iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 206 Paper, Pen and Letter Crow 2
Tywin Lannister said coldly: "I still haven't figured out what a Lannister is."

He looked at Kevan and said, "You write a letter for me and tell Cersei in my name that this is my idea."

Kevan Lannister nodded slightly: "Lord Tywin, I will make arrangements immediately."

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When Duke Tywin and Ser Kevan were standing next to the map discussing military affairs, the voice of the guard captain outside the tent sounded: "Lord Tywin, Sir Harris wants to see you!"

Ser Harris Swyver is the father-in-law of Kevan Lannister. It is rumored that the vassals of the Westerland secretly called him a shameless sycophant, and said that his greatest achievement in his life was to marry his daughter. Ser Kevan used this to gain access to the Lannister family.

"Let him in."

Not long after, Sir Harris, who was quite old, entered the tent.

He first glanced at Sir Kevan, who was looking at him, and then saluted Lord Tywin: "Lord Tywin, Stannis' messenger crow is here again."

Hearing this, Duke Tywin looked sharply at Sir Harris, who trembled.

Ser Kevan spoke up: "Sir Harris, how did Stannis' messenger crow find this place?"

The Lannister army has just entered Harrenhal, and Stannis is far away on Dragonstone, but his messenger crows have flown here... What does this mean?Could it be that Stannis's eyes are hidden next to them?
Sir Kevan's face turned serious, and he continued: "Why is it in your hands?"

Sir Harris quickly explained: "One of my men shot a messenger crow, so I got this letter."

After a pause, he added: "Look at the direction of the messenger crow, its destination is the Western Territory."

After the explanation, Sir Harris secretly breathed a sigh of relief... Fortunately, he had thought of a perfect excuse in advance on the way here, so he did not reveal that he secretly went out to hunt.

Ser Kevan walked over and took the tightly rolled letter from Ser Harry. He lowered his eyes and glanced at the new Stannis family crest on it.

"Tell me the content." Lord Tywin returned to the table and sat down.

Ser Kevan opened the letter, read it carefully, and said, "He claims to be Stannis I of the Baratheon family and requires all loyal kings to swear allegiance to him."

Sir Harris stretched his neck and glanced at the letter in Kevan's hand, and said, "Both the Baratheon brothers have become kings? Two kings?"

Ser Kevan glanced at Ser Hareth, who immediately drew back.

No longer paying attention to his father-in-law, he looked at Duke Tywin who was sitting upright: "How should we deal with this?"

After pondering for a while, Lord Tywin looked at Sir Harris and said, "What do you think Stannis will do next?"

Sir Harris was very excited. Is Duke Tywin going to use his wisdom?Did he finally realize what he was capable of?Thinking of this, he became even more excited.

His voice was trembling: "Duke Tywin, Stannis controls Blackwater Bay, and he will definitely attack King's Landing next."

After speaking, Sir Harris looked at Duke Tywin with a majestic look expectantly, but he failed to receive the appreciation and praise he imagined.

Duke Tywin stared at Sir Harris for a while, waved his hand and said, "Stay back."

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After Sir Harris left with a disappointed look on his face, after a pause, Lord Tywin's voice sounded: "They will all think so."

Ser Kevan said, "But he is Stannis."

Duke Tywin nodded slightly and said: "Kevan, we still need some time, so we have to let Stannis know that whoever wins between him and Renly will be the King of the Seven Kingdoms."

A pair of light green eyes dotted with gold looked at Kevan and continued: "We are going to deal with the winner of the two of them, and that person will also be our last enemy."

Kevan nodded solemnly, paused, and then said: "Those people we bribed can at most spread some rumors on Dragonstone Island, but they cannot directly advise Stannis."

Lord Tywin picked up a blank piece of parchment and said, "That's enough. Rumors can only be effective if someone is willing to hear them. He wants to hear this now, and we are doing him a favor."

"You mean..."

After a pause, Sir Kevan nodded and continued: "Yes, it will be difficult for the troops on Dragonstone to capture King's Landing. Even if they win by luck, it will be a loss for both sides. When Renly's army marches to King's Landing, , he won’t even be able to put up a decent resistance by then.”

He added: "Stannis will definitely consider this, but... even if this is the case, Stannis's thousands of troops on Dragonstone are definitely no match for Renly's hundred thousand troops, and the current Stormlands The lords will not support him."

"Does it matter to him what other people think? He's Stannis."

Lord Tywin snorted coldly and continued: "Stannis follows the laws of inheritance and blood. He must hate his brother who does not understand etiquette."

Sir Kevan said respectfully to Lord Tywin: "So, he is happy to accept our help."

Lord Tywin picked up the quill, dipped it in ink, and said, "May the gods..."

After a pause, he changed his words: "May his new god bless him."

Lord Tywin's quill began to wave: Honorable Balon Greyjoy...

The quill in his hand paused for a moment, and then he added - Your Majesty.

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Dragonstone, Hall of the Chart Table.

Stannis Baratheon stood in front of the tall narrow window, looking at the rolling waves in the distance, his jaw moving silently.Davos Seaworth stood behind the king with a respectful expression.

"This time, there are not enough messenger crows on Dragonstone."

King Stannis turned to the Onion Knight and said: "Although I am the legal king of the Seven Kingdoms, the lords of the Seven Kingdoms will choose to pretend to be deaf and dumb because they love Joffrey, Renly, or Robb ·Stark."

He added: "Even if we have enough letter crows, those bachelors will take my letter into the study and dormitory, read it to their lord, and then... it will be the same as last time, either the letter will be burned or listened to He keeps his mouth shut."

Davos stroked his chest and said, "King Stannis, Davos is at your disposal at any time."

King Stannis nodded slightly and said: "Davos, I want you to drive the Black Bertha north, passing through Seagull Town, the Five Fingers Peninsula, the Three Sisters Islands, and even as far as White Harbor.

Your eldest son, Dale Seaworth, sailed the Sea Sprite south, past Cape Wrath and Cape Broken Arm, along the coast of Dorne to the Arbor.

Each of you will take a box of my handwritten letters and send one to every port, every manor house and every fishing village, and nail the letters to the doors of churches and inns where anyone who can read can see them.

In addition to declaring that I am the legitimate king, I must also add Cersei's crime to let them all know the ugliness of sluts and whores. "

King Stannis' teeth chattered: "I would like to see how those lords who have received letters before... continue to pretend to be stupid this time."

Davos hesitated for a moment and said respectfully: "King Stannis, in many places... I'm afraid not many people are literate."

After a pause, he added: "Maybe... if you tell them your beliefs, the effect will be better."

King Stannis muttered: "It's good, but it's also more dangerous. Those hypocritical people are most afraid of having their darkness exposed by others."

After a pause, Davos added: "King Stannis, maybe... you can let me bring some knights and let them read it. Things will be much easier to handle."

Stannis nodded slightly. He seemed to be very satisfied with Davos's suggestion: "Okay, there are many cowardly knights on Dragonstone who would rather practice faith than fight. I will send you manpower."

He added: "When it is safe, act openly, and when it is dangerous, hide your eyes and ears. Use all the smuggling methods you have ever known to spread my announcement. If the letter is not enough, I allow you to capture a few monks on the way. , ask them to make more copies for you."

After a moment of silence, King Stannis continued: "Davos, your second son Arad Seaworth... I am also useful. I want him to drive the Lady Marya across the Narrow Sea to Bravo. I will bring these letters to the rulers there... I want the whole world to know that I, Stannis, am the legitimate king of the Seven Kingdoms."

Davos raised his eyes to look at King Stannis and nodded.

King Stannis glanced at Davos, who looked thoughtful, and said, "Loyal Davos, what do you have to say?"

Davos suddenly came back to his senses and said respectfully: "I'm sorry, I was thinking about what to believe..."

King Stannis frowned and said, "Speak out, I want to hear what you think."

Davos paused and said, "I'm wondering if there's any way to get evidence of Cersei's affair. When the time comes, it will be... more weighty."

"There is evidence, but the witness is at Storm's End."

King Stannis took steps towards the map table and said as he walked: "He is Robert's bastard son, the bastard son he had on my wedding bed on my wedding night. His biological mother is the Florentine family. Dilina, so Robert had to publicly acknowledge the illegitimate child.

They called him Edric Storm, and they said he looked exactly like Robert.I think as long as the people of the Seven Kingdoms look at him, and then look at Joffrey and Tommen, the truth will be self-evident. "

When King Stannis stopped in front of the map table, Davos said: "King Stannis, if he were at Storm's End, I don't think Renly would hand him over to us, let alone He and Joffrey are put together for comparison."

King Stannis fixed his gaze on King's Landing on the map table, and said coldly: "When I catch the traitor, the people of the Seven Kingdoms will no longer be deceived by those hypocritical lords. I will do it in full view of the public. Judge these people for their sins according to the law of the kingdom.”

He pointed at the location of Storm's End with his finger, paused, looked up at Davos, and said: "Davos, if you have any suggestions, just say so. I will make you a knight. I don’t want you to imitate the rhetoric of my lords.”

Davos leaned forward slightly and said: "King Stannis, the sentence at the end of the letter... flatters the Lord of Light and shines brightly... You are the de jure first heir to the Iron Throne and the legitimate king. This is a fact. No one can deny this.”

He hesitated for a moment, then continued: "And... your people from the Seven Kingdoms may not like this sentence."

After a pause, he added: "Perhaps you can change it to...in the name of the gods, or...in the name of the old and new gods."

King Stannis' eyes were as cold as ice: "My Davos, when did you, a smuggler, become pious? It sounds like you don't like my new god."

Davos said frankly: "King Stannis, I don't know much about this Lord of Light, but most people are very familiar with the gods we burned."

King Stannis said coldly: "What we burned was just some wood."

Davos looked at his king: "Your Majesty, I have to advise you. Your people will not think that you are burning wood. What they see is that you have overthrown all the gods that you have believed in for a long time. Then forcefully give them a god whose name you can't even pronounce well, and you risk losing their love for you."

"Is it so difficult to read R'hllor? Will I lose the love of the people?"

King Stannis snorted coldly and continued: "Davos, tell me, when did they love me? In that case, it doesn't matter to me whether they love me or not. What's the difference?! When I was in King's Landing, the Archbishop kept nagging me all day long that all justice and justice in the world came from the Seven Gods, but all the justice and justice I saw were all done by human beings!"

His teeth were chattering: "From the day I witnessed my parents drowning, I no longer believe in God. I swear to God that I will never worship any god!"

Davos said with some confusion: "Since you don't believe in God..."

King Stannis interrupted: "Then why find a new god? I have asked myself this too. I don't know much about the gods, and I don't want to care about them, but I know that this red-robed priestess has whether there are any mortals. the power of."

He stared coldly at the Stormland on the chart table: "I humbly asked the Lords of the Stormland to support me. What did I get? What I got was their ridicule... In short, I will never be such a coward again, who Don’t even think about laughing at me again.”

His eyes swept across Bitter Bridge, King's Landing, and Neck: "According to legal principles, the Iron Throne should belong to me, but how do I get it? There are three false kings now, and all three of them are richer and more powerful than me. Duo, I only have the boat in my hands...and her, the red-robed female priest."

He looked at Davos: "Did you know? More than half of our knights dare not even say Melisandre's name, so... even if she has no other talents except to spread panic, The priestess is already very valuable. Before the war started, half of the soldiers were defeated if they were afraid. This is my only advantage against the three false kings!"

Finally, he said slowly: "As far as I know, she may have other terrifying abilities. If she wants to continue to let me support the Lord of Light she believes in, she needs to prove her other values ​​to me. I I think...she will be able to wait for such a good opportunity soon."

(End of this chapter)