"Since...the Prime Minister has left King's Landing, there is no need to bother him with this matter."
The slightly fat king choked slightly, but then shook his head and continued.
He turned his head and looked at Grand Maester Pycelle, who was sitting on the ground and moaning, his eyes slightly widened.
"Pretentious!"
"Why don't you get up quickly!"
Although it has only been half a year since Robert Baratheon took off his armor and sat on the Iron Throne, his figure has grown rapidly like a balloon.
However, the rapid accumulation of fat could not eliminate his once strong muscles, it only temporarily covered them under fat.
Even after gaining weight, King Robert was even more calm than when he was fighting on the battlefield. He just stared at his eyes like copper bells, and Grand Maester Pycelle, who was sitting on the ground holding his legs and pretending, trembled all over, and then hurriedly
Climbed up from the ground.
"His Majesty."
"Send a letter quickly and summon all the vassals. I will attack Dragonstone personally!"
King Robert roared that he could not tolerate Targaryen continuing to survive in the world. He originally thought that after the royal fleet was built, it would be easy to sail through the Blackwater Bay and capture Dragonstone.
After all, the newly built royal fleet invested almost bottomless pits of golden dragons. In order to consolidate the maritime territory, Robert Baratheon built the fleet to a scale that was already the largest in the entire continent of Westeros.
The overall strength has even surpassed the strongest iron fleet in the past.
The scale, tonnage, and number of soldiers of the fleet built by the Baratheon family are all far greater than the Dragonstone fleet. What's more, many of the Targaryen fleet stationed on Dragonstone island are already old.
It's so old.
Maritime combat tactics and soldier quality are secondary. The most important thing is the strength of the warship. If the ship is big enough and strong enough, it can be invincible. It all relies on hard power.
Naturally, it is clear at a glance what the outcome will be when such a fleet with huge investment and stronger strength meets an outdated fleet.
But Stannis destroyed the royal fleet in the sea, and while Robert was angry, he also felt deeply threatened.
Don't know why.
Robert, who has only sat on the Iron Throne for half a year, has changed significantly from the brave and fearless Duke of Storm's End.
Not just in terms of body shape.
Now Robert roared angrily, demanding that all the nobles loyal to him be summoned to send troops to attack Dragonstone.
When Archmaester Pycelle, who had gray hair and beard, heard King Robert's words, he stood there dumbfounded.
Although everyone in the Red Keep knew that the King was bold and unruly, or impulsive and reckless in other words, he did not expect King Robert to be so crazy.
A small Dragonstone Island, with a harsh environment and a sparse population, it is only a small fishing village.
Is such a small island worth the expense of King Robert's people and money, and the gathering of all his vassals to attack it?
"His Majesty..."
Grand Maester Pycelle was slightly panicked, his lips trembled, and then he wanted to say something.
And at this time.
The captain of the Kingsguard, who was silent on the side, suddenly spoke.
"His Majesty."
Ser Barristan Selmy held the hilt of his sword with one hand, his pure white cloak hanging on the ground, and he looked into the king's eyes with a slight frown.
"The only ones who escaped to Dragonstone were a pair of orphans and a widowed mother."
"They pose no threat to your position."
Now, almost all of Westeros, from the Great Wall to the Southern Territory, is in Robert's hands. Prime Minister Jon Arryn also went to appease Dorne, believing that the Seven Kingdoms will soon be unified.
However, the orphans and widowers on Dragonstone have no one, no resources, and only a broken fleet, which cannot threaten the safety of Westeros at all.
"There is no need for you to go to war for a helpless child and woman. This will damage your honor."
Although he now served Baratheon, he had never told anyone that he had sworn that if he saw Robert smiling when Tywin Lannister showed the corpse of Rhaegar's child, then he would
He will never be loyal to Robert.
and.
Nothing in the world could stop him from killing Robert.
Not harming women and children is the honor and bottom line that Barristan Selmy abides by as a knight.
However, Barristan's words were like the fuse that ignited a powder keg, instantly igniting King Robert's anger.
"I didn't explain it clearly to you before, so I'll say it again now!"
"Lord Barristan Selmy!"
"I want them to die! Mother and son die together! I don't want to see any evil dragon's offspring continue to survive in this world!"
The angry King Robert was like a furious brown bear. His hard hair was licking and his saliva was spitting out from afar. He glared at Barristan, hoping to scare him with his momentum.
However, the knight in white robes frowned slightly, not being frightened away by the king's aura, and still looked into his eyes.
Archmaester Pycelle was frightened by the situation in front of him, and he quickly spoke tremblingly to persuade him.
"His Majesty."
"The seven kingdoms are at your feet. You can easily gather countless knights, but the horses of the knights cannot swim across the sea."
The white-haired Grand Maester was on the side of the Captain of the Kingsguard.
But he was not out of honor and believed that women and children should not be knifed. He was not opposed to killing Queen Layla and Prince Viserys to avoid future troubles. He even received news that Viserys was on Dragonstone.
He has also been crowned.
But in his opinion King Robert was making a bit of a fuss.
And there is another important issue at the moment, which has been discussed before, that is, the Baratheon Dynasty does not have a fleet at present, so it spends great efforts to build a fleet.
Now, with the newly built royal fleet completely destroyed, Baratheon has temporarily lost its extravagant hopes for the sea.
Grand Maester Pycelle spoke in a trembling voice.
"Earl Redwin's fleet suffered losses and has now returned to Qingting Island to rest."
"As for the Iron Fleet..."
"You seem to have forgotten that Balon Greyjoy of the Iron Islands has not yet come to King's Landing to express his surrender to you."
Archmaester Pycelle looked at King Robert's face as he spoke. He tried to use tactful language to avoid offending the other party.
Then he told him the current situation. King Robert did not have a fleet that could fight, and the sea was where the remnants of Targaryen could come and go freely.
...
And the second day.
News has spread throughout King's Landing that the royal fleet was destroyed in the port.
The moment was like a thunder explosion, and everyone was rumoring that Targaryen was about to make a comeback.
And far away.
Viserys and the Dragonstone fleet, which had returned from victory, were also on their way home.
Wow——
Cutting through the waves, we sailed into the distance.