After hearing his self-introduction, and looking at the "Lightning King" Lord Beric Dondarrion next to him, Veidt remembered who the little boy holding the flag was.
Lord Edric Dayne, known as "Ned", is currently the head of the House of Dorne and Lord of Starfall.
Before traveling to the Eastern Continent, Ashara once told Witte that their aunt was engaged to the "Lightning King", and Edric followed him as a knight's attendant. His father, the "Dawn God" of the previous generation,
Sword" Arthur Dayne's brother suddenly died of illness, and he inherited the title of Earl of House Dayne before he was ten years old.
However, Werther looked at his white-blond hair and almost purple eyes, and was very surprised. All the Dane family had dark hair, so how could he have such a Valyrian appearance?
No one knew his mother's name, and none of the Targaryen women matched his age.
Is it atavism?
Those who became kings of the Targaryen family include the Hightowers, Dondarrions, Penross, Cotoin and Harroway of the Reach. However, the royal bloodline of these families has been severed. Especially the Riverside family.
All seven descendants of the Hightower family in the Middle Land died within two years.
The Targaryen family has been passed down to Rhaegar, and Daenerys's generation has only merged into the blood of five families with other surnames, namely Velaryon, Arryn of the Vale, Martell, Dain, and Riverland Cloth.
Lywood.
The mother of Maester Aemon of the Great Wall of the North who is still alive today is Diana from House Dayne.
Then Edric Dane is similar to the Baratheon family. They may have the blood of the dragon family's daughter who was married out.
At this time, "Lightning King" Beric Dondarrion came over and interrupted Werther's chance to continue.
"Lord Witte, please wait a moment. There are still our soldiers below the ridge. I will gather the troops first."
Werther "It doesn't matter, Lord Dondarrion, you go and do your work first."
He hurriedly ran away with a few messengers. Werther was bored and saw the little boy still there holding the flag, so he asked the little boy
"Is your mother Valyrian?"
Edric Dane "Yes, she is from Lys City. I know the way. Go south. Let's go up the mountain first and wait for them."
"Liss City, I originally planned to pass by there by boat when I came back this time, but I changed the mode of transportation and couldn't go. How are you and Ashara on your relationship?"
"When we were little, she often took us kids around the city, climbing trees to dig bird's nests, going down rivers to catch fish, and going to orchards to eat fruit. She also dug a hole under the wall of Starfall City, and every time we stole
She leads the team when they sneak out."
"Hey, Ashara has done these things before!"
Werther and he chatted while walking.
"Lightning King" Beric Dondarrion gathered all the soldiers and ran back to where he saw Werther and Edric walking up the hillside, and hurriedly followed them.
His heart was already in his throat now, and he was a little afraid that Werther would kill Edric Dane.
In the past few years since Werther went to the continent of Essos, the traveling caravans have brought all kinds of news back to the continent of Westeros. Among them, the most talked about thing is Werther's story, each one becoming more exciting than the last. According to legend, the first thing Veidt Baratheon did was to steal Lord Tyrosh's golden toilet. Otherwise, how could he be so rich when he was operating in the Eastern Continent?
Then he killed tens of thousands of people in Braavos, captured all the turtles in Nasa Star City and sold them for money, stole a large amount of gold coins in Volantis, and even ransacked several Dothraki camps.
Loras City and Qhor City carried out massacres, even children were not spared.
Finally, news came out from Myr and Pentos. Hundreds of women in both cities claimed to have been insulted by Werther, and dozens of women even gave birth to evil offspring with different hair colors!
The details are even more outrageous. He commits all kinds of crimes, including burning, killing and looting. Werther is the absolute number one villain in Essos today! Euron boasted that he could draw with Werther, and a large group of pirates immediately joined him.
Of course, people with correct information don’t believe it, but among the lower class people, they like to talk about these stories, thinking that if a fly bites the egg, the real situation is inseparable.
Nowadays, many criminals in Westeros sit down and talk about Werther's glorious deeds wherever they go. The things they have done are simply embarrassing compared to Werther. Especially a certain illegitimate son in the north, after hearing these stories
Shocked to the heavens, he awakened like an enlightenment, determined to follow Werther as an example, and instantly despised the attendant beside him.
"Lightning King" Beric Dondarrion ran up the mountain as fast as he could and came to Edric Dayne's side, with a nervous look on his face.
Werther saw his situation and asked, "You seem to be afraid of me?"
Berry struggled for a while and finally said, "Lord Werther, you have many very unfavorable rumors. Although we don't believe it, these rumors are too..."
Werther "Let's go, let's talk while we walk. I also know these rumors. They are all tricks by the enemy to slander me."
Reputation is definitely important. For the time being, Witte can't find out which group of people is adding fuel to the fire to smear him. Varys doesn't have the courage, and neither does Dorne. They all have to rely on Varys for their information, so how can they do this?<
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Braavos, the Golden Company, mercenaries, Dothraki, merchants, Veidt thought about it, and found that he had offended a lot of people, and he had no way to solve them yet. It was impossible to go to Braavos to massacre the city, and he couldn't find them.
Where are the people who came to the Golden Company? The Dothraki have no fixed abode, and the mercenaries and merchants don’t even know their names. It seems that they have to establish their own intelligence system.
Werther explained to the two of them one by one. Although it was different from the rumors, it was true. The two of them admired Werther more and more. They also felt that although Werther looked very powerful and fierce in appearance, his personality was actually similar to Renly's.
, he is a very easy-going person and can talk to children as young as eleven or twelve years old.
The mood of several people gradually relaxed, and their relationship gradually became closer. The "Lightning King" smiled obscenely and asked Werther in a low voice
"Hey, are you really in Myr and Pentos with hundreds of women?"
After speaking, stretch out your index finger with one hand, make a circle with the other hand, and keep making gestures with both hands.
Witte immediately responded, "This is definitely a rumor. I have never been to Pentos, and I only stayed in Myr City for one night. How could I find so many people? You see, looking for people, plus the distance to different places
, there are still things to do, and even a person who knows a little bit about arithmetic won’t have enough time even if he does some calculations!”
"Why are you talking so quietly?"
"You will know when you get married. Go to the front port to send a message and ask the soldiers to prepare the ship to go to Bloodstone Island, saying that Veidt Baratheon is back."
Beric Dondarrion pushed the little boy away and whispered calmly
"But the rumors say that you did it in one night!"
"Impossible." Both of them were difficult to deal with. Werther was really on the verge of tears and was powerless.
"No! They are riding horses! They not only insulted my personality, but also insulted my body!" Werther yelled.
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It took Witte a day's boat ride to arrive at the port of Bloodstone Island, but the messenger crow had already conveyed the message.
Bloodstone Island will be used as a transfer station for military supplies in the future. It is located in a huge natural bay. The port construction here has begun to take shape, with hundreds of ships of various types docked here.
Werther's ship was still far away from the coast. He had already seen that a trestle ship in the port had been cleared. There was a large group of people waiting on it. The colorful flags of various families were fluttering on the port held by attendants. At the front were three flags.
A slightly different crowned stag banner.
All the nobles on Bloodstone Island received a message from King Robert yesterday that there would be a dinner party today, and they gradually withdrew from various patrol camps to Bloodstone Port. This is the official name of the town under construction now.
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Due to the thorough preparations for this war and the extremely abundant supplies, it completely overturned the Wittester nobles' understanding of war logistics.
Arrows, kerosene, weapons, sword oil, planks for repairing ships, ropes, canvas, agricultural tools, seeds, construction tools, and even some key materials were shipped directly.
The food is even more abundant, there is too much dry food to eat, fish, pickles and fruits are delivered regularly by fishermen. Even ordinary soldiers can receive a bottle of wine, a piece of chocolate and a small bag of sugar every week, of course with the nobles.
Compared with the food, the quality is definitely much worse.
The continent of Westeros has fought against the Stepstone Islands many times, all of which were hit-and-run wars. Even if there were garrison personnel left, they were withdrawn due to various reasons, so that the island was not captured for hundreds of years.
A few years ago, Werther proposed to capture the Stepstone Islands. This war is not only beneficial to the development of the country, but also Robert, Stannis, and Renly are repaying Werther's favor. Werther has always proposed something that is beneficial to the territory and the country since he was a child.
policy, and hardly mentioned any material needs for itself.
Werther himself has not yet thoroughly studied magic. He may spend all his energy on magic and have no time to care about unnecessary things. But Robert and the other three are natives, and they don’t think so. Werther’s series
The suggestion brought the Baratheon family to its peak, with one king and two dukes. Finally, when Witte requested it, the three of them tried their best to help Witte.
Attacking the Stepstones did not originally require such a huge effort. Stannis mobilized all the resources he could muster, and Renly almost overwhelmed all the money and troops in the Stormlands. So much so that Robert had to use the king's
They mobilized the three places in the north to go south to maintain the stability of the country. The three of them contributed money and efforts to help Witte win and initially build the Stepped Stone Islands.
The three Baratheon brothers were all waiting at the port, and the other nobles naturally had no choice but to wait here, taking out their pocket watches from time to time to check the time.
Woo~~~
The horn from the tower above sounded, signaling the arrival of friendly troops.
"Is it that ship?"
"The lightning flag of the Dondarrion family is here!" Someone had good eyesight and saw the flag on the sail clearly.
"Is Werther really as powerful as the rumors say?" said a female voice.
The woman who spoke was extremely tall, wearing full-body plate armor. She held her helmet in her hands. She looked more like a man, and her blond hair was flying in the wind.
It's not just her. When Werther left the mainland four years ago, many young people here at the port were still fighting with wooden swords or working as attendants in various places. They only listened to Werther's deeds as stories. Now I see that all the nobles are talking about it.
This reception made me very confused.
"I participated in the war against Greyjoy and saw with my own eyes that Werther used magic to blow away the walls of Pyke City. He was only twelve years old at that time! He should be twenty-one now. I almost forgot, Pyke City
The Duke still dares not to close that gap."
After hearing the news, the nobles all moved closer to the port. Those gathered here were people from the royal territory, the Storm Land, and the River Bend. The leading lords had more or less dealt with and done business with Witte.
Werther did not use magic to get over, but stood on the bow of the boat, looking at his brothers and old friends whom he had not seen for several years. Perhaps because of the war, everyone was tanned.
Robert has actually lost weight! The specially made big belly armor is obviously one size smaller.
Stannis's hair fell out and became Mediterranean.
Renly had short short hair and finally shaved off his beard.
Barristan, Captain of the Kingsguard, has completely white hair, and his formerly tall body has become a little rickety.
The face of Kingsguard Lynn Corbray also looks more determined.
Garlan Tyrell is stronger, I feel happy but also a little disappointed.
Davos and his sons are also there.
Morford Velaryon, who we met on Dragonstone, is even more handsome now with blond hair.
There were also many lords he had known before, and Werther recalled their names one by one. Most of them were young people with immature faces, many of which Werther did not recognize.
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When the ship docked, Werther jumped onto the pier and hugged his three brothers.
"Hahaha, let's go! I've prepared a banquet for you!"
"There will definitely be a banquet when Robert is around!" Werther felt that Robert was still the same.
Stannis squeezed Werther's arm
"Well, not bad, at least the food is good."
Renly and Werther had not seen their faces opposite each other for a long time, and they were looking at each other to find the differences.
"Where's your beard?"
"It looks so handsome, all the soup is stuck to it after eating!"
"Hahaha."
The four brothers walked to the port lords' hall with their shoulders on their shoulders. The lords they knew greeted Werther along the way. Renly and the others introduced the young people around them to Werther, who were all their juniors who had brought experience.
After not seeing each other for several years, the four brothers would become a little unfamiliar with each other. After a few glasses of strong wine at the dinner, everyone returned to the same state as they had been a few years ago.
Once Robert drinks too much at a dinner party, anyone who doesn't drink will not be able to leave without getting down.
Renly and Robert joked about Werther's various rumors. They used this occasion to ask Werther to clarify the rumors. Werther understood their intentions, explained some of them to everyone, and even exaggerated some of the rumors himself.
From time to time, people came over to clink glasses with Werther and reminisce about old times, and asked Werther about his future plans. Werther directly told them that he would not leave in the future and would just follow the war here.
Alcohol, jokes, socializing, bursts of laughter can be heard from time to time throughout the hall.
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A few days later, Robert ordered the sealing of dozens of square kilometers of hills in the southern part of Bloodstone Island, and no one was allowed to enter.
The four Baratheon brothers rode horses and arrived at the blockade.
"Your Majesty the King, wouldn't this be unsafe?" Barristan, Captain of the Kingsguard, said.
Robert replied impatiently, "What's wrong? Renly and Werther, the two strongest magicians on the continent, are here. Who can hurt me?"
Barristan still looked embarrassed.
Robert suddenly understood and said to several Kingsguards, "Today, in the name of the king, I grant you a day off and rest."
"As you command, Your Majesty the King."
Robert: "Haha, that's it, let's go!"
Werther took the three of them to a small basin surrounded by hills, dismounted, took out the blindfold from his pocket and handed it to them
"We first find a stone to tie the horse to, and we have to use a blindfold to cover the horse's eyes."
Several people did as they were told, and Robert walked to Werther and looked at the barren grass.
"I got information that Daenerys, the last Targaryen bloodline, had hatched three dragons and then completely disappeared."
Werther "Really? When did it happen?"
Robert "Just a few months ago, someone saw a small dragon. It was as big as a puppy. The exact hatching time is unknown. Can your dragon be as big as a puppy?"