After listening to Robb's words, Ed suddenly smashed his fists on the wooden floor of the dark cell, and the chains all over his body made a chaotic noise due to his fierce movements.
"These bastards, bastards!"
Watching my father beat the ground continuously, a little gloomy,
Robb knew that he was venting all the negative emotions he had suppressed in his heart from the time he came to King's Landing to being imprisoned in the dark cell.
After venting for a while, Ed's face gradually returned to calm. He took a deep breath and said: "Baelish did this to cause a war between us Starks and Lannister.
You go back and tell Kate this situation and ask her to contact your grandfather, Lord Hoster Tully.
Then, join forces with the Duke of Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon, to fight against Lannister and help him ascend to the Iron Throne."
After silently listening to Ed's arrangement, Robb shook his head, looked at Ed with firm eyes, and said in a decisive tone: "Father, through your lessons, I will never kneel to anyone again.
no way!"
"Robb, you..."
Hearing Robb's firm tone, Eddard showed a look of astonishment on his face, and he pointed at his son with his right hand.
I wanted to teach Robb a lesson using the doctrines of loyalty, honor, etc. that I have firmly believed in for decades.
But looking at the light in his eyes, Ed, who had been hit one after another during this period, suddenly lowered his right hand in frustration and whispered: "This time I came to King's Landing, I suddenly understood a lot of things.
That day in the Royal Gardens, Baelish pointed out everyone's clues to me, but I knew nothing.
When you applied to me in Winterfell to establish an intelligence agency, it was right.
During this period, I had no information, and like a blind man, I was led into a trap by Baelish step by step."
Eddard looked at Robb who was listening to him quietly, took a breath, and continued, "I can't do anything without leaving Winterfell and the vassals who trust me.
In King's Landing, I am controlled by all forces everywhere, so what if I am the hand of the king?
They listened to my orders and did things for me because they looked after Robert behind my back.
Now that Robert is dead, his will has been torn into pieces by Cersei.
Her illegitimate son born from incest with Jaime, Joffrey, is sitting on the Iron Throne, but I am charged with treason and am waiting to die here."
"Father, you will not die! I promised Lord Varys that I cannot save you now.
Wait until noon today, I will come to the prison again to rescue you.
Don't worry, I have arranged all the retreat routes."
When Eddard finished speaking, Robb immediately spoke up and told him the purpose of coming here.
"Escape from King's Landing...
Robb, I believe you can take me out of King's Landing.
But after I escape, the accusation of treason will definitely be turned into reality by the Lannisters.
From now on, I, Eddard Stark, am a sinner who has betrayed his monarch, betrayed his best friends, and conspired against the country. From now on, the Stark family will also bear these charges.
The honor of my life and the honor of the Stark family have all been discredited, just in exchange for me... living a few more years in endless guilt?
If this is the case, how will I face the ancestors of the Stark family in the tombs of Winterfell after I die?"
As soon as Ed finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to stop Robb who was about to speak, and continued in a firm tone,
"Robb, go out, take your sisters, and return to Winterfell. Move your troops to defend the abandoned fortress in Moat Cailin, and then defend White Harbor so that the Lannisters cannot forcefully enter the North.
I am in this situation because of my foolish kindness and my insistence on honor.
Robb, you are stronger than me!
You must protect your mother and your younger brothers and sisters.
If possible, I will wait for you here to clear my name of treason and get me out through legal means."
"Father……"
Boom, boom, boom!
Just as Robb was about to continue his persuasion, there were continuous knocks on the wooden door of the prison. This was Varys' reminder that the time was up.
"No need to say any more, go out and find your sisters."
Eddard, who also understood the meaning of the knock on the door, turned his head and stopped looking at Robb, waving for him to go out quickly.
Knowing that his stubborn father would not be able to explain to him for a while, Robb had no choice but to grit his teeth, turn around and walk out of the cell.
Hearing Robb's footsteps leaving, Ed turned his head and looked at his back with reluctance.
As the light of the torch faded away, the cell was once again shrouded in endless darkness.
Bang!
The cell was slammed shut, and in the darkness, a sigh filled with many emotions came out.
"well……
Silly boy, even if I can give up my life's honor and escape back to the north.
When the time comes, what should I do when I face you who don’t want to bend your knees?
The North...is your North now!
Kate, I promised at that time that I would come back to see you soon.
Sorry, I’m going to miss my appointment!”
…
Robb didn't know what his father Eddard was thinking.
As soon as he walked out of the cell, Wallis, who looked anxious, put on the hood of the jailer's uniform and urged: "Hurry up, the replacement jailer should be here soon."
Robb nodded and followed him toward the secret passage in the dark cell.
"Someone will come out of here. Let's talk next time we meet!"
When he was about to pass Jaqen's cell, he who had been waiting for a long time spoke to Robb with a smile on his face.
Robb had no time to pay attention to him and walked straight past his cell in silence.
Squeak!
As soon as Robb entered the secret passage of the empty cell of the black cell, Varys closed the wooden door of the cell.
At this time, the door directly in front of the black cell opened from the outside. A burly jailer wearing a jailer's uniform and holding a torch walked in.
"Logan, it's shift change time!"
As soon as the burly jailer entered the door, he saw Varys in the dark cell corridor and shouted to him.
"Okay, I got it. I'll give you the key."
Wallis replied with a hoarse voice, handed the cell key to the burly jailer in his hand, and walked out of the dark cell beside him.
"Ah~ha!"
After closing the dark cell door, the burly jailer yawned heavily.
He played with the technician all night last night, so he could use the boring job of guarding the black cell to catch up on his sleep.
"Hey, big guy. Do you want to know a secret?"
Jaqen stretched out his right hand from the small window of the cell and greeted the burly jailer.
"Put your hand in, otherwise you will have to use your other hand to comfort yourself in the future."
Seeing that the criminal who had been keeping quiet during this period was acting strangely, the burly jailer took out a long sword from his waist and said to Jaqen.
"This is a secret worth at least dozens of gold dragons! Look, I have one of them in my hand."
As Jia Qian spoke, he stretched out his right hand from the cell, and like magic, a golden dragon appeared.
Looking at the charming golden dragon in his hand under the light of the torch, the burly jailer's eyes glowed with greed. He walked towards Jaqen's cell and said loudly: "If you dare to lie to me, you will be dead!"
The burly jailer came to Jaqen's cell, stuck the torch in his hand on the wall, held the sword in his right hand, and reached for the golden dragon in his hand with his left hand.
Um?
When the burly jailer took the golden dragon from Jaqen's hand, he felt a slight sting in the palm of his left hand, as if something had stung him.
However, he was filled with joy and after confirming that the golden dragon in his hand was genuine, he didn't care.
He put his face to the small window of the cell and asked anxiously: "Tell me, what's the secret?"