iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 587 The Temptation of Rose 5
"Leo Tyrell, I remember you."

Green paused for a moment and said, "You are a good friend of Sam's. I am impressed by your beautiful writing style (referring to the fact that he wrote letters for Sam, Chapter 517)."

Holding the golden wine jug steadily, Leo bowed slightly and said, "Sam and I are good friends. This is just a small matter going downstream. However, it is a great honor for me to be praised by your majesty."

Green smiled and nodded, while Prime Minister Mace looked at Leo with dignity and stroked his beard: "I heard that Sir Morin recommended you to the Citadel. What's this?"

Under the gaze of the Duke of Highgarden, Leo seemed a little nervous: "My Lord Duke, although the candlelight in the Citadel is bright, it cannot illuminate the fog of people's hearts... Uh, I'm traveling."

He scratched the back of his head and added, "I couldn't concentrate on my studies some time ago, so I applied to the academy for permission to travel around for a while to enrich my knowledge."

Prime Minister Mace nodded slightly: "Well, it's a good thing to gain more knowledge."

"Yes." Leo leaned forward respectfully.

Prime Minister Metz picked up his glass and drank, while Leo took the initiative to explain in a calm tone why he was here.

He arrived near the Royal Forest last night, and when he saw the camp with the rose flag flying, he stayed there.

"Then it's all your fault."

After hearing the king's permission, Leo poured wine into Green's glass and fulfilled his duty as wine server.

Then, when Grimm occasionally asked about matters concerning the Citadel, Leo Tyrell would answer honestly.

His voice is soft and pleasant, and his eloquence is excellent, which makes the listeners feel comfortable.

The appearance is so outstanding.

Greene feels that Leo Tyrell will quickly fill the "gap" in King's Landing left by the beloved Jaime.

……

"Oh—people are saying, come and see the beauty!"

"Beauty? He understands, but I'm a bear!"

"Hair cluster! Hair cluster!"

When Arlan Tyrell finished playing, Megol Tyrell came to the center of the banquet and sang "The Bear and the Beauty" with her loud voice.

Although this song is not very suitable for today's luxurious banquet...

It is well known in the Reach that the King loves this song very much, and he once listened to it for three consecutive days in the tavern at Longbow Hall (Chapter 234).

The benevolent King Green would not deliberately ignore the intentions and goodwill of others. He rewarded the low-branch roses that were "contributed" to today's banquet on the spot. The items were mainly silk from the Free Trade Gang to show the king's generosity.

After the rewards were given, the atmosphere in the tent became even more lively.

The party continues.

Prime Minister Mace finally put down his fork, and almost collapsed in the big wooden chair with his round belly. He talked with Green about the construction of Valhalla and recommended several famous architects in the Riverlands.

"Your Majesty Green, their deft hands can make hard stones 'bloom' into beautiful flowers like roses."

……

After a while, the musicians sitting in a corner of the tent began to play a passionate tune, with various instruments interweaving to create a melody that sounded like a battlefield had arrived.

Green's eyes moved slightly.

He saw the roses on the nearby branches also stand up and dance with the lower roses in a dance he was familiar with - the Kleber Victory Dance.

Compared to the simple folks of the Crab Claw Peninsula, the roses' dance steps are less solemn but more elegant. Very smooth.

From what he had seen so far, His Majesty Green had to admit that the Tyrells had accepted him as their king without any "grievance".

In the Targaryen-Crable dynasty, they can be said to be models and examples for the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.

As the Seven Kingdoms enter a "boring" period of stability, the ancient families who consider themselves to be of noble blood will gradually begin to feel dissatisfied with Crabbe's superiority, because this is the tradition of Westeros and a "normal" mentality that cannot be changed in a short period of time.

And, when deterrence is needed, it is almost impossible for the Grimm's sword to fall on the Tyrells, because their submission is active enough.

The "intimate" display at today's banquet was just one of them.

Green took a sip of wine. In addition to the huge power he controlled, the deterrent power brought by Daenerys's three-headed dragon was another important reason why Tyrell was more willing to surrender.

There is another important reason. It is the dream of the Tyrell family to be upgraded to the Queen's family.

But what happens after they become the queen’s family?

Crash---

After Kleber's victory dance ended, the sound of Leo pouring wine just happened to bring Green's thoughts back to his previously wandering state.

Green turned his head and suddenly asked Prime Minister Mace, "How is the war in Brightwater City going?"

After the Ironborn invasion ended, Prime Minister Mace's second son led his army to attack Brightwater, the home of the traitors of the Reach - House Florent (Stannis's wife's family).

The last information Green received was that the acting lord of Brightwater City, Sir Colin Florent, did not accept Sir Garland's persuasion to surrender, but chose to hold on.

[Colin is the youngest brother of the Earl of Brightwater. His daughter slept with Robert at Stannis' wedding and gave birth to an illegitimate son, Edric Storm.]

Prime Minister Mace moved his body and said frankly without hiding anything: "The war is not going well. Because of the invasion of the Crow's Eye, Brightwater City has more time to prepare for defense."

He curled his lips and his tone became contemptuous: "It is said that Sir Colin announced that Brightwater City will fight to the death."

Hearing this, Green chuckled: "Perhaps Florent still has expectations for Stannis."

Prime Minister Mace shrugged nonchalantly: "Floren knows very well the fate of traitors. I trust Garland. He has never let me down."

After a pause, he leaned closer and said, "Don't worry, little Floren will definitely not affect the kingdom's deployment of troops to the north."

At this time, a clear announcement came from the door of the tent: "Miss Margaery Tyrell, here!"

The tent curtains were opened to both sides, and a touch of dark green silk flowed into the tent like water waves.

The most charming rose in Highgarden appeared, and everyone looked in her direction.

Margaret usually prefers simple dressing, but today she was wearing a rare off-shoulder dark green dress. A gold and emerald necklace lay above her delicate collarbone, and above it were earrings and hair accessories of the same style.

"Oh——" The sound of gasps spread like ripples in the tent, and some people even forgot that the wine glasses in their hands were tilted.

"Your Majesty the King."

Little Rose walked lightly to the main table and performed a graceful skirt-lifting salute.

Then, she turned slightly and saluted to her father: "Duke of Highgarden."

Green nodded calmly in return, while Prime Minister Mace spread his arms and said loudly, "Oh, who is this? Gods, the roses in Highgarden today are more dazzling than the scorching sun in midsummer!"

Prime Minister Metz's praise immediately attracted good-natured laughter and exclamations from the people around him.

(End of this chapter)