Among the three, the first to bow to Titus was the young Orton Merryweather.
Orton has reddish-orange disheveled hair and an overly broad nose on his face, but his expression is full of sincere gratitude.
Although he was not impressive in appearance, he was indeed considerate and courteous in everything he did. He sincerely thanked Titus: "Sir Earl, today I can return to my hometown and restore my family's glory, thanks to your help. House Merryweather will never forget this kindness."
Most of the people present knew the past of Orton's family.
Five years ago, at the beginning of the outbreak of "War of the Usurper", his grandfather Owen·Merryweather succeeded Tywin·Lannister and was appointed Hand of the King and Hand of the King by the last king of the previous dynasty, Aerys II.
This old aristocrat, nicknamed "Giant Hand of the King", did not take the initial rebellion seriously, or was simply unable to prevent the rise of the alliance of Robert I, Titus and others, so that the "rebels" became increasingly powerful.
In the end, he was deprived of his title and fief by "Mad King" due to his incompetence, and ended up with the whole family expelled from the country.
House Merryweather, whose strength should have been ranked second in the southern border, went into exile Essos Essos.
Although the wealth accumulated by the family was enough to enable them to live a good life on the other side of the Narrow Sea without having to worry about their livelihood, those years of wandering away from home and having a home that was difficult to return to were not a happy life after all.
What is even more heartbreaking is that Orton's elderly grandfather Owen old Earl did not survive to the end. He died in a foreign country last year without seeing his family return to their homeland.
Merryweather, who has always been unlucky, never expected that the family's difficult situation would begin this year and usher in a new turn.
After the death of his grandfather, Orton Merryweather, the head of the family, obviously began to change his fortune.
He first married a plump and charming wife in Myr city, and was even successfully "acquired" back to his hometown by Starpike Earl, who was also a fellow the Reach.
Through the mediation of Titus's capable friend on Small Council, Iron Throne agreed to restore House Merryweather's title and title, and returned most of the fiefdoms.
Although the status and wealth of the family have been greatly reduced, Alton Merryweather himself is satisfied to be able to become Longtable Earl again.
Of course I am grateful to Mr. Titus who helped him get home by himself.
His sexy wife Tanya, who just married into the family, is also very satisfied.
This Myr woman with a face full of joy has long black hair, big black eyes that perfectly match her olive skin, white teeth, and plump lips. Not only does she have a charming appearance, but she also has a proud mind and a pair of long legs.
At first she just thought she was dating a Westeros "rich man".
Unexpectedly, what I thought was just an exiled rich kid turned out to be a "potential stock"!
Tanya, who married him by accident, has now become "Mrs. Earl" by the same accident, and the joy in her heart is beyond words.
Compared with her husband's simple gratitude, Tanya obviously knows how to use her own advantages.
While expressing her gratitude to Titus with her Earl husband in fluent Westeros Common Tongue, she looked at Titus's handsome face with affectionate eyes, her brows and eyes full of flirtation.
Tanya married her current husband for wealth, but she is actually a good-looking person. She admires the looks of the young, promising and majestic Starpike Earl.
If she could have a night of love with such a man - let her give up her identity as Mrs. Longtable, divorce Orton, and remarry House Peake, she would be willing!
During the conversation, Tanya, who was full of love, even made some small moves deliberately.
She faced forward, facing Titus's position, her right hand gently lifted the full curvature of her chest, and quietly pulled her low-cut neckline, revealing an alluring valley.
Seeing the other party's eyes drifting towards her, the charming wife from Myr immediately stretched out her tongue and licked her lips lightly without even thinking about it.
Titus turned a blind eye to the sexy young woman's secret seduction. He just expressed his condolences to the seemingly unaware Orton·Merryweather Earl in a kind tone. Then he turned his attention to the other two lords present and started chatting with them familiarly.
Both Martin Mullendall and Bran ton Kui expressed that they were very interested in supplying goods to Jinshan Port, but they did not dare to invest capital and participate in the "real estate" development around the port area like Cider Hall Earl.
These two families are the vassals of Hightower on the southwest ground of the Reach, the furthest away from Oldtown.
This is true regardless of the geographical distance or the degree of loyalty to the lord Hightower.
Far inferior to those forces close to Oldtown, such as Blackcrown and Three Towers who have guarded Whispering Bay for Hightower Earl.
The situation in Highland City and Yangwu City is more like that of Honeyholt, who are accustomed to surrendering on the surface, but seek a balance among all forces to seek their own best interests, and even seek opportunities to get rid of House Hightower.
Titus chatted about business with the two lords, discussing the types and prices of supplies, as well as the details of transportation and reception, while quickly flipping through the information about the Mulendall and Kui families in his mind.
The Mulundall family emblem is "black and orange butterflies flying in groups on a white background." Just looking at the color of the coat of arms, you can tell that they are related to House Peake.
During the "Dance of the Dragons" period, Mullendauer of Highland City once worked for the Black Party and openly opposed their lord House Hightower; later in the "Blackfyre Rebellion" period, the family secretly supported the forces of the "Black Dragon" side.
There are various signs that they really don't like Oldtown and Hightower.
Sir Malone Flowers, the "Black Shield" who accompanied Martin Mullendauer, is also somewhat famous in the western part of the Southern Territory.
He once participated in a certain lance competition organized by Oldtown before the Harrenhal competition.
He took the code name "Black Shield" and competed as a mysterious knight. Later, in the competition, he was shot down by Barristan Selmy of Kingsguard. The latter took off his mask and discovered that he was the illegitimate son of Highland City.
Titus commented secretly, this person is well versed in the art of hype.
After this battle, the name "Black Shield" was put together with "Mysterious Knight" and "Fearless" Barristan, and it is not surprising that he became famous in one fell swoop.
As for the Kui family of Yangwu City, their family emblem is "six yellow flowers on a blue background."
The history of this family can be traced back to the period when Andals invaded the Reach.
Andals knight Kuy was given a fief and a wife by the three wise kings of House Gardener. Through intermarriage with First Men, he gradually became a landowner in the southwest.
Later, he was subdued by the owner of Hightower and was responsible for resisting Starfall from Torrentine on the other side.
Presumably, the original head of the Kui family would have felt quite speechless when he looked across Torrentine at the Dayne family's land opposite.
You can't even deal with them yourself, so why are you asking me to "resist" them here?
What's the difference between this and the Nine-Headed Insect saying to Benbo'erba: Go and get rid of Tang Monk and his disciples?!
Titus also thinks that Hightower's move is of no use. Starfall's Dayne still bullies Hightower's Hightower on a daily basis.
As for Eamonn Cue whom Bran ton Cue brought with him, he was also impressed.
This Sir Eamon once served as King Renly's "Rainbow Guard" in a parallel world. As the "Yellow Guard", he was just a reckless and militant knight with no brute strength.
No matter how showy and eye-catching he is, Titus can tell at a glance that his strength is far inferior to that of "Black Shield" Malone, who appears to be low-key but is very good at hype.
In the hands of Flowers, Huanghua may not be able to walk for ten breaths——
The kingdom has been at peace for several years now, and its borders are generally peaceful.
Only the black Earl side is still fighting. As for Titus himself, of course he prefers to use the term "suppressing bandits".
As the trumpet "conqueror" on the west side of the Red Mountains, Titus has gradually become what the tribal leaders call the "Red of War."
-Although most of them have never even met Titus.
They don't know that Master Earl likes to wear black clothes, and he is not some "arrogant Rhett"----
As the relationship between Titus and west Dorne became more and more "intimate", the bandit tribes entrenched in the mountains fell into an unprecedented dilemma.
Externally, they have to continue to deal with the deadly threats from the Survey Corps and the "Headhunting Order".
Internally, the Dorne western forces that once secretly supported them have also withdrawn. They have lost the support behind them.
Wildlings people's life is not easy. They no longer have the joy of grabbing everything they want and then hiding in the mountains.
The barbarian clans that used to operate near the "Golden Triangle" were even worse.
They were surrounded by enemies in front of and behind them, and they were often encircled and suppressed by armies from both sides of the mountain range, leaving them in a truly unpleasant situation.
Such a desperate situation forced a large number of indigenous people to abandon the land they had lived in for generations and flee deeper into the mountains - that is, along the southwest direction of the mountains.
And there is the direction of the territories of the Mulundall family in Highland City and the Kui family in Yangwu City.
Titus originally thought that in the face of the barbarian invasion wave, these two Hightower vassals had no choice at all.
Either take the initiative to join the "Ring Red Mountains Alliance" led by him and use his power to jointly annihilate the Wildlings tribe in the mountains; or go it alone and deal with the landless barbarians who banded together to invade the south.
But during the conversation with Martin Mullendall and Bran ton Kuy, Titus was keenly aware of something strange.
Except for the very beginning, when the two expressed their willingness to carry out basic business cooperation with him, the two lords always avoided talking about joining his military alliance and had no intention of actively "throwing themselves into his arms".
Titus does not think that these two lords are fools. They know that dealing with the barbarians alone is very risky, but they still refuse to join the alliance. There must be someone else behind them.
He quietly made insinuations and test words during the conversation, and finally opened the door.
In other words, the Mulundall and Cuy families saw that they could no longer hide it, so they simply stopped covering it up and took the initiative to hint that there was indeed support from other forces behind them.
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