"Roar—"

Cleopatra let out a cooperative growl.

The fiery smell of sulfur soon filled the hall, leaving the hearts of the nobles of the Stormland awe-inspiring.

"I know some of you are still unconvinced." Samwell continued, "After all, you've all been in Storm's End since the start of the war, and you've not fought against the Riverbend Army. Or maybe you think that the main army of the Stormlands is trapped in Dorne, and that the Bend is invincible.

So, now I'm going to give you another chance.

A chance to play a fair game. ”

As he spoke, Samwell slowly got up, propped his hands on the long table, and looked down at everyone:

"Anyone who is willing to fight for House Baratheon, please stand up. As long as you can win against me, I will immediately withdraw from Storm's End, or else you must kneel before me and swear allegiance to me!" Just like your ancestors did three hundred years ago! ”

As soon as the words fell, the scene was silent

The nobles of the Stormlands faced Samwell's challenge and did not move.

After all, Samwell's fame is too loud, and the legendary deeds of slashing down the four white knights with a sword in Tianji City have been widely sung by the bards, and the knights of the Seven Kingdoms have long recognized the horror of this person.

And in this war between the stormland and the riverbend, Samwell also showed extremely terrifying personal strength on the battlefield, even those who were originally suspicious of the Tianji City incident had to admit-

Caesar should be the most powerful knight in Westeros.

Sir Lomas, who was still very arrogant just now, hesitated for a long time, but after all, he could not muster up the courage.

He didn't want to die.

I thought that I could provoke the noble district of the Stormland to oppose the Riverwans, but I didn't expect that Caesar would stop the audience in a few words.

After a long silence, someone finally moved—

"Beauty" Brienne Tass.

I saw her get up and come to Samwell, put her sword in both hands, and said loudly:

"Lord Caesar, Brienne of House Tass is willing to offer you loyalty!"

Samwell remembered that this woman had said in Coppergate that she would be loyal to the owner of Storm's End, and now that she had captured Storm's End, she had fulfilled her promise.

"I accept your allegiance."

Just as Brienne was about to get up, she suddenly noticed a giant sword glowing red and gold on her shoulder.

She was stunned for a moment, then raised her head, and saw Samwell looking at her with a smile, and said:

"Brienne from the Tars family, are you willing to become a knight of the Seven Gods, from today on, you will fight for the dignity of the weak, for the safety of women and children, for the glory of the feudal king, no matter how difficult the future is, no matter how humble the future is, you will always stick to your faith and live up to your mission."

Brienne froze in place, as if she couldn't believe that the person in front of her was actually trying to canonize herself as a knight!

There has never been a female knight in Westeros' history.

Even her biological father refused to canonize her.

All along, she was seen as an anomaly, a monster in a man's armor, a woman who wanted to be a knight.

And today, that dream is really coming true.

The legendary Knight of Riverbend, who had just conquered Storm's End, was willing to be canonized for her!

"I do!" Brienne said loudly, her voice shaking.

"I, Samwell Caesar, canonize Brienne Tas as a knight in the presence of the Seven Gods, and ask of you justice in the name of the Father, mercy in the name of the Virgin, courage in the name of the warrior, protection of women and children and the exercise of justice in the name of old women and maidens.

Arise, Sir Brienne. ”

Brienne got up slowly, her face flushed.

"Caesar, it's a big joke that you actually canonized a woman as a knight!" Sir Lomas scoffed.

"The real joke is that you can't even beat a woman." Samwell sneered, "Lomas, you don't dare to fight me, do you dare to fight Sir Brienne?" ”

"With her?" Sir Lomas's face was strange.

"Yes." Samwell nodded earnestly, "I have chosen Sir Brienne Tarth as my acting knight. You elect a deputy knight out, and if you can win against her, I will let you go free. So, Sir Lomas, are you going to try it? ”

Sir Lomas didn't answer.

Because he knows how powerful this crazy woman is.

Brienne Tass is seen as an outlier and has been subjected to all sorts of ridicule, in large part because she is too capable of fighting.

Men can't accept a woman as a knight, let alone that they can't beat this woman.

Lomas knew that he couldn't beat Brienne, so he looked away and said:

"I ...... My hand hurts. What knight is willing to fight for the honor of Stormlands? ”

He looked around, but no one answered.

Sir Lomas suddenly became even more embarrassed, and raised his voice:

"Don't you all have the guts to stand up? Have you forgotten your vows? Have you forgotten the pride of the Stormlanders? ”

At this moment Sir Simon Dondelion stepped forward.

He didn't really want to fight for the Baratheons, or he wouldn't have been imprisoned in a dungeon before, but he didn't want to have him bend his knees to a riverbend man either.

What's more, if no one really stands up, then today's scene spreads, and the Stormland Knight's face will be completely lost.

Simon doesn't fight for House Baratheon, only for the pride of the Stormlanders.

"I'll fight you."

"Good!" Brienne replied loudly.

Samwell waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to equip the two men.

Simon put on his armor, held his sword in front of him, saluted, and the next moment, he rushed out.

The steel sword pulls out a swift flower of death.

The two swords intersected with a clang.

Simon felt the tremor of his hand bones, and secretly frightened-

This woman has so much strength!

An inexplicable anger immediately rose in his heart, and the long sword in his hand was like a living thing, constantly waving it.

One after the other, and so on.

Brienne fought and retreated, and he followed closely, attacking continuously, trying to crush the opponent with the fiercest of attacks.

The swords intersected again and again, splashing out a little spark.

Thorn, teasing, cutting, splitting, chopping...... Simon used all the swordsmanship he had learned and poured it on the woman like a torrential rain.

But the woman's long sword was swung so tightly that the rain could not pour in.

Simon began to gasp.

Time passed in the exchange of long swords, and at the same time, Simon's strength passed.

On the scene, it was Simon who was pressing the opponent to fight, but before he knew it, he was already sweating profusely.

Brienne, on the other hand, calmly defended, maintaining her strength, and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

Finally, she felt the weakening of the man's strength, let out a low roar, and rushed forward, her long sword dancing wildly, and the attack and defense changed in an instant.

She swept and slashed at Simon's helmet.

Bell –

The impact made Simon dizzy for a moment.

Damn it! I can't lose to a woman!

Simon roared wildly and pressed the woman back again.

But his shoulders began to go numb, his wrists began to ache, and each blow became heavier and heavier.

It must have been me in the dungeon for too long! Simon thought to his chagrin, how could I be inferior to a woman!

Bell –

Simon was stumbled, and before he could regain his balance, he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.

Then there is the nasty woman who kicked him in the stomach.

Boom!

Simon fell to the ground with his head on his back, feeling a dislocated pain in his right arm.

Brienne pounced on him, lifted his visor with her sword, and shouted:

"Surrender!"

Simon gasped in pain a few times, and finally said in an extremely difficult tone:

"I surrender ......"

Brienne got to her feet, withdrew her sword, and turned to bow down to Samwell.

Samwell smiled at her, and then his gaze slowly swept over the faces of the dejected Stormlands Princes, and said:

"You've lost. Now, swear allegiance to me! ”

The hall was silent for a moment, and then the Lord of Greenstone, Earl Elton Ismond, stepped forward first.

"Dear Lord Samwell Caesar, the Ismond family of Greenstone Island is willing to pay allegiance to you." Earl Elton got down on one knee and placed his sword at Samwell's feet, "Our sword will always be wielded for you!" ”

"I accept the allegiance of the Ismound family." Samwell placed his greatsword on Earl Elton's shoulder and tapped it.

Subsequently, Sir Glord Wild also stepped forward to pledge his allegiance.

Then came the knights of the House of Tas, then the House of Metaline, and then the House of Fair...... Even two knights of House Baratheon came to Samwell to swear allegiance.

Soon, all fifty-seven Stormlands Knights in Storm's Rest had their swords at Samwell's feet.

The long swords shimmered with cold light, and some were bloodstained, like a forest of steel.

Samwell suddenly understood how Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror had used Dragon Flame to melt the enemy's sword into the Iron Throne.

This is conquest!

Of course, Samwell is now some way away from truly conquering the Stormlands.

Not all of the nobles in the Stormlands were present, and the Riverbend army didn't capture all of the castles in the Stormlands this time, but he wasn't far from that goal.

The Stormlands can no longer organize resistance on a massive scale.

And with Storm's Rest in hand, Samwell also has the confidence to let the princes of the Stormlands swear allegiance.

What happened today will also gradually disintegrate the will of the remaining nobles of the Storm Lands to resist.

Samwell must now withdraw his troops to deal with the internal strife in the bend, but when he returns, it will be the day of the real conquest.

"Count Held." Samwell ordered, "You are in charge of putting the surrender in Storm's End in order, and follow me to Riverbend early tomorrow morning." ”

"Yes, sir." The Earl of Elder ordered to leave.

"Go and prepare." Samwell said to the Stormland Knights, "Follow me to Riverbend tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes!"

Samwell certainly wouldn't leave these Stormlands knights and troops behind at Storm's End, and while these men had sworn allegiance, their loyalty would still need to be tested.

He was going to take the army of Storm's Rest with him and replace it with the troops he had brought from Eagle's Beak Island and Starfall City, so that no matter what happened to Stormlands during his absence, at least the politically significant core castle would not be lost.

Samwell is also preparing to appoint his younger brother Deacon as the acting lord of Storm's End, but after all, his younger brother is seriously injured, and Samwell is ready to hand over his daily defense to his three knights-

Lucas Dayne, Cheman Huya, Brienne Tass.

Samwell's gaze lingered for a moment on Cheman's cold, secretly crazy face, still thinking that it was better for the mad dog to be with him.

However, if only two knights are left, there may not be enough manpower.

After thinking about it, Samwell turned to the squire behind him, Kathu.

This young man, also from the Huya tribe, has been Samwell's squire for almost three years, conscientious and hardworking, although he has not made any great achievements, but at least every time Samwell charges, he follows closely.

"Kathu." Samwell said, "Pick a family name for yourself." ”

Kathu was stunned for a moment, then fell into ecstasy.

Of course, he knew that this meant that he was finally able to become a knight!

Following Samwell all these years, Catou has been looking forward to this day all the time.

"Lord Caesar." Catou came to Samwell and knelt down, but his eyes glanced at his expressionless uncle Cheman, and a touch of hatred flashed on his face, and then he said loudly, "Of course, my family name is Huya, the real Huya!" ”

"Okay." Samwell placed his greatsword on Kathu's shoulder and said, "Kathu Huya, I canonize you as a knight in the name of Viscount Eagle's Beak." May you live up to this trust and hold on to this glory. ”

Sir Kathu Huya stood up, his face flushed with excitement.

Samwell said, "You, along with Sir Brienne and Sir Lucas, will stay in Storm's End and be in charge of the city's defenses. ”

"Yes, sir!"

(End of chapter)