Perhaps no moment in the history of the Seven Kingdoms has been as exciting as this.
Dragons, giants, Dothraki, and White Walkers all gathered in the land of Westeros to fight each other.
On the contrary, many of the nobles, ancestors or Andals of the seven countries who claimed to be the owners of this land were of ancient bloodline inherited from the Heroic Era thousands of years ago, but they were killed in this war.
Broken blood flow.
The human coalition defeated the White Walkers, and the alliance fell apart in an instant. The barbarians led by the remaining Targaryens attacked the Twins and Riverrun, and the nobles of the riverlands surrendered.
The Tully family also voluntarily surrendered under the fire and scimitar, and was stripped of the title of Guardian of the Riverlands by Viserys, and was reduced to an ordinary earl family.
Because the Tully family resisted the rule of King Harren, they raised the dragon flag and joined Aegon's army. Finally, after the dragon burned Harrenhal, they were canonized by Aegon as Lords of the Riverlands. However, the Tully family had no control over the river.
The rule of the Middle Land came to an end at the hands of Viserys.
The title of Duke Edmure Tully did not even last more than one night before he became Lord Edmure Tully, Lord of Riverrun.
All the riverland nobles who had sworn allegiance to him not long ago looked at him with something strange in their eyes.
The Dothraki took control of the entire city of Riverrun, and the king, who was under house arrest by the Tully soldiers, naturally fell into the hands of Viserys.
Viserys took a look at Robert, who saw that Robert was not in a bad state of mind, and it seemed that he had not been too severely affected by repeated betrayals and being imprisoned.
He just felt angry about the death of Barristan Selmy, and he hoped that Viserys would order the death of Meryn Trant for breaking his oath.
As for this person's upcoming fate... Viserys felt that Merlin Tran didn't seem to understand it clearly.
No king would dare to use such a person as his own Kingsguard. He is cruel and cunning, and his character is even worse than that of the Kingslayer. No wonder Robert's Kingsguard is the worst in history.
Meryn Trant killed Barristan Selmy from behind. Instead of helping Viserys, his actions would discredit Viserys.
It makes people wonder whether Merlin Trant has already been in contact with him, but in fact he has not, and it is impossible for Viserys to use such a person who seeks glory behind his back.
Therefore, not killing such a person would not make the people angry, but killing him would also clear the stain on Viserys.
The dragon inhabited Riverrun City. Under the joint witness of countless riverland nobles, Tully family soldiers, and Dothraki people, Merlin Tran was pinned down in front of Barristan Selmy's body and was sentenced to death.
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The legendary knight who was murdered by a traitor and was famous in the Seven Kingdoms was ceremoniously buried after Merlin Tranforth was executed.
He was buried in a beautiful place outside Riverrun. A stone tablet was erected in front of the grave, which contained the story of the life of Barristan the Fearless, as well as a sentence inscribed by Viserys himself in Common Language.
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"He was born a knight and died a knight."
After the Tully family surrendered and Barristan Selmy was buried, the day passed in the blink of an eye.
At night, Viserys stayed in Riverrun, and the master room where old Lord Hoster lived before his death became Viserys's temporary bedroom.
This magnificent bedroom is the most luxurious in the entire City of Riverrun, and it has been cleaned by the servants. There is no trace of war at all. Even the smell of blood from last night is no longer in the air, but there is a bit more of woman's rouge.
fragrance.
On the first night after the war, the nobles of the Riverlands with their own thoughts were either panic-stricken or ambitious.
Because everyone knows that the position of the Guardian of the Riverlands is now vacant, and the former lord has been demoted to an ordinary earl.
If you want to seize this opportunity, just like the Tully family who were reused by Aegon as guardians of the Riverlands for three hundred years, now is the best time.
While His Majesty the King was resting in Riverrun, the riverland nobles began to have their own ideas. They sent the wives and daughters of some defeated nobles over, and even sent their own wives over.
One of the women, Hildy, was once the wife of a sworn knight under Lord Tytos Blackwood.
She even tried to sneak into Viserys's bedroom in the middle of the night, but was caught by the Dothraki guards guarding the door.
The night of restless thoughts passed quickly. Although Viserys was a man of strong blood, he was not greedy for food.
He did not favor any of the aristocratic ladies who came to his door. What was more important was that their appearance... did not quite meet his vision.
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Early morning on the third day.
Viserys was dressed, with a metal dragon's head emblem on his left chest, and a black and red cloak with a velvet lining.
"His Majesty."
"His Majesty."
He appeared in the hall of Riverrun, and all the nobles of the riverlands, including the new Lord Tully, also sat down below with a respectful attitude.
After a day's rest, Viserys will gather his troops today and head straight to King's Landing along the River Road on the main road suitable for large armies.
Because Arianne was pregnant, he changed his plan to first conquer King's Landing, ascend the Iron Throne, and assume the name of orthodoxy. After getting married in St. Baelor's Cathedral, he then launched a second government war to regain the entire territory.
The Dothraki brought by Viserys from Pentos totaled more than 20,000 people. After two battles with the White Walkers and the coalition forces, thousands of them were lost, and now only 18,000 are left.
people.
However, during the Battle of Riverrun, more than 20,000 coalition prisoners were captured in one breath, and the vast majority of them chose to surrender and became members of the Targaryen army.
The size of the army under Viserys has doubled. When the armor and food are not enough, the nobles of the Riverlands decisively and generously donate money, plus the trophies, armor, weapons, etc. collected from the coalition camp.
Woo~
Then the melodious horn sounded, and the giant dragon flew in the sky and let out a dull roar.
boom
boom
The two giants on the earth took heavy steps, and with each step they stepped on the ground, the earth trembled slightly.
"Our goal is the iron chair. The great Dothraki warriors will retrieve it for our Khal!"
"Ho ho ho~"
The sun is rising in the sky, and the water of the Red Fork River is flowing quietly, seeming to have washed away the blood of a few days ago.
The Targaryen army was screaming, and countless Dothraki were crowding on both sides, sandwiching the newly surrendered coalition soldiers.
Rumble
The army marched, holding high the three-headed dragon banner of the Targaryen family, along the wide and smooth river road, setting off from Riverrun and heading straight to King's Landing.