The capital of Dorne - Halberd City.

An avenue divides into three roads a few leagues from the city, one to the south, one to the west, and one to the north.

Count Aryon, Nymeria, Treynie, and Edric Dane walked in the front, and the closer they got to Halberd City, the smoother and wider the avenue became.

They were followed by thirty fierce guards.

In front, the avenue is divided into two, one left and one right.

"Earl, go to the right to Yang Halberd City, and to the left to go to the Flowing Water Garden. Namelia said to Count Elion. In the procession, the banner of the Grace City Elion family fluttered.

"I heard that the Flowing Water Garden is a very nice place. Count Elion said.

Count Elion is the lord of Grace City, how can he not be familiar with the Flowing Water Garden?

The real Elion has been killed by Will, and the fake Elion is naturally disguised by a human, and he is none other than Will himself.

In Braavos, the price for a faceless one is prohibitive, and the same killer in the Inquisition in the North does not serve the Thousand Faces, but Will's military campaign.

There is a fundamental difference between a pure killer and a killer of the Holy Inquisition, one is paid to do things and has no political position, and the other is a special part of the military bloc, which has the purest political character.

Will brought more than twenty of his Insurgency's killers and several generals disguised as Count Elion's team, and brought this team back from the dead to Halberd City.

Nymeria is dressed up by Janessa, her accent and skin color are no problem, and when she hangs Nemelia's long whip, wears clothes, and sticks a human skin fake face, she is a living Nymeria.

Tranee was dressed up by Arya, with two short swords hanging from her waist, and there were no flaws between them.

Edric's pretender is Will's new henchman Pence.

Ninessa and Pence are familiar with everything about Halberd City, and Will needs them with him. As for Lady Laura, her injuries have not yet healed and she did not come with her. When Will was killing Elion, he asked Lady Laura to come to Halberd City with him, but it was just an excuse to see how Madame would react.

Coming to Yang Halberd City, it was a very dangerous battle, Lady Laura was injured and old, and Will didn't want Lady Laura to come with her, and when the time came, Lady Laura might need someone to take care of her.

Count Elion led the group slowly.

"After we take the Halberd City, let's go to the Flowing Water Garden and have a look. Count Elion said.

Not far behind him was a normal guard dressed as Jaime.

Further on, the blue sea rushed in the face, boundless, the sea, the sailboats dotted, and there was no hint of the impending war and bloodshed.

Thirty miles away, is the famous Yang Halberd City.

If you rush to march on horseback, it will only be half an hour.

But the group walked slowly, softly, enjoying the sunshine of Dorne.

On both sides of the road, there are more and more farmhouses, all brown mud walls, and straw roofs. There is one advantage to building this way: it is warm in winter and cool in summer.

The farmhouses in Dorne are basically such houses. Inside the tan mud walls, there are straw cut into small stems, which is to prevent cracking of the mud walls and also enhance the toughness of the walls.

On the road, there were more and more pedestrians, and from time to time soldiers began to ride on horseback.

The Count and Nymeria stood tall, and pedestrians and soldiers avoided the roadside.

Count Elion no longer asks Nymeria about everything about Halberd City, which he had seen and was familiar with before coming to Dorne, and now he verified them one by one, and when there were discrepancies, he also paid attention to lowering his voice and talking softly to Nymeria.

Half an hour later, a chaotic city appeared in front of me, with low houses without any rules, people coming and going, adobe shops and windowless houses densely packed, like small boxes perched on the undulating terrain of the hills, overlapping on top of each other.

Count Elion's party entered the jumble of rows of houses and followed a main avenue. The road became narrower and narrower, but there were more and more people, and it was not uncommon for big white geese, goats, ducks, and other livestock to block the road, and then they were nervously driven into the alley by their masters, for fear of angering the Earl and Nymelia.

Along the road, a zigzag wall appeared in front of it, and the road of the avenue followed the bend of the wall, and it zigzagged along the wall, and disappeared behind many houses.

The walls are built according to the high and low terrain, and it is not known where its head begins, nor where its tail ends. Countless shops, stables, inns, taverns, brothels, blacksmiths, etc., meandered high and low under the city walls, and there was no end in sight.

"Count, let's go through the triple gate. Nymelia said in a cacophony of voices.

"There are two more such walls, one end to the other, and there are many forks in between, and those who are not familiar with it will not find their way out as soon as they enter, am I right?" said Count Elion.

"It's easy for familiar people to get lost, and every year, the curved wall will add support walls to come out, some are dead ends, and some are constantly branching out, twisting and turning, so that you can walk around and return to the original road. Perhaps only in the sky, or with a local guide, can outsiders know exactly how to take these roads. ”

There are three main walls of the curved wall, which are called shadow walls, and this city is also named Shadow City because of the shadow wall.

Shadow City is the only way to enter Yang Halberd City. The height of the shadow wall is not much shorter than that of the real wall, and it is necessary to erect siege equipment to climb it. There are three walls like this, which surround the entire Yang Halberd City, and these three main walls have derived a lot of branch walls, some of which can be walked through, and some of which cannot be walked.

If you can't get through, you can only go back, and if you can't get through, you will find that you will eventually return to the starting point.

There have been many famous wars here in Shadow City, and every time an enemy enters Shadow City, no one has been able to come out alive. Historically, the dragon king's army also suffered a crushing defeat here. Later, the dragon king set fire to many places and many cities, in order to separate the relationship between the Martell family and the other families of Dorne, the dragon king once let this horse go, wanting to show that the dragon king and the Martell family have a different relationship, but the plan finally failed.

If you want to get through Shadow City and enter Yang Halberd City, there is a shortcut: the Triple Gate.

The triple gate is heavily guarded, as the name suggests, it is directly on these three main walls to open the nearest door, through these three gates, you can easily and quickly pass through the shadow city, to the city wall of Yang Halberd City.

Yang Halberd City is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the only continent is the west, and the barrier on the west side is the labyrinthine Shadow City. Walking honestly along the curved wall of the Shadow City, it is clear that Yang Halberd City is not far away, but it takes more than ten miles to come to the city wall of Yang Halberd City. If you take the triple gate, it's only two miles away.

The triple gate is not a three-door open in a straight line, but a three-door open in a staggered position, and after each door, you have to walk through a short curved wall. There will be several forks in the road, and if you don't know the same as you take the wrong fork in the road, you will go around and have to enter through the first gate again.

Under the careful leadership of the two siblings, Nemelia (Jonessa) and Adric (Pence), Count Elion and his party finally passed through the heavily defended triple gate and came to the city of Yang Halberd.

The soldiers defending the city immediately opened the gates and welcomed Count Elion and his party inside. The eldest sister, Obaya Shad, came to greet her on a sand horse.

"Count Elion, did Will give you the remains of Roger Elion?" asked Obaya.

"No!" Count Elion was clearly in a bad mood and his face was not good-looking. His tone was cold.

"Don't worry, this time Will came to negotiate peace and discipline him without returning. If you don't want to arrest him and bargain with the Shireen dynasty, I'll let you kill him to avenge him. ”

"You can't kill him, you can cut off one of his hands or one of his legs. Count Elion said hatefully.

"It's easy. Obaya said.

Obaya led the group forward, and Namelia said, "Sister, is the uncle's peace discussion fake, and the trapping of Will is it true?"

"Uncle is true about peace, but we are different from him. The father and the eldest sister have reached an agreement, and the soldiers of the triple gate have been replaced by the guards of the eldest sister. Father told us to be prepared not to let Will's men escape. ”

Adric said worriedly: "Obaya, Will's army of savages has arrived in the city of King Mound and Erenwood, and there are giants who come with the army, more than ten feet tall, as tall as the city gate, we have captured Will, I'm afraid the savages will not stop." The royal power was not very binding on the savages. ”

"Whether it's the royal army, the aristocratic army, the night watchman, or the savage legion, they all listen to Will. "In King's Landing, there are many friends of the Uncle, and they have always maintained secret correspondence with the Uncle, and as long as Will falls into our hands, no matter how many savage warriors come to attack, they will be subject to us. - because they will not listen to the orders of the king, but they will listen to Will!"

"Oh, then I'm relieved. ”

"Adric, you're going to be in charge of guarding the door to the restaurant. ”

Count Elion said, "We're going to do it in the dining room?"

"After a full meal and drink, and then ask Lord Will to accept our agreement, but the terms of our agreement are somewhat different, so we will not violate the rights of the holy guests. Obaya laughed.

"Good arrangement. Put Will under house arrest and let him negotiate our way, but at best the way he negotiated was a little different. Count Elion laughed.

Everyone walked through most of the city and came to the front of a large barracks with various flags fluttering, and an avenue in the middle of the barracks led to the Old Palace.

The city is divided into two parts: the new city and the old palace.

Adric saw his family's flag, and he was about to leave the team to see his family's guards and soldiers, but was stopped by Obaya: "Adric, my father has called a meeting of the generals in the throne room of the Tower of the Sun, and you have to come." ”

"Yes, Obaya. Adric said respectfully.

Count Elion said, "General Obaya, will my guards follow me into the Old Palace? I hope they will all come in handy, Will will kill my son, and cut off my family inheritance. Elion and the family guards are willing to obey the command of Prince Oberon. ”

Obaya said, "Count, you and your guards will follow me into the Old Palace." Uncle's captain of the guard, Alio Hota, is a tricky man, and he can't be transferred away when he moves, and his guards need someone to stop them. Father thinks you and your people are more suitable. ”

"I'll leave this to me. Count Elion grimaced.

Killing Prince Daolang's guards and captains is a capital offense if it is not done well, and at present, no nobles are willing to take the initiative to undertake this task. Obaya's arrival to greet Count Elion was intended for this. For those who have a blood feud with Will, the Manwudi family has been wiped out, the Ellenwood family has been wiped out, and there is only one youngest daughter left to be Will's adopted daughter, which is hopeless. Then, there was only one person left who dared to take risks: the Count of Elion.

The castles of the other families were breached by the Savage King of Mance Red, and the captive family members were still alive, although Starfall City was destroyed, Count Edric and his family members and subordinates in the city were still there, but they were captured by Will, only Count Aryon, the only eldest son and heir, Roger Aryon, was brutally beheaded by Will, and the corpse refused to be taken back to the family's tomb for burial by Count Aryon.

When it comes to the eagerness and bitter hatred of revenge, Count Elion is the first choice.

Obaya said: "Count Elion, I and my sisters have fought for this great merit for the captain's captain and bodyguard, but my father just won't agree, he chose you, and at the meeting, my father will make a request to you." ”

"Thank you, General Obaya, for your advance, I'm grateful. ”

Entering the Old Palace, on both sides of the road were tall guards dressed in tawny robes with turbans of the same color, their skin was dark, and their weapons were heavy axes, standing on the ground.

Count Elion saw that the tomahawk looked terrifying, but it was not practical for actual combat. The first was that the axe was too long to be fought on horseback, but in the palace it was fought on foot, and the second was that the axe was too heavy to be nimble in any case. With these two points, then slowness is inevitable.

And the guards of the Earl of Elion pay attention to a quick word.

In this tomahawk, the sense of ritual is more important than practicality. In the palace, in order to express might, a sense of ceremony is very important.

Count Elion whispered, "These guards are all from Prince Daolang?"

"Yes, my father has no intention of replacing these people, for fear of attracting the attention and vigilance of the uncle. ”

"We are openly meeting in the throne hall of the Tower of the Sun, and we are not afraid that Prince Michiro will know?"

"It's the uncle who asked my father to convene a peace conference, but it's just the content of the meeting, and in the end it didn't go according to what the uncle wanted. ”

"Prince Michiro himself is not involved?"

"His leg was so painful and swollen in the middle of the day that he couldn't sit in the meeting for half a day. As soon as my father and my sister Arlen returned, my uncle handed over all the matter to my father. ”

"What about the captain of his guard?

"Alio Hota and my uncle are inseparable from each other? Uncle needs to be hugged up and down by Hota when he gets up and down in bed, just like a big baby. Obaya smiled, a look of contempt.