Chương 67: Struggle for survival II

If there are spelling mistakes, please let me know.

I may have more errors than usual as I am returning to writing in English again.

As you know, on Friday I will not upload a chapter but 20 comments in this paragraph and I will upload another one today.

Next Sunday I will set up again power stone goals for extra chapters

in case anyone is interested, I got an artist friend to do a portrait of mc (the one who did the cover drawing).

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Olenna tyrell POV

He walked very confidently but to my surprise he was allowed to pass without leaving his weapons, he even had a sword in his belt and the king's guards said nothing.

The man was quite short by Prussian standards, which are quite tall.

The man sat down opposite me and stared at me for about 5 minutes without saying anything.

''I suppose it was you who sent me this letter'' I said, looking at the man as I showed him the letter.

''You suppose well, Lady Olenna, it is good to know that your grandson complied with my request'' said the man while playing with a knife between his fingers.

''What is it you wanted to talk to me about, that you had to frighten my grandson terribly'' I said curiously.

''Calm down woman, everything in its time, besides this is not the place to talk, don't you see that we are surrounded by unwanted ears'' said the man in white while he stood up.

The man signaled for us to follow him, Erryk and Arryk retrieved their swords, and we began to follow the mysterious man for a few minutes.

For a few minutes, we followed him through the dark corridors of the fortress until we came to a door made of black steel.

The man gave a couple of knocks and a small opening in the door revealed the eyes of another person.

''What is the music of life?" said the man at the door in a language I don't understand.

''Silence, brother,'' replied the man in the same language.

After that, we heard locks moving and many metal sounds until the door opened.

After entering this room, we saw many men who were dressed in the same way as the mysterious man.

We moved quickly through the room to enter another corridor system, but this time we saw a group of prisoners who were gagged and with very obvious marks of torture.

Lannister spies if you're wondering'' said the man without looking back.

From one of the cells a man leapt towards the bars trying to reach the man in white.

I couldn't understand what he was trying to say as he was gagged, only that he had many wounds and was crying and trying to reach out with his hand.

''Well, it looks like someone is ready to tell me what he knows'' said the mysterious man as he turned to look at us.

After walking down the long corridor full of cells we finally arrived at our destination, it was a kind of greenhouse that was full of plants and many animals inside transparent glass boxes.

''Sit down here, I hope there is no problem for your guards to stand for the moment'' said the man as he walked to the back of his room.

''No problem, now could you tell us why we are here,'' I said in a serious tone

''Liquor, juice, wine, coffee, tea, and I'm just asking because the king likes it, water?'' said the man showing most of those items.

''I really want to know why we are here, lord...?'' I said, looking him in the eye.

''And I am offering you my courtesy, and you shouldn't refuse, haha, or this will not end well,bad things could happen to you if you don't listen and respond I am the one who guides the conversation.'' said the man.

Erryk and Arryk stood in front of me.

''Who do you think you are to threaten Lady Olenna,'' said left .

''You'd better apologize'' said right.

''isn't it obvious, I proved it to you when we met, or didn't you see how the king's guards who disarm even the most important nobles in the kingdom of Prussia didn't say anything to me'' said the man as he approached Erryk and Arryk until they were a couple of centimeters apart.

''Hahaha I love this, the tall men picking on the little man, this is wonderful'' said the man in white laughing.

In one swift movement, the man punched left in the balls and at the same time punched right in the throat

while left bent over in pain he received an elbow to the face and followed it up with a fist to the back of the head.

In a short span of time, the man in white grabbed right by his arm and threw him over, dropping him like a sack of sand on the floor.

All this happened in less than 3 to 5 seconds, almost leaving us unable to react.

''I'm going to say this just once I don't like being threatened next time I'll kill you'' said the mysterious man to Erryk and Arryk as he returned to his chair.

''Liquor, juice, wine, coffee, tea and I only ask because the king likes it, water?'' said the man with a kind tone showing most of those elements.

''Water'' I said nervously

''Ah you my lady share the king's tastes is good to know'' said the man while pouring me a glass of water.

After receiving the glass of water and taking a sip, I went back to try to talk to the man.

''Why do I owe the invitation to your chambers, Lord ....?'' I said nervously.

''I am not a lord or ser, well, I wanted to meet the dreaded queen of thorns, von roon told me many things about you, but I want to know things first hand'' said in a friendly tone, the man in white.

''Here I am, how should I refer to you then?'' I said, looking him in the eye.

''As a friend, or you can call me as the Prussian nobles usually call me, the white devil or the Finn as you prefer'' said the man in white as he took a snake out of his glass box and put it on his shoulders.

''well Finn, what's with the invitation, you said you wanted to talk'' I said with a serious tone.

''me and my loose tongue, well, let's stop my attempt to scare you, it seems to have already paid off, I think we both have a common goal but unfortunately due to the nature of my work I am not always near my beloved king and I need someone who has the same interests as me to avoid any trickery that could affect my king while I am not around'' said the Finn while petting his snake.

Erryk and Arryk seemed to have recovered and came back to stand behind me.

''And what are the common interests?'' I said with a questioning tone.

''Well it's quite obvious, your greatest fear so far, if I have understood you well I guess, that the king's interest in another woman could complicate many things, it is not uncommon when a rich and handsome man, one of the daughters of his vassals or other lords appear in his bed naked and very willing to ensure the offspring of my king, although I doubt that he will fall into temptation, But he is human and could be tempted having a willing companion in his bed, and it could have horrible consequences, having to investigate the whole family of one of those whores who tries it seems to me a waste of time, I prefer to prevent it from happening in the beginning because if it happens it would affect the honor of my king and that is something I want to avoid'' said the Finn with a very serious tone.

How does this bastard know that?

''It seems that I am right, if that were to happen it would mean goodbye to your gold allowance, and you would have to go back to begging to Lord Leyton who is furious with you for ruining his plan, a real shame really, don't you think so much effort for nothing and having to kneel to Lord Leyton to be able to continue enjoying the luxuries or Lord Redwyne'' said the Finn with a sarcastic tone while playing with his fingers.

''And what do you want to do, we are not well received in the Prussian court, we are not used to such a strange and weird court life, and we have no support the only nobleman of the reach that is in the Prussian court hates us'' I said with a serious tone.

''I understand that Prussians are strange, very strange, proud, brave, conservative and religious, many know what you did to control your son, which they consider a violation of traditional gender roles, but at the same time that is what makes Prussian court life so easy to understand, you just have to have key friends who have influence and prestige as brave soldiers and warriors and most of the nobility will accept you it won't be quick, but worse is nothing and guess what Lady Olenna I have contacts with many nobles who have those characteristics who will be happy to help you'' said the Finnish man playing with the snake

''You are not Prussian from what I understand and neither noble, how is it possible that you have those contacts that we need so much to do what you ask of me'' I said seriously.

''Well, because of my skills as a scout, I have done many deeds in the army of the kings in Prussia, which has led me to gain many favors among the nobility of the eastern part of the kingdom, which are many of the most influential nobles in the kingdom, since the eastern border is the front that faces constant invasions of the Russian czar, many battles, much glory, and much fame, that makes them quite famous with respect to other nobles, not as influential perhaps as that idiot of von roon who only thinks about pride, but enough to allow some members of your family to enter the court and not be ostracized for you know all the things Prussian nobles hate like luxury or other things'' said the Finn while petting his snake.

''and all I have to do is make sure your king stays loyal to our betrothal?'' I said hesitantly.

''Don't you mean our king? And if that's your job then, being several steps ahead of spies and other people trying to take advantage of the king is very busy and, if I'm honest Lady Olenna, it's boring, You may find it interesting, but there are better things to do like hunting the Lannister rats that have been arriving since my king's name day feast or listening to the whispers coming from the capital, so you can do that job without problems since you are used to it and above all to annoy von Roon I want to see his angry face when he sees you at social gatherings, then we have a deal?,'' said the Finn.

His eyes were wide open, and you could see that they were very red, all this gives me bad signals, but I feel that I can't refuse either, so far all the information I have about him is that he is dangerous, and he has enough power to make my life impossible if he wanted to.

''Can I have time to think about it?'' I said, looking him in the eye.

''Of course not, the question is easy yes or no, I hope I have made it clear what would happen if you were to reject my kind offer.'' said the Finn with a friendly tone.

''If so, I accept your deal, when can I meet with the Prussian nobles who will help me'' i said with a serious tone

''Right now, Helmuth von bock and other Prussian nobles are waiting for you in the great hall, have much respect for Helmuth he may be the man who is most indebted to me, but he is also one of the most respected noblemen since his family has been the protectors of the border with Russia for generations and until the last time we were in Prussia his family had never failed in their mission enduring the terrible cold they are used to in those areas and enduring all the constant raids'' said the Finn while he opened the door for us.

We walked to the area where prisoners were being held until the Finn began to enter a cell.

''Well, this is as far as I go, I must continue to get information from this spy'' said the Finn as he took out his dagger and entered the cell.

''How will I recognize that Helmuth'' I said with a serious tone.

''He has an angry dog face of few friends and a scar from the top of his skull to his lip, obviously that wound left him one-eyed, bushy sideburns and a mustache separated from his beard, white tabard and a black cross that should be enough, good luck, don't disappoint me'' said the Finn.

''Hello, did you miss me? don't worry, now you will tell me everything I want to know'' was the last thing I heard from him as we left this dreary place, followed by the screams of pain from the Lannister spy.

I walked as fast as I could to get out of this place when we finally left, I turned to my guards.

''For god's sake left and right don't do something so stupid again, it was very obvious that he is someone we can't touch a single hair on his head, didn't you see how the Teutonic knights were afraid or didn't pay attention to him, he must be someone very close to the king and probably one of his advisors'' I said very annoyed.

''We are sorry, Lady Olenna'' said the twins at the same time.

I took the time to look at my hands and realized that they were shaking more than usual, that man is terrifying.

But I'll still be surprised that he knows things that I barely talk to my family about.

''Well let's go find the Prussian nobles who are going to help us'' I said, turning around and walking back to the great hall where the Prussian nobles are gathered.