Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Seven The Death of Stannis
The bright moon hangs high tonight, and the cool moonlight shines on the window sill. The night is quiet, with only the remaining water droplets on the eaves making noise from time to time.
The remnants of the defeated troops on the front line returned in defeat, causing a brief commotion in Storm's End, and then everything became calm again.
After all, it is getting late now and everyone has gone back to sleep. However, the master of Storm's End, Stannis's bedroom is still lit with lights.
Of course Stannis couldn't sleep, and the defeat of the Bronze Gate City became his nightmare.
He once thought that the White Walkers were his nightmare and that it was almost impossible for humans to defeat the White Walkers. Then, the wrathful prairie fire of the Battle of Riverrun left a great psychological shadow on him.
Stannis was then shot in the knee with an arrow, spent several months in prison, and escaped successfully.
He thought he had come out of the original nightmare, but he didn't expect to fall into a new nightmare again.
In this battle, he killed more than 30,000 men from the Stormlands, and more than 30,000 fathers, sons, and brothers from families. If you include the old, weak, sick and disabled in charge of logistics, this number will be even more exaggerated.
He made adequate preparations for this battle, but he did not expect that the result of this battle would be to ruin the future and hope of the entire Stormland.
The Baratheon family has ruled this land for almost three hundred years, and how many people now hate themselves to the core?
The candlelight flickered gently in the master's bedroom of Storm's End. Stannis sat quietly at his desk. He hadn't even taken off his armor yet. His expression was still the same as before, calm and determined, like a stone in a pit.
Smelly and hard.
It's just that his breathing is a little heavy.
Stannis is thinking about a series of recent events, including the death of Renly, the defeat of Bronze Gate City, etc.
However, at this moment, there was a knock on his bedroom door.
Bang bang
"Davos?"
"Come in."
Stannis sat in front of the desk and woke up slightly. He subconsciously thought it was the Onion Knight, because the other person was his most trusted aide and had just escaped from the battlefield.
But as soon as Stannis blurted out these words, he frowned the next second.
He realized that the person coming could not be Davos.
Because Davos has been around him for so long, Stannis has become familiar with his habits, including speaking, doing things, etc. When Davos knocks on the door, he will inevitably say "my lord" instead of
Will just open the door and enter or remain silent.
"William?"
I don't know if it was because of his excellent sixth sense or his suspicious personality, but at this moment, Stannis suddenly felt a warning sign in his heart.
He subconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist. He had not yet taken off his armor that was covered in dust, so naturally he had not taken off his sword either. Then he called out to his guards.
Stannis was once the Duke of Dragonstone, and now he is the master of Storm's End. He is of noble birth and has a high status. There are loyal guards standing in front of his bedroom door at all times.
This young man named William is one of Stannis's guards. His family has served the Baratheon family for three generations.
His father once accompanied Stannis's father, Duke Stephen, to Volantis. Later, when he returned to Shipwreck Cove, he encountered a storm and the ship sank and was killed. Therefore, William was truly "rooted and red".
Tanis also trusted him very much.
However, now Stannis suddenly felt a warning in his heart. He held the hilt of the sword and called out the name of the guard, but received no response. He completely realized that something was wrong.
Bang
At this moment, the door to Stannis's bedroom was knocked open by a young man with a broad chest, a strong build, and strong arm muscles.
He was wearing the armor of a Baratheon soldier and was holding a long sword with a trace of blood on the blade.
Three generations of the family have been loyal to the Baratheon family. William, the guard who was loyal to Stannis, fell in a pool of blood at this moment. It seemed that he died at the hands of someone who was good at fighting. He attacked suddenly and even let William
He fell down without any reaction.
He originally wanted to trick Stannis into opening the door himself, so that the noise would be smaller and he could escape unharmed if he killed him. However, he did not expect that Stannis would not be fooled, so the visitor had no choice but to open the door and rush in with his hands.
Stannis avenged his brother.
"Someone is coming!"
"There's an assassin!"
Stannis, who was in the house, saw this scene and shouted decisively, calling for the guards in the castle to rescue him. At the same time, he pulled out the long sword from his waist, his cheeks tensed, and his eyes stared at the opponent.
"Who are you?"
He looked familiar to the person coming, but then he remembered that the person looked somewhat similar to Renly's aide, Donal Swann of Stonehelm, except that the person was stronger.
Far better than Donnell
"Are you Balon Swann?"
Stannis suddenly remembered that Lord Gurian Swann of Stonehelm City had another son. It was said that he was strong since he was a child, skilled in martial arts, and brave and good at fighting.
However, the other party did not answer. He just roared and rushed forward, holding a long sword and slashing down with one strike.
Stannis saw this and quickly raised his sword to resist.
clang
Immediately, the two long swords collided heavily, with a harsh metal collision sound and even sparks bursting out.
"Damn it!"
Stannis only felt that his tiger's mouth was a little hot, and his ears were buzzing. Balon Swann's power was too great, and Stannis was no match for him at all.
In Storm's End, there was also movement outside the bedroom where Stannis lived.
"what happened?"
"what happened?"
It seemed that Stannis' cry for help just now had an effect, as some guards had already heard the cry and rushed over.
Then he saw the body lying outside Stannis' bedroom door, and he realized that something was wrong.
"Oops!"
"Lord Stannis has been assassinated!"
"Quick, quick! Someone is coming!"
There was a commotion outside Stannis' bedroom door.
In his bedroom, in the narrow space, Stannis was still fighting with Balon Swann.
He was no match for this strong young man, and his opponent's martial arts skills were even more superb. The long sword in Stannis's hand was even knocked away, and the tiger's mouth burst open, with blood oozing out slightly.
Click
Balon Swann held a long sword and struck the desk in the bedroom, splitting the heavy desk into two halves. Stannis rolled in embarrassment to avoid Balon Swann's blow.
A sword.
Bang
Then his head hit the bookcase nearby, and he suddenly felt dizzy.
But Stannis was breathing heavily, and without any hesitation, he pulled out the dagger from his waist.
This dagger is the same dagger that killed his own brother Renly.
Because he knew that this was the most dangerous moment in his life. In the past, enemies on the battlefield would try their best to catch him alive, but the assassin did not listen to any of his explanations and just wanted to take his life away immediately.
"Lord Stannis!"
Bang
At this moment, the guards from Storm's End finally arrived, and they rushed into Stannis's bedroom.
However, they only saw the final scene.
Balon Swann grabbed Stannis's shoulder with his long sword in his hand, pierced his chest with the sword, and then pulled out the sword, blood spurting out.
"Hoo"
"cough"
For the first time, Stannis's resolute and cold face, which never smiled, showed violent mood swings.
He gasped for breath and looked at Balon Swann, who seemed to want to say something but couldn't. Blood blocked his trachea and came out of his mouth.
Then the dagger that had killed Renly clattered to the ground, and his body fell.