Hendry. House Bracken choked on Suleiman's words and coughed violently. He finally managed to catch his breath and looked at Suleiman with a look that looked like a lunatic.
He had to speak again to confirm to the person in front of him, "Sir, are you not kidding me?"
"Are you saying that you are really willing to take your nine hundred men to attack an extremely strong Stone City fortress?"
This was so unheard of that Hendry's voice changed its tone. He had indeed heard of some legendary deeds by the young man in front of him who was a few years younger than himself, including swimming down the river and easily taking Willow Town. In his opinion, was it because of this that the young man in front of him thought that attacking the Stone City fort would be an easy task...
He blinked and looked into Suleiman's eyes before speaking again.
"You have to understand the casualties in the siege battle. Sir, with our few manpower, it would be fine if we captured the castle. What if we fail to capture it?"
Suleiman The relaxed look on his face disappeared, replaced by an almost heavy solemnity.
He spoke in a very serious and heavy tone, "Sir Hendry, someone has to do the right thing."
His voice was not loud, but it was clearly transmitted into the ears of every House Bracken knight around him.
"If we lords only think about preserving our own strength and turn a blind eye to the suffering of our allies, then Riverlands's peace will
When will it really come?"
Hendry. House Bracken was completely stunned. His eyes widened. Suleiman's words struck his cognition repeatedly like a war hammer. He tried to distinguish whether the young man in front of him had the same mental problem as the old man Lychester.
But all I saw was a serious expression...::
Loyalty, this word boomed in his mind, so loyal, he is more suitable to be a the North person rather than a Riverlands person::::
Among Riverlands, and even within Seven Kingdoms, there is such a... pure... kind... lord?
Suleiman faced his shocked and horrified gaze, but he was making rapid calculations in his mind. It was natural to preserve his strength, but there were many ways to play it.
Wandering around the Riverlands plain like a headless fly like now is not only meaningless, but also unpleasant to spread. You can't shift the responsibility to the mental problem of the old man Lychester afterwards. Mission It's to hunt down Ironborn, very good, isn't there a group of Ironborn imprisoned in Lychester Castle? Isn't this fulfilling the mission assigned by Riverrun?
To attack it is justifiable, to besiege it for ten and a half days, and to observe the situation in the kingdom. As long as it is a siege, it is considered a gesture, no one can blame it, and it is considered "doing something".
Moreover, he doubted how many Ironborn defenders there could be in that small castle.
Suleiman, looked at the crazy figure in front of the team, urged the horse, and slowly stepped forward.
Seeing that Suleiman really slapped him and came forward and planned to propose this matter, Hendry. House Bracken gritted his teeth and shouted behind him, "I never agree!"
"House Bracken soldiers! They will never die in vain under the city wall!"
Suleiman did not turn around and answer him, but went straight to Lymond. Lychester. The old lord was still immersed in his own world, muttering to himself in the direction of the desert, and showed no reaction to Suleiman's approach.
Suleiman patiently walked beside him for a while, listening to the old man's illogical and crazy words, it seemed that the old man was talking to his sons who were no longer in the world.
He suddenly raised his voice. "Lymond. Lychester!"
The old man's body trembled slightly, but he did not turn around to talk to Suleiman and continued talking to himself.
"I am willing to lead my army! With you! To recapture your castle!"
These words were like a thunder, Lymond. Lychester stopped his random movements, and his eyes that were originally cloudy and dull suddenly shot out with a look of light at that moment.
He stopped talking meaninglessly to himself, stiffly turned his head inch by inch, and stared at Suleiman with his eyes that suddenly became clear.
Suleiman's heart skipped a beat. Is this old man really crazy or fake?
In other words, he is using madness to cover up his negative behavior to avoid future punishment. In fact, he just wants to preserve his strength and wanders around. After all, the Riverrun reinforcements led by Lord Vance are unwilling to come forward to regain his home fortress, so why would he waste his own strength and really fight Ironborn.
After finally realizing it, Suleiman met his gaze and nodded solemnly. "Yes, sir, let's go and take back your home."
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Lymond. Lychester's lips trembled violently, opening and closing, but could not say a word. It was not that he had never thought of making a request to the other two commanders of the team, but he thought that this proposal would be inevitable Will encounter fierce opposition from Hendry, House Bracken and Suleiman, just like the Riverrun reinforcements led by Vance.
Why should others bleed for your castle, and why should you bring shame on yourself?
He never expected that this young man who was rumored to be cold and bloodthirsty, sympathetic to the common people, but "not very" respectful of the aristocratic order, would take the initiative to make suggestions to him that were of no benefit to him, and even bordered on stupidity.
Several House Lychester knights following the old lord were also completely stunned by this sudden scene. They looked at Suleiman, their eyes quickly changed from initial vigilance to shock, and finally turned into indescribable gratitude and admiration.
Riverlands There is such a benevolent and righteous lord! Sure enough, the evaluation of anyone must be that fame is worse than meeting! The rumors are really misleading!
An excited House Lychester knight immediately turned his horse's head and rushed towards Hendry. House Bracken behind him. A moment later, Hendry, who was ashen-faced, was invited over.
He saw the scene at a glance. Suleiman was standing side by side with Lymond. Lychester. The two held their hands tightly. The old lord was so excited that he burst into tears and could not speak.
Hendry instantly understood that Suleiman really made that stupid proposal. He was really a big lunatic and a little lunatic.
He almost squeezed out these words through his teeth. "I disagree!!!"
"Our mission is to hunt down the wandering Ironborn! Not to attack a strong castle!!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the knights of the Lychester family swiped at the same time and pressed the hilts of their swords at their waists angrily. When the knights of the House Bracken family saw this, they gathered around without showing any signs of weakness and pressed their swords on their waists.
Suleiman's retinue soldiers also rushed up, and the ordinary soldiers of Suleiman who noticed that something was inexplicably wrong also instantly looked at each other, staring at the ordinary soldiers of the other two teams who had not noticed any changes, and quietly touched their weapons with their hands. The atmosphere in the team instantly became tense.
Lymond. Lychester's face turned red at Hendry's words, and his lips trembled, but he didn't know what to say. Others really had no reason to help him, it was not their obligation.
At this moment, Suleiman took a step forward and stood in front of the old lord.
He asked in a calm but irrefutable tone, "Sir Hendry, isn't the one who occupies Lychester Castle not Ironborn?"
Hendry was speechless for a moment. He wanted to argue something, but Suleiman frowned, and his voice suddenly rose, full of serious and solemn questions.
"Riverrun House Tully's duty!! is to defend every inch of Riverlands's land!! It is to protect every vassal of it!!!"
"Now! A noble family with a long history in Riverlands! Their home is occupied by Ironborn! Their family castle has been wantonly desecrated by the enemy! It is full of filth!"
"Should we! As the knights and lords of Riverlands! Should we just watch and sit back and ignore!!"
Suleiman's gaze pierced Hendry like a sharp sword, and he issued his final question, his voice resounding throughout the entire team.
"This! Is this what House Bracken is doing!!"
The scene was deathly silent, and no one dared to refute. This official saying was so good that it was impeccable. The knights of the Lychester family standing around shed tears of gratitude. He was a true nobleman.
Suleiman, who sneaked aside, rubbed the dirt off his body, and Rosso Brune's eyes widened. Is this what this adult should say...
Hendry gritted his teeth. He had no way to refute Suleiman's words, otherwise his family would be embarrassed. If he refuted it, wouldn't it really mean that House Bracken was selfish, cowardly, and didn't care about honor.
What made Hendry feel even more breathless was that he found that even the knights of the House Bracken family he had brought with him seemed to feel ashamed.
They lowered their heads one after another, not daring to look into Suleiman's aggressive eyes.
Hendry. House Bracken took a deep look at Suleiman with an extremely complicated look.
He pulled the reins sharply, and the horse neighed.
"House Bracken, will not leave the team, but will never participate in meaningless siege operations."
He shook off these words and left angrily without looking back.