The Eagle's Nest City, built of gorgeous white stone, stands at the top of the Mingyue Mountains, across the largest mountain in the valley, the Giant's Spear, like a temple in the sky, overlooking all living beings in the valley.
Although the Eagle's Nest is the smallest of all the major castles in Westeros and can only accommodate a maximum of five hundred people, it is unanimously considered by everyone to be an absolutely unbreakable castle.
Of course, except for the dragon that has disappeared in time!
The reputation of the Sky Prisons in Eagle's Nest City is unknown to everyone in the valley. They are exposed without any cover on the edge of a cliff. Due to the high altitude, the cold air blows directly into the prisoners in the Sky Prisons.
Moreover, the floor of each cell in Tianlao slopes downward, and the degree of slope is different. Generally speaking, the higher the slope of the floor, the smaller the area of the cell.
Many prisoners who were once imprisoned here could not bear the double psychological and physical torture and would rather commit suicide by jumping off a cliff than to be imprisoned here for a long time.
In a small cell in the Sky Prison, Tyrion curled up in the corner of the cell and closed his eyes to rest. The cold air made his body shiver occasionally.
Click!
The cell door was opened, and a short, fat jailer with small eyes said to Tyrion in a deep voice: "Get up quickly, the adults want to see you!"
"Maude, I may have been locked up by you for too long, but now that I see you, I actually have some feelings for you!"
When the cell door was opened, Tyrion opened his eyes. Hearing Maud's words, he stood up and teased the jailer Maud in his cynical tone.
"You, want to be beaten?"
Although Maud's head was not very bright, he could feel Tyrion's tone. He raised the wooden stick in his hand and threatened Tyrion.
"Of course not, let's go quickly! Don't keep your adults waiting!"
Seeing the familiar wooden stick, Tyrion quickly changed his expression and said seriously.
The hall of the Eagle's Nest is a two-story ring-shaped structure. The walls of the hall are made of blue-grained white marble. At the highest position on the front is the weirwood throne of the Arryn family.
In the middle of the ground floor of the circular hall, there is a circular, closed and heavy bronze door. This is the Moon Gate that allows death penalty criminals to 'fly'.
When Tyrion was escorted to the hall by jailer Maud, the place was already filled with valley nobles and some civilians watching the fun.
Lysa Arryn hugged the frail Robin Arryn and sat together on the weirwood throne on the second floor. Baelish, dressed elegantly and neatly, was standing beside her.
Ser Rodrik, who was forcibly invited along with Tyrion, stood in the corner of the hall. Next to him stood a tall, stout old man with gray hair, wearing a suit of bronze armor.
"Tyrion Lannister, you are accused of conspiring to kill my husband, Jon Arryn, and of sending assassins to kill my nephew, Brandon Stark!
Can you plead guilty?"
As soon as Tyrion stood still, Lysa placed Robin on the weirwood throne, stood up, and questioned him loudly.
"Mrs. Lysa, I know something about other things, but I don't understand anything about killing.
Sorry, I cannot admit your accusation!"
Hearing Lysa talk about business, Tyrion put away his cynical expression and replied in a sincere tone.
"Lady Lysa, may I say a few words?"
Baelish saw the opportunity and asked Lysa.
"Of course, Lord Baelish. Please speak!"
"Thanks!"
Baelish nodded to Lysa and thanked her, then turned to look at Tyrion and said loudly,
"His Majesty Joffrey has confirmed that Lord Arryn was poisoned and murdered by Eddard Stark, who ordered his attendant Xiu Fu.
As for sending an assassin to kill a child who fell from a building, there is no evidence to prove that Lord Tyrion did it."
"Fart, how could Lord Eddard murder Lord Arryn? Littlefinger, if you insult Lord Eddard's honor again, I will draw my sword directly against you."
As soon as Baelish finished speaking, Sir Rodrik in the hall immediately yelled at him angrily.
"Yes, I think the nobles in the valley will believe in Lord Ed's honor, and he will never treat his adoptive father like this.
If you continue to insult Lord Eddard, the nobles of the valley will invite you to a duel."
The sturdy old man next to Sir Rodrik also immediately defended Ed's honor loudly.
"Oh, oh! Lord Yorn, Ser Rodrik, please don't be excited!
Of course I believe in Lord Ed's honor!
These words were not spoken by me, but by the king far away in King's Landing, His Majesty Joffrey."
Baelish raised his hands towards Sir Rodrik and the two, trying to calm them down.
"Bah, we in the valley have never recognized that illegitimate king!"
Upon hearing this, Earl Yohn spat in the direction of Baelish and replied disdainfully.
"Hey, watch your words."
Tyrion, who was in the sky prison, knew more or less what was going on outside by bribing the jailer Maude, and he warned aloud,
"Legal speaking, His Majesty Joffrey is the king that all of you swear allegiance to. If your words are known to him, I believe Lady Lysa will not be able to protect you."
"Okay, let's see how your lord makes a judgment!"
Lysa, who was standing on the second floor, loudly stopped the quarrel between Tyrion and others. After she finished speaking, she turned to look at her son.
Robin, who is thin but energetic, immediately jumped off the throne after hearing her mother's words.
In his childish voice, he pointed at Tyrion and said: "Well... there is no evidence that this dwarf killed anyone. Although I really want to let him fly, but... I declare that you are not guilty!"
"Ha, Master Robin is the wisest person in the valley. The dwarf thanks you!"
After hearing that he was acquitted, Tyrion thanked Robin with a smile on his face.
"Lord Robin, His Majesty Joffrey invites you to attend his royal meeting."
Last night, Baelish had told Lysa Cersei's conditions, so now he just said out loud what could be said in public.
"Lord Robin, there are four new kings in Westeros, and they are about to start a war.
The choice you make will affect the fate of everyone in the valley, so please be careful!"
Lord Yohn certainly knew that Baelish was helping Joffrey win over the valley. But since he was more inclined to join Robb's camp, how could he let Baelish succeed so easily?
"Earl Yohn is right, Lord Robin, please think about it more."
"Yes, I heard that the Riverlands were involved in the war and are now in dire straits."
"Well, many people have died in the Riverlands."
As soon as Earl Yohn finished speaking, most of the valley nobles in the hall agreed with his opinion and started talking about it.
"Lord Robin needs to think carefully about this matter. Let's leave it at that for today!"
Seeing that many valley nobles agreed with Count Yohn, Lysa frowned and announced loudly, then picked up her son and headed towards the moon tower where they lived.
Sir Rodrik and Earl Yonn stared at Baelish and Tyrion fiercely, turned and walked out of the hall.
Baelish walked down the stairs quickly, came to Tyrion with a smile on his face and said, "Congratulations, Lord Tyrion is free."
"Hey, this is all your credit. Lord Baelish, please rest assured, 'Lannister, you must pay your debts.'"
The smart Tyrion, of course, knew Baelish's intentions, and he smiled and made his assurance.
"I also brought you a letter from Lord Tywin."
Baelish glanced around cautiously, then took out a roll of finger-thick letter paper from his sleeve.
Tyrion took the letter, removed the ink pad on the Raging Lion family crest, and unfolded it to look at it.
"Oh, I still can't leave the valley."
After reading the letter, Tyrion sighed heavily.
"Oh! Why?"
Baelish heard this and asked.
"My dearest father, let me work with you to find a way to bring the valley into our camp and let them send troops to join the battle."
Tyrion shook his head helplessly and told Baelish the contents of the letter.
"Haha, I believe we can do it!
But...we need to deal with those two stubborn old men first.
Rodrik Cassel, ‘Bronze Jorn’”
…
The riverlands guarded by the Tully family were originally a rich, fertile, and densely populated land.
Due to its dense river network, it facilitates the exchange of manpower and materials in the Riverlands.
Normally, the Trident River Basin is full of fishermen's boats traveling back and forth, large grain-carrying ships traveling down the river, and merchants' pontoon boats wandering along the river.
But with the outbreak of war, especially the destructive burning, killing, looting and looting by the Magic Mountain in the Riverlands, a large number of civilians tried their best to escape from the Riverlands.
Stone River Village is located on the upper reaches of the Red Fork River, directly north of Pink City. This is a peaceful village that makes a living by growing crops and fishing.
At this moment, Shihe Village was filled with screams and cries.
Five Lannister family cavalry set fire to all the houses in Stone River Village and drove the surviving villagers to the spacious entrance of the village.
One of the cavalrymen was violently attacking the villagers, while the other four cavalrymen formed a circle around the other villagers and watched with laughter.
In the woods not far from Shihe Village, Berry and Soros were quietly hiding inside, observing the situation at the entrance of Shihe Village.
"These Lannister beasts set fire to all the houses in the village to get our attention.
Berry, this is a trap."
Thoros, who had some blood on his face and whose red robe was so dirty that he couldn't even see it, observed the situation in Shihe Village for a while and said to Berry beside him.
"Soros, thank you for staying with me all the way, otherwise I would definitely feel lonely."
Berry, who was also covered in blood and no longer looked like a noble knight, turned to Thoros with a smile and said something, and then gently drew out his long sword.
"Gulu, I finally understand why my Lord inspired me to preach to you.
Berry, the fire in your heart is just like my Lord, so bright and warm."
Hearing Berry's words, Soros opened his wine bag, took a swig, and then carefully drew out his long sword painted with wildfire while praising Berry sincerely.
"Soros, please don't follow me this time.
If there is no trap, I can still handle these beasts, but if it is a trap... please hold a funeral for me!"
Berry looked at Soros's movements, shook his head at him, and spoke to stop him from following.
"Who is following you?
I'm just like you, I can't stand these beasts who slaughter civilians.
Stop talking nonsense and get ready to get started!"
Thoros rolled his eyes at Berry, turned to look at the five Lannister cavalry, and continued,
"You will deal with the three on the left and the two on the right later..."
Bang!
Before Soros finished speaking, Berry hit him hard on the back of the neck with the hilt of the sword in his right hand, knocking him to the ground.
Berry silently glanced at this chatty and kind man who had accompanied him along the way. Then with firm eyes, he bowed and walked towards Shihe Village.
ah!
At the entrance of Shihe Village, the violent cavalryman was holding a woman tightly, with a ferocious smile on his face, as if he could not hear the woman's heart-rending screams at all.
"careful!"
The cavalryman, who was indulging in violence, suddenly heard the exclamations of his companions. He subconsciously followed their gaze and looked behind him.
puff!
A sharp long sword slashed across his neck. The cavalryman's head was instantly covered with blood and fell beside the woman.
The woman who had been raped frantically pushed away the headless body, picked up a stone on the ground, and smashed it into the cavalry's head.
After disposing of the violent cavalry, Berry picked up the one-handed shield discarded on the ground next to his body.
By the time he had secured his one-handed shield with his left hand, the other four cavalrymen had already rushed in front of him one after another.
Bang!
Berry used his left one-handed shield to block. The long sword in the hand of the cavalry who rushed up first thrust out from under the one-handed shield and penetrated straight into the root of his thigh.
ah!
He raised his left foot, kicked the wounded and screaming cavalryman in the abdomen, and kicked him towards his fellow cavalrymen behind him.
Bah!
A cavalryman came around from the left and stabbed Berry's left shoulder hard with his long sword.
Berry gritted his teeth and replaced the injury with his own, holding his sword with his shoulder. At the same time, the sword in his right hand penetrated the cavalryman's eye socket.
His swordsmanship can only be considered second-rate, but Berry, who dared to fight for injuries, killed three other cavalrymen by relying on this method.
But he survived to the end with at least four sword wounds all over his body.
"You are safe! Get out of here!"
Berry, who was covered in blood, looked at the civilians at the entrance of Shihe Village, put an ugly smile on his face, and said in a gentle tone.
call out!
Bah!
A sharp cracking sound reached Berry's ears,
As soon as he turned around, a thrown iron-headed spear penetrated his chest. The powerful force knocked him down. The iron-headed spear with powerful kinetic energy pinned his whole body firmly.
On the ground.
puff!
Berry spat out a large mouthful of blood, and his vision gradually turned dark.
He saw, not far away, the Demon Mountain riding a tall horse and dozens of cavalry, galloping towards him.
"It turns out that the person who has been attacking my cavalry squad is you, Beric Dondarrion!"
Magic Mountain rode up to the dead Berry, reached out and pulled out the spear stuck in his body, and said in a low tone.
After killing the fly that had been harassing them and annoying them, Mo Shan happily pointed at the villagers and ordered the cavalry behind him: "I'm in a good mood today, so give them a merciful death!"
…
"Ouch!"
Soros, who was lying on the ground, groaned softly and reached out to touch the back of his neck, which was still very painful.
When he woke up a little, he suddenly realized what he was doing and immediately struggled to get up from the ground.
Seeing the corpses everywhere at the entrance of Shihe Village from a distance, Soros hurriedly picked up the sword on the ground and ran towards the entrance of the village.
Arriving at the entrance of the village, Soros slowed down his steps and his eyes were dull. He immediately saw the ground on the ground.
Berry had a horrific bloody hole in his chest and his body was covered in blood. His eyes were still open and his pupils were completely dilated.
I saw this kind and upright man who came to help because he was worried about harming his family in Blackport City and heard about the war in the Riverlands and the civilians were being killed, and he ended up like this.
Soros's eyes couldn't help but moisten.
He stood next to Berry's body and remained silent for a long time. Soros picked up branches from the nearby woods and piled the wood on top of Berry's body.
"Berry, let me fulfill your last wish."
Thoros lightly touched his long sword with a flint, and the long sword coated with wildfire immediately burst into flames.
He held up the long sword like a torch, closed his eyes, and prayed sincerely,
"The night is dark and dangerous everywhere!
My Lord the ‘Lord of Light’!
Please shine your light on this person and save him from the horror of death and endless darkness.
The fire in his heart has been extinguished. I hope it can be rekindled under your light!"
With Soros's prayers, Berry's body, which was covered by branches and wood, began to undergo miraculous changes.
Near the blood hole where the iron spear penetrated the chest, the torn ferocious flesh and blood spurred the growth of new flesh sprouts.
These granulations seemed to be alive and quickly filled up the horrific blood hole in Berry's chest, turning it into an extremely ugly circular scar.
The recovery of other sword wounds on Berry's body was simpler than the bloody hole in his chest. It was as if an invisible tailor had roughly stitched the wounds on his body together, turning them into ugly scars.
Boom, boom!
When all the wounds on Berry's body turned into scars, his heart started beating again without any warning.
"Hoo ho!"
Barry suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, and took a deep breath of air.
When Soros heard the sound, he immediately stopped praying and opened his eyes.
When he saw Berry sitting up from the pile of wood, he pointed at Berry in stunned silence, but was so surprised that he was completely speechless.
Berry, who gradually regained his consciousness, turned to look at Soros, with a smile on his lips and said: "The night is dark and dangerous everywhere!"