"Lord Caesar, there's Hawksbill Island ahead."

The captain had an irrepressible smile on his face, not only because he had finally arrived at his destination, but also because his precious ship could finally get rid of that terrible dragon.

Although the white dragon did not cause a fire, as long as it was on board, the captain could not sleep soundly.

Samwell heard this and came to the bow of the ship, and sure enough, he saw Hawksbill Island appear in front of him from a distance.

In the bright morning sun, it looks peaceful and beautiful.

"Sam, you've got a decent dock in your territory." Margaery put her hand in front of her eyebrows and looked excitedly, "And there are so many more people!" Sam, how many people are there on Hawksbill Island now? ”

"More than 50,000 people." Samwell wasn't really sure, this was the population of Hawksbill Island when he came back last time, and he had been out for more than half a year this time, and he didn't know how many savages the mad dog of Chiman Huya had brought him.

"It's so fast!" Margaery exclaimed, "At this rate, Hawksbill Island will soon be upgraded to a viscounty." ”

Samwell shrugged: "I kidnapped the daughter of Duke Mace, and he didn't want to cut off my head, and he gave me a promotion to viscount, hehe." ”

Margaery smiled and her eyes narrowed, "Don't worry, Sam." Actually, my father is very talkative, and I believe he will forgive you. ”

Samwell smiled noncommittally.

On that day in Tianji City, Margaery mustered up the courage to elope with her, and of course he could not refuse.

However, this also brings with it a series of problems.

Of course, it can also be called an opportunity.

If he can get the Duke of Metz to admit this marriage and officially marry Margaery, it can really be said that he has directly saved twenty years of struggle.

But if the Duke of Metz doesn't want to admit it, then it's really troublesome.

What he did in Tianji City had already offended the Lannisters to death, and he had been hated by Dorne for killing the "Red Viper", if he had added a river bend...... That Samwell directly offended half of Westeros.

Now he only hopes that after the adultery between the Queen Mother Cersei and her brother is exposed, it will trigger a competition for the Iron Throne, not to mention a "battle of the five kings" like in the original plot, but at least a battle of the three kings.

After Joffrey's death, the Lannisters will definitely put Cersei's second son, Tommen Baratheon, on the Iron Throne, but the two brothers of the former King Robert Baratheon will definitely not recognize Cersei's evil seed, and Stannis and Lanli should each claim their own kings and rebel as in the original books, so there will be three kings.

Duke Eddard Stark is not dead, and his son Robb Stark will certainly not be king as in the original plot, and Ed himself is unlikely to be king, but should support Stannis Baratheon.

There is also Baron Greyjoy of the Iron Islands, who also took advantage of the situation to become king in the original book, and now this situation is not for sure. But as long as Westeros is chaotic enough, this old squid will definitely not be able to bear the loneliness.

Therefore, this time it is estimated that there should be a battle of "three kings" or "four kings".

In this way, the Lannisters should not be able to take revenge on him as a little baron.

Taking advantage of this time, Samwell felt that he could steal a wave of development.

Of course, if he can get the approval of the High Court and officially marry Margaery Tyrrell, then the situation will be even better, even if the old lion has his hands free to clean himself up in the future, he will not panic.

It's not easy, though.

I am afraid that it is difficult for the inflatable fish to willingly marry his only daughter to a little baron.

Samwell was going to test the Tyrells' attitude first......

While thinking, the fleet slowly sailed into the Eagle's Mouth Island Wharf.

A group of people had already gathered on the dock to greet them.

Samwell disembarks with Margaery, but keenly senses that something is wrong with the atmosphere.

Gavin, the chief steward, and Todd Fohua, the knight, stood at the front of the line, smiling on their faces, but with a hint of worry in their eyes.

Beside them, Brother Ivan stood.

This servant of the Seven Gods has a soft and compassionate smile on his face, as if he were incarnated by the Father.

But when he saw the creature on Samwell's shoulder, his smile immediately turned to disbelief in shock.

"Dragons?"

Ivan heard a low exclamation from the Todd knight beside him.

No way!

The monk refused to admit it.

The dragon is dead!

However, as Samwell got closer, they saw more and more realistically.

That's really a dragon!

Milky white scales glittered brilliantly in the sun, translucent wings spread out and stirred up puffs of misty smoke in the air, slender and sinuous tails wrapped around Samwell's arms, and a pair of bright red eyes stared at everyone as if they could see into their souls.

"It's a dragon......" Ivan muttered to himself, with mixed feelings.

"It's a dragon!" Todd Buddha no longer had any doubts, he strode forward and knelt down, his sword placed in front of him, and pressed his face to the ground, "Welcome Lord Caesar!" ”

This is more than what a vassal should have for a vassal to be courteous.

"Welcome to Lord Caesar!" Gavin also shouted excitedly, and the worries and sorrows in his heart were completely swept away, and he also followed the example of Todd Buddha Flower, prostrate on the ground, and greeted the return of the lord with the most humble gesture.

"Welcome to Lord Caesar!"

One after another, the retainers also prostrated on the ground and shouted loudly.

The tide continued to spread outward, and the crowd was like a wheat field swept by a storm, and they all fell for Caesar's return.

Cleopatra hissed, a sulfur-scented breath emanating from its mouth, and it spread its translucent wings and soared from Samwell's shoulders, hovering and soaring over the crowd.

More and more people fell to their knees, and in a short time the whole of Hawksbill Island was already prostrate at Caesar's feet.

Even Brother Ivan.

Under the deterrence of the white dragon, even this servant of the Seven Gods did not dare to be presumptuous.

Brother Ivan suddenly began to wonder if his previous attempt to get his hands on the jurisdiction of the realm was a bit too aggressive......

But at this moment, he could only prostrate on the ground with everyone, silently reciting the prayer in his mouth.

……

After a great welcoming ceremony, Samwell returned to his castle surrounded by the crowd.

Cleopatra fluttered excitedly through the halls of the castle, hissing in bursts of excitement.

Intimidated by the power of the white dragon, the vassals and retainers who followed in were all holding their breath and trembling.

None of them had recovered from this astonishing reality, and they couldn't understand why their lord had gone to Dorne and brought back a dragon.

Brother Ivan is secretly speculating about Samwell's true identity, a descendant of House Targaryen? The remnants of Valyria? Or is it the remnant of the Black Fire?

Regardless, for the first time in hundreds of years, this is the first time that the dragon's head has once again soared over the continent of Westeros.

From this day forward, Caesar is destined to be an extraordinary name.

"I've been out for so long, nothing happened in the territory, right?" Samwell sat down in the lord's seat and asked with a smile.

Cleopatra seemed to have had enough, landing back on Samwell's shoulder, tickling his chin with her slender tail.

Gavin hesitated for a moment, then said:

"My lord, there was a murder...... I don't know what to do, so I'll put it on hold for now, and now that you're back, please decide for yourself. ”

Samwell was a little surprised, but still nodded and said, "Okay, bring the person in charge." ”

"Yes, sir."

Gongga, one of the parties involved, was himself a retainer of Caesar's family, and at this moment in the hall, he trembled and knelt down when he heard this.

And the victim's sister, Timei, was soon brought in.

"My lord, because the case is more complicated and the two sides insist on their own opinions, it is really difficult for us to make a ruling, so we have shelved it until now." Gavin glanced at Brother Ivan, and added, "Brother Ivan has suggested that a seven-member jury be formed to decide. ”

"A jury of seven?" Samwell snorted.

The seven-person jury is the trial process of the Church of the Seven Gods.

At the beginning of the unification of the Seven Kingdoms, the power of the Church of the Seven Gods was very great, and they not only had the armament of the Order, but also the right to judge.

The Targaryens, of course, could not tolerate such power in the Church, so the "cruel" Maegor I banned the Order, and the "Arbiter" Jaehaerys I forced the Church to surrender the right to judge.

Since then, the Church of the Seven has greatly diminished in power, and has basically become a tool used by the Iron Throne to unify the faith.

Unexpectedly, this Ivan actually planned to resurrect the seven-person jury system in Hawksbill Island.

"Yes." Samwell smiled, "As a knight of the Seven Gods, I agree with this suggestion. ”

Everyone was stunned, even Brother Ivan himself was stunned, obviously not expecting Samwell to agree to his proposal.

But before he could be pleased, he heard Samwell say again:

"Timei, you're a virgin, aren't you?"

Ti Mei was stunned for a moment, but she was not shy and squirmed, and immediately nodded: "Yes, my lord." ”

"Well, it's up to you to represent the 'girl'."

Brother Ivan suddenly had a bad feeling.

Timei was the victim's own sister, so how could she be a member of the jury?

Moreover, the members of the seven-member jury were always appointed by the Church—at least until Jaehaerys I, the "arbiter."

But at this moment, Ivan found that he did not have the courage to speak up against the lord, the lord with a dragon.

Samwell looked again at Una, the wife of Gavin, the governor of the territory:

"Lady Una, I remember that you have just given birth to a boy, and it is fitting that you represent the 'Virgin'."

"Yes, sir."

"Brother Ivan." Samwell smiled and looked at the lantern necklace on Brother Ivan's chest and said, "I remember that you dedicated yourself to the 'old woman', so you will represent him." ”

"Thank you, my lord, for your trust, but the seven members of the jury representing the 'old woman' have always been women......

"That's good." Samwell turned his head dryly, "Lady Melisandre, I'm sorry for you. ”

"It's my pleasure." Melisandre bowed gracefully.

I didn't care at all that I wasn't a believer in the Seven Gods at all.

Ivan immediately realized that he had been fooled, Samwell deliberately wanted him to refuse just now, and this refusal, then the seven-person jury had nothing to do with him at all.

And he couldn't accuse the other party of deliberately excluding him, after all, Samwell had initiated the invitation......

"Sir Lucas Dayne, please represent the 'warriors.'"

"Yes, sir."

"Blacksmith Busso, please represent 'Blacksmith'."

"We'll be happy to serve you, my lord."

"Gavin, you represent 'Heavenly Father.'"

"Yes, sir."

"As a lord, I will execute sinners with my own hands, so today, I am the spokesperson of the 'stranger' in the world."

After speaking, Samwell's majestic gaze slowly swept across the audience, and finally stopped on Brother Ivan's face:

"Now I declare that the trial begins!"

(End of chapter)