When the dinner was over, the crowd dispersed.

The Earl of Landau, the Count of Matus, Sir Alecon Florent, and Samwell were transferred to a small room.

The maid served tea and quickly left.

It was an intimate meeting, but it was also an important one.

Under the organization of Count Landau, the representatives of the disgruntled Lannister family in Riverland gathered for the first time, and what they were going to discuss would largely determine the future development of the situation in the Seven Kingdoms.

Samwell was calm on the surface, but he was inevitably a little excited in his heart.

Although these people are actually more concerned about how the Riverbend will stand in the next political storm, they cannot but admit that they will also objectively help Samwell marry Margaery.

It's been almost three years since he came into this world, and Samwell has grown from a pioneer knight who was kicked out of his home to the point where he is qualified to join this game of thrones.

He proudly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and waited patiently for the bigwigs to speak first.

"Sam, is Margaery pregnant?" The first words spoken by Earl Landau almost choked Samwell.

The other two people present at the meeting did not change their faces, and seemed to think that Count Landau's question was appropriate.

"Not yet." Samwell calmed his breath and said in a muffled voice.

He felt like a chess player a little bit just now, but now he feels more like a stallion......

"As soon as possible." Count Landau urged.

"Of course it's good to be able to plant seeds." Count Matus laughed, "But we can't pin our hopes on that. From what I know of Lady Olenna, if she really doesn't want Margaery to marry Sam, she will only give her a cup of moon tea when she sees her granddaughter with a big belly. ”

Samwell knew that moon tea was an herbal tea used to avoid pregnancy and abortion.

With his understanding of Lady Olenna, the other party would really do such a thing.

"What is Lady Olenna's attitude now?" Samwell quickly changed the subject, and it always made him uncomfortable for several big men to talk about his personal affairs with Margaery.

"It's hard to say." Count Matus rubbed the teacup in his hand and slowed his tone, as if he was thinking, "No one can be sure of the attitude of the 'Queen of Thorns'. But one thing is certain, she will inevitably make the best choice for the High Court, even if it hurts the interests of her granddaughter, or other riverbend nobles. ”

"So we can't give the choice to the Tyrells." Sir Alecken said in a firm tone.

The eldest son of the Florentine family should be the last person present who wants to see the bend fall to the Lannisters, except for Samwell.

After all, the Florentine family has made a big bet on Stannis Baratheon's side, and once the second deer family sits on the Iron Throne, they will be able to gain a queen.

"As long as we show Mace Tyrell that there are enough families in the Riverlands who are unwilling to submit to the Lannisters, we believe he will not dare to go against the will of the people." Earl of Randolph Road.

"Not bad." Count Matus immediately nodded in agreement.

Sir Alecken said with some eagerness: "The key is what allies we can get together." ”

"How's the Peck family?" "They have always been dishonest," said Count Matus. ”

The Peck family is the lord of Starsuo, and their territory is just east of the Horn Tomb, and they have indeed been dishonest as Count Matus said.

During the reign of the Gardener King, the Peck family was one of the most powerful families in the Riverlands. They fought with the Mandalay family for the throne of the Riverbend King, causing a decade of chaos in the Riverlands, and the latter were eventually defeated and forced to flee the Bend for the North, and are now important vassals of the Stark family, the Lord of White Harbor.

During the Targaryen Dynasty, the Peck family was once in power after the "Dance of the Blood Dragons", but during the Blackfire Rebellion, the Peck family was implicated in supporting Daemon Blackfire, and their strength suffered a heavy blow, and now they are much more low-key.

Earl Matus glanced at Samwell as he spoke of the family.

Samwell knew that the other party probably regarded him, who could hatch dragons, as the remnant of the Black Fire, and with the Peck family's relationship with the Black Fire, it was indeed very likely that they would support him.

But hearing this, Count Landau's face was not very good.

He was pretty sure that Samwell was the child he and his wife had born, and it wasn't some bullshit, but he didn't know how to explain the hatching of the dragon.

So I have been pretending to be an ostrich until now......

"The Peck family may not join us." Earl Landau said coldly, "Don't forget that they are in-laws with the Lannisters. ”

Samwell thought his father was annoyed at first, but after a moment's reaction, he realized that Count Titus Peck did seem to be married to a Lannister wife.

"Madame Margaux is a Lannister sideline, not an important marriage." Count Matus said, "I don't think Count Titus will not be able to win it over. ”

Indeed, marriages are also hierarchical according to the status of the object.

Samwell also spoke, "I think I can try it too." Don't forget that the main force that assisted the Iron Throne in suppressing the Peck rebellion was the Western Army. It is difficult to say what the attitude of the Earl of Peck was towards the Lannisters. ”

And he also knew from the original book that there were now three members of the Peck family serving in the Golden Order on the other side of the Narrow Sea, which was a mercenary force that supported the restoration of the Targaryens.

It can be seen that the Peck family is indeed a diehard of Black Fire.

"Okay, let's try it." Earl Landau didn't insist either, "Are there any other families that can be co-opted?" ”

"The Oakhut family guesses it's impossible." Count Matus glanced at Samwell again.

Samwell awkwardly raised his teacup to drink.

The Oak Hutt family of Ancient Oak is also one of the most powerful families in the Riverlands, with the current lord being Countess Ewen Oakhut, but her son, Ser Alex Oakhet, as the White Knight of the Kingsguard, has just been slain by Samwell in Skywell City.

So......

"I think the Hightowers might be able to woo in." Samwell spoke, wanting to make up for his "miss".

"Hightower?"

The other three frowned when they heard this.

The Hightowers of Old Town are certainly the most powerful families in the Riverlands, but crucially, they are extremely close to the Tyrells.

The wife of the Duke of Metz was the daughter of Count Leighton Hightower.

With this relationship, it is not easy to put the Hightowers in opposition to the Tyrells.

Samwell explained, "On the way here, Earl Leighton Hightower sent a message from his vassal, Viscount Martin Mulendall, inviting me to the Old Town, saying that he wanted to see the dragon. ”

"You'd better not go." Earl Landau immediately said, "The Academy hates dragons and magic, and as for the Hightower family, they have an ambiguous attitude, so you should be careful. ”

"Of course I'm not going to Old Town." Samwell said, "I think it would be better to invite Earl Layton to come to the High Court and show him the white dragon, and test his attitude by the way." He is so keen on dragons, maybe he can win over. ”

"I think we can give it a try." Count Matus said, "As long as we bring the Hightower family over, then Mace Tyrell will have to bow his head if he is reluctant. It doesn't matter what the other families think. ”

"Yes." Earl Landau also nodded in agreement, "You can write a letter later, and ask Master Ada to send ravens to Old Town." ”

"Okay."

After that, several people discussed the possibility of other families in Hewan, but compared to heavyweight families like the Hightower family, the positions of the other families were really not very important.

After the meeting was dismissed, Samwell first went to write a letter to Earl Leighton Hightower, and after handing it to the bachelor, he went to his brother Deacon's room.

The mother, Lady Melissa, was also there.

"How's your recovery?" Samwell sat down on the edge of the bed.

"The wound has begun to heal, and Maestro Yada says that he will be able to recover in another two months. It's just ......," Lady Melissa frowned slightly, "but Deacon seems to have hurt his brain, and he can't remember a lot of things." ”

Samwell said secretly, sure enough.

"It's okay, you can remember slowly."

"The more distant it is, the more I can't remember." "Still, I do remember fighting with my brother in Dorne, I remember charging on the Sand Sea, I remember storming the castle of the House of Cogle, and I remember fighting in the flames of the Templar......

"Wait!" Hearing this, Samwell suddenly stopped his brother, "You said you remember fighting in the fire of the Templar?" ”

"yes." Deacon nodded, "I was right next to my brother at the time, and we sang the song of the Seven Gods and fought until the last moment. ”

Samwell frowned.

Because the younger brother obviously rushed out of the temple on horseback, how could he fight side by side with him in the sea of fire?

Moreover, the fire engulfed the entire Templar, how could there be survivors besides him, the "non-burner".

Confused memory?

Is it a side effect of resurrection?

Or is it the ghost of the Lord of Light?

Samwell remained silent and asked Deacon some more questions, confirming that the other party's personality and mood were basically the same as before, but he really couldn't remember a lot of things, and even the names of his three sisters were stumbling.

But he looked at Samwell with a burning gaze, and if his brother's feelings for him were reverence, he was now a little fanatical.

As if he couldn't wait to continue fighting with Samwell.

Samwell didn't know whether to say whether it was good or bad, and maybe he could ask Melisandre when he got back.

"Sam, are you going to the High Court?" Lady Melissa asked.

"Yes, Mother." Samwell replied, "Plan to leave next week." ”

"Okay." Lady Melissa smiled kindly, "I must marry Miss Margaery." ”

Samwell laughed, with a strong confidence in his eyes:

"Don't worry, Mother. She is destined to marry your son. ”