Same time period, same weather, same scenery.
The same "invitation" also came.
Will the same blood color appear next?
Red Keep door.
From the mouth of "Little Birds" who went to Master of Whisperers, I learned that the bald eunuch wanted to "invite him to Dragonpit on the top of the Rhaenys hill for a while."
Master Titus has no intention of accommodating the other party and goes to the ruins of Dragonpit to meet him.
He asked this Little Birds in the King's Landing spy network to go back and tell his master that if the bald man from Essos in the intelligence community wanted to see him, he should come to Red Keep in person.
Starpike Earl can guarantee that no one will touch his bald head except himself.
Titus walked back to Red Keep and found an empty room, leaving only Wenda and Dodge in the Earl guard, waiting patiently for the other party to come----
The intelligence expert did not let Earl wait any longer.
"I heard that Lord Varys is looking for me? What, do you really want to touch me?"
Titus sat behind a table and said with a smile.
"Of course not! Master Earl, the intelligence business helped me make a fortune----I followed the rules of intelligence and expressed my need for cooperation to you without revealing my identity----Of course, I am quite clear now that I chose the wrong way to invite you that time, and I made a mistake."
As soon as he lowered his bald head, his voice was no longer hypocritical and sticky, but he bowed sincerely and apologized. "I'm sorry, Mr. Earl, I was really too presumptuous that time."
King's Landing has just started, and has not yet brought Essos's "eight-legged spider" name to Westeros. Varys paused with a sincere attitude, then straightened up and raised his head to face Starpike Earl behind the desk.
Earl, dressed in black, was gently stroking a well-behaved kitten. He was combing the little black cat's hair with his hands, but Hakimi didn't enjoy it very much.
Black Earl did not respond to Varys's apology. He slightly raised his chin and signaled the other party to continue performing.
Seeing that the other party would rather play with the cat than talk to him, Varys's smiling face froze for a moment.
But then he thought that after the other party occupied Red Keep, they sent many people to search for traces of himself and "Logan" - he felt that it was necessary to take a risk and resolve the "misunderstanding" between the two as soon as possible.
Although he didn't understand how the other party located his Varys through the name "Logan"----
The bald eunuch, who was very confident in his disguise skills, believed that "the two of them" were obviously not "the same person".
"Earl has great supernatural powers. He found me through just a few clues. It really shocked me----"
Master Titus, who was playing with the cat, finally spoke up, interrupting the bald eunuch's enthusiastic compliment. "Don't! If it weren't for your Little Birds son - would it be called this name? Or "mouse"? I don't know much about the slang in your world - haha - but if you hadn't taken the initiative to jump out this time, I wouldn't have been able to find you.
Titus laughed as he talked. He really didn't expect that Varys, who couldn't be found everywhere, would "throw himself into a trap"
"Don't take it seriously, you are joking----"
Sweat broke out on the top of his bald head.
[Essos Foul language]! He actually even knows Pentos's "rat"!?
Varys was originally a thief in Myr city, but because he did too good a job, he was reported by his colleagues who were hostile to him and fled to Pentos.
There, Varys met the handsome and extraordinary young "assassin" Illyrio Mopatis, who had made a living in the shadows of swords and swords.
The two had a similar affinity and got together, starting to travel together in Pentos's "jiangs and lakes".
This pair of good friends with special skills are both literary and military, and they cooperate tacitly to solve major cases many times, and soon became famous.
Varys is responsible for spying on other thieves in the city and stealing stolen goods from them. Illyrio helps the victims of those thieves, collects bounties, and recovers items for a fee.
After "Bounty Hunter" Illyrio·Mopatis became famous, Pentos people who lost their valuables knew that they should look for this person to recover their lost property.
In addition, Pentos thieves are also looking for them, half of them want to kill them, and the other half want them to help sell their stolen goods.
After a period of time, Varys and Illyrio accumulated a lot of wealth. Varys no longer did the surveillance or theft work himself. He cultivated a team of orphans called "rats".
He personally selected bereaved boys and young girls, the younger the better, they would move quickly and quietly, and they would be easily looked down upon and would not attract attention.
Varys, who rolled around in the streets and learned many tricks, taught the "rats" how to climb high walls, slide down bacon, and also taught them how to read and write----
When Varys explained to Illyrio that the secrets of rich and distinguished people are more valuable than silver and gems, his "rats" were no longer limited to stealing money, but switched to stealing letters, account books and charts.
Varys carefully selected and trained this group of "rats", they can even read the letter quickly, remember the content on the spot, and then put the letter back intact, without anyone noticing that the information was stolen.
The collection and utilization of intelligence caused the wealth of the pair Varys and Illyrio to increase exponentially compared to the past.
Varys became famous, or rather infamous, for this, and the news about his special talent even traveled across the ocean and was spread all the way to King's Landing's Red Keep, and reached the ears of King Seven Kingdoms.
At that time, Aerys·Targaryen II was full of doubts about his heir, spouse, and Hand of the King.
Varys was then invited by Westeros to come to the court of King's Landing to work for Aerys, which started his career in the Western Continent.
Aerys II is very dependent on his Master of Whisperers. The two are a perfect match. Various rumors and rumors make the former king become more paranoid and suspicious.
Varys is also like a fish in water. When the distinguished people here see him, they all call him "Sir".
Varys and Illyrio, who live in two places, have not lost contact and still maintain close cooperation. With the help of the latter, Varys gradually trained King's Landing's new eyeliner, which is his "Little Birds son".
Titus thought to himself, this is really interesting! No matter what world you are in, no matter who you are, there is always something missing and you like to emphasize something.
It is true that Varys's lower body has raised many Little Birds's children, but not his own crotch.
The identity of the eunuch may cause many people - including Aerys and Robert, who are kings, to ignore this guy's ambition.
But does not include Titus.
He had suspected before that the real reason why Varys shaved his head might not only be to prove that he was a "strong man" in the intelligence community - could it be to hide his silver hair?
Staring at the shiny bald head opposite, Titus stroked the kitten, his voice deliberately hoarse, and said softly, "Why didn't you come to me in person from the beginning?"
Of course, at that time, Master of Whisperers underestimated someone and failed to take into account the feelings of little Earl from out of town.
"How do you want me to prove my sincerity? Just ask."
Varys didn't dare to answer Earl's question directly, nor did he dare to wipe the sweat from his head.
"As long as you accept my apology and allow my request."
I haven't felt this way for a long time. Varys felt that the black-clothed Earl opposite me seemed to have "seen through" me for some reason or at some point.
Titus raised his left hand and scratched his cheek slightly. This time he went too far. His voice was not only hoarse, but also had a somewhat unclear tone. "I can't do it."
"I will agree to whatever you want."
Varys's posture became more and more respectful. All he wanted was for the hatred between the two parties to be resolved and for him to return to his old position.
Titus turned the cat's belly over in his hand and scratched it casually. The kitten felt very comfortable and purred softly.
"We don't know each other, and this is the first time you've come to me for help. To be honest, there have been so many things in the past two years that I can't remember exactly what happened when you invited me last time."
Frankly speaking, you have never wanted my friendship, otherwise, you would not have come to my door to "invite" so abruptly----"
Every time he spits out "invitation", Varys's face turns pale.
How could the Minister of Intelligence at that time predict that Blackfyre supporters from Dornish Marches would transform themselves in just two years, stand beside Crowned Stag and overthrow Targaryen's rule of this continent!?
No one could have imagined it!!
"You didn't think highly of me back then? Well, that's as it should be - a master of intelligence who can directly advise the king would certainly not look down on a poor young lord who just succeeded him?"
Varys opened his mouth and then closed it again. The clever words and charm of the past seemed to have lost their vitality in this Red Keep room.
"I understand that you feel that your intelligence ability is unparalleled. Even if you are exposed, you will only lose a vest named Logan"
Titus played with the little black cat, turned it over again, and kneaded its little ears.
"When you first came to King's Landing, you were supported by the king and sent messages by birds. You were high-spirited and thought you knew everything and wanted to do something big?
Red Keep's guards will protect you, and City Watch's Gold Cloaks will also accept your corruption and bribery----you don't need a poor lord friend like me----"
"No, no, my choice of method was wrong, and the person doing it was unreliable, but it was really out of sincerity. I wanted to make friends with Peake Earl, and also wanted to gain House Peake's friendship." Varys hurriedly explained.
He didn't lie either. House Peake, who was lonely and full of resentment at that time, was really an easy partner to win over.
Varys just wanted to take a dominant position in the subsequent cooperation, but he chose the wrong person.
Titus ignored him and maintained his own rhythm.
"----But now, you come here and tell me, Your Excellency, I apologize to you, everything before was the product of misunderstanding? Please help me seek justice." Let me put in a few nice words for you on Small Council?"
Titus pressed the cat's head and shook his head.
"You don't have any respect for me. You still don't treat me as a friend."
Mr. Earl"--Sir Earl"--If you want to make friends, why are you so invisible? You didn't even think about calling me Mr. Titus"?"
Titus smiled and looked at Varys, whose face could no longer be white. He felt that this scene was really interesting.
"Even today, you originally only planned to send your Little Birds to run in front of Red Keep and invite me to meet the haunted Dragonpit?"
Titus put a ball of briquette-like kitten on the table. The briquette rolled around and sniffed and crawled carefully.
By the way, the little milk cat's name is "Balerion", a pet he borrowed from a little girl and used as a prop.
Titus stood up from behind the table for the first time since Varys entered this room.
"Varys, Varys, what have I done to make you so unwilling to get close to me? If you, as a friend, had chosen to meet me in person early on, wouldn't the friendship you say have been obtained long ago?
Pentos's founding team, the assassin eunuch duo: