The playful look on the queen's face dissipated, and Petyr covered her forehead in anguish, but a barely noticeable smile appeared on Varys' lips. The room was silent again, and the Unsullied soldiers who did not understand the lingua franca looked around waiting for their colleagues to translate for them, while those who understood looked at the monarch in unison, and how could they have the heart to explain to those around them?

With a slight frown, Daenerys knew she had a problem.

Judging from the information currently on the surface, the Unsullied did arrest Arya by mistake, and it was indeed rude to be a guest and take the lead...... It stands to reason that there is nothing wrong with bowing your head and apologizing for mistakes.

But there was no way she could accede to that request.

It was the Queen's Guard who arrested Arya, and they overreacted out of the supreme importance of their own safety, and if they had to apologize in public just because there was a misunderstanding, Miss Stark's grievances were gone, and where should the guards spread their grievances? Once this was opened, the Unsullied would be forced to tremble and consider "whether this person can be arrested" and "whether that person can be provoked" when they find a suspicious situation on duty in the future...... The efficiency of security and defense work and your own personal safety will not be guaranteed at all!

What's more, everyone knows the truth about the Stark family's allegiance, but they just don't tell it in Egger's face. didn't stand in line in time but was still forgiven and accepted, happy and grateful, how can there be a little grievance that can't be beared?

If it was the Stark family who made this request, Daenerys would definitely turn around on the spot, order the entire family to be arrested and sent to the dungeon, and then give the name of the guardian of the North to the Burton family...... However, it is the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch that she has the most high hopes for, the most valued and loved, and the actual controller of Winterfell right now.

If you agree, the Unsullied will be angry, and if you refuse, you will have a conflict with Egger...... How do you choose?

Is this guy simply unaware of how inappropriate his request is, or does he have a good relationship with the Stark family...... Don't hesitate to resist yourself to protect this short?

If it is the former, then the person is probably not as smart as he thinks, and if it is the latter, it means that his loyalty to himself is not as strong as he had previously thought.

A faint disappointment floated through Daenerys's mind, which quickly turned into vague displeasure and irritation. She struggled to keep the negativity down...... The great cause has not been accomplished, she still needs this man for the time being, so let him be allowed to offend this time.

After all, she is not the fifteen-year-old immature princess she was when she was a fledgling, and although the short reign of Slave Bay is not a glorious resume, it still allows Dani to accumulate some experience in dealing with embarrassing scenes. After a moment of silence with a blank face, she thought of a way to round the field.

......

In full view of everyone, the queen rose from her seat, walked down the low steps, and walked unhurriedly to the middle of the field with graceful steps, glanced meaningfully at Egg, and turned to Arya with a warm smile.

"Miss Stark, I'm sorry for what happened today, but I hope you understand that my guards are only doing their duty, they have done nothing wrong, and there is no need to apologize to anyone. Daenerys, who was five years older than Arya, but only half a head taller, placed her right hand on the girl's shoulder and whispered, "But you have been treated rudely but inappropriately, and I can't put the blame on anyone else." This is my negligence in giving the order and not taking into account the interference my existence may cause to the normal life of you and your family...... Here, I very formally request: I hope you can forgive me this time for my sake, okay?"

Phew, no!

Arya used all her self-control to not spit out, and subconsciously shrunk her shoulders to take a step back to avoid Daenerys's almost touch, but was blocked by Petyr, who was standing behind her, and had no choice but to face the dragon queen face to face. Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, looking at the soft smile of the other party close at hand, two inexplicable thoughts came out of his mind uncontrollably.

This mad king's daughter is more beautiful up close than from afar...... Also, she doesn't seem to be crazy.

For some reason, Arya felt her face heat up, and she suppressed the unprovoked affection and a bunch of messy thoughts, and she realized that this was a far more successful result than expected, and her mother and sister and brother were still in the castle, and she couldn't deliberately provoke each other.

"Well, I'...... Forgive you. That being said, Arya still wrote her reluctance all over her face, retaining the last bit of stubbornness.

"Thank you. Daenerys looked pleased, "Have you had breakfast, haven't you, together?"

Arya was about to make an excuse to refuse, but suddenly another thing came to mind: "Wait, my sword!"

"I'll tell Missandei to go back to your room, let's go, my stomach is screaming. Daenerys didn't wait for an answer, took one of her arms, didn't look at the faces of Petyr and Egger, and just like that—like a sister who had known each other for many years, dragged Arya, who was dazed-faced, through the crowd and towards the door.

No one expected this ending.

Missandei hurriedly chased after her with the "sewing needle", and the Unsullied quickly followed after reacting to it, and even Varys stood thoughtfully in place for two seconds before leaving without saying a word.

In the "Winter Queen Hall", where the air was still frozen and the atmosphere was tense a moment ago, the personnel dispersed in an instant, and in the end, only Egg and Petyr were left.

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"What are you mad about!" Littlefinger froze for a moment, and complained angrily, "If Your Majesty hadn't reacted in time to come up with a way to resolve the embarrassment, how would you have ended up?" I had already explained a lot to the Queen before you entered the house, and Your Majesty had already believed that Arya was not an assassin, and that the child would not have been okay today. Varys just wants us to care about it, so he makes some stupid moves, and you're good, you can't even stop it, and you rush into the trap, and you hit him right in the heart!"

"Lord Petyr, you're right, but I don't want to talk about it anymore today, I beg your pardon. Egger replied stiffly with a straight face, and turned to walk towards the door that had been blown shut by the wind.

(My dignified queen's hand, with good intentions, said two words to you, and you actually played a temper with me?)

Petilton was also furious, but the way the confrontation ended was not only surprising, but also made him re-examine the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch - Daenerys was already angry in the face of his blatant offense, but not only did she not get angry, but she also managed to avoid escalating the conflict...... This seemingly ingenious but almost reluctant countermeasure is not only concerned about the thousands of men and horses in Winterfell, but also has only one explanation: Egger's status and importance in the queen's heart may be higher than his and Varys's expectations, so that Daenerys would rather take a step back than have a conflict with him in anger.

If even the queen herself is unwilling to gamble with Egger, then what capital does the queen's hand have more willfulness than her?

Gritting his teeth, he swallowed the anger with his little finger, kept up with Egger's pace, organized his language, and spoke again in a softer tone.

"Your Majesty was laughing just now, but you were already extremely unhappy in your heart! You have made at least two mistakes, one is to indiscriminately write 'Arya I protect you today' on your face from the moment you enter the door, so that Your Majesty feels that you still value the Stark family more than you are loyal to her. It's true that she's a queen, but she's also a woman, and do you know what kind of creature a woman is - even if they are innocent and don't have any personal feelings, they can't stand to be put before another person of the same sex before themselves, which will arouse their instinctive jealousy and disgust!"

"The second mistake is to ask Black Shell to apologize to Arya, what are you thinking? The Queen's Guard, if there is no exception to law enforcement and handling affairs, is it still called the Queen's Guard! Not to mention Arya's inconsequential little girl, even you, me, Varys, and even Robb, have been wronged in front of the Unsullied, and they have to swallow it obediently. If it weren't the queen sitting in front of you, but her father, the Mad King, Aerys Targaryen, he would have ordered you to be taken down and hung to death on the spot...... If His Majesty had been angry on the spot, he might have been angry, but she suppressed her displeasure with reason, which was all the more unpleasant, as I know her...... Hey, are you listening to me?"

The two walked out of the guest room one after the other, and met Lady Catelyn who had hurried to find Arya—because all the guards and servants up and down Winterfell had been replaced by Egger, the Stark family, as the nominal master, actually had no eyes and ears in the castle, so that the accident with their daughter was later than Petyr and Egger, two outsiders.

The next scene is more interesting: the mother who rushed over to save her daughter with an anxious face met Daenerys and Arya, who were "intimate" like sisters holding their arms, and quickly relaxed their expressions after a few words to join in, it seems that most of them were also invited by the queen to share breakfast.

"I'm listening, Prime Minister. Egger calmed down a little, and answered with irritation. After all, it's not time to turn against your allies, "You're right, I did lose my temper in the face of Your Majesty." But I would like to ask your Excellency, where is the defense of Varys, which you said you would keep an eye on and guard against?"

"I had guessed that he would do this kind of trick, but unfortunately I didn't come up with any good defenses, let alone Arya would be caught so quickly. Petyr was really helpless at this point, as a friend, he couldn't have ordered Arya not to run around with his sword, "But no matter how Varys jumps up and down, as long as we hold on until Robb leads the northern princes back to Winterfell, we will win......"

"Won for the time being. Iger corrected Littlefinger's words, "In the place where I came from, there is a saying that 'only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves', do you understand what it means?"

"A thief can keep an eye on his target every day, but a thief who guards against a thief can't keep it every day. It's better to defend than to attack, the best defense is to let the opponent have no time to distract yourself from dealing with yourself, isn't it because I understand this truth that I am working on the right side?"

"I don't doubt that, but unfortunately I suddenly realized that if the Prime Minister's previous judgment was true, the weakness of the opponent was simply not within our reach. "As long as Aegon Targaryen doesn't die, Varys won't lose, and what about us?" even if Robb leads the northern princes back and most of the envoys sent to other places send back good news, then the eunuchs will also make a fuss about families like Kastark who refuse to be loyal to the queen. Have you ever thought: solve the problem once and for all?"

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