Salt Town, Baron's Castle, lights flickering.

The castle at night seems to have been revived from its silence. Gorgeous candlesticks, flickering candles, warm fireplaces, and silvery cutlery.

Hungry Baron Kane sat at the table and devoured delicious and hearty food, and after a day of eating, he was so hungry that he swept the crispy roast lamb on his plate like a hungry wolf. He had no regard for the table manners and details of the meals of the nobles. Luckily, there are no outsiders in the spacious restaurant.

The baron's wife, Caroline Romans, sat silently and looked intently at her husband. But her fair face was frowning as if a dark cloud, her cheeks were visibly sunken, and her eyes were blue brown from too little sleep.

Kane Grell put down the lamb chops in his hand, picked up the goblet that was set aside, and poured the red wine into his stomach in one gulp. He burped and wiped it down with a red silk napkin. "Hurry up and pack your bags, and tell the butler to take an inventory of all the belongings in the castle, and when they are done, pack them up and lock them. He told his wife, "Let the groom set up several wagons, and prepare fodder and dry rations." ”

In this situation, he must prepare for it in advance, so as not to be caught off guard.

Lady Caroline asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" she was visibly panicked, but she deliberately pretended to be very calm.

Baron Kane shook his head slowly and said calmly, "I haven't been in any shape for the time being, but I always have some foreboding. He didn't confide all the words in his heart to his wife, and he didn't want her to worry and be afraid too much. Moreover, it is a man's business, and the woman does not need to know about it.

"Are you worried that the walls won't be able to hold it?" said Lady Caroline, bewildering her feelings, "Is the Targaryen army really that strong, and even the Knights of Glory led by Captain Luke can't stop their attack?"

"We must always be prepared for sudden and unforeseen enemies," he told his wife solemnly, "and whatever the outcome, we will be prepared for the eventuality." His long black eyebrows were curled like two pergolas, making the eyes below look particularly shrewd and deep.

"What about you?" her voice was low and eager, "will you come with me?" she knew her husband, but she expected the man in front of her to give her a different answer.

Baron Kane's face did not change, and a deeper voice replied, "I must fight until the last moment." "If he doesn't fight for this town, which is the domain of the Grell family, and the people inside the walls are all the subjects of Baron Kane Greer, how can he expect the soldiers to hold the walls and fight the enemy?

Lady Caroline struggled to suppress her feelings, her voice as smooth as possible, "You have to promise me that you must live." "She lost her son and didn't want to lose her husband.

Kane Greer noticed the look of fear and loss on his wife's face, and he clasped his wife's trembling hands and gently comforted, "Don't worry! With the blessing of my Heavenly Father, I will be fine." "Cruel and merciless war shows no mercy to anyone at all. He is deceiving himself, but he needs faith.

"I will pray for you," she almost blurted out, "that the Father's gifts will surely come upon you." "As a woman who loves her husband dearly, she can't help anything at the moment, and the only thing she can do is pray for him.

Baron Kane looked at his wife affectionately, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say. After a moment of silence, he said, "Did Count Gavin have dinner?" and even in the midst of such a crisis, he did not forget to seize any opportunity to climb the powerful.

Her wife shook her head slightly, "He's been in his room. ”

"Did you send someone to invite you?"

"I've been there, and he said no. ”

"I'll go upstairs and take a look," Kane's face changed slightly, and he got up, "don't forget what I told you." ”

"Don't worry!" said Lady Caroline, "I'll go and tell the servants to prepare." ”

Baron Kane turned and strode away, and after passing through the long hall, he came to the stone staircase, and stepped on the stone staircase with his feet raised, and walked up the spiral staircase, but with each step he took up, his mind became more thoughtful. "Knock, knock, knock," he said, raising his hand and knocking on the door in front of him.

"Baron Kane," asked Gavin Islam, as he opened the door, "what happened to the battle on the walls?"

Baron Kane looked at him carefully and replied kindly, "The offensive of the Targaryen army has been repelled by us for the time being, but our soldiers have suffered many casualties. The face was full of fear and uneasiness, and the haggard face was only a pointed chin, locked with a pair of dull blue eyes. This gave him more confidence in convincing the other party to listen to him. He also found that the other party's eyebrows were very special, thin and long, like willow leaves swaying in the wind in summer.

"What about my uncle?" said Gavin anxiously in a whispered manner, "didn't he come back with you?"

Baron Kane shook his head slowly, "Sir Leon is worried that the enemy will take advantage of the night to sneak up on the city walls, so he will spend the night on the city walls. "He admired Leon Belmont as a brilliant and courageous commander. He told himself in his heart that I was not bad.

"Baron Kane," said Gavin, walking back and forth in some panic, and in an incoherent voice, "sue me, can this town be defended, and can you resist the Targaryen army?"

The corners of the baron's broad mouth twisted bitterly, and he said in a somewhat low tone, "My lord, it depends on whether the reinforcements can arrive in time. ”

"Brant," Gavin insisted, "Brant will surely come with the Rock Harbor fleet." ”

"And my cousin Jensen, who will surely lead the Xiaguo Island fleet to Salt Town. Gavin muttered to himself, "We are brothers whose blood is thicker than water, and they will not ignore me. 」

Baron Kane also hoped that Lord Tyrelll would lead the Rock Harbor fleet to appear in front of him in time, but that was simply not possible.

"Rocky Harbor is far away, and even if it is a non-stop march overnight, it will take at least dozens of days to get here. Baron Kane patiently explained, "According to the distance calculation, the armies of Count Doron Frey of Greenstone and Count Blemon Vickney of Crag Rock should be able to reach Salt Town in 5-7 days. ”

That means we just need to hold on for another 5 to 7 days. ”

Baron Kane wanted to answer, but what he said was, "Maybe they will take longer, or maybe their army won't come at all." He said what he didn't say to his wife. It was his concern, but what made him even more uneasy was whether he should order the soldiers to open the gates if the armies of the Freys and Wickneys appeared outside the northern gates.

"What do you mean by that, why won't they come?" said Gavin, whose face changed suddenly, "Do Lord Frey and Lord Vikeney dare to disobey my grandfather's orders?"

"The Freys and the Wickneys cannot be trusted," commented Baron Kane, "one of them is a greedy and selfish shameless, the other is a scheming and sinister villain. ”

Gavin's face immediately sank after hearing this, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak. "If that's what you say," he said, with a look of horror on his face, "what are we going to do?" Although Gavin wasn't sure what he said, he couldn't deny it.

"I've prepared a way out for you. Baron Kane whispered back to him.

"Retreat?" Gavin looked at the other party with a puzzled expression.

"Tomorrow morning, my bodyguard will escort my wife out of Salt with the contents of the castle," Baron Kane noted, "and then the Lord of Islam will be able to leave together in a carriage." ”

Gavin subconsciously blurted out, "Where did you go after leaving Salt Town?"

"First east, to Raven Grove," said the baron, "and then all the way north to Rocky Harbor, where you will be safe." "He had prepared for the worst, and if the Targaryen army did take possession of the entire Golden Land, his family could leave the land by boat from Rocky Harbour and take the wealth with them to live in other countries.

"No, no," Gavin confided with a look of frustration, "I can't leave here, grandpa and uncle will be completely disappointed in me if they find out." ”

Baron Kane was about to speak for comfort, when he heard heavy footsteps outside the door. The door slammed open, and the soldiers rushed in.

"What's going on?"

"My lord, the enemy is attacking," replied the soldier, "and the trebuchets are activated, and there are six of them. ”

Baron Kane's eyes were like ice balls, shooting a cold light, "If they think they can break through this fortified wall by throwing stones—"

"It's not a stone," the young soldier's voice was full of fear, "it's a fire pot." ”

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