"What did Caesar want?"

Sir Desmond Redwin looked at the wooden box on the table that smelled of blood, and his tone was indignant.

Now that he returned to his room, only his wife Denise Hightower and his father-in-law, Earl Layton, were present, and he no longer hid his anger and dissatisfaction:

"He killed the heir of Qingting Island, and this is the last son of Paxter, does he still want us to sincerely surrender?"

The Earl of Layton did not immediately respond to his son-in-law, but just stared at the wooden box in deep thought. In the end, Mrs. Denise couldn't help but speak:

"Father, what do you think Caesar means?"

"Isn't that clear?" Earl Leighton finally spoke, but his tone was not very good, "Go back and trick Euron Greyjoy into going to Qingting Island and kill him, and the Redwin family will be saved."

Sir Desmond slapped the table with a slap and roared:

"He killed Horace, and he wanted the Redwyn family to do something for him? When Paxter saw his son's head, he was afraid he was going mad."

"So you'd better stop him from going crazy." Earl Layton said lightly.

"How can you stop it?" Sir Desmond said, "When Hopper died in King's Landing, Paxter suspected that Caesar had poisoned him, and he had framed Geralt Dane. Now that Horace has been killed by Caesar again, how can Paxter tolerate such hatred?"

"Indeed, it is impossible for Paxter to reconcile with Caesar." The Earl of Leighton still had the same breezy expression, "But don't you see that? Caesar didn't care what the Redwyn family chose. After the Aoting Island fleet was crushed in the Sea of Dorne, you are already out of this game."

Lady Denise sighed and said:

"I also think that Caesar doesn't care about the Redwin family at all, maybe he killed Horace, in fact, he is rejecting the Redwin family's surrender in disguise."

Earl Layton sneered:

"Caesar really doesn't want the Redwin family to surrender, after all, he has already canonized the title of Earl of Qingting Island to Lucas Dane, if you surrender, it is not easy for him to deprive the Redwin family of their fiefdoms, how can he explain to Lucas, who has made great contributions?" ap.

"So he deliberately pushed the Redwyns against each other?" Sir Desmond exclaimed, "Is he too confident? Even if the fleet on Qingting Island suffers heavy losses, the Redwin family is still rich and powerful, there are still dozens of warships in the port, and there are thousands of experienced sailors among the people."

"Caesar is so confident that you can't say he's arrogant. But he has the qualifications to be arrogant." The Earl of Layton said in a deep tone,

"When he came to Old Town four years ago, I could tell that this man was not simple, and even then he was just a pioneer knight who didn't even have a castle built.

Who would have thought that in such a short period of time, he would become the Storm King, ruling the Riverbends, and even Dorne would not be able to afford to be his enemy.

The Redwyns are certainly powerful, but before the Battle of Dorne, would you have thought that the mighty Qingting Island fleet would be defeated by a Stormlands fleet that had just been established for less than two years?"

Sir Desmond was unconvinced:

"Caesar is indeed powerful, but not to the point of covering the sky with one hand. Duke Tywin has pacified the north, so that north of the Blackwater River is the Lannister's world, and sooner or later there will be a decisive battle between the lion and the double-headed eagle, and Caesar may not be victorious."

"I think Caesar will win." Earl Layton said. Mrs. Denise wondered:

"Father, are you so optimistic about Caesar? You know, that's Tywin Lannister! And the lion has in his hand the five borders of the north, and the west, and the land between the rivers, and the valleys, and the kingdom, but Caesar has only the two borders of the bend and the land of storms."

"It can't be counted like that." Earl Leighton shook his head, "There is an essential difference between nominally controlling a realm and completely controlling a realm.

Under Tywin, the princes of the North will not easily submit to the Bolton family, Countess Anya Weywood of the Vale is difficult to control the situation, and the Riverlands are even worse, Duke Horst Tully is dead, but the heir Edmure is still a prisoner in Dorne, and the nobles of the Riverlands are scattered, and they are in the middle of it

The Freys, the most powerful, are still implicated in the Stark family······

So, in fact, what the lion can really control is the western realm and the royal territory. But these two realms together are not as rich as the Bend Land, and the troops that can be mobilized are not as good."

"What if Caesar doesn't have complete control over the Riverlands?" Sir Desmond said suddenly.

Earl Layton glanced at his son-in-law and immediately understood what the other party meant, but did not respond. Mrs. Denise spoke:

"Caesar's control over the bend is still very strong. The deer party was purged, the Duke of Metz bowed his head again, and now Mademoiselle Margaery gave birth to Caesar's eldest son, and in this case, the nobles of the river bend must have followed Caesar's horse. 44

"There's never been a 'sure'." Sir Desmond stared into the eyes of the Earl of Layton and said pointedly, "What do you say, father-in-law?"

Earl Layton snorted coldly and said:

"Don't fight the Hightowers, I'm not going to stand up for you.

"Of course, I'm not asking you to stand up for the Redwyns, but I think the Hightowers should probably reconsider their position. Father-in-law, if Caesar sits on the Iron Throne, the princes of the Riverlands will definitely benefit the most from the Tully family, but what about second?

It's the Tyrells, and then there's the Rowans. And Hightower, hehe, to say something you don't like to hear, Caesar may not tolerate such a powerful Hightower continuing to be the uncrowned king of the bend."

Earl Layton smiled faintly and said:

"Desmond, do you know why I think Caesar will win?"

"Why?"

"As you can tell, Caesar is ready to mobilize his army north to cross the river and attack King's Landing." "Yes, but I think he's too anxious, too arrogant, and he may not be able to win against the Lannisters right now. The Earl of Layton shook his head:

"Caesar was in a hurry, but not out of hubris. It's because winter is coming." "Winter is coming, shouldn't the war be postponed?"

"Yes, it's actually better for Caesar to postpone the war." Earl Leighton said, "When winter comes, the north will definitely be worse affected than the south, and this winter is unusual, stranger, well, even if you don't believe in the existence of this thing, at least it's a fact that the wild man is going south.

These wildlings are a nuisance to the Lannisters, and they will never be killed in the south. So Caesar could have grown in peace and let the cold winds of winter weaken the Lannisters.

But he didn't. Rather, they are trying to speed up the progress and try to unify the Seven Nations as soon as possible. For this reason, they are even willing to take some unnecessary risks."

"Why did Caesar do this?" Mrs. Denise asked her husband again about his doubts.

"Strangers." Earl Layton let out a cloudy breath, "Believe it or not, but the cold winds of winter are about to blow and bring terrifying demons. The people of Westeros will face a brutal test. That's why Caesar is anxious to unite the Seven Kingdoms before the end of the autumn in order to deal with the calamity in the north."

Seeing Sir Desmond's skeptical expression, Earl Layton said:

"I'm not trying to convince you of anything, no matter what you choose, no matter what the Redwyns choose, but the Hightowers will not betray Caesar at this time. In my opinion, he is the one who truly cares about the Seven Kingdoms, and is more qualified than anyone else to sit on the Iron Throne."

Sir Desmond bowed his head in silence when he heard this, his eyes struggling. After a long time, he spoke again, and said:

"Father-in-law, can you help me take care of Denice and Dinis?" The Earl of Layton seemed to understand something, and smiled with satisfaction:

"Of course I'll take care of my daughter and grandson."

"Okay." Sir Desmond saluted solemnly, then picked up the wooden box and was about to go out.

Mrs. Denise suddenly became flustered, grabbed her husband and asked, "What are you going to do?" Sir Desmond patted his wife's hand and reassured:

"I'm going to fight for a future for the Redwin family."