In fact, there was no need for the guards to remind Heros of course he knew it and did not dare to neglect it. He listened to the coughing in the tent, his face was solemn, he covered his mouth and nose with one hand, and then opened the curtain of the tent with the other hand and walked in
.
However, before he could walk in, there was a pungent smell that could be smelled even if he covered his mouth and nose.
The tent was filled with smoke at the moment. It turned out that before the guards notified Heros, they had first found the doctor who was accompanying the army.
The doctors all graduated from the Imperial Medical College and received bachelor's degrees with silver links. They are burning a certain kind of plant. It is said that the smoke from burning this plant can kill viruses and purify the air, so this tent is now
A smoky look.
"Your Highness."
"It's too dangerous here, why did you get in?"
A guard who was guarding the tent and also covered his mouth and nose saw the eldest prince Heros and the governor of the Riverlands Hendry Bracken walking in, and quickly stopped the other party's hurried voice.
However, Heros did not leave in a hurry after hearing what the guard said. He covered his mouth and nose and held his breath as much as possible. His eyes scanned the scene in the tent first, and then he couldn't help but frown slightly.
At this moment, the floor of the tent was covered with straw mats, and seven or eight patients were lying on the straw mats. Their faces were sallow, their eyes were dull, they were coughing continuously, and they were already dying on the ground.
The doctors accompanying the army were busy beside them, bringing prepared medicinal soup for them to drink, while on the other side were burning herbs that could drive away the virus.
"what happened?"
Then Horos withdrew without disturbing the doctors, and Young Bracken, the governor of the Riverlands, also followed.
Seeing the scene inside the tent, Heros looked solemn, and then asked the guard standing at the door.
"Your Highness, these are the victims who were rescued from a village not far away yesterday morning."
"They were lying on the roof of their house. They were like this when we first found them, but we didn't take it seriously at the time, thinking they were starving."
The guard standing on duty outside the tent heard the eldest prince's question and hurriedly answered.
"But who would want to bring them back without eating or drinking, vomiting as soon as they eat, and lying on the ground coughing all the time."
"Then we pulled them here."
The guard outside the tent recounted what had happened before. One word came to his lips, but he swallowed it back and did not say it out.
"plague."
The eldest prince Herros' brows did not loosen from beginning to end. Then he turned his head and looked at Hendry. The governor of the Riverlands didn't look very good either.
The Riverlands is really a troubled place. It has been the core area of conflicts between the north and the south since ancient times. Northerners who want to go south must pass through the Riverlands, and the Riverlands itself is also the place of the Four War.
, surrounded by powerful enemies.
Therefore, in history, the Riverlands had a tragic fate and faced numerous disasters.
If it was really a plague, it would be troublesome.
Because the plague is a destructive weapon in this era, people are almost helpless in the face of this terrible enemy. They can only stop the spread of the virus through powerful means and directly physically eliminate infected people.
"Is it the plague?"
But then the army doctor came out, his face was full of exhaustion, but he brought out good news.
"It's not certain yet, Your Highness."
"They've certainly been hungry for several days."
The army doctors could not diagnose whether these patients really had the plague, and they did not know whether the disease was contagious.
After all, the seven or eight people lying in the tent were actually from two families, or even two villages, far apart. If it was really an infectious disease, the spread would be too wide.
Moreover, they were trapped on the roof and starved for several days. The flood blocked the communication between them. According to the judgment of the army doctor, there was a high possibility that this was an illness caused by hunger and cold.
But even so, the doctors took full protective measures and tried not to have too much contact with the patients. Even when they came to report to His Royal Highness, they were forced to speak at a distance.
"I see."
After listening to the report of the army doctor, Heros' face was still solemn, but he still breathed a sigh of relief, and then nodded to let him retreat first.
"Lord Hendry."
After the army doctor withdrew, Heros stood there alone and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked.
"Is this the first case?"
"Have you heard of anything like this before?"
Although there is no way to confirm whether this is a plague or an ordinary disease, Heros just entered the tent and took a look, which is actually a very dangerous behavior.
The main reason why humans face the plague as if they are facing a formidable enemy is that they are helpless.
For example, the great spring plague that spread across Westeros in 209 Aegon Calendar killed countless people, especially large cities that suffered the most.
It is said that the plague in Lannisport is serious, and the situation in Oldtown is even worse, but King's Landing is the place that suffers the most heavy losses in human life, with four out of ten residents killed by the plague.
Moreover, the plague kills people very quickly. A healthy person may be normal when he wakes up in the morning, but succumbs to the plague and dies in the evening.
In addition to the great spring plague a hundred years ago, there have also been many epidemics in recent years. A few decades ago, there was a spread of gray death in Old Town, which killed half of the city's population and students.
The lives of three-quarters of the city's members.
At that time, Lord Quinton Hightower of Oldtown burned all the ships in the harbor, closed the city gates, and strictly ordered his soldiers to kill everyone who tried to escape, men, women, and babies, without exception.
This terrible gray death disease also appeared in Pentos. It came from a Braavos merchant ship named Treasure, which docked here on its way back to the Jade Sea, and then brought the virus here.
The virus claimed the lives of two thousand people, and Silas, the wife of Illyrio Mopatis, the current governor of Andalos, also died in the plague.
It is precisely because of these bloody cases that people regard the plague as a tiger and must be nervous.
Regardless of whether these people are infected with the plague, thunderous measures must be taken.
However, the Governor of the Riverlands, Hendry Bracken, seemed to be in a trance.
He had just seen the scene in the tent, and then he suddenly woke up when he heard the eldest prince's words. He hesitated slightly, and then shook his head.