Chapter 0416: Two Battles in the Flame Prophecy
"This is the Great Church of Baylor. Melisandre said, pointing to one spot in the flames.
Eddard did see what a Sanctuary looked like, but he wasn't sure if it was the Great Sanctuary or the Red Keep King's Landing. He looked more like the Red Keep.
This made him very vigilant.
He had heard Lord Will talk about Melisandre, a scarlet priest who had prophetic powers, but all priests had erroneous and erroneous interpretations of the prophecies given by the gods.
What if this isn't the Great Temple, but the Red Keep?
"Look, a group of ragged men with all sorts of weapons broke into the Great Templar, and they had a fierce confrontation with the Templar forces. Melisandre said as she pointed at Stannis and Eddard, directing their gaze to the flames.
Stannis couldn't take his eyes off it.
He had already seen the flames many times, and he didn't need Melisandre to guide him. Melisandre was mainly there to guide Eddard to the flames.
"Templar armament?" Ed said, "Your Majesty said that he did not approve the Ballor Grand Templar to be armed. ”
"The flames show that the Templars are indeed armed, and you see here, the men of the Templars are fully armoured. Melisandre said.
"That's a bunch of knights. Stannis said.
"I can also see that their weapons and armor are very good, but they are losing ground one after another. Ed said.
"There are too many people on the other side, and all of them are not afraid of death. Stannis seemed to say to himself, "When did the Templars develop arms under my nose? Who is funding them? Who are their allies?"
"When their infighting is over, disarm them. Eddard Stark said.
"Why wait for their infighting to end? No, when they are infighting, we should take the opportunity to wipe them out. Stannis I said.
"Good idea. Melisandre agreed, "Then set fire to the Great Basil of Baylor." ”
"Absolutely not. Ed said coldly, "The Great Sanctuary of Baylor is a holy place of faith for the people of the Seven Kingdoms, and all generations of royal families have married and had children, and they have received blessings in the Great Sanctuary of Baylor. The sanctuary also contains the bones of the royal families of the past, and it is a supreme holy place. If you set fire to the Holy Land, the entire kingdom will rise up against you, including lords, knights, and legionnaires. ”
"You can't set fire to the church. Stannis said to Melisandre.
"There is only one true god in the world, and there is only the red god. Your Majesty, the Seven Gods have never answered your prayers, but the Red God has answered all your prayers. Melisandre's eyes twinkled.
"The Templar must not be burned, but troops can be brought to disarm the Templar and the archbishops to sign a new agreement, and the Templars will be armed only with the Seven Sacred Scriptures and their prayers, and not with armor and swords. Ed said, staring at the flames.
In the flames, the Baelor Sanctuary was quickly captured, although the knightly armament inside was very strong, but it could not stand the many people of the beggar gang and was not afraid of death, but the flames were in a trance, and in the shadow of the Baelor Chapel, Ed always saw the shadow of the Red Keep, and the two shadows overlapped.
"In the flames, how can I tell it's two battles. Ed voiced the question in his mind.
He could see it, and it was impossible for Stannis and Melisandre to be unaware.
Stannis didn't look back, but Melisandre looked at Eddard Stark with strange eyes.
"Prime Minister, did you see two battles?"
"Yes, once at the Basil Chapel, once at the Red Keep, and both battles were fierce, and they overlapped in the shaking of the flames. Depending on the situation, it was the sparrows who won the two battles. ”
Stannis then turned back, "Lord Eddard, I've only seen one battle. ”
"Me too!" Melisandre smiled, "Is the Prime Minister in a trance, or is you resentful that you didn't see the Sacred Wood Forest in the Red Keep?"
"I'm not going to lie. Eddard Stark said coldly.
"Did you really see two battles?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, for sure. ”
"And what about you?" said Stannis I, looking at Melisandre.
"I've only seen one battle, Your Majesty. Melisandre was sure. She began to hate Eddard Stark, and no one would ever have a good opinion of the blatantly lying Prime Minister again.
"No, Lord Ed doesn't lie about such things, I'm sure of that. Stannis I said coldly to Melisandre.
"That's when he was dazzled. Melisandre laughed. The laughter was full of humiliating anger.
Stannis I was silent for a moment: "The Red Keep must be on higher alert, and from today onwards, send out the Black Armor Army to clean up the beggars in King's Landing." ”
Eddard Stark looked at Melisandre, "Lady Melisandre, I did see two battles, but you only saw one battle, I don't understand why?
"It's a lot of nonsense! The night is long, and everywhere is sinister, Prime Minister, you have to be careful. Melisandre said as if singing.
"Don't threaten Lord Eddard, he won't lie. Stannis I said.
"Well, I believe what he saw, but it turns out that he was wrong. I am the Scarlet God Shaman, and Lord Eddard believes in the ancient gods and prays to the Heart Tree, but I have seen the truth and revelation in the flames, is this possible?, Your Majesty!" Melisandre chuckled. There was no smile in the laughter.
She brushed her sleeves away!
Stannis I stared at Eddard Stark.
"Now that she's gone, you swear by your god, and you saw two battles?"
"I swear in the name of the gods, old and new, your majesty, that I did see two battles, and they were overlapped in the shaking of the flames, but then I was sure that they were indeed two battles, and that both times the beggars won. ”
"The sparrows won. Stannis muttered to himself, "There are too many of them. ”
In the flames, the beggars who went forward one after another fell in front of the knights, but more people pounced, they were a crowd tactic, and if one was killed, ten people would fill it again, and no one would retreat.
This ultimately led to their final victory.
The Great Sanctuary of Baylor was eventually occupied by beggars, who called themselves Sparrows.
"Your Majesty, if the flame prophecy is true, we should find the biggest sparrow now and arrest it. Eddard Stark said.
"Good!" agreed Stannis, who was a very decisive man and never delayed, "Fearless Sir Barristan Selmy, come in. ”
The door was pushed open, and Barristan Selmy, dressed in a white robe and white armor, walked in.
"Send the order down and let the garrison investigate secretly, and within two days, find the largest sparrow in King's Landing and bring him to the Red Keep. ”
"The biggest sparrow?"
"The great leader of the beggars in King's Landing. Ed said. He looked out through the half-open door and saw Bran and his Icewolf Grey Wind standing straight outside the door with a childish look on his face.