Nothing major happened that night, and Witte slept peacefully at Renly's house.
In King's Landing, even the mansion's courtyard is very small. Renly's family just built a new small room on the first floor in the courtyard. The window in the room is very small and is always closed. There is no door, only a curtain made of thick cotton.
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The room was covered with dry straw, and Renly's little dragon lived in it. If it wanted to come out or go in, it could just slip through the door curtain at any time. The biggest feature of the room was that there was a stove under the window outside the wall on one side.
Firewood will be lit at night to raise the temperature in the room. Dragons like to live near volcanoes, and the closest place is only on Dragonstone Island. King's Landing can only create this kind of environment artificially, which is good for the dragon's health and longevity.
Quick.
Fire can't just be used to heat a room. Under the corner, Brienne of Tarth, Ser Parmen Crane and Ser Robert Royce were sitting in front of the fire, grilling meat skewers.
The three people took off their armor and sat on the stools, wearing only noble robes, their weapons thrown aside, and a pile of wine bottles at their feet.
Brienne is Renly's bodyguard, and her main job is to protect little Rose Margaery. The two male knights are now responsible for protecting the dragon. Originally, they looked down on a woman as the Duke's bodyguard, even if she was an official
Knight. But time and time again, even two against one could not defeat Brienne, and the two gradually accepted this female colleague in their hearts.
Werther came, and Renly gave the three of them a few days off.
"Braney, if someone wants to steal the dragon, should I draw my sword or call someone?" Robert Royce turned the meat skewers in his hand. He came from the valley and his family had a lot of goats and roasted mutton.
The craftsmanship is the best among the three.
Parmen Cleon was the last of the three to come. His sister is now Renly's magic apprentice and belongs to a related family. He poured wine into their glasses, "I bet a golden dragon, even if the door is opened,
Not even a mouse can get in tonight."
"The two most powerful magicians in the Seven Kingdoms live here, and you have to come in from the sky." Brienne said while looking at the complicated magic circles on the wall.
"It's probably not possible in the sky. I think we can dig tunnels." After Robert Royce finished speaking, he handed the meat skewers to the two of them.
No one saw them at night, so the three of them didn't have to worry about etiquette, and soon they were full of food.
"Do you think Renly is with Loras?" Parmen Crane asked.
"Lord Renly is fair and merciful, and he is friendly. Who he stays with is his private life and none of our business." Brienne's dream of being Renly's husband has long been shattered, but she still protects Renly.
Robert Royce "Sooner or later these things will be known. Since you are Lord Renly's personal guard, you must keep this secret for Lord Renly."
Parmen Klein nodded, "I understand, but I just can't get over it."
"Just get used to it, cheers!" Robert Royce started the atmosphere. He was the first to arrive and had to be responsible for answering questions for the newcomers.
"Cheers!"
The three of them drank all the wine in their glasses, and then each filled their glasses again.
"Brenne, you follow Margaery everywhere to attend the banquets of noble ladies. Can you tell me any anecdotes in King's Landing recently?" Parmen Crane asked.
Robert Royce also became interested. The two of them followed Renly and stayed outside wherever they went. They didn't hear as much gossip as Brienne.
Brienne took a sip of wine. "Many noble ladies are talking about two things recently. One is that Robb Stark said that he has a beloved girl and his family is going to make a marriage contract. Many young girls in King's Landing are locked up at home.
Without going out, everyone was crying very sadly, and the ladies were calling Robb a heartless man."
"If only I were a year younger, hey!" Robert Royce stroked his beard. He was actually only one year older than Werther and Renly, and his face looked full of vicissitudes of life.
Parmen Klein "Women like to talk about these things when they get together, but what about the second thing?"
Brienne "Rumors have been spreading in the Riverlands in the past few days, saying that a treasure map has appeared! Many young knights from the royal family and the Riverlands have set out to hunt for treasures."
"Does anyone still believe in the legend of treasure maps these days? When I was a child, I saw a dog pooping in the ground, so I drew a treasure map and threw it on the streets of Runestone City! Two days later, I was sued by some bastards, but I got a good beating.
My father was beaten up." Robert Royce was very disdainful and thought it was all a lie.
Brienne "This story has been spread all over the place. Are you aware of it, Ari Rivers?"
Robert Royce recalled, "Not sure."
Parmen Klein looked back at the mansion and said in a low voice, "An illegitimate daughter, King Robert's?"
Robert has publicly admitted to having several illegitimate children, and he is the first one that everyone thinks of.
Brienne: "Don't lie, Arie Rivers was the mistress of the regent Aemond Targaryen some years ago."
Parmen Klein "Then why is she related to the treasure again?"
Brienne: "Everyone knows that Aemond Targaryen, along with his dragons, was stabbed to death by his uncle with the Dark Sisters at the Lake of the God's Eye. But he had previously occupied Harrenhal of the Strong family, and continued to be controlled by his uncle after his death.
His mistress Yali Hewen continued to occupy the place. According to legend, she was also a witch and has since been called the "Queen of Witchcraft." She also said that she was pregnant with a child."
The two of them held the wine glasses motionless in their hands, looking forward to hearing Brienne's story about the treasure map.
Brienne rolled up her sleeves and took another skewer of meat and ate it in her mouth. "Harrenhal was occupied by Arie River for more than ten years. Until she left Harrenhal on her own initiative, no one knew her whereabouts."
At this point, the story has the sword Dark Sisters and the dragon battle, so there should be treasure! Harrenhal’s money is this treasure!"
"But this story sounds like there are loopholes!"
"Many details cannot withstand scrutiny. For example, she has occupied Harrenhal for more than ten years, and there have been constant conquests by the army. The money may have been spent long ago."
Both men felt that the treasure map story was not very reliable.
Brienne "Isn't that what the ballad says? Young knights will travel and have adventures to prove their worth to the maiden they love. They will go looking for magic swords, golden treasures, and steal the crown from the dragon's lair. So looking for treasure is
An excuse to show love to the girl you love is what these young knights want to do."
"Robb Stark, the rival in love of the Blackwater River, is about to get engaged. Without Robb's threat, the young knights of King's Landing are full of energy again! Alas, they are old!" Robert Royce sighed.
"Eat meat! Eat meat! I just want to see if, like Sir Robert said, they followed the treasure map and only found a piece of dog shit! Haha." Parmen Klein handed the two people a piece of shit.
Meat skewers.
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Early the next morning, the royal meeting at the Red Keep was held smoothly, and Robert showed up on time.
Renly found it strange that even if he had something important to do, Robert would postpone his visit until the afternoon and then leave in a hurry. Wert felt that Robert must have something to ask of him.
The members of the Royal Council have already arrived. Witte first submitted the kingdom's tax account books to the Finance Minister, the Duke of Metz, and then submitted the policies on religious control and the entry of foreign mages.
Under Robert's supervision, the vote was quickly passed, and it was determined to be a special policy for the Stepstone Islands. The seven countries would not implement it for the time being, and the Stepstone Islands became a fortress for the seven countries to prevent infiltration.
Afterwards, Witte took out a map outside the Great Wall of the North and pointed to the far north, "There are white ghosts gathering here. Once they go south, it will be time to recruit the Seventh Army again."
When Archmaester Pycelle heard this, he was surprised, "White Walkers? This is just a legend."
"I have heard stories about the White Walkers since I was a child, and I have never seen my grandson even after he was born. Wirth, although you are the chief wizard, you can't do such alarmist things!" Mace Tyrell said.
I will not side with Werther again.
Renly looked at Werther in confusion. He had seen Werther's books about various non-human intelligent races. He had only read them as stories before, but he did not expect that the White Walkers were really going south.
Robert, Stannis and Varys also looked at Werther.
Witte looked at everyone, "You know me, I'm never vague about big things. Children of the forest often wander around the city, and they summon all kinds of magic things. Of course, the White Walkers are also real."
Everyone who lives in the Seven Kingdoms has heard the story of the White Walkers. In recent years, children of the forest and summoning magic have also made everyone more accepting of these incredible things.
Robert put his hands on the table and twisted them together, "Witt, are the White Walkers coming?"
Witte: "Not yet. I have an agreement with the Green Seer outside the Great Wall. As long as he sends a messenger crow to the magic school to start the inheritance, it means that the White Walkers are about to go south. But he has not heard any news so far. I am afraid that something will happen.
Let me tell you in advance and plan to prepare early."
Werther was also puzzled that there had been no movement from the green seers in the north. The direwolves of the Stark family had appeared. He was afraid that something might happen in the north, so he told the news in advance to make preparations.
Varys asked, "Green Seer? The legendary person who can know history and the future?"
It was also the first time that everyone heard that Werther had been in contact with the Green Seer.
Witte explained, "Green Seer, you can understand him as a powerful magician similar to me. Most of my magic is used in combat, while all of Green Seer's magic is used in prophecy."
Robert "Is there really a green seer? How come I haven't heard you mention it before?"
Witte "There are shapechangers and children of the forest in the registered classification of magicians of the Seven Kingdoms. It has been almost so many years, and the green seer is the most powerful and special shapechanger."
Robert asked with great anticipation, "Can the Green Seer help me predict the future direction of the Seven Kingdoms?"
Werther "The reason I didn't tell you is because there can only be one Green Seer at a time, and it is passed to the next one when he is about to die. The ability to peer into the past and future is so powerful that it also brings a curse to them.
The legs of every Green Seer are destined to be disabled and lose their humanity! They are more like bystanders of history, and will not intervene unless they are involved in the destruction of mankind."
Varys "Losing humanity? As long as you are human, you will have the pursuit of life, and you will have passion."
Witte looked at Varys and said, "I advise you not to have any ideas about him. Once you have an idea that is not good for him, the Green Seer will know immediately how many times you have peed in your life."
This sentence choked Wallis.
Werther continued to say to everyone, "Don't try to rely on prophecies to help you! The Green Seer is not interested in money, power, or sex. I can tell you that his body is now connected to a weirwood tree. What do you think?
What can a tree pursue?"
"A man attached to a weirwood tree?" Everyone was shocked.
"Yeah, what can a tree do?" Varys also sighed. I don't know if he has given up his calculations against the Green Seer, but Veidt has already said it.
The Green Seer does not dare to go against Witte. This is based on the right to speak based on strength. Both sides are afraid of non-interference and only cooperate on the biggest things. But if ordinary people want to mess with him, the Green Seer has many ways.
To deal with it, you can't blame others for committing suicide.
Witte "Grand Maester Pycelle."
"Ah? What's the matter?" Grand Maester Pycelle is still digesting this information and has not recovered.
"If you want to understand history, there is someone who can help you. Recall Maester Aemon from Castle Black on the Great Wall to King's Landing. He is now a living history book. Let the city send a young maester to take over the affairs of Castle Black.
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After Witte finished speaking, Robert also said, "Grand Maester Pycelle, although I do not interfere in the affairs of the city, I think this is a good proposal!"
Grand Maester Pycelle "I understand. I didn't even know there was such a maester in the north. After the meeting, I wrote to the city to make suggestions."
Stannis said with a straight face, "Witt, are the White Walkers really as powerful as they say in the stories and legends?"
Everyone is looking forward to watching Werther.
"It's amazing! They don't need to eat, are not afraid of the cold, don't need to breathe, and can walk freely underwater. Each White Walker is highly skilled in martial arts, and can also use ice magic and summon the undead. And unlike us human magicians who can only control
A summoned object, a white ghost, can control at least thousands of resurrected corpses."
"This..."
"Master Werther, don't scare us! This joke is not funny." The smile on Wallis's face was very forced.
Witte condensed an ice spear and an ice sword and threw them on the conference table.
"This is the weapon they use. If magic is injected into it when used, it will be much stronger than ordinary steel weapons."
Renly heard this and reacted, "Have you ever killed a White Walker?"
"When I went to the north before, I killed seven!"
Everyone was surprised again, but they felt at ease. Werther could kill seven before, but now he is more powerful, and there are dragons. The threat of the White Walkers is much smaller, and the worst is to escape to Tyrosh.
Werther "The martial arts of ordinary White Walkers are not inferior to that of Ser Barristan."
Barristan sat aside expressionlessly and became the standard of reference.
Werther's "ordinary swords, even if he cuts off only one head, they will still be alive. However, the White Walkers are not invincible. Valyrian steel swords, dragon crystal weapons, and fire can all kill them. Counting that, it is the same as killing one."
The difficulty of the heavily armored knight is about the same."
"It's better not to be invincible."
"If there is more than one weakness, it will be easy to deal with."
Stannis had a dull expression on his face, "I remember, Wirt, you passed by Dragonstone before and asked Lord Morford Velaryon to give me a map of a mineral vein. Is it dragon crystal?"
Witte "Yes, obsidian is another way of saying dragon crystal."
Robert felt relieved, "So you prepared in advance so early, but is there a way to completely eliminate the White Walkers?"
Witte thought for a while, "If the White Walkers go south and cross the Great Wall, we can organize an army to destroy them. Their resurrected corpses will have similar combat effectiveness to this thing."
A purple skeleton was summoned by Werther and stood in front of the royal conference table. Everyone was not surprised. During banquets, Renly and Qyburn often summoned elements or skeletons to add to the fun.
Witte: "It's a bit troublesome for ordinary soldiers to deal with this kind of thing. The remaining half of the body is still capable of fighting. But if you use fire, use dragon crystal, or chop it into pieces, it won't be a threat. You also have to be careful of the White Walkers passing by the cemetery before they are resurrected."
of long-dead people."
Renly "Let the Northmen dig up their ancestors from their graves, burn them and cremate them, which would be as serious as killing them, so it is difficult to implement."
Werther "This kind of resurrected corpse is called a wight. As long as there are no corpses, there will be no ghosts. I can't think of a way to completely eliminate the alien ghosts, because once they flee to the extreme north, there will be no food there, and humans will
There is no way to survive. Even a magician like me can only burn magic power to keep warm."
"The Great Wall!" Stannis suddenly thought. "If the dragon crystal excavated from Dragonstone Island is made into weapons and sent to the Great Wall, and the defense is increased, there is hope that it can withstand it!"
Witte "It depends on the number of White Walkers. If all the wildlings in the north die and turn into ghouls, it will be a big trouble. Instead of defending, it is better to find a way to deal with the wildlings first."
Robert "Killed them all? Wouldn't they just be corpses? Besides, their settlement can't be found at all."
Witte "Don't kill! We are short of people on the Stepstone Islands!"