"Nope. Her Highness Arlene. Earl Anders replied stiffly,

"I came to Halberd City as a captive of Caesar, and you must know very well why I became a captive."

Princess Alen's mouth moved, but she didn't know how to respond.

Of course, she knew that the coronation ceremony on Bloodreef was supposed to be a trap set by the Martell family, a murder against Caesar.

But Caesar did not die, but took all the Dornites into custody.

If this matter really wants to be said, it is also the fault of the Martell family.

Moreover, it is even more stupid to fail to murder an ally, but to be countered by the other party.

"Her Highness Alian." A knight of the Lemon Grove asked, "When Prince Doran took the lords to Bloodreef Island, he declared that he wanted to crown Princess Mycella. Can you tell me why it's like this now? ”

"I heard that Darlang brought a faceless one with an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Caesar?" Another knight of House Elion asked.

"Why did Doran do this kind of thing again? Isn't that bad enough for our reputation as Dorn? The knights of the Dart family also spoke out angrily.

……

Seeing that the knights of the major Dorne families were questioning one after another, Princess Alyne suddenly realized that she had done something stupid, she should not have summoned Count Anders publicly, and should have communicated with the other party in private first.

In this situation, it is obvious that Count Anders has connected a group of Dorne families and is ready to unite to put pressure on the Martell family.

Seeing that the nobles of Dorne were talking, Princess Arrene finally couldn't sit still.

She stood up abruptly and said in a loud voice:

"Lord Anders, tell me Caesar's terms, how can he let him go?"

A clear voice resounded through the hall, temporarily suppressing everyone's discussions.

The Earl of Anders responded:

"Caesar's condition is to trade the Stormlands army for the nobles of Dorne. If the forty-eight Dorne nobles were to return safely, Halberd City would first have to free the Stormlands army trapped in Dorne. ”

"Forty-eight?" Princess Aleen thought for a moment, "I remember when I went to the island, it was fifty, right?" ”

"Alio Hota was killed for attempting to attack Caesar, and Prince Dolang, he is not in this prisoner exchange."

"What do you mean? Caesar wasn't ready to let my father go? "Princess Alen no longer cares about mourning the death of Uncle Hota, who had watched her grow up.

"Caesar said that if you want to return to Prince Daolang, you must wait for this prisoner exchange and negotiate the conditions......"

"No way!" Princess Alyne flatly refused, "Unless Caesar releases my father, he will not want to return to the army of the Stormlands!" ”

Count Anders snorted lightly, and said in a deliberately provocative tone:

"It turns out that in the eyes of the Martell family, the lives of forty-eight Dorne nobles are not as important as Prince Dorlang's alone."

That's pretty damaging.

Especially when you say it in public.

Princess Arrene choked up.

And a knight of the Ellenwood family in the hall immediately stood up and said:

"Your Highness Arlene, why did the Martell family assassinate Caesar without authorization? Why didn't the previously agreed coronation ceremony take place? A good opportunity for an alliance between the three realms was ruined by Dao Lang alone! ”

Before Princess Alyne could reply, someone stood up again and shouted:

"What did the Martell family do, why didn't they tell the rest of the Dorne family in advance?"

"That's right! Isn't this a joke about the lives of the lords of the major families? ”

"The Martell family must be responsible for redeeming our lord!"

……

"Enough!" Princess Arleen blushed and said loudly, "The Martell family will be responsible for their actions!" I promise that your heads will be redeemed! ”

Count Anders immediately asked, "So, you agreed?" ”

Princess Araine insisted, "To redeem all of the Stormlands army, Caesar must release all the nobles of Dorne, including my father!" ”

"Nope." Count Anders also replied with a tough attitude, "Caesar has made it very clear that forty-eight Dorne nobles are exchanged for twenty thousand Stormland troops, and this is the condition of Storm's End. There is no room for negotiation. ”

"Which side are you on, Lord Anders?" Princess Arrene asked angrily.

"I'm on Dorne's side." Count Anders said lightly, "That's why you will try your best to redeem Lord Dorne, but you only care about Dorron alone." ”

"I don't have ......"

"Then why not agree to Caesar's terms? The other party made it very clear that if you want to redeem Daolang, you have to wait for this prisoner exchange and then negotiate the conditions separately. This time, I'm only here for the other Lords of Dorne. You just need to give me an answer, do you agree or not? ”

Disagree! Princess Aleen wanted to roar like this, but she didn't dare.

All the knights in the palace were staring at her.

If her father was there, or if her uncle was there, she could still suppress these people, but she knew that she didn't have such prestige.

After the previous two wars, Dorne's vitality was greatly damaged, and the major families had accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction with the Martell family.

This time, if the heads of the families were trapped in the storm because of the failed plot of the Martell family, Princess Aleen was worried that Dorne would be in turmoil.

Do you really have to wait until after this prisoner exchange to negotiate with Caesar alone?

But without the Stormland Army as a bargaining chip, what else can the Martell family use to redeem Prince Dolang?

Seeing that Princess Aleen was silent for a long time, Count Anders spoke again:

"Since you don't want to exchange, then Yang Halberd City will continue to help Caesar raise those 20,000 troops. I'm going back to Storm's End. ”

"You want to go back?" Princess Aleen asked, dismayed.

"Go back, of course." Count Anders looked at Alen with a look of disdain, "At least I still have the honor of a knight, and I won't leave more than forty Dorne nobles alone and escape alone." ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall was noisy again. The nobles even unabashedly began to blame Princess Arrene and the Martell family.

Seeing that Count Anders had really turned around and was about to leave, Princess Aleen finally spoke:

"Wait a minute!"

Count Anders turned his head with a playful expression: "You agreed?" ”

Princess Arrene nearly crushed her silver fangs.

She used to look down on her father's weakness, thinking that he thought too much, so she was afraid to act.

Now, she finally realizes that sometimes it really takes a lot of courage and a lot of responsibility to take action.

Princess Aleen hoped that her father would be there to give her advice, whatever it was, but alas, he had become Caesar's captive.

After a long time, she gritted her teeth and said:

"I agree with Caesar's terms!"

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Storm's End.

Earl Anders Ellenwood, returning from Halberd City, entered the atrium and asked the steward, Gavin Mander:

"What about His Majesty Caesar?"

"At the top of the tower." Gavin pointed to the top of his head and asked, "Did the Martell family agree to a prisoner exchange?" ”

"Agreed." Count Anders' tone was relaxed.

"They didn't insist on adding Doran Martell to it?"

"Of course there is, it's just that Alene has neither brains nor prestige, and this time it's the Martell family who is at fault, and I casually used some means to make her succumb."

Gavin laughed too, and he remembered that Samwell seemed to have an evaluation of the woman, what was called big-breasted and brainless.

Seems appropriate.

And this Count Anders really doesn't want Prince Daolang to return to Yang Halberd City.

Hehe, the future of Dorne is going to be interesting.

Gavin suppressed his thoughts and arranged for Count Anders to be led up the spiral staircase.

At the top of the tower is a circular platform, and the wind from the Narrow Sea is violent and ferocious, as if the gods are venting their anger.

In the midst of such a strong wind, the Castle of Wind's Breath naturally stood still, but Count Anders could not withstand it and was almost blown away.

He hurriedly held on to the wall to stabilize his figure.

Squinting his eyes and raising his head, Earl Anders was horrified to see Samwell standing on the iron parapet at the edge of the tower's top.

The wind rattled his clothes, but it didn't shake him in the slightest.

And in his hand, there was a small cluster of flames jumping!

The orange-red flames shook in the wind, but showed no signs of extinguishing.

"Your Majesty!" Count Anders must speak loudly to avoid being muffled by the rumors, "The Martell family has agreed to a prisoner exchange!" ”

"Okay." Samwell didn't look back, "You go and tell Gavin to bring all the nobles of Dorne to the council chamber, and I'll be there later." ”

"Including Dowron?"

"Of course." The corners of Samwell's mouth curled slightly, "Since you are all leaving, you have to say hello to Prince Dolang, and leave some souvenirs by the way." ”

Count Anders nodded thoughtfully:

"Okay."

After saying that, he turned around and went downstairs.

Samwell stood alone at the top of the tower, looking at the small flames beating in his palms, his eyes deep:

"Rahlo, what is your truth......

(End of chapter)