Margaery·Tyrell folded his hands in front of his lower abdomen, looked at King Robert with his elk-like eyes, and said, "The quiet knight suddenly stood in front of me. His behavior was easily misunderstood. Lord Gryn had to step in to defend..."
After saying that, she glanced at Gryn gently, and then said, "Because it was handled in time, the misunderstanding has been solved, my majesty."
After explaining, Margaery lowered his head slightly.
She didn't show anything strange on her face, but she couldn't calm down in her heart, because Margaery had noticed that King Robert only had pure appreciation for her, and only had the reaction that a normal person would show when seeing beautiful things.
Apart from these, Robert did not show any other emotions after seeing her appearance, such as what they thought were joy or excitement.
Lord Renly's information is wrong... Margaery suddenly felt hesitant in his heart when he thought of his important responsibilities in the family. If he could not become Queen, then her value... would the family continue to value her?
What should I do... Margaery suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
"King Robert, Miss Margaery is kind-hearted and doesn't want to cause trouble to you, so she spoke tactfully! In my opinion, his behavior is very reckless, which is related to Miss House Tyrell's reputation."
Margaery heard Lord Gryn's voice.
At some point, Gryn was standing beside her, and while he was speaking, he quietly held her arm with one hand.
Margaery came back to her senses, and then she realized that her body was actually shaking.
Margaery then heard Gryn say, "Just because he is an important minister, we can't just let him do whatever he wants?!"
Why did I suddenly lose my mind? Margaery took a breath and calmed down.
Gryn felt that Margaery no longer trembled, so he let go of his hand, looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
Margaery's eyes happened to look over, and their eyes collided.
Gryn: Little girl, cheer up!
Thank you for your concern!! Margaery couldn't help but glance at Gryn.
Margaery holds in his hands the supplies worth 500,000 Gold Dragon to Crackclaw Point's government affairs. Gryn does not want to affect Crabb's strategic reserves due to some accidents.
Because of the erroneous information provided by Lord Renly, House Tyrell's long-planned dream of Queen has now been temporarily broken, and there is no need for follow-up actions as originally planned.
It is their dream to upgrade to the Queen family. House Tyrell will never give up easily. Gryn thinks they will start other plans soon.
"Damn it, I won't listen to Crownland Bannerman's slander, let's leave it at that!"
King Robert cursed first, and then settled the matter according to what Margaery said.
Gryn shrugged, naturally the king has the final say on how to deal with it.
Lord Eddard looked at Gryn.
Lord Eddard has learned from the king of Robert that Gryn is now Steward of Cersei Queen, but he did not defend Ser Ilyn because he was Lannister, he had a heart of honor.
Dark hair and brown eyes... this characteristic appearance of First Men, plus the fact that he is the child he saved, make them naturally close to each other.
Lord Eddard looked at the well-dressed Crabb Soldiers again, and he nodded secretly, this child is growing up very well.
Gryn The fine wine and food prepared in advance by Parris Inn quickly attracted King Robert.
Lord Eddard Listening to the loud laughter coming from the tavern, he shrugged helplessly.
"Jory, go to the carriage and bring the children."
Jory·Keso is the guard captain of Lord Eddard. It is rumored that he was the first to tear off Catelyn's skirt during the wedding ceremony of Eddard·Stark and Catelyn·Tully.
Not long after, Gryn met Sansa and Arya.
Sansa·Stark has thick maroon hair and a pair of blue eyes. At the age of eleven, she is already a little beauty.
Arya·Stark looks like House Stark, with dark brown hair and gray eyes. She is still very thin at the age of nine.
Gryn's eyes moved slightly. When they and Margaery greeted each other, he discovered that Arya was left-handed.
Gryn turned sideways and stretched out his hand in the direction of Parris Inn's door.
"Beautiful ladies, please come inside. The delicious food will relieve your fatigue."
Margaery took the initiative to hold Sansa's arm and entered the tavern together, talking and laughing. When Arya passed by Gryn, he stopped and looked up at Gryn.
Gryn lowered his eyes and looked back expressionlessly, which was replaced by a mischievous expression from Arya.
Gryn smiled and said, "Come in quickly, Miss Stark."
Lord Eddard shook his head helplessly, walked over and patted Gryn, looked at Arya trotting, and said, "My little daughter likes to play and is a little naughty."
Gryn noticed that when Lord Eddard mentioned Arya, a smile appeared on his serious face.
"Lord Eddard, this is a good thing. Brave girls know how to take care of themselves."
"I hope so."
Before entering the tavern, Gryn looked back at the figure taking care of the horses in the distance and said, "Mutton, give that man a jug of wine."
Mutton followed Gryn's gaze and blinked his dull eyes, saying, "Yes, Mr. Gryn, I'll send him over right away."
Inside the tavern.
Robert The king raised his chin and drank a full glass, then placed the wine glass on the table with a thud.
"Gryn, well prepared."
He looked at Gryn and continued, "Did you know in advance that Ned would arrive here today? That's why you were able to prepare for this?"
Robert As the king spoke, he grabbed the roasted lamb leg with his big hands, put it to his mouth and took a big bite of the meat, as if he was asking a casual question.
Gryn As the host of the small banquet, he was honored to sit very close to the king.
Robert After the king finished speaking, Gryn noticed that many eyes were focused on him.
"King Robert, my subordinates are not good at snooping for information, so I had to find Master Varys."
He further explained, "I spent a lot of time telling Mr. Varys about the story of Lord Eddard and Crabb, and then he told me the general direction. I also tried my luck today, but fortunately my luck was pretty good."
King Robert didn't seem to care what Gryn said and loudly asked the waiter to pour wine for him. The atmosphere of the banquet soon became lively again.
Gryn looked at Arya who was secretly running beside him, and said, "Miss Stark, do you need my help?"
Arya put his little hands behind his back and said, "Lord Gryn, my name is Arya·Stark, you can call me Arya."
They had already introduced each other's names. Arya might be worried that Gryn had forgotten his name, so he repeated it again.
Gryn smiled and said, "Okay, Miss Arya."
Arya asked curiously, "Red Keep Is it fun inside?"
Gryn thought for a while and said, "Red Keep There are many fun places in it, and you will also meet many new friends, but..."
He looked around, lowered his voice, and continued, "But there are a lot of bad people, so be careful."
Arya felt that he had found out a big secret, and his little face was a little excited. "I will keep it a secret!"
Gryn smiled and nodded.
Mutton brought the barbecue and wine pot to where Stark tied the horses.
"Good day, my name is Mutton·Waters. I brought you something to eat."
Upon hearing the introduction of the visitor, the dark-faced young man turned his head and said, "Good day, my name is Jon·Snow. Thank you."
After eating and drinking, King Robert made an excuse and left the tavern first.
Gryn guessed that their King must have gone to study military affairs.
After King Robert left, they quickly left Parris Inn and continued moving in the direction of King's Landing.
On the way, Gryn asked Lord Eddard about his experience in managing the territory, and by the way introduced the situation of the Crouber territory and the current situation of Crackclaw Point.
He told Lord Eddard that House Crabb had established the dominance of Crackclaw Point and was about to end the perennial chaos.
Soon after, Lord Gryn, who has tens of thousands of soldiers (citizens) under his command, is confident that he will become King Robert's most capable Crownland Bannerman.
When the topic ended, Lord Eddard patted Gryn on the arm happily.
When King's Landing was approaching, they saw Garlan·Tyrell and Loras·Tyrell.
The two of them came to welcome Margaery.
Garlan·Tyrell is also known as Garlan the Gallant. He is the second son of Lord Mace. He is not very interested in getting honors and the like, so he is not as famous as Loras.
Garlan and Loras look very similar, but he is taller, stronger, and has a beard, making him look more heroic.
As for Loras... he is still so handsome, and he was fascinated by Sansa the first time they met.
At this time, Sansa had romantic fantasies about handsome princes, noble knights and love, and often longed for the love stories described in stories and songs.
Loras is at that age when the scar heals and the pain is immediately forgotten. Before he left, he looked back at Gryn provocatively.
Gryn is very pleased that he understood Loras's eyes, Tournament meets him!
It's a pity, Game of Thrones only has victory and defeat... Gryn looked at the high-spirited young man and sighed secretly.
Gryn took everyone Stark to the towering bronze gate of Red Keep before saying goodbye and leaving.
In front of Tower of the Hand, Lord Eddard was about to order someone to take the two daughters in to rest first, when a young man who claimed to be Small Council Attendant came over.
"Lord Hand, it's an honor to meet you! Pycelle Grand Maester has held an emergency meeting Small Council. If it is convenient, I hope you can come."
Even the strong Lord Eddard feels exhausted after days of traveling. All he wants now is to take a hot bath, have a roast chicken or duck, and then have a good sleep on the feather bed.
Moreover, the timing of Pycelle convening Small Council also made him feel unhappy.
Lord Eddard frowned and said coldly, "Let's change it to tomorrow."
Small Council Attendant stroked his chest, nodded, and said respectfully, "Lord Hand, then I will tell the imperial ministers that it is inconvenient for you to attend."
"Damn it!"
Lord Eddard cursed in a low voice. He understood the meaning conveyed in Small Council Attendant's words. The other imperial ministers were waiting for him alone... This was not Winterfell. The imperial ministers were not his vassals. He did not want to offend those people when he first arrived.
Lord Eddard still suppressed his anger and said calmly, "I will go see them right away. But please wait for me for a while and let me arrange the children."
Lord Eddard called Weiyang Poole (Stark's housekeeper) and said, "Weiyang, I'm going to attend Small Council. I leave this place to you to settle my daughter well. Also, tell Jory to keep them in the room and not Arya to run around."
After giving the instructions, Lord Eddard glanced at Jon not far away and walked over.
"Jon, take care of the sisters."
Jon moved his lips, but nodded silently.
"Good boy, you should also have a good rest."
Eddard noticed that Jon's face was less gloomy, and he raised the corners of his lower lips. Maybe the decision to take the "illegitimate child" away from Winterfell was the right one.
Throne Room.
The door was pushed open, and after Lord Eddard strode in, he found four imperial ministers waiting for him.
Lord Eddard Varys, who was the most disgusted, was the first to come over and reached out to grab one of his hands.
Varys's tone was very happy. "Lord Stark, it's my great honor to see you again. Varys is at your disposal."
Lord Eddard smelled the sweet smell of putrefaction on Varys. It smelled like flowers growing on the grave.
Lord Eddard's expression was cold. "I'll have more work to do from now on."
After saying that, he took his hand out of Varys's clammy palm, ignored Varys, and walked towards Renly.
When Robert first won the throne, Renly was just a seven-year-old boy. Now he has grown up and looks very similar to Robert. Every time he sees Renly, Lord Eddard will feel as if they have gone back in time and seen the heroic Robert standing in front of them.
Lord Renly nodded towards Lord Eddard, and he showed a hearty smile, "Ned, I am really happy to work with you."
"Me too, Renly!"
Lord Eddard and Lord Renly hugged each other affectionately, and Varys who followed them looked at this scene with a smile.
Petyr waited for the two to separate and said, "Lord Stark, I have always wanted to see you over the years... I think Lady Catelyn should have mentioned me to you, right?"
Petyr changed from his usual elegance, with a contemptuous smile on his face.
Lord Eddard said coldly, "She did mention..."
Lord Eddard never liked people with complicated minds like Petyr, and the content of Petyr's words also made him angry.
He continued, "Lord Baelish, if I remember correctly, you are more familiar with my brother Brandon Tully."
Lord Renly laughed and said, "He must be very impressed."
It was rumored that when Catelyn·Tully and Brandon Tully·Stark were engaged, Petyr asked Bizi to prove his deep love for Catelyn. Brandon Tully, who was much older, proposed a duel. As a result, Brandon Tully easily defeated Petyr. If not for Catelyn's request, Petyr would have died on the spot.
Petyr shrugged and said, "Indeed, I still have his memory on me. It seems that Brandon Tully mentioned me to you?"
There was a hint of anger in Eddard's voice. "When he is furious, he will mention you!"
Petyr looked at Lord Eddard who was holding back his anger, and raised the corners of his lips. "Everyone said that the North's Stark is made of ice and will melt as soon as it passes the Neck. I thought you House Stark people were not that popular. It seems that the rumors are wrong?"
"Lord Baelish, you can rest assured that Stark does not intend to melt too soon."
Lord Eddard stared at Petyr coldly, walked towards the long table, and sat at Hand of the King's seat.
Lord Eddard said seriously, "My lords, I have kept you waiting for a long time. Please take a seat."