Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

Stannis didn't take such a petty person seriously at all. No matter how noble his bloodline was, he wouldn't miss the opportunity for battle because of him.

therefore.

The scholar was not 'qualified' to know in advance about the royal fleet's surprise attack plan, and he missed the opportunity to board the train to Dragonstone. Instead of staying there, he was abandoned in Andalus.

For this reason, the maester has lived in fear ever since the fall of Dragonstone. He is terrified every time he sees Viserys, fearing that his deeds have been discovered and he will be sent to the gallows.

However, many days passed, and the scholar thought the matter was over.

It was only recently that he noticed some faint guards and servants loitering around outside his Maester Tower, and that Viserys had not given up investigating the death of Miri and the fact that his letters had been read.

now.

The truth came out.

The maester knew that he had been targeted by Viserys for a long time, and any attempt to explain or make excuses would likely be futile.

To save face, he neither begged Viserys for mercy nor asked Oberon to say a good word for him, but simply sat in his chair and quietly awaited the judgment.

Not long afterward...

Below, the singing and dancing continued unabated.

A soldier carried a tray with a full glass of fine wine on it and placed it in front of the scholar.

“Master Gunther, this is a fine wine bestowed upon you by His Majesty.”

The crystal-clear wine rippled gently, shimmering with beautiful colors in the elegant glass. However, in the scholar's eyes, this glass of wine was like a venomous snake hissing and flicking its tongue at him.

"what?"

Upon witnessing this scene, Oberon looked on in disbelief; he hadn't expected things to escalate to this point.

What exactly happened? What mistake did Gunther make that made Viserys so angry?

However, just as Oberon was about to say something, Maester Gunther did not give him the chance.

The scholar, barely in his thirties, held the glass of fine wine with slightly trembling hands, his voice also trembling.

"Thank you... Your Majesty... for the fine wine."

Without further ado, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

Snapped--

Then the wine glass in his hand crashed to the ground with a crisp sound. The elegant glass shattered into pieces, shards flying everywhere, the sound echoing throughout the entire hall.

"Ok?"

"what happened?"

The singing and dancing below came to an abrupt halt, and the nobles who were cheering and making merry were still unaware of what had happened.

However, it was only when he saw a dozen fully armed guards gathered on the throne that he realized something serious had happened.

The scholar drank the poisoned wine, smashed the glass, and then sat quietly in his chair, head bowed, awaiting death.

However, he didn't have to wait long for any of this.

next moment.

A pain as if a thousand knives were tearing his abdomen shot through him, and the scholar's face instantly turned as red as blood.

His eyes widened, and his whole body began to convulse violently, causing the chair he was sitting on to make a loud noise.

slam-la-

A considerable amount of soup and wine had spilled from the table in front of them.

Melisandre subtly adjusted her red robes and calmly left her seat, while Oberyn, along with his mistress, moved away from the maester who was convulsing violently.

And in the next second.

puff--

Blood gushed from the scholar's seven orifices as he convulsed violently, staining his clothes red, and then he became completely still.

Chapter 158 Gillian

"The scholar...is he dead?"

"What...what...what exactly is going on?"

The nobles below were instantly thrown into an uproar. They didn't know what had happened and thought it was a despicable poisoning incident.

However, at this moment, they saw the scholar spitting blood from his seven orifices and then becoming still.

Clang——

A guard drew a dagger from his waist, used the gleaming, sharp tip to lift the scholar's chin, and fiddled with the limp head to confirm that the man was completely dead before he was relieved.

Snapped--

He then sheathed the dagger, looked down at the noisy nobles below, and began to explain.

"My lords."

"This 'Mr. Gunther's' real name is Gillian Lannister."

The guard pointed at the corpse of 'Scholar Gunther' slumped in the chair and spoke loudly, instantly silencing the bewildered and noisy nobles below.

Upon hearing the castle guards speak, the noise below quickly subsided.

Then everyone looked at each other, not understanding what the guard meant.

Lannister?

They seemed to recognize the name; it appeared to be the surname of the Duke of Casterly Rock, across the Narrow Sea.

"What does it mean that Maester Gunther's real name is Gillian Lannister?"

A nobleman below, puzzled, asked.

The guard's gaze swept over all the nobles present, but he did not rush to answer. He waited until everyone had completely quieted down before continuing to speak.

“The real Maester Gunther was killed long ago on his way to Dragonstone.”

“The Gillian and Lannister families murdered the maester and impersonated him to come to Dragonstone.”

"He committed numerous crimes, including colluding with usurpers, leaking classified information, and murdering Ms. Miri Maz Thur, an advisor on magic and mysticism."

"His Majesty, mindful of past affections, bestowed upon him a cup of poisoned wine and sent him on his own."

...

Inside the lobby.

The scholar drank the poisoned wine himself and then collapsed and died.

On the other side.

Several servants from the castle were kowtowing desperately at Viserys' feet, hoping that His Majesty the King would be magnanimous and spare their lives.

Viserys, however, seemed not to hear anything. He was holding a diary that he had found in Maester Gunther's room, flipping through its contents, and then remained silent.

The servants kneeling below were bribed by 'Scholar Gunther' to participate in the murder of Miri Maz Thur.

Although the witch possesses extraordinary power, she is still just a woman with a somewhat out-of-shape figure and little combat ability.

That night, he was ambushed by these servants, who tied him up with ropes, gagged him, and then took him to the place where the three young dragons were kept. They poured oil on his body and set him on fire.

No one except the scholar himself knew why he had arranged for these people to do this.

Perhaps it was to eliminate a witch from the Targaryen faction and frame another witch who wanted to join them.

Because Miriam had personally admitted to Renis that Melisandre was a genuine witch, and that Melisandre might even be more powerful than her, and the maester was present at the time.

They captured Mili, burned her to death, and framed her for the crime against another priest named Rahlo who was skilled in using fire.

At the same time, it led Renis to believe that the black dragon had inexplicably burned Miri to death with a single burst of dragonfire. Perhaps it was because Miri wanted to steal the dragon, since she would inexplicably approach the dragon's lair in the dead of night.

Then they deliberately pinned the blame on Melisandre.

Thus, the motives and suspicions surrounding Miri's death were eliminated, and the black dragon Bellerion was confirmed to indeed possess a beastly nature and be difficult to tame. He then used the inherent kindness in Renis's heart to make her control the three dragons herself.

Only after the three young dragons were tied up could his subsequent actions be facilitated; otherwise, if he approached the dragons now, he would likely be burned to death by a burst of dragon flame.

And even if Viserys doesn't know when he'll return, he won't be blamed, since it was Renis's own doing.

Ultimately, in the ideal scenario of 'McGunther,' or rather, Gillian Lannister's plan, it would be...

The witch Miri Maz Thur is dead.

The three baby dragons were imprisoned.

To clear Balerion's name, Renis had Melisandre, the priestess of the Red God, executed for murder to silence her.

Killing three birds with one stone.

However... the final result may not be entirely what 'Mr. Gunther' wanted.

Although the girl is young and her mind is not fully developed, she is not as easily controlled as he imagined.

Renis did not imprison the three dragons out of fear that they would cause more trouble.

And instead of killing Melisandre to silence her, he merely confined her to prison, where she received special treatment, with good food, drink, and hospitality.

Viserys flipped through the diary left behind by 'Scholar Gunther'. On the surface, he appeared calm, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest of the chair, the sound particularly clear in the quiet room. However, no one knew what Viserys was really thinking.

This diary also records the true identity of 'McGunther', no, it is Gillian Lannister.

He was Tywin Lannister's third brother.

His eldest brother was Tywin Lannister, Duke of Casterly Rock; his second brother was Kevan Lannister; and his third brother was Tygate Lannister.

Because of his low place in the line of succession, Gillian was destined to be excluded from the family's legacy. Therefore, he sought his own way from a young age, and like Oberyn, he also attended the Citadel.

However, due to his lively and impulsive personality, Jaime and Tyrion both enjoyed playing with this uncle when they were young, so Gillian left the Citadel after only a few years.

At that time, Oberyn was still young and had not yet arrived at the Citadel, so the two never met.

At the age of eighteen, Gillian sailed the Laughing Lion from Lannister Harbor in search of the Lannister family’s lost Valyrian steel sword, 'Light Howl'.

They also ventured into the legendary 'Sea of ​​Smoke' and 'Cursed Land', hoping to obtain the treasures that survived the Valyrian catastrophe.

Ten years have passed since then, and Gillian has never returned to his hometown.