Chapter five hundred and twentieth nine trials by martial arts
After Balon Swann's words fell, there was an uproar in the hall of Storm's End Castle. How dare a murderer be so arrogant in Storm's End Castle.
"Damn barbarian!"
"Fuck him!"
"I'm going to kill him!"
"I'm going to pull out his tongue!"
Although Stannis is not very popular because of his personal personality and is also known as the "Kin Killer", he still has many supporters, especially the lower-level soldiers and sergeants.
After all, this is Storm's End, a castle that the Baratheon family has run for nearly three hundred years. I don't know how many of the servants here have served the Baratheon family for generations.
They were all furious when they heard what Balon Swann said, and they all expressed their desire to have close contact with his mother and butt.
Moreover, Balon Swann is a native of the borderlands, and the Swann family of Stonehelm City is considered a powerful lord in the borderlands, so they can remain indifferent to Stannis's conscription, and Stannis also
There is no way to defeat the other party.
However, due to the complicated geographical discrimination problem in the Stormlands and the Reach, the economy is the most developed and wealthy. People living in the Reach look down on people living in the Borders and Stormlands, while people in the Stormlands look down on the Borderlands.
people.
Even if they live on the same land.
Therefore, they called Balon Sven "Barbarian", and the burly frontier man also stared at him angrily, showing no fear.
"come!"
"Let go of my hands and I'll let you pull out my tongue!"
The Storm's End soldiers loyal to Stannis and Balon Swann exchanged passionate blows, while several Stormland nobles sitting in the central seat looked at each other again.
"alright."
Then Count Alexander Sedmon, who was still the head of the Long Arch Castle, once again acted as a good old man and smoothed things over, stopped the confrontation below, and then spoke.
"Don't be impulsive. The top priority is to solve the immediate problem."
"Lord Stannis is dead, what should we do next?"
On the other side, Countess Marie Metalin from the City of Foggy Forest also sneered and said.
"You have to know that there are tens of thousands of Targaryen troops heading here a hundred miles away from Storm's End Castle."
Some people are trying to be a good person, while others are trying to be a bad person. They both coaxed and frightened her. After Countess Marie Maiterin's words fell, the whole place fell silent. Everyone closed their mouths, and the atmosphere became a little depressing.
Stannis is the backbone of everyone, but he is dead, but their enemies are still advancing towards Storm's End. What should they do?
"I heard what Ser Balon Swann just said."
"It makes some sense."
Seeing the words of Countess Marie Metalin, everyone present fell silent. The red-faced Earl of Long Arch Castle looked around with satisfaction at everyone, and then stood up again and spoke.
"In any case, Lord Stannis did kill Renly and committed parricide."
"Furthermore, Stannis also killed Ser Balon Swann's brother. It is reasonable for Ser Balon to come to Stannis for revenge."
"Avenging our loved ones is the divine right given to us by our just Heavenly Father."
Alexander Sedmon stood up from his chair and said, holding his hand on the table.
But this time, everyone in the hall of Storm's End looked at each other, there was no noise, and no one spoke out to object.
In fact, in the final analysis, the Shiwen family in Stonehelm City is powerful. They have a long history and are powerful. They are the most powerful princes in the border areas. They are arrogant and rigorous.
During his lifetime, Renly did not recruit Gurian Swann, Lord of Stonehelm, to Storm's End, but only sent a son. Stannis killed his son, which made it even more difficult for Lord Stonehelm to send troops to help.
The three dishes in front of me combined together are not as powerful as the power of Stonehelm. Naturally, I dare not execute Gurion Swann's only son at Storm's End.
Moreover, Stannis is now dead and the Baratheon family is gone. Naturally, there is no need to offend the Swann family in order to avenge Stannis.
The calculations in the hearts of these families with a long history are naturally loud and clear. This is also the rule of the game that they have relied on to survive for so many years.
"but."
At this time, the taciturn Earl Morrigan of Crow's Nest Castle spoke.
"Despite the divine powers our Heavenly Father gave us, Ser Balon Swann killed Lord Stannis."
"He should be tried by combat and let the gods decide whether he will see the sun tomorrow or not."
Earl Morrigan shrugged his shoulders, his attitude clear.
However, Balon Swann below took a deep breath and relaxed a lot of his heart. Martial arts? He has never been afraid, and then nodded.
"I admit that I killed Stannis."
"I am willing to accept trial by combat and let the gods decide whether I should live."
There was silence in the hall of Storm's End, as the performance of the three actors and the murderer continued.
A murderer with an upright temper who avenges his brother, and three nobles who are unwilling to offend the Sven family.
Sitting next to the three Stormland nobles, the Onion Knight Davos Seaworth remained silent throughout the whole process, without saying a word.
His face was serious, and his eyes kept scanning everyone's faces.
Although Davos is not good at marching and fighting, his old profession is smuggling. He is eloquent and is the best at reading people's hearts.
The atmosphere in the halls of Storm's End is strange now. Everyone has changed after Stannis' death.
Whether it was the soldier who had just been so angry that he wanted to kill Balon Swann, or the three Stormland nobles who each had a different face, there was some unconcealable panic on everyone's face.
Except Maester Cressen.
Davos couldn't bear to look at the expression on the old maester's face, which was dull and lifeless. He even allowed the three Stormland nobles to stir up trouble in Storm's End, in their master's house, and in front of the body of Lord Stannis.
, messy and messy.
"Ser Davos, will you fight for Lord Stannis?"
At this moment, Count Coster Morrigan suddenly turned his head and looked at the Onion Knight and asked.
Davos's breathing suddenly stagnated slightly, and then he turned his head and stared at Count Coster Morrigan.
His eyes seemed capable of killing people, and then Davos finally resisted the urge to draw his sword on the spot, stretched out his incomplete palm, and spoke seriously.
"I really want to fight for Lord Stannis, but I know that I am not good at fighting and cannot give the prisoner a fair trial."
After Davos finished speaking, several subtle jeers suddenly sounded from unknown corners in the hall of Storm's End, and the Earl of Crow's Nest couldn't help but smile.
At this moment, a loud roar of a giant dragon suddenly came from the sky above Storm's End Castle.