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"Ants can't see the whole of an elephant. Melisandre said, "I am nothing but an insect smaller than an ant before the true god of fire. Sometimes I take a warning as a prophecy or a prophecy as a warning, sometimes I see only a fragment of the truth, but I take it as the whole of the truth, and sometimes I think it is just a small fragment when it is the whole of the truth. But the fault lies with me who interprets it, not with the true God of fire. Lord Eddard, there is no problem with me joining the Holy Inquisition, our goals are indeed the same, but you must clearly prove your prophetic powers in front of me!"

"No problem, Melisandre, I prophesy that you will not be able to sacrifice Gendry and Barra to the Red God. Moreover, you can't demolish the Sanctuary, let alone eradicate the Sacred Forest. But it is feasible for you to build a new Red Temple between the Sanctuary and the Sacred Grove. ”

"I can sacrifice Gendry and Barra to the Red God, and I can demolish the Sanctuary and the Sacred Grove. Melisandre was convinced.

"You can't, you can't do two things. Eddard Stark asserted.

Melisandre sneered, "Lord Eddard, is this your prophecy?"

"It's prophecy and it's wisdom. ”

"Wisdom?"

Yes, if man is created by God, then man's wisdom is also given by God. There is no difference between a wise man and a monk who can read oracles in some things. ”

Melisandre laughed, "Lord Eddard, I can't agree with you. How can the wisdom of mortals be compared to oracles, are you blaspheming God?"

"Yes, then, Lady Melisandre, may I ask whether the cold is what makes the cold god, or whether it is the cold that the cold god brings. ”

Melisandre stammered, choking.

It was a question she had never thought about. Thinking about it, she realized she couldn't answer the question.

"How can mortals understand the origin of God?"

Eddard Stark smiled, "Melisandre, I'm leaving King's Landing early tomorrow morning, and I can't wait to see you demolish the Red Keep and eradicate the Sacred Forest, but can you offer Gendry and Bara to the Red God, so that you can summon the Gargoyle Dragon, but you can validate my prophecy before I leave." ”

"Good!"

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Night, Meggor House, King's Hall.

"Husband," said Queen Celise, "we lack only dragons. With just one dragon, the Lannisters of the West are brittle as rubble. ”

Stany looked at her indifferently. "On the other side of the Narrow Sea, the Nine Mages crossed the sea to hatch the dragon eggs stored by Aegon III, the 'beloved 'Beloved' Baylor prayed for half a year over the eggs, Aegon IV invented the Wood and Iron Dragon, hoping to burn his enemies to death in the midst of his enemies, and King Ilion 'Bright Flame' drank wild gunpowder in the hope of transforming himself into a dragon. The result was that the mage failed, King Baelor's prayers were not answered, and the dragon egg remained the dragon egg. Aegon IV's Wood Iron Dragon was burned to the ground, along with many of his own soldiers, and Prince Ilion screamed to death under the torture of wildgunpowder. ”

Queen Celis was resolute. "None of them are the elect of Rahlo, nor are they believers in the Red God. You are the Child of Light, and Melisandre forged the 'Lightbringer', the Red Sword of Heroes, from the fire that burned down the Seven Sacred Idols. Moreover, the Nine Great Mages, Baelor, Aegon IV, and King Ilion, none of them paid the price with their lives, and Lady Melisandre has already told you, Your Majesty, that only death can be exchanged for life. ”

"Burn Gendry and Barra?" the king asked, his gaze as sharp as a knife.

"Yes, Your Majesty. They were only the two illegitimate sons of King Robert. The queen said. She looked at Eddard Stark, the eternal Prime Minister of the Kingdom, standing to the side, "Lord Eddard, come and persuade His Majesty, if he is willing to respect the integrity of a person, it is you." ”

Eddard Stark said, "Your Majesty, I follow His Majesty's decision. ”

"Lord Eddard, for the unification of the Seven Kingdoms, the eradication of the rebels in the West, and the deterrence of Dorne and Riverlands, Storm's Rest, the king lacks a dragon, please persuade him. Bachelor Pelos said earnestly.

"I hate these filthy bastards," Stannis scolded, "their names thunder in my ears, and their presence is the shame of House Baratheon." Damn Robert, I hate him. Even though he is dead, I still hate him fiercely and curse him. He was not a good king, he never went to court to deal with state affairs, he was not just or ashamed, he regarded family honor as dog dung, but the gods sent him to the throne. ”

"Your Majesty, please allow me to sacrifice Gendry and Barra to the Red God, and you will never hear their names again. Melisandre relented.

Davos, the acting prime minister's hand, stared at the king tightly, his right hand touching the lucky charm around his neck, and kept his mouth tightly closed, silent. In the midst of the gloomy and angry face of the king, it is wiser not to speak first.

"Let me offer Gendry and Bara to Lachlo, Your Majesty. Melisandre's melodious voice seemed to be chanting, "The ancient prophecy will be fulfilled, your dragon will be awakened, and the wings of stone will be spread to destroy all the rebels for you and unify the Seven Kingdoms." ”

The young maester, Pelos, fell to one knee. "Your Majesty, let Lady Melisandre awaken the dragon in the stone, and let the rebels and thieves all be reduced to ashes. Like Aegon, you'll set out from Dragonstone and ride the dragon to expose the rebels and the Puppet King alike to the wrath of the Children of Light. ”

If the Christians saw his successor so superstitious about the Red God and knelt down to beg the king, he would have been to death.

The scholars of the school city are not believers in the red god.

"Your wife likewise pleads with you, great Stannis, my husband. Queen Celis knelt down on her knees before the king and folded her hands together as if in prayer.

"They are my blood relatives, women. King Stannis said coldly, his voice like the ice and snow of the North, "Whatever the truth, the child is not at fault. And now, I'm on the Iron Throne. Lord Ed in the North could return to White Harbor in the North by water in less than ten days, and the USS Robert Warhammer was equipped with the most formidable oarsmen, with six hundred oarsmen rowing day and night. The Westlands are in rebellion, and with Lord Eddard here, I'm not worried. ”

"As for Lan Li, I have ascended the throne as king, and if he does not heed my call and do not come to King's Landing to swear allegiance, I will take down Storm's Rest and stick his head in the tip of a spear. And the Bendlands, I don't need them to swear allegiance, because I'm going to destroy House Tyrrell, and even if he does, I'll kill the Roses and re-establish a new lord. ”

During the Usurper Wars more than a decade ago, the Tyrells led their army to besiege Stannis for more than a year, and many of his loyal men either died of war, starvation, and disease, which was a blood feud in Stannis's heart. Although it has been fourteen years, the souls of his subordinates, their faces when they are dying, have been crying and appearing in his heart, and they have never stopped.

Melisandre remained unrelenting, and she gently placed her fair and tender hand on the king's arm: "The Lord of Light cherishes chastity and punishes the depraved, so there is no more suitable sacrifice than Gendry and Barra, and the dragon will be born from the blood of the royal family and the pure flame." ”

Davos saw that Stannis seemed to be slightly shaken, and he immediately said, "I don't know about dragons, and I don't know about gods...... But everyone knows that those who kill their relatives will be cursed forever. ”

"Don't talk about it! Don't talk about the sacrifice of Gendry and Barra, never mention it again. Stannis glared at Eddard Stark, "The eternal Prime Minister of the kingdom, can't you stand up and say a word for me with a bunch of crows croaking in my ears?"

"Your Majesty, needless to say, you have made the wisest decision. Eddard Stark said lightly.

He made a bet with Melisandre, and he won.

Not because of the power of prophecy, but because, he knew Stannis's character, which is wisdom.

At the end of the day, Stannis was an upright, just, honorable, and decisive king, which was the fundamental reason why he overthrew Cersei and supported Stannis. He is stubborn, narrow-minded, and will take revenge, but he has a righteous side until the mountains and rivers are exhausted.

Eddard Stark looked at Melisandre, and he could see her reluctance and the sting of deep frustration when he looked at her.

Melisandre's eyes swept over the shadows, then rekindled the flames.

Clearly, she wanted to prove once again that she was —— Lord of Light, the only true god in the world. It was still an insurmountable divide between her and Eddard Stark.