"What? Urric was defeated?"

"Yes, it is……"

"Is this possible? How did you lose?"

"Fire! They used fire... there was fire everywhere! Our brothers... wu wu... were all burned to death..."

"And the war hammer... the burning war hammer... the Lord of the River Bend wielded the burning war hammer... smashing people into countless sparks in one fell swoop..."

"It's so scary... They are demons coming out of hell! It's so scary!"

…

In the castle hall of the Dane family, several soldiers who had managed to escape from Yingzui Island were narrating the story of their defeat incoherently.

Alf, the castle steward, listened with a gloomy face, trying to restore the truth of the matter from the chaotic and exaggerated narratives of several deserters.

But this truth made him really unbelievable.

The battle that I thought was foolproof actually failed.

The elite army of the Dane family was defeated by a pioneer knight who didn't even build a castle?

Although Urrick did not mobilize all the forces of the Dane family due to insufficient prestige, but even so, Alf never thought that they would be defeated in a place like Eagle Beak Island.

By the Seven Gods, this world is so crazy.

The deserters were still gesticulating and shouting, telling about the terrible things they experienced on Yingzui Island.

But Alf no longer wanted to listen.

Now he just thinks about how to end it.

An illegitimate son of Urric Sand is dead, but Starfall City can no longer be leaderless.

It is necessary to identify an heir to the title, otherwise the people's hearts will be scattered and the enemy may take advantage of it.

Yes!

Alf stood up suddenly and immediately ordered the guard beside him:

"Assemble manpower to the dock immediately to prevent the people from Hewan from attacking..."

Before he finished speaking, a servant came running in and reported:

"Lord Alf, princess, the princess is here!"

"Princess?" Alf was stunned for a moment, "Which princess?"

"Princess Arianne."

Why did she come to Starfall City?

Alf didn't have time to think about it and ran out to greet him.

When they arrived at the gate of the castle, they saw that the princess and her party had already entered the iron gate and were drinking water and washing their faces under the service of the servants.

Alf quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Dear Princess, welcome to Starfall City."

Arianne was returning the silk scarf after wiping her face to the maid, and smiled when she heard this:

"I came in a hurry and didn't inform you in advance. I hope you don't mind."

"Of course not, Your Highness. The door of Starfall City will always be open to you."

"Where is Ser Urric?"

Alf's expression suddenly changed slightly, looking unspeakable.

Damon Sand frowned when he saw this: "Could it be that he has already gone to attack Yingzui Island?"

"Lord Urrick has indeed gone..." Alf only felt extremely embarrassed.

"When did you go?" Damon asked unwillingly.

"I went there early yesterday morning..."

"Then he may not have captured Yingzui Island." Damon said anxiously, "Maybe we can get there in time."

Alf coughed twice and finally decided to tell the truth: "Your Royal Highness, Sir Damon and Lord Urric have been defeated."

"We won so quickly..." Damon suddenly realized what he was saying and suddenly turned his head to look at Manager Alf, "What did you say? Urric was defeated?"

Arianne also turned back to stare at Alf, her obsidian eyes unblinking.

"Yes, Your Highness, how dare I deceive you. Some soldiers have escaped from Yingzui Island. They are in the hall. You can interrogate them personally."

"Uric is a disgrace to the Dornish people!" Daemon cursed fiercely.

Arianne's expression remained unchanged. She took off the scarf that protected her from the wind and sand, letting her silky hair hang down naturally, and said calmly: "I want to interrogate those deserters in person. Manager Alf, please lead the way."

"Your Highness, please come this way."

The group of people came to the castle hall, and Arianne interrogated the deserters who were already somewhat unconscious.

In the end, only one unbelievable fact can be concluded—Urik really lost.

And it was a huge defeat!

"Does that River Knight know fire magic?" Damon thought there was only one explanation.

Moreover, in his words, this illegitimate son of Divine Grace City could no longer conceal his fear.

Arianne remained calm. She first asked Alf to take all the deserters down, and then said:

"Don't trust the words of deserters. In order to avoid punishment or make themselves appear less incompetent, they will always deliberately exaggerate the enemy's strength."

Damon nodded, but still reminded: "Your Highness, but Urric must have indeed been defeated."

"I know." Arianne took out a pomegranate from the dinner plate on the table and peeled it while saying, "Director Alf, how many soldiers did Urric bring to attack Yingzui Island?"

"About two thousand people." Alf replied respectfully.

"Where's the knight?"

"Twelve knights went out with the army."

Arianne put a few pomegranate seeds into her mouth and asked: "The Dane family has more vassal knights than this, right?"

Alf glanced at the princess carefully and said: "Yes, Your Highness. Counting the branches of Gaoyin City, there are a total of thirty-five knights in the Dane family."

Less than half, it seems that the illegitimate son's appeal is very limited.

However, even if the Dane family did not try their best, it is still unbelievable to lose to a pioneer knight who did not even build a castle.

Arianne had a plan in her mind, so she ordered the housekeeper:

"Please send someone to inform all the knights of the Dane family who are not on the expedition, tell them that I have arrived in Starfall City, and ask them to come and see me immediately."

"Yes, Your Highness." Alf hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Your Highness, do you want to also tell them the news of Urric's defeat?"

"Tell them."

"yes."

After the butler left, Damon couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, why did you summon the knights of the Dane family? Are you planning to attack Yingzui Island again?"

"That's right."

"But……"

"Are you scared?" Arianne raised her eyebrows and interrupted.

Facing the gaze cast by the beautiful Princess of Dorne, Damon immediately puffed up his chest and said loudly:

"Of course I'm not afraid!"

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"There's really nothing to be afraid of."

Samwell helped Natalie jump off the boat and said with a smile, "With me here, no one in Starfall City will dare to bully you!"

"Yes." Natalie nodded, but her little hands tightly held Samwell's sleeves and refused to let go.

The Dornishmen on the dock looked at the sudden appearance of the Riverlands and wildlings with curious and wary eyes.

Fortunately, there are familiar faces like Hughes Dane, otherwise even if there was no conflict at the dock, someone would probably go to Starfall City to report the news.

Samwell waved to Hughes and ordered:

"Take some people to Starfall City first, tell the Dane family that Miss Natalie has returned, and ask them to come to the dock to greet her.

Remember, if they are unwilling, you immediately control the castle gate and send someone back to inform me, do you understand?"

"Yes, sir."

After Hughes left with his men, Samwell continued to stay on the dock, waiting for his soldiers to land one after another.

Although Natalie is now the first heir of the Dane family, Samwell is not stupid enough to think that he can conquer Starfall City with such a little girl.

No matter what time, strength is always the support for everything.

If the Dane family refused to give in, he was ready to fight again.

After the previous defeat, the Dane family must have been unable to organize too many troops to resist.

What's more, in such a short time, they didn't have time to mobilize more troops.

After waiting for about half an hour, Hughes finally returned, but his face looked a little strange.

"Lord Caesar, Miss Natalie, and Princess Arianne are in Starfall City now."

"Who?" Samwell was stunned for a moment.

"Princess Arianne Martell." Hughes glanced at Samwell carefully and continued, "Her Royal Highness the Princess has asked you and Miss Natalie to go and meet her."
Chapter completed!