Game of Thrones: Dawn of Justice

Chapter 27: Terrifying the Red Viper, Arriving at Harrenhal

The atmosphere in the hall froze for a moment, and the eyes of the others at the long table turned to Garlon and Oberyn.

Earl William Mutton sensed the atmosphere was not right and showed a somewhat awkward smile on his face. He hurriedly said, "Haha, Garlon, since you are interested, let me introduce you tonight's guests."

Just as Earl William Mutton was about to introduce the knights and nobles present to Garlon, Ellaria, who had light brown skin and was standing next to Oberyn, slammed the table with a cold face and stood up.

"Impolite brat! Lord Oberyn is speaking to you, can't you hear me?"

After hearing these words, Earl William Mutton's forehead was sweating and he felt very uncomfortable.

Stoin and Salio, who followed Garlon to the banquet and stood behind, immediately put their hands on the hilts of their swords with dangerous looks in their eyes.

Garlon, with a calm expression, cut a piece of beef stewed in red wine. While using a fork and a knife to cut it, he said, "If I remember correctly, ma'am, your name is Ellaria. Which family are you from?"

As soon as Garen finished speaking, Ellaria's expression changed slightly, and anger and embarrassment appeared in her eyes.

Because she was a Shad, that is, a bastard, the illegitimate daughter of Harman Uller, Count of Hellgate.

But Count Harman never acknowledged her.

When Garlon asked this question, no matter how she answered it, it was not the right answer.

If we admit that she is an illegitimate child, then it would be a bit inappropriate for her to sit here at this moment.

Her aggressive questioning made her seem like she was just bullying others.

"She is my companion, my Oberon's woman. That's all you need to know."

Oberyn pulled Ellaria's wrist, motioning her to sit down, and then spoke in a low and domineering voice.

Ellaria was deeply moved when she heard this.

She liked Oberon's dominance and also liked Oberon's inner respect for her.

Garen nodded in agreement, tasted a piece of beef, and still ignored Oberon.

"..."

Oberon felt uncomfortable when he saw that Garlon ignored him again.

He rarely experienced this feeling of being ignored.

Don't people usually just give in or confront him head-on?

But this Garlon Tass seemed too lazy to pay attention to him, and even seemed to not take him seriously.

Why is this?
You have to know that he is the prince of Dorne and the infamous "Red Viper". How dare this kid do that?

After tasting the piece of beef covered in soup, Garlon felt that it tasted good.

Nuquan City is located at the mouth of the Hejian area and is quite wealthy. The food here is really good.

"Lord William, the chef in your castle is quite skilled. Next time I pass by the Riverlands, I will definitely come to Maidenpool to visit me. Please don't despise me then."

Garlon raised his glass and smiled at Earl William Mutton.

There was no indifference or coldness on his face towards Oberon.

The corners of Oberon's mouth twitched, and some veins popped out on his forehead.

Haha, this kid is really ignoring me on purpose?

It’s true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers!
"How could it be? How could it be! I can't say enough about welcoming you!"

Earl William Mutton wiped the sweat off his face with a silk handkerchief, laughed repeatedly, and raised his glass to gesture to Garlon.

He glanced at Oberon who was left out in the cold, and felt goosebumps on his back.

He secretly prayed that the Red Viper would not attack.

Otherwise, tonight's dinner will definitely end in a bad mood.

Oberon naturally would not give up.

"Kid, didn't you hear what I said?"

Oberon simply spoke himself.

His expression was aggressive and a little unhappy.

Garen frowned. "Has anyone ever told you that you're annoying? I don't want to bother with you anymore. Do you really have to humiliate yourself?"

Garlon put down his knife and fork, raised his eyes to look at Oberyn, and their eyes met in the candlelight.

"Oh!" Oberon laughed angrily, "You're asking for trouble?" He clenched his fingers, obviously trying to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Why, do you mean that if you speak, others must answer?"

"If you didn't know, you would think you were the Prince of Dorne."

Garen said lightly.

He seldom gets into conflicts with others.

But if someone arrogantly looks down on him from the start, he will never give the other person a good face.

As soon as Garlon said this, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

Everyone else at the long table was sweating, but their eyes were all gleaming with eagerness to try.

Come and enjoy the show!
Garlon's words were quite offensive.

Indeed, in a sense, Oberyn is essentially a Martell without inheritance rights.

He was notorious for having poisoned his weapons in a tournament in his youth, killing Edgar Yronwood. As a result, he has never been knighted.

Just a branch of the nobility with no knighthood and no territory.

It's just that he is very powerful, vindictive, likes to poison, and has the support of Prince Doran, so the nobles and knights of Westeros are a little afraid of him.

"Hahahaha, kid, I like your temper. You are different from ordinary nobles!"

What Garlon and everyone else didn't expect was that Oberon didn't get angry, but laughed abnormally.

Looking at the laughing Oberyn, his mistress Ellaria beside him was also a little stunned.

According to their previous style of behavior, shouldn't they be having a duel now?

Garen was also a little surprised. This Oberon was indeed a bit eccentric.

His temper is hard for most people to understand.

"Garlon Tas, I was rude just now, but I really want to know, is your holy sword real or fake?"

To everyone's surprise, Oberon was the first to apologize to Garlon.

Some people at the table breathed a sigh of relief, while others looked regretful that they missed out on the exciting melon-eating scene.

But they also looked at Garen curiously, wanting to know the question Oberon asked.

Garen nodded, accepting Oberon's apology.

"If you really want to know, you should come to me in private instead of bringing it up at the dinner table."

Garen said lightly.

At this moment, his aura vaguely overwhelmed the Red Viper Oberon.

Come to think of it, he has killed hundreds of prisoners over the years.

There is a lot of evil and indifference accumulated in my bones.

"Ha, you're right."

Oberon actually began to admire Garen even more.

He just thought that Garlon was only fourteen years old and still a little kid, so he looked down on him.

After a confrontation, he found that Garlon was much tougher than most of the nobles he had met.

In other words, more confident.

This made him particularly curious.

He vaguely felt that the legend about the holy sword, which he had always believed was staged by the Tass family, might be true.

Oberyn's "moody mood" was not only because he really admired Garlon, but also to save face.

Although he was arrogant, he was not stupid enough to provoke a long-standing earl family for Dorne just for a meal.

If I had continued arguing with Garlon just now, I would have ended up flipping the table and going out for a duel.

Even if they won, what would be the point? Garen was only fourteen, and this was clearly bullying. Lord Selwyn would definitely bear a grudge against the Martells from now on.

It would be unwise to offend the Tas family, which has been rising recently, just to vent one's anger.

Oberyn had learned from his brother Prince Doran that the toothbrushes and toothpaste that were popular in Dorne recently came from the House of Tarth.

It is also said that the Hightower family has decided to marry into the Tarth family.

All these signs indicate that the Tas family is not easy to mess with.

He was just testing Garlon just now, but he didn't expect Garlon to be so tough.

So I said this half sincerely and half to find a way out.

Seeing that the two ancestors did not fall out at the dinner party, Earl William Mutton finally felt relieved.

He immediately introduced the other guests present to Garlon.

There were knights from the branch of House Manderly in White Harbor, Ser Ely Waynwood from Oak City in the Vale, and men from House Cotoin of Three Towers in the Riverlands, and so on.

Everyone was very enthusiastic about Garlon.

Because they really admired Garlon.

Being able to maintain such composure and momentum in front of the Red Viper, he will surely become a strong and powerful lord of Tas Island in the future.

They have all started using toothbrushes and toothpaste in recent years, knowing that the Tas family has made a lot of money in recent years.

Now that Garlon, the young heir, is so handsome and decisive, it is natural for him to be friendly with him.

This can be said to be the exact opposite of Earl William of Mutton.

Earl William of Mutton warmly received the nobles and knights who passed by. He was enthusiastic and thoughtful, but in the end everyone labeled him as cowardly and incompetent.

Garlon didn't do anything, but just showed his strong side, and he won the appreciation and respect of many nobles present.

Therefore, you will never gain the respect of others by trying to please them.

Only if you are strong enough and confident enough, other nobles will respect and fear you.

The most famous examples of this principle are Tywin and his son from the Lannister family, but Lord William Mooton obviously did not get any inspiration from the rainy season in Camester.

Garlon chatted politely with everyone, and the second half of the dinner went smoothly.

Stoin and Salio, who were responsible for protecting Garlon, were sweating during this period. The two looked at each other and admired Garlon even more.

When you are out, don't cause trouble, but don't be afraid of trouble either.

Although Garlon was only 14 years old, he already had the dignity and aura of a lord, which made them very happy and they felt that the Tas family would surely prosper in the future.

After dinner, Garlon was caught up by Oberon on his way back to his room.

"Garon Tas."

Oberon did not bring Ellaria with him, and seemed to have asked her to go back to her room first, so that he could look for Garen alone.

"Red Viper, stop!"

Stoin stopped Oberyn, frowning, his hand on the hilt of his sword, and warned.

He was an elite knight ranger and knew all about Oberon's deeds. He had no good feelings towards this guy who liked to smear poison on his weapons and was full of vigilance.

Oberon smiled and raised his hands, "I mean no harm, and I'm not armed."

Garen glanced at him and said, "If you're here to make friends, then that's totally unnecessary."

"Forehead……"

The corners of Oberon's mouth twitched, and his expression did not look good.

He didn't expect that even though he apologized and showed goodwill at the dinner, Garlon still didn't treat him well.

"If you want to see the holy sword." Garlon paused, then suddenly drew out the "Maid of Justice" from his waist.

“Yin——!”

A crisp sword sound was heard, and the Maid of Justice drew a green sword light in the air, instantly cutting off a gargoyle statue made of bluestone in the corridor.

With a "bang", half of the gargoyle's body fell to the ground, making a dull sound that made people's hearts skip a beat.

Salio, who was standing by, was startled.

Even though he had seen the "Maid of Justice" several times on the Evening Star, he was still amazed when he saw it unsheathed.

And the Red Viper Oberon was also stunned.

The green sword that was emitting a faint glow was obviously not a normal sword!

No sword could emit light in the darkness! Not even Arthur Dayne's Dawn could do that.

And one sword cut off the bluestone statue.

this……!
"Let's go."

After showing off his "Maid of Justice", Garlon said nothing more and directly spoke to Stoin and Salio, then turned and left.

Stoin and Salio followed immediately.

Only Oberon was left standing there in a daze.

Garlon and the other two disappeared around the corner of the corridor. Oberon then walked forward blankly and checked the place where the statue was cut off.

The gargoyle, which was about the same height as a human body, was cut off at the waist.

The broken end of the waist was extremely smooth, obviously cut open rather than broken by brute force.

Oberon's face was filled with disbelief.

Unconvinced, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed the gargoyle statue. He found it was extremely hard and the dagger could not penetrate it at all, leaving only a small mark.

After confirming that the statue was not made of plaster but carved from bluestone, Oberon fell silent.

……

Garlon went straight back to his room.

"Stoin, Salio, get some rest tonight. We will set off for Harrenhal tomorrow morning."

When they separated, Garen said to Stoin and Salio.

"Okay, Master."

"Then we won't drink tonight."

Stoin and Salio nodded immediately.

Back in the room, Garen took off his clothes again and soaked in the hot spring for a while.

He had just drunk some wine and smelled of alcohol.

While soaking in the hot spring, Garlon still felt a little disgusted with Oberyn, the red viper.

He really didn't like the Red Viper.

Or rather, he didn't like the Martell family very much.

In the original novel, the brothers Oberon and Doran called for revenge for Elia for more than ten years, but they did not take any effective action.

In the end, Oberon almost killed the Mountain, but that was just an almost kill. In the end, he was killed by the Mountain instead. It was hilarious.

From the incident with the Mountain, we can see that the two brothers Dorne are people who bully the weak and fear the strong.

Everyone knows that the Mountain is the executioner, and the real mastermind behind the scenes is Tywin Lannister.

Without Tywin's permission, how dare the dog The Mountain rape and kill the daughter of Prince Dorne, Prince Rhaegar's wife?
As a result, Doran and Oberyn didn't dare to say a word to Tywin, and kept chasing the Mountain and yelling at him.

To kill the Mountain and avenge Elia.

This is acceptable, but why just talk and no action?
What kind of super boss is the Mountain? Is he impossible to kill?
If you can't lead troops to fight openly, can't you send assassins and killers in private? Can't you bribe the people around the Mountain to poison him?
You, Red Viper, can poison other people, but you dare not poison the Mountain who raped and killed your sister?
Even if none of these work, you, the Martell family, can always spend money to go to Braavos and ask the Faceless Men to kill the Mountain, right?
The results of it?
The Mountain is alive and well.

No shit.

The Martell family kept shouting for more than ten years, allowing their enemies to live at ease for more than ten years.

It's absolutely rubbish.

In fact, Tywin did not expect that the Martell family could be so cowardly.

The Martell family sent people to kill the Mountain, so what could Tywin do?

Can we still send troops to attack Dorne?

No matter how powerful Tywin is, he can't do it.

Garen even speculated that Tywin himself intended to sacrifice the Mountain to appease the anger of the Martell family.

However, the Martell family refused to take action and continued to ask Tywin to execute the Mountain and send his head to Dorne.

This is not funny.

You Dornishmen can assassinate the Mountain, but you cannot let me execute him with my own hands.

Otherwise, who will follow me in the Western Territory in the future?
Seeing that the Dornishmen were just yelling and didn't dare to do anything, Tywin simply ignored them.

This was what Garen disliked most about the Martell family.

Beyond that, there's Oberon's character.

He doesn't like guys like this who cause trouble everywhere.

I also dislike the use of poisonous weapons in fair duels.

So even though Oberon took the initiative to show goodwill just now, he rejected the other party's intention to make friends.

The reason he showed the Maid of Justice was simply because he didn't want to get entangled with Oberon anymore. It was also to intimidate Oberon.

Garen also felt strange about Prince Doran of House Martell.

Prince Daolang gave him the feeling of a Ninja Turtle, who seemed to be very shrewd but ultimately failed to figure things out.

This is the case in TV dramas and novels as well.

Their plan turned out to be to restore the Targaryen dynasty.

It's too lazy to complain.

The Martell family has been hiding in Dorne for so many years, but they have not seen them improve Dorne's strength at all.

No matter what happens, Prince Daolang has only one word to say - endure.

The humiliation of being rubbed to the ground by various forces with no regard for the dignity of the Dornish people.

It never occurred to him that he himself was a Ninja Turtle who could endure but others were unwilling to.

The spirit that the Dornish people have always been proud of is "indomitable".

Even when Aegon the Conqueror came riding on the Black Death, they did not surrender.

Prince Doran, for his own "grand plan", was practically sliding to his knees all the way.

No wonder his daughter wanted to rebel against him.

Garlon didn't like the Martell family, so he naturally didn't bother to deal with them.

The Martell family had just married Rhaegar and was a staunch royalist.

In the future, the usurper war will definitely become a war between hostile camps.

So there is no need to be nice to them.

Just argue with him.

After taking a bath, Garlon held Karina and had a good rest for the night.

The next morning, they packed up and prepared to set off.

Earl William Mutton had thoughtfully prepared a carriage. This was what Garlon had mentioned to Earl William Mutton at the banquet last night, to borrow a carriage and return it on the return journey.

As for the gargoyle statue that was damaged last night, Earl William Mooton did not even mention it.

When leaving, Garen couldn't help but shook his head.

Lord William of Mooton was a very soft character.

Being a good guy is not a good label in Westeros.

However, if he had the chance in the future, he wouldn't mind helping Earl William Mutton.

Garen rode Thundersmoke, the others rode horses bought from Maidenpool, and Carina sat in the carriage with her luggage. The group traveled along the beautiful farmlands and meadows of the Riverlands, heading west towards Harrenhal.

In the evening, Garlon suddenly discovered that several extremely tall but somewhat damaged towers appeared in his sight.

Each of those towers is much taller than the Evening Star Tower on Tas Island.

Seeing the ruined castle towers, Garen knew that they had arrived at Harrenhal!
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Over 5,000 words. I have something to do tonight, so I'll just combine it into this chapter. I'll write more tomorrow.

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