章 421: Chapter 421: Tywin's Maneuver
"Plans?"
Viserys rose from the ground, dusting himself off. He bent down to pick up Twilight, which he had tossed aside, and then aimed the sword tip at the sheath on his waist and slid it back in.
Clang...
The sound of the blade scraping against the sheath echoed out. Viserys gripped the hilt of the sword, then lifted his head and spoke.
"I don't have any plans right now. I just want to lie down and get a good sleep."
The silver-haired young man's face was filled with exhaustion. The night of intense battle had indeed taken a toll on him, even though he had now stepped into the realm of the extraordinary.
"Who told you what you just said? Was it a revelation from the Lord of Light?"
Viserys asked. Melisandre shook her head slightly, raising her hand to catch a ray of sunlight.
"No, it's something I felt on my own."
The silver-haired youth was slightly taken aback.
He then also felt the warmth carried by the sunlight. The end of winter, the beginning of spring, the morning breeze was moist, and the world suddenly became full of life.
Winter had left with the Night King's retreat, and the spring breeze quietly swept across the land. The nightmare had passed, and hope had finally become reality.
For some reason, Viserys suddenly felt a bit melancholic. Looking back, from the day he arrived in this world to now, it felt like he had been in a nightmare.
He then inexplicably sighed and cursed under his breath, a rare occurrence.
"Damn!"
Time flies. The Targaryen family lost the Iron Throne in the last 'false spring,' and in this spring, they returned to their homeland. It was a cycle of fate.
At this time, the rumbling of horse hooves came from afar. Dust and snow were flying, and the Dothraki, led by Khal Qhogo, rushed over from a distance.
After the war, the cavalry of the Seven Kingdoms had already left the leadership of Khal Qhogo under the command of Stannis and Eddard Stark, taking a completely different route to cross the river and return to Riverrun.
They were unaware of the fall of Riverrun and the fact that King Robert had been shot and was unconscious, but staying with these fierce prairie warriors was definitely not a good choice.
After all, they were enemies, not friends. They had only temporarily united due to the pressure of the White Walkers. This was something that Stannis and Eddard were very clear about.
Then.
Boom, boom, boom—
The horse hooves galloped, dust flew, and the ground trembled slightly.
However, the Dothraki who came with great momentum arrived in front of Viserys but did not stop.
Instead, they surrounded him and the red-robed witch in the middle, raising their arakhs high, and let out a piercing cheer.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
Viserys, who was in the center of the encirclement, seemed very calm. He just smiled and nodded, knowing that this was the Dothraki's unique celebration ceremony.
Then Khal Qhogo came out of the cheering crowd on horseback.
He came to Viserys and the red-robed witch, then dismounted and knelt on one knee.
"Blood of my blood."
...
The warm spring breeze swept over Riverrun.
The alliance of the Seven Kingdoms had retreated to this castle, which had been briefly occupied by the White Walkers. They killed all the wights left here and burned their bodies.
Among them were many descendants and servants of House Frey, who had narrowly escaped extermination.
The Freys, the lords of the crossing, were arguably the most unlucky family in this war. Their patriarch, Lord Walder Frey, was so frightened that he committed suicide by jumping into the river, and then the Frey's home was ransacked by the White Walkers.
Once one of the richest and most powerful families in the Trident region, the Freys were populous and large in scale, but they suffered heavy casualties in this war.
Only a few excellent descendants, who had been sent overseas by old Walder in advance, survived. Many died in the battlefield. The new Lord of Riverrun, Stevron Frey, lost his eldest son, Lymond, and was in deep grief.
The Frey family members who stayed in Riverrun all became fresh wights and were burned.
The temporary commander of the alliance was originally Ser Barristan Selmy, the commander of the Kingsguard. However, when Duke Tywin Lannister arrived with his troops, the situation reversed.
Many nobles who owed favors or had borrowed Tywin's gold silently switched their support to the Duke of Casterly Rock.
The soldiers of the alliance suspected that they had been betrayed by Tywin before, but they were surrounded by the newly supported Western army and dared not speak out.
However, Yohn Royce, the honorable Lord of Runestone, was not intimidated by the Western army. Instead, he took the initiative to stand up.
He directly questioned Tywin Lannister as to why he had retreated before the battle and betrayed the alliance.
Tywin's retreat directly put the lords of the alliance and the king in danger, nearly getting them all wiped out by the White Walkers.
Even Lord Royce attributed the blame for the king being shot to Tywin.
Now, in the alliance that maintains the stability of the Baratheon dynasty, the alliance of the wolf, stag, fish, and falcon, only Yohn Royce, the representative of the Vale, has the ability to stand up in the face of the current situation.
Jon Arryn, the Duke of the Eyrie, is dead. Hoster Tully, the Duke of Riverrun, is seriously ill and did not come. Eddard Stark, the Duke of Winterfell, is not present. The king of House Baratheon is unconscious. The king's big brother is not back with Eddard.
Unfortunately, his remaining teammates are all weaklings. So when Lord Royce took the initiative to stand up and question Tywin, hoping to resolve the current predicament...
Not a single noble from the wolf, stag, fish, and falcon alliance dared to stand up and back him. Only Yohn Royce, clad in bronze armor, stood alone, facing Tywin's gloomy face.
Tywin was accused by Lord Royce of betraying the king and the interests of the alliance.
Facing such a serious accusation, Tywin naturally denied it.
Otherwise, even if he had three heads, it wouldn't be enough to chop off, and he would even become a public enemy.
However, having been confronted by the other party, Tywin had to explain himself in the face of this tricky issue.
Then, the Duke of Casterly Rock, with a gloomy face, explained in front of all the nobles and soldiers why he had retreated, trying to salvage his reputation.
According to Duke Tywin, he reported the bad news to the king as soon as he received it.
However, for some reason, the messenger disappeared and the message did not reach the king.
He not only did not shirk his duty and lose the battle, but as the commander of the rear, he also blocked the White
Walkers for at least several hours for the main force of the alliance.
He sent people to ask the king for help many times during this period, but he did not see any reinforcements.
Therefore, he was forced to retreat.
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