Dragonstone Castle, Painted Table Chamber.
Stannis·Baratheon Duke looked at Gryn with sharp eyes, nodded slightly and said, "Good day, young man, Robert, can you complete the task assigned by King Robert?"
Lord Stannis The cheekbones on both cheeks are sunken, and the lips are pale, thin and tight, as if they have long forgotten how to smile.
Lord Stannis took a fancy to his ability...Gryn's brown eyes trembled, and he hesitated in his heart.
Gryn·Crabb·Lannister·Tyrell is hesitating whether to add Baratheon later.
Stannis is the second son of Duke Steffon·Baratheon and Cassana·Estermont. The elder brother is Robert and the younger brother is Renly.
When Stannis was 13 years old, the Duke and Duchess of Steffon returned to Storm's End from the other side of the Narrow Sea. Their ship sank in Shipbreaker Bay, and both the Duke and Duchess died.
From the day Stannis witnessed Windproud hitting the rocks and sinking, he began to hate Seven who cruelly took away his parents. He swore to heaven that he would never worship any cruel gods who drowned my parents.
Among Usurper's War, Stannis withstood the siege of Storm's End by Golden Rose under extremely difficult conditions. After the war, Robert was grateful to Eddard·Stark for relieving Siege of Storm's End.
Stannis captured Dragonstone. Robert ignored the fact that Viserys and Daenerys had escaped before Stannis captured Dragonstone, but blamed Stannis for letting the remnants of Targaryen escape.
King Robert who sat on Iron Throne gave Dragonstone to Stannis, but gave the richer House Baratheon fief Storm's End to their third brother Renly·Baratheon.
Regarding Robert's slight, Stannis regarded it as an insult to him, but these did not affect his due diligence in the kingdom's government affairs.
Stannis waved his hand and said, "You all stand down."
Everyone headed by Davos nodded and left, leaving only Stannis and Gryn in the hall.
Gryn's tone was calm. "Lord Stannis, this is an important task that I cannot refuse."
Ta Ta Ta...Stannis walked down from the stone chair and stood tall beside the long table.
Stannis stared at the tabletop with the Westeros map carved on it and said, "Lord Gryn, I can ask King Robert to cancel your mission."
Stannis What will be the next sentence? As long as you are willing to be loyal to me?
Stannis is a person with a strong sense of oppression, and Gryn doesn't want to face multiple-choice questions that are difficult to answer.
Moreover, if the mission is really cancelled, what will happen to his 150,000 Gold Dragon?
Gryn must make Stannis take back such a dangerous idea.
Gryn sighed and said, "Lord Stannis, I don't like to hide things, it will make me look hypocritical. At the beginning, I did consider finding a way to get rid of this trouble, because from my perspective, this task came out of nowhere."
After a pause, Gryn shook his head and continued, "Later, I decided to accept it. After all, this is a government matter of the kingdom, and I don't want to embarrass Cersei Queen. After all, it is about honor."
Tat... Gryn also walked to the side of the long table and said, "Lord Stannis, I don't want to hide it. Apart from the time and effort, this matter is time-consuming and labor-intensive. I don't see any other difficulties for the time being. Red Keep consumes so much Gold Dragon every year. It has been more than ten years. Why is there no effect? I'm a little curious."
Stannis snorted coldly and said, "Idiots plus moths, you don't need to be curious about this."
Gryn said bluntly, "So, I would rather do something within my ability, even if it is trivial."
Stannis's eyes left the carefully carved map and stared at Gryn.
Gryn noticed Stannis's gaze and looked up from the map, with some doubts in his eyes, as if the words he just said were just a momentary emotion.
Stannis seemed to see his own reflection in Gryn... Therefore, Stannis suspected that Gryn's words were intentional.
Stannis has seen too many cunning people, but no matter how cunning they were, they could not escape his eyes and received the punishment they deserved.
While Stannis's character was doubted, Gryn also successfully diverted Stannis's attention.
Stannis has an unabashed scrutiny in his eyes.
Gryn spread his arms. "Your Majesty, Duke, do you need me to resign?"
"You are an interesting young man, much more interesting than I thought."
Stannis tapped his finger on the edge of the table and said, "Lord Gryn, I inspected King's Landing's Queens Quarter, and you managed it well."
"I can only say that I gained temporary stability through quick suppression. Before I left King's Landing, I handed it over to Red Keep."
Stannis turned his head and looked at Gryn: "Do you like King's Landing?"
Gryn shrugged and replied, "I didn't like it that much at first. I was very happy at first, but later I found it easy to get tired."
Stannis slightly chin. "Good opinion, the Whispers Earl."
Although he didn't show it on his face, Gryn had been thinking about why Stannis suddenly asked him if he liked King's Landing. The simple question made him seem to have grasped something.
Gryn's heart moved, and his tone showed helplessness. "I don't want to hide it from you, Lord Duke. In fact, this Earl makes me regret in my heart. I thought I would canonize Crackclaw Point Earl."
After Gryn finished speaking, the hall was silent for a moment.
Stannis frowned. "That land is quite special. You have your own traditions. Now Red Keep can't even handle slightly complicated things."
Stannis turned around and continued, "Lord Gryn, your ability is outstanding, I can provide you with an opportunity to display your talents."
Gryn was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully, "Use your talents?"
Stannis nodded imperceptibly and said, "I will let Red Keep find justice. I can take you there."
The willful rich woman boss is replaced by a workaholic boss who can't tolerate any dirt in his eyes?
This kind of thing cannot be looked back and forward!
Gryn stroked his chest and said, "Your Majesty, Duke, thank you for your consideration, but Crackclaw Point has always been directly loyal to His Highness Queen."
The keen Gryn noticed that the corner of Stannis's mouth curled up. It was very subtle but he still noticed it. "Are you rejecting my invitation? Have you never thought that I am trying to save you?"
Save me? Gryn has confirmed that Lord Stannis is interested in Hand of the King's position, but now he heard another question about himself.
Gryn's mind was racing, and he thought of Cersei Queen, it could only be her.
In the original plot, Stannis suspected that the three legitimate children of King Robert and Cersei Queen were not actually Robert's flesh and blood, and told Lord Jon of this suspicion, and Lord Jon began to investigate the matter.
Stannis did not ignore Gryn because of the difference in status. Instead, it can be said that he took it seriously.
On the surface it is like this, but Gryn doesn't think it is that simple. Stannis is also a power player.
Gryn got the answer quickly.
Stannis's tone was very cold. "Robert country does not trust me, and my appearance in person can easily be mistaken for a conspiracy. I handed the matter over to Lord Jon, which can be regarded as giving him a chance to protect his honor."
Gryn looked dazed on the face, but felt relieved in his heart.
Stannis didn't tell the truth directly, but it was not in vain.
Once the incident occurs, according to normal development, Stannis will easily gain the allegiance of Gryn because of his words today.
Gryn now also wants to understand one thing.
Stannis's character disdains deception. He values Gryn's ability, but this is not the main reason.
Stannis is interested in the army in the hands of Gryn, and he has already begun preparations in advance for possible war, or Lannister's counterattack.
When the war starts, the status of the military nobles will rise sharply, and the patience of the big shots will become full.
emmm~ Doesn't his Crackclaw Point have any secrets?
Ta Ta Ta...Stannis's tall figure sat down on the stone chair again.
Stannis looked at Gryn and said, "Lord Gryn, you have given me a lot of surprises, and I have taken a fancy to your talents, but don't worry, you still have the task of King Robert. The more seemingly boring things can train yourself, when you come here to see me again, your current doubts will be answered."
Stannis made a gesture towards the door, and not long after, Davos re-entered Painted Table Chamber.
"Davos, my meeting with Lord Gryn is over. Prepare food and wine. Please entertain him well on my behalf."
Stannis showed the arrogance that a great noble should have.
The differences in identity, status, bloodline, etc. between nobles exist like laws.
According to the tradition of Westeros, Stannis treats Gryn as courtesy, and according to the normal script, Gryn should be grateful.
Gryn will not be secretly dissatisfied because of these things. He will look at what he sees and hears objectively. After all, he is a foreigner.
Gryn just secretly misses Lord Mace who is far away in Highgarden.
Red Keep, afternoon.
Lancel, who finally got some free time, happened to meet Jaime with a haggard handsome face.
When Lancel saw Jaime, he unconsciously felt guilty.
"Good day, cousin Jaime."
Jaime also knows that Lancel's life is not easy, so he is not surprised by Lancel's behavior.
"Good day, Lancel, you look tired, are you okay?"
Lancel's face was sad. "Cousin, for Lannister, I have no problem."
Jaime takes good care of his people, but he really can't help with this matter.
Lancel's character is a problem. A weak lion will eventually be abandoned by the lions. He also thinks this is an opportunity to exercise. Lannister The lion will eventually learn to roar.
Jaime patted Lancel and said, "Where are you going?"
"Originally I wanted to go find Lord Gryn, but I never had time to congratulate him in person. Then I remembered that he had already sent someone to tell me that he had left King's Landing.
Jaime cousin, I know he will go to Essos opposite Narrow Sea, do you know how long it will take for him to come back?"
Jaime patted Lancel and said, "It will take a while... your help, Gryn told me, you are very brave, Stag did not scare you."
Jaime's rare compliment made Lancel's eyes sparkle. "Haha, I owe Gryn a favor. I happened to have an opportunity that day, but there were too many eyes around, so I could only hint quietly. Fortunately, Gryn understood what I meant, and finally let me breathe a sigh of relief! At that time... and... the result..."
Jaime looked at Lancel who was chattering away, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
Jaime patted Lancel on the shoulder, and this time he put more force on his hand. "Lancel, I have something else to do."
Having said that, Jaime did not wait for Lancel's reply, flicked his snow-white cloak and took steps forward.
The words were suddenly interrupted. Lancel reached out and rubbed his shoulders, looking at Jaime's leaving figure with a puzzled expression.
Maegor's Garden, the birds are still singing and the flowers are fragrant.
Jaime spotted the red figure, showed a smile on his face, and walked towards Cersei.
Cersei Queen frowned slightly and broke the flower branch.
Jaime smiled fondly and said, "Cersei, don't you like it? Do you want to arrange for the gardener to plant other varieties?"
Cersei took back his hand and said, "Forget it, I don't like waiting."
Jaime's eyes moved and he said warmly, "What happened?"
Cersei glanced at Jaime and said, "Tyrek told me that Robert wrote a personal letter to Winterfell. The messenger had already quietly set off. This was discovered by Tyrek accidentally."
Tyrek·Lannister is the son of House Lannister member, Tygett·Lannister and Darlessa·Marbrand, in Cersei Under the arrangement of Queen, the eleven-year-old Tyrek became the attendant of King Robert.
Jaime wondered, "Why didn't you use the messenger crow? It's not close there."
Cersei couldn't help but break another flower branch and said coldly, "That drunkard doesn't believe anyone in Red Keep when he is sober, except Jon who is immortal."
Jaime smiled and shook his head, and advised, "Cersei, be careful of hurting your delicate hands."
Cersei glanced sideways at Jaime and stretched out his hand. "Knight, help clean your Queen."
The juice from the flower branches left faint traces on Cersei's white fingers.
Jaime raised the corners of his lips and said, "A swordsman's hands can't do fine work. Even if I'm not careful, I don't want to hurt you."
With a snort, Cersei took back his hand and said, "Jaime, please be more serious. I really want to know what kind of shameful deeds Robert is planning secretly."
Jaime said helplessly, "Cersei, we can no longer intercept him. Don't underestimate King Robert."
Cersei's tone was a little angry. "What is Lancel doing? He is with Robert every day, and he can only pour wine every day? On the contrary, the young Tyrek is more Vigilance."
Jaime moved his lips, but still didn't tell the truth about what he had just seen Lancel.
In order to coax Cersei, Jaime said half-jokingly, "Cersei, would you like me to contact Gryn? I think he can guess something even without reading the content. That guy is good at this."
Jaime thought he could still ask Tyrion, but he knew the consequences and gave up directly.
Cersei was a little moved, but immediately retracted his thoughts.
Cersei doesn't want to be looked down upon by anyone. Doing this will make people think that she can't live without Gryn.
After pondering for a while, Cersei couldn't help but break another flower branch. "Jaime, that drunkard is a shame in his life. He is always so passive. I can't swallow this breath!"
The next day, Mermaid Harbor.
Gryn The merchant ship on which the group was riding slowly docked at the pier.