Chapter 0432: Confrontation: Prelude to Life and Death

The plaza outside the Great Basilica of Baylor, on the lowest staircase.

The hemp finch in a linen coat is barefoot, has no bamboo pole staff in his hand, no necklace and jade around his neck, and no ring on his finger.

Except for the book "Seven Stars Bible" in his hand, he wore a coarse cloth robe, and there was nothing else.

The Sparrow is here to welcome Stannis I. Behind the Sparrow are the seven archbishops of the Great Basilica of Baylor.

On either side of the staircase, two pairs of sparrows, stood facing each other, and the line reached the gate of the Great Basilica of Baylor.

It was imposing, a majesty that no archbishop had ever had before.

The sparrows who greeted them were all dressed in the same way as the archbishop, barefoot, with a coarse linen shirt and a striking seven-pointed star on the placket.

Stannis I and the queen came slowly.

Walking to their left was a giant of steel, a pair of blood-red eyes that could only be glimpsed through the slits of his sealed copper helmet.

The Living Dead created by the Tongueless Scholar Coben: Robert Strong. — Gregor Clegane, the former Magic Mountain.

Robert Strong's greatsword was terrifying, six feet long, and when wielded with one hand, it attacked twice as far as a normal person's sword.

To the right of the King and Queen is the intrepid Barristan Selmi, the captain of the Kingsguard. This is the man who participated in the Black Harbor jousting tournament at the age of ten and challenged Prince Duncan, when hundreds of knights did not dare to challenge Duncan, and this masked ten-year-old child was the first person.

Hence the name 'Fearless' Barristan.

Barristan sits on a horse, a little taller than Robert Strong on the left, and some people joke that Barristan Selmy can kill Berry Dondelien with the other if he pees with one hand. Although it is a joke, it also shows the high level of Barristan Selmy's swordsmanship.

He has served three kings, and his honor and status reign supreme among the people of the Seven Kingdoms. Although the Mad King was defeated, Barristan remained unyielding until he was finally captured by Robert at the end of his strength. His loyalty is as respectable as his swordsmanship. King Robert himself pardoned him and gave him a white robe.

But at Barristan Selmy's side, the brave Bran Stark and his wolf were nowhere to be seen.

The other five white-robed knights were all behind Barristan.

Behind Robert Strong are the Warriors, who have been very low-key lately.

Ever since being hired by King Stannis I, the notorious Warriors have kept a low profile, and there are no mercenary warriors to run amok outside.

They've almost disappeared, but they've always been there. Whether it is a girl's den or a casino tavern, they are there, but they no longer break out evil deeds such as killing people and gouging out eyes and cutting off hands and feet, in the eyes and ears of ordinary people, these people are no different from completely disappearing.

Robert Strong is followed by outlaws from all over the world, including the scimitar-wielding Dothraki on the other side of the Narrow Sea and the fierce black goat-worshipping mercenaries of the city-state of Kohor.

They are no longer short of money, not that they are no longer bloodthirsty, but that they can live well without using bloodthirsty means.

Behind the Warriors and Kingsguard was an array of two thousand Blackarmoured troops, led by their commander-in-chief, Berry Dondelien.

The sound of neat footsteps with a boom represents their amazing combat prowess.

Berry Dondelion is a true warrior, and he is very young and handsome. He left his fiefdom of Black Harbor and came to King's Landing to be the king's courtier, with one purpose: to make meritorious achievements and add honor. The security of King's Landing is under his control and management alone.

For the safety of Stannis I, Melisandre temporarily added the Warriors and a thousand Blackarmor guards. With such a powerful force under their protection, who else can defeat Robert Strong and the fearless Barristan Selmi, even if the Sparrow has bad intentions?

No one could get close to Stannis and Queen Selyse.

*

The absent Bran Stark and his Icewolf guard two men: Melisandre and Princess Shireen.

This was also a very important duty, and after the king and queen left with the Kingsguard and the Warriors, the princess and the princess were left without a personal guard.

This was unsafe and uneasy for Stannis I.

He left Bran Stark and Icewolf Summer to his daughter and Miss Melisandre.

The importance of the two most important women in his life, Queen Selyse, was not on the mind of Stannis I. He had no feelings for Queen Cylise anymore.

Even if it was a personal psychological sense of security, Stannis I insisted on doing so.

He loves Bran Stark more than his daughter Shireen Baratheon.

The three most important people in Stannis I's heart, the ones he had emotional feelings for, were left by him in the Megar Tower of the Red Keep.

Shireen Baratheon recently read a book about dragons and sons of the forest in the Royal Library, and she was fascinated by the stories they recounted.

Accompanied by Icewolf and Bran, Shireen reads the story to Bran. She was a year older than Bran.

Melisandre stared at the flames in the brazier, unable to take her eyes off it, no one knowing what she was looking at. Bran Stark had never seen any vision from the flames.

*

"Your Majesty, please dismount?" the Sparrow greeted Stannis I and Her Majesty Queen Selyse.

Stannis I jumped off his horse, and the warriors and Kingsguard behind him dismounted.

Led by the Sparrow, accompanied by the Seven Archbishops, the group walked up the stairs, walked through the Place de la Belle, and walked to the door of the Basilica of Baylor.

Inside the gate, two pairs lined up to welcome Stannis I.

"Your Majesty, please give the order for the general and the guards to untie their swords. The Divine Prayer is not allowed to enter with any weapons. The sparrow said solemnly.

Stannis I looked at the convoy behind him and nodded.

Barristan opened his mouth, but Stannis gave him a look, and he swallowed back the words that came to his lips. He looked at Robert Strong, who was wrapped in heavy steel, and at the sparrows, dressed in a sackcloth robe, with empty hands and calm eyes, and he was the first to untie his sword.

As soon as he made a move, several of the brothers of the Imperial Forest Guard had to untie their long swords, and then the brothers of the Warrior Regiment, and everyone untied their swords and broadswords. Sparrows came up and took the weapons.

Queen Cylise slowed down slightly, and the head of the Warriors, Banker Raft, walked up to her, and Cylise whispered, "In case something happens, let Robert Ststrong tear up the sparrow." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The leader of the Warriors replied in a low voice, "Your Majesty, rest assured, we carry with us daggers, steel thorns, and short blades. ”