On the imperial ship, the uncle and nephew, who had reunited after a long separation, were arguing over something.
"Asha, your father's biggest dream in this life is to make the Iron Kingdom independent and restore its ancient roads!"
"Now that you want soldiers and ships, why not sail directly to the end of the world, capture a small island and dominate it?"
Victarion didn't understand why his niece was so afraid of Viserys. The Ironborn had unyielding character in their blood.
No matter how powerful the dragon is, it cannot fly to the end of the world to hunt down Asha.
He had been to Meereen and knew that the world was far bigger than he imagined, and there was a vaster world on the other side of the Bone Mountains.
The sky is vast and the earth is vast, and freedom is the greatest.
Wouldn't it be better to be king at the end of the world, build an empire, and be happy and comfortable than to be a dog for that guy from the Targaryen family?
However, on the other side of the quarrel, Asha also didn't understand why her father and third uncle were so obsessed with restoring some ancient way.
And also seek independence for the Iron Islands.
The ironborn demanded to restore the ancient road and pay iron money to buy items and salt concubines, but after all, aren't they just a bunch of bandits?
As for seeking independence, the Iron Islands lack resources and cannot even grow much food due to land constraints, only some worthless iron ore.
If the Iron Islands were independent from Westeros, they would not even be able to support themselves, not to mention that the Iron Islands are now inaccessible and even reduced to ghosts.
What she heard now was that her second uncle Euron Greyjoy had cleared away the remaining wights on the island, but the population that immigrated to the island was still very scarce.
Even the refugees fleeing the famine were unwilling to go to the Iron Islands, so Euron could only rely on plundering some indigenous islands and capturing some prisoners to make up for his losses.
Does the Iron Islands still want independence like this?
The Iron Islands currently have only 1,800 people, and it can still be regarded as a domain giving the position of governor of a territory. It is already a face-saving measure. If it were not for historical factors, the Iron Islands would even be absorbed into the system of the Western Territory.
But now after hearing what her third uncle said, Asha suppressed her anger and spoke.
"uncle!"
"The Iron Islands are no longer in my hands!"
"If you want the Iron Islands to be independent, you might as well go to Euron instead of me."
If it weren't for the fact that Victarion actually saved her life, Asha's words might have been even more unpleasant.
"And among these soldiers, except for the iron type who escaped with me, do you think others will obey my orders?"
It's okay for Asha to give other orders, such as siege cities, plunder merchant ships, etc., but it is absolutely impossible to order them to abandon the Iron Throne.
After all, they are not the Greyjoy family's army. Now the soldiers have a concept of family and country.
Unlike the nobles who were once loyal to them, and who did not hesitate to follow the rebellion, today's soldiers are only loyal to the royal family and the entire country.
Therefore, it is simply impossible for Asha to lead them to become kings at the end of the world.
"Euron?"
"Asha, you know, how could I possibly go find this guy?"
The relationship between the brothers Victarion and Euron has always been very unharmonious. In fact, the Greyjoy brothers are not very good at dealing with the second oldest Euron, even if the incident with Euron has not happened at this moment.
Regarding the incident of adultery between Lun and his sister-in-law, the tall middle-aged man said with a slight frown.
"I don't mean anything else, just a suggestion."
"If you don't want to hear it, forget it."
In fact, he really wanted to seize the command of the fleet. Victarion had always regarded himself as the right-hand man of his eldest brother Balon, and should inherit the position of Seastone after his death, and his niece was only a woman.
It was not that he wanted to murder Asha, but Victarion felt that commanding the fleet in battle should still be left to men.
However, when Victarion arrived on the fleet, he found that except for some iron people who obeyed his command for the sake of face, he could not command anyone else.
An Imperial Navy captain from the valley even looked at him up and down with strange eyes, which made Victarion feel a little uncomfortable, but he didn't want to get angry.
He didn't know what happened here after he went to Meereen and traveled half the world.
Why has there been such a slight change from the world he knows?
However, at this moment, a whimpering horn sound suddenly came from the sea.
"Um?"
Victarion and Asha looked at each other quickly and then immediately opened the cabin door and ran out.
"what happened?"
"Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief."
A commander with blond hair, wearing Imperial Navy armor and holding a helmet in his arms was standing at the bow of the ship.
When he saw Asha Greyjoy running over, he quickly stood up straight and gave a military salute, then raised his hand and pointed into the distance and said.
"A fleet under the flag of Lys blocked our way."
"What?"
When Asha heard her subordinate's words, she frowned slightly, then raised her head and looked into the distance.
A vast white mist rose from the distant sea. Although it was not very clear, one could vaguely see densely packed warships arranged in formation, blocking the front of the imperial fleet.
"telescope!"
Then she reached out and took the single-cylinder Myr Eye from the officer's hand, placed it on her right eye, squinted her left eye and looked into the distance.
With the help of a telescope, Asha could easily see clearly the flags of the fleet blocking the front.
"It's really Reese's banner."
Asha frowned and then put down the telescope in her hand and handed it back to her subordinates.
"What do the Lysians want?"
"Did they really do it?"
The imperial fleet's itinerary has been notified in advance of various trading city-states. Along the way, it starts from Myr and then reaches Tyrosh, Lys, and finally Volantis. Then it detours through the Sea of Smoke, which is still rioting today, and then
Go to Ness Island.
However, Reese did not express any objection at that time and even welcomed the visit of the imperial fleet. However, after the assassination incident, he refused the fleet's entry. Why?
It's hard not to think that Asha is trying to hide something, and the whole thing is becoming more and more confusing.
And in Myr, hundreds of sea miles away, a hooded guest came here secretly under the protection of numerous spies.
The entire merchant ship from King's Landing seems to be calm, but in fact, countless pairs of eyes are scanning everything around. There are drunken mercenaries sitting on the bow, a chubby wealthy businessman, wrapped in a turban and holding a child.
women and so on
In the crowded port of Myr, the person stepped off the ship and then took off the hood on his head, revealing a pale and gloomy face.
Then he took a deep breath of fresh air and smiled brightly.