章 180: Daenerys fleeing on a dragon
In the corner of the merchant's house, Janos Bracken, Lyman Ramon, Hans Ramon and others who were drinking in boredom all turned their attention to Jorah Mormont who entered the store.
This group of people got off the boat from Saltworks Town and drifted all the way to Pantos. After more than a month, they arrived at Volantis from the sea.
But due to the turmoil in Slaver's Bay, no ship here dares to go to Meereen, and even no captain is willing to go to Astapor, the southernmost tip of Slaver's Bay, because it is ruled by the Butcher King Corleone.
This group of people rested here for almost a week. When they were at a loss and came to the tavern all day to inquire about news, they saw Jorah Mormont, who had also come to Volantis to investigate the situation in Westeros.
Hans whispered to the clan leader Lyman: "That's him, Jorah, the lord of Bear Island. I met him once when I was fighting in Pike City."
During the Greyjoy Rebellion, Jorah Mormont was knighted for his prowess in battle. Later, at the Tourney held in Lannisport to celebrate this victory, Ser Jorah won an almost impossible match, took the crown of love and beauty, and dedicated it to Lynyth Hightower. .
That night, he proposed marriage to Lord Leyton Hightower, thereby marrying the prodigal Lyness. What happened after that was tragic.
The land in the north was barren and the yields were not abundant, so Ser Jorah quickly spent all his family savings, but his wife continued to maintain a high standard of living.
In order to make money, Jorah had to sell poachers to the Tyroshi as slaves, which was illegal.
In order to avoid becoming a night watchman or being beheaded by Lord Eddard, he could only take his wife into exile.
Unable to bear the life of exile, Lynys soon betrayed him and fell in love with a prince of Lys.
Genos shook his head and sighed: "It's pitiful for a count, whose territory is not small, to be corrupted to this extent by a woman."
He's on the verge of losing his territory, so he's unusually sympathetic to Ser Jorah.
Little Lyman rolled his eyes, "I heard that he is fighting for the Dragon Queen Daenerys, why don't we go and get in touch."
Jorah can come here from Meereen, so there is naturally a boat back. Little Lyman's idea was to take a boat.
"Okay!" Janos Bracken nodded, and then ordered Hans to go and recruit Jorah and others.
He was the oldest among this group of people and had the highest status before, so he was implicitly regarded as the talker.
Jorah and others had just found an empty table to sit down under the gaze of everyone in the tavern, when they saw a middle-aged warrior walking towards them.
"I would like to say hello to you on behalf of my lord, Lord Jorah Mormont. Could you please move over and have a drink with my lord?" Hans said politely.
Jorah the Bear looked in the direction from which the middle-aged warrior came, and saw two people dressed as Westeros nobles, one large and one small, as well as several of their followers.
The older noble has dark brown hair, black eyes, and is not very tall. He is a standard descendant of the ancestors, and he has a proud look on his face.
Although the coat of arms on his body was hidden, he looked like a noble who had been in power for a long time.
Most of the ancestral nobles of Westeros were in the North. As a Yankee, Jorah knew more or less Northern Earls of this level.
Then this person can only be the governor of the ancestors of the riverlands or valleys.
He knew Bronze Yohn of the Royce family, and Lord Blackwood of Raventree City didn't seem to have black eyes, so...
Jorah the Bear had roughly guessed who this person was.
"no problem."
He first nodded to the middle-aged warrior Hans, then ordered the mercenary who followed him to order something to eat at the table, and then headed to Janos Bracken with the middle-aged warrior.
"The gods bless you, Ser Jorah."
Genos and others first greeted the big bear.
"Same wish, Lord Genos."
Jorah was not polite, said hello, nodded to little Lyman, sat down, reached out and poured himself a glass of expensive-looking wine.
Old Bracken saw that the Lord of Bear Island had guessed his identity, so he directly entered the topic and asked the big bear if he could take their group to see Queen Daenerys.
"No problem, as long as you tell me the situation in Westeros in detail. My queen lacks this knowledge."
Jorah took a swig of wine and made his own terms.
The situation was something everyone knew, and there was no need to keep it secret. Genos and Lyman each directly told Jorah Mormont about the situation in the Western Continent.
"...That's it. The Targaryens already have the firm support of the Riverlands and the Reach, and Dorne and the North will soon surrender."
Genos pointed at Jorah, then at himself, and whispered: "As long as the Dragon Queen behind you joins forces with King Arthur I, restoring the glory of the Targaryen dynasty will be like..."
Although his eldest nephew Arthur had already captured King's Landing and had won the support of the strongest Riverbend people, Genos, who had not received any orders, still decided to go as planned.
So he revealed a hint of Arthur's idea of alliance with Daenerys Stormborn on the spot.
Jorah looked at the group of people he met in surprise, wondering if it was such a coincidence?
So he also whispered: "There are many people here, let's go inside."
After another drink, Jorah returned to his original position.
The two waves of people pretended to be just acquaintances and left the merchant's house one after another.
In the inn where Janos and others stayed temporarily, Jorah and Arthur's envoys talked in detail for an afternoon until the sun set.
"It just so happens that my queen also intends to form an alliance with the dragon party forces in Westeros."
Jorah is very happy at the moment because he completed the task assigned by the queen ahead of time and may have won over a reliable ally.
"Let's go back now and tell Arthur I about the situation in the western continent..."
The bear felt more and more that something was wrong. If the queen formed an alliance with the dragon owners like this, how would the Iron Throne be distributed?
Is there a chair for two people?
Besides, Jorah himself has some small thoughts, and he also wants to marry the queen.
If the situation is reported back to Meereen at this time and the two sides sign a covenant, according to the tradition of the Targaryen family, Queen Dany should marry that Arthur.
"But the situation in Volantis is unclear. If the newly elected three giants are two tigers, one elephant or even three tigers, then the queen will naturally have a lot of difficulties on her way home." The bear pretended to consider Daenerys.
"What should we do? Should we wait for the election in Volantis to be over?" Little Leman asked bluntly.
After a moment's silence, Jorah Mormont replied: "You are right, my Lord. The election is not far away anyway. Let's wait and bring the exact news back to Meereen, and let my queen decide."
He kept emphasizing "my queen" in front of this group of river nobles, trying to distance the two groups of people.
A queen and a king who has occupied King's Landing are like tigers in the mountains. They are very likely to be incompatible.
Experienced Janos felt the change in Jorah Mormont's attitude, so he pretended to cater to him: "Sir, you are right. Anyway, we have plenty of time. Why don't we stop here and wait. By the way, where are you staying? Do you need us to arrange a room?"
Jorah had a guilty conscience and naturally didn't want to have too much contact with this group of people, so he declined the proposal and left the inn with his men.
After Little Lyman and the others came back from seeing off the guests, Genos called Little Lyman and Hans, who were qualified to participate in the decision, to his room.
"Did you hear what he said before and after? There must be a reason for his sudden change of heart." Old Bracken touched his bald chin and analyzed.
Little Lyman was still thinking about it, but Hans nodded in agreement with the lord's words: "Yes, he did change his heart. Although Volantis may let the Tiger Party take power, if Stormborn leaves Slaver's Bay, the Dragon Queen will not have much conflict with this place, and at most she will block the way. What's more, the Red God believers here seem to regard Daenerys as the reincarnation of the savior. With R'hllor's influence in Volantis, the three giants are unlikely to go to war with the Dragon Queen."
The beliefs of the Volantis people are very diverse. The nobles living in the East District are often believers of the ancient gods of Valyria, and the three archons usually come from here.
But the influence of Lord of Light R'hllor is also good. Among the 100,000 slave soldiers of the Tiger Cloak Army here, about half of them are followers of R'hllor. The world's largest temple of the Lord of Light - the Temple of Lohela - is also in Volantis, and Benero, the Supreme Priest of the Red God, is stationed in the Temple of Lohela.
After being reminded, Little Leman also reacted, so he echoed his two companions and said, "It seems that this Sir Jorah is not reliable. Why don't we go directly to Stormborn."
For the existence of a higher level king or feudal lord, it is very impolite to call them by their names, but the Dragon Queen is not their king, so this group of people often refer to Daenerys as Stormborn.
Genos waved his hand gently, "No, we don't have a ship, how can we go to Slaver's Bay? Priest Bennero of the Temple of R'hllor firmly believes that Stormborn is the reincarnation of Azor Ahai and a hero who saves the world. I think they are happy to help the Dragon Queen do something."
In Westeros, there are ravens, a way to transmit information over long distances. In the free trade zone, various exchanges are more frequent, and there must be a mature messaging system.
So Genos's idea is to ask the high priest of the Red God, who has a high status, to help deliver the letter and directly present Arthur I's ideas and conditions to Daenerys.
If possible, Genos also wants to meet the Dragon Queen, so that he can give an explanation to his nephew in the future.
This group of people came to do this, so they took advantage of the night to go to the DC area to find the Temple of R'hllor, and after reporting their intentions to the "Hand of Holy Fire", the armed group of the Lord of Light, they were received by the high priest Bennero.
...
Margaery's room in Maegor Tower, the Red Keep of King's Landing.
Dozens of candles were burning on the candle holders, dispelling the darkness in the room.
A female shoemaker apprentice was measuring the size of Margaery's feet to complete the strange shoes required by the king.
Arthur stared at Margaery's beautiful feet without blinking.
Little Rose had a pair of snow-white and crystal feet, like the most beautiful crystals. The flesh color of the instep seemed transparent, with a few blue veins faintly reflected. The toenails of the ten toes were all light red, like small petals.
Because she didn't walk often and took good care of her feet, Miss Tyrell's beautiful feet looked very attractive.
This was a pair of iconic Greek feet, that is, the middle of the toes slightly protruded from the big toe.
It is said that Greek feet love to produce beautiful women, but there are also claims that this is an unhealthy foot shape.
But in any case, Greek feet are more suitable for high heels than Egyptian feet with the most prominent big toes and Roman feet with flat big toes.
"Your Majesty! Are these so-called high heels uncomfortable to wear?" Margaery questioned.
Although she had never actually seen it, based on her fiancée's description, Little Rose felt that it should be a torture device, not expensive shoes that aristocratic women and young ladies should wear.
After reluctantly looking away, Arthur replied: "You will know later that high heels will be one of my greatest inventions."
Among his three women, Arianne is the shortest, Margaery is the second, and Sansa is the tallest.
Among them, Sansa is about half a head shorter than him, Margaery only reaches Arthur's chin, that is, one head shorter than him, and the Princess of Dorne is one head shorter than Margaery, probably only reaching Arthur's Adam's apple.
So in order to reduce the height difference between Margaery and him at the wedding, and to add some bad taste, King Arthur I ordered someone to find this female shoemaker apprentice.
In King's Landing, great shoemakers and top tailors are generally men. There are very few women engaged in these two professions, so it still took Arthur a lot of effort to find this female apprentice.
Margery shook her head, but when she thought that these shoes might shorten the height difference between herself and her fiancé, she agreed to let the shoemaker make a torture device for her.
Little Rose did not expect that in the days to come, she would always wear the torture instruments made by the king and regard them as a sign of dignity.
Then, amidst the trend of several queens wearing high heels every day, the high heels "invented" by His Majesty Arthur I began to sweep the entire Westeros aristocracy, and have been popular in the free trade areas and more distant Qarth, Yidi, Asia and other places.
Even the emperor of Yidi left a famous saying in order to purchase authentic high-heeled shoes, stockings and lace maid uniforms from the Western Continent:
Even though the knowledge is far away in Westeros, you should still seek it!
After taking the measurements, the female apprentice remembered all the requirements of His Majesty the King, turned around and left under the leadership of the servants of the Red Castle.
Only Margaery and Arthur I were left barefoot in the room. It looked like something was going to happen tonight.
…
Meereen City, in the palace at the top of the largest pyramid.
Daenerys, wearing a tight-fitting robe, is discussing the situation with her council.
Old Sir Barristan reported to everyone the war situation in the south: "The Butcher King of Astapor has been killed by the alliance between Yunkai and New Ghis, and the coalition is ready to go north. Matalis also sent an army to the east. , it is said that there is no shortage of two-headed warriors in this army..."
Gray Worm, who is responsible for maintaining order in Meereen - the supreme commander of the eight thousand Unsullied Legion - also informed the queen of the situation in the city.
"Since you broke the slaves' shackles, the new freedmen have gained the right to control their own lives, but they don't know what to do, and this has caused chaos in the city."
"In addition, the Sons of the Harpy in the city are also assassinating our new freemen, Unsullied, and mercenaries. Brothers say the work is very difficult."
There is a secret organization called the Sons of the Harpy, whose purpose is to overthrow the rule of Queen Daenerys.
"Some of the southern war refugees you ordered to accept brought the blood plague, and the plague is already spreading in the city..."
As Gray Worm told everything about the city, Dany frowned impatiently and said coldly: "Why are there so many things? The Iron Throne has already passed into the hands of my eldest nephew..."
Previously, a letter sent by a mysterious person explained the situation in Westeros and claimed that Arthur I, who occupied King's Landing and the Iron Throne, was willing to form an alliance with the Dragon Queen to restore the glory of the Targaryen dynasty.
The turmoil in Meereen, the Yunkai-New Ghis alliance in the south, and the longing for her only remaining relatives gave Daenerys a strange idea.
I was supposed to live in the Red Keep in King's Landing, and the Iron Throne was where I was supposed to sit, not here.
As soon as this thought appeared, it immediately occupied Daenerys's entire brain.
She no longer wanted to take matters into her own hands in Meereen.
"Ser Barristan is responsible for the war in the south. Gray Worm continues to suppress the Sons of the Harpy. As for the blood plague, we find enough witch doctors to cure the patients bit by bit. I feel a little unwell today. That's it for the meeting."
After briefly dismissing the imperial meeting, she returned to her residence and ordered her maid to pack her luggage.
That night, the Dragon Queen rode the largest black dragon, Drogon, and took the other two dragons with her, leaving the Great Pyramid of Meereen.
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