(It's almost the New Year, I wish you all a happy New Year in advance.) ）

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Stannis had never known that a woman could bring him such wonderful joy and deep mesmerization.

He struggled to keep himself awake, only to find himself completely out of control, both physically and otherwise. But the obsession in his heart was even stronger, and he decided to ask about the things that he could not forget in his heart. It's out of place, but it's in line with Stannis's stubborn character.

"I wonder who got the little devil, Incest Cersei, and the demon Varys out of the cell. Stannis I said forcefully. He rolled over and took himself in the lead.

"You won't want to know, Your Majesty. "Melisandre is like a flame.

"Say!" Stannis's words burst through his teeth. He was very angry about this, but he couldn't attack the courtiers in the throne hall.

The man slipped away from him, and Melisandre later claimed that she had learned the secret, but not until she had time to tell Stannis I. She said it was for Stannis's good, but it made Stannis even more annoyed.

"It's Eddard Stark. Melisandre said.

"You're lying!" Stannis tried to get up from Melisandre, but found himself unable to break free of the other's hug. The sweet and intoxicating breath made him fall again.

"Send me to hell!" Stannis I cursed in his heart. He couldn't get rid of Melisandre, and he didn't want to get rid of it anymore, he just wanted to get into it as deep as he could.

"It's Eddard Stark, but it's not Eddard Stark. Melisandre groaned.

"What do you mean?"

"That's not really Eddard Stark. ”

"Who's that?"

"A man with the ability to change shapes, he claims to have killed strangers. ”

"His true face?"

His true face was not visible in the flames, and his face was obscured by his hood. He was favored by a god I didn't understand!"

"Again, woman, you can't say it the other way. ”

Melisandre smiled, her smile was so beautiful and touching that it was irresistible to her beauty.

This caused Stannis I to have evil thoughts, and he wanted to hurt Melisandre, and he used his own hands.

Melisandre snorted, and Stannis I violently wounded her skin. The skin on her body was injured, but the wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a wave of water that had been split by a sharp blade, and the water surface rippled when the knife was drawn, and gradually regained its calm.

Stannis was too busy venting his powers to notice the strange scene.

"I can't!" said Melisandre. Her words were gentle, but unwavering.

Stannis I gritted his teeth: "So, what about the missing little finger?"

"Your Majesty, you have to arrange another Chancellor of Finance as soon as possible. ”

"Littlefinger won't be coming back?"

"Probably won't be coming back, he gave me Robert Strong as a guard. ”

"Why? Isn't your flame able to foresee everything, the Lord of Light is invincible. I wonder why Littlefinger left?"

"The Lord of Light is invincible, but not me, I am just a humble servant of the Lord of Light. I have been commanded to assist you, Your Majesty. You are a child of light. All I know and know is a prophecy given by the Lord of Light. What I can see depends on the will of the Lord of Light, not mine. Melisandre said, "If I want to be favored by more of the Lord of Light, I need to work harder to spread the faith of the Lord of Light, and unless I build a huge temple for the Lord of Light, my flame abilities will be enhanced." ”

and the construction of temples.

Stannis I decided to switch to a more practical topic.

"Can you trust Eddard Stark's Warriors?"

"Do you have any money?"

"There is no one better than a king to plunder the money of the people. ”

"When Eddard Stark left, he was supposed to take the Warriors with him, and I begged him to keep the Warriors first. Among the nobles of the royal realm, I don't see anyone who is loyal to His Majesty, but people who are waiting to see where the wind goes. If His Majesty gains power, they will be loyal to His Majesty, and if other forces gain power, they will abandon His Majesty. Instead of that, it is better to reuse the Warriors, and the Warriors are loyal to money and fear, then give them money. ”

"You're missing a point, Melisandre, I can give money to the Warriors, but I can't give them fear. ”

"Someone has already given the Warriors fear?"

"Who?"

"Shape-shifting. ”

"Are the shapeshifters friend or foe?" Stannis I dismounted from Melisandre's body, covered in hot sweat, as if he had crawled out of a bathhouse.

"He did his best in the battle for your ascension to the throne of King's Landing. ”

"But then he betrayed me and took the little devil, Cersei, and Varys. ”

"It's more useful to keep Cersei than to kill Cersei. If it weren't for your insistence on killing Cersei, the Shapeshifters wouldn't have taken Cersei with them. ”

Stannis I, however, did not want to hear this question at all. Cersei should be killed, then she should be killed, there is no room for debate.

"A betrayal is a betrayal, and there is no excuse for it. It's a credit to the Shapeshifters for putting me on the throne, but it's a betrayal for him to betray me and kidnap the little devils, Cersei and Varys. Merit should be rewarded, and betrayal should be punished. Who the hell is that shapeshifter, and where did he go?"

"He left with the Warhammer, I guess. ”

Melisandre stood up from the carpet, looking even more beautiful and shiny. What happened just now made her look even more radiant, and the huge ruby in her throat shone brightly.

She got dressed and looked like she was back to normal, as if nothing had happened. Stannis I, on the other hand, only wanted to sleep on the carpet.

He was overdrawn, but the long-lost sweetness filled his soul. His eyes fell on Melisandre and saw the infinite charm of Melisandre, which he had previously ignored. He suddenly felt that Queen Celise was as thick as rubble, and Melisandre was jade.

"I did my duty and gave you what you wanted, Melisandre, how do you retire now?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this, I naturally have a way to retreat. ”

"Then I don't have to arrange for King's Landing garrison to guard the city?"

"No, Your Majesty, you must order the red-robed monk Thoros and Count Berry to capture the Western Frontier spies throughout the city, and I will sacrifice them to the Lord of Light. ”

"That's how you retreated?"

"The night after tomorrow, I'll take the Warriors and the Necromantic Squire Robert Strong left behind by Littlefinger to retreat from the enemy. Your Majesty, it's a pity that Davos is not here. ”

The day before Littlefinger disappeared, he invited Melisandre to his girl's den and had Melisandre bring back Robert Strong to serve as Melisandre's personal bodyguard.

"Davos went to the Tyrosi in the Narrow Sea to mercenary warships and mercenary groups, and when he was a smuggler, he knew many pirates and mercenary leaders, and he was in the sea as if he were at home, and it would not be long before he could return to King's Landing. During this time, I was in charge of leading the troops to fight. Melisandre, you see in the flames how many troops Tywin has coming? I only see an army. ”

"Ten thousand soldiers, Your Majesty. ”

"I want to learn more about your plan to retreat from the enemy, and I can't delay until the coalition forces in Storm's End and Riverlands are also killed in King's Landing. As long as they are surrounded by three people, King's Landing will be in danger. Stannis I stood up from the carpet with his legs limp.

Melisandre dressed him gently, "Your Majesty, my plan to retreat from the enemy is ......" She took him by the hand and came to the table. - This is a map table taken from the Hall of Tables on Dragonstone and carved by Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror.