the Iron Throne, of course. And even if His Majesty wants to be the sole queen, as long as he does not take the trouble to move a little more, he will try to win Riverbend and Dorne from Prince Aegon...... With the huge advantage of being well-known and more widely recognized, it is not too difficult to take a little more time and risk riding a few more battles......"
"That's not what a night watchman should think. Daenerys interrupted him with a calm face, "I'm here for that book today - I don't read this book, and whether I use it after reading it or not, it's all my own business, and you don't care." If memory serves, the Commander-in-Chief seemed to have told me a moment ago that he would fetch it for me right away. All I want to know now is: What about books?"
The little queen's mind is quite clear, Iger thought.
It seems that trying to avoid the important and trivialize the trivial as it was with Arya, with the little tricks that he came up with in a hurry, can be difficult to change the subject and bring it to his own track.
"I must first confess one thing to Her Majesty. "If you can't avoid it, then face the problem head-on," he said to you in Dragonstone Island before. Iger spread his hands apologetically: "The book I promised you is not in my hands...... More precisely, it does not exist in the world. It only exists in my brain. ”
"Oh?" Daenerys didn't look surprised, but narrowed her eyes: sure enough, it's time to do it. The expression, which was supposed to be angry and threatening, appeared on her face with a fatal temptation, "I have to confess the same: I have a somewhat weak understanding of the laws and customs of Westeros. However, as far as I know, the crime of 'deceiving the monarch' is not lightly punished anywhere. You're lying to get me here?"
"Indeed, for this - I can only ask for forgiveness. "You are indeed a monarch, but I haven't recognized you as my monarch yet—of course Egger didn't say it, he carefully considered the words, "I had to make this decision to deceive Your Majesty on Dragonstone Island before, and I really had no choice but to do so. But I was so scared that if I answered the truth, His Majesty would detain or restrict my movements, and order me to write the full version before letting me go. The land grant and the Great Wall are facing a severe test, and this place cannot be separated from me at this moment. ”
Admitting that you lied is the most thrilling step in this conversation.
Egger had tried to get around the hurdle, but had failed—the conversation could not have gone on without a clear explanation of the "What about the book?" But once you admit that you have cheated, you will face another problem: with Daenerys's temper, if you find out that you have been deceived, you will get up in anger and leave, and you will not listen to what you say, will you stop or not?
Iger held his breath: "In addition to this concern, there is one more consideration. I can't tell by just looking at him that His Majesty is the ...... What did I know about the Queen through hearsay?"
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Daenerys hates being deceived the most, and her face is instantly full of anger that she can't hide, but she doesn't get up and walk to the door as Iger fears: she is stopped by the "dismount" made by Arya-she is also worried at the moment that Egg suddenly tore off her mask and succeeds, and is holding the fork under the table, counting the thoughts to delay time, silently waiting for Drogen, sensing her uneasiness and rushing to save herself, how dare she stand up for no reason?
"Oh, which version of me did you hear?" Daenerys had roughly heard how her enemies orchestrated herself, and she looked up haughtily and asked disdainfully, "Is it a tyrant who feeds dragons with a living man, a witch who bathes in the blood of a virgin, or the first slut of the sea of grass who likes to mate with stallions?"
"Neither. Rational people can sift through the clutter of information that is closest to the truth. Iger shook his head with a smile in the same way, "Under these countless rumors, I cut through the layers of fog and saw a ...... Idealists who want to take control of their own destiny, correct the injustices of the world, and make the world a better place!"
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