Inside the huge throne room.
As Duke Rickard·Stark was burned to black charcoal and Brandon strangled himself to death, the miserable howling just now had long since subsided.
Several Kingsguard who wanted to admonish the king were kicked out by Aerys II long ago.
Among the people who stayed at the scene to watch this horrific scene, in addition to a few "irreplaceable" Pyromancer, there were also several important ministers of the imperial court.
For example, Hand of the King is about to collapse, White Hair is pale Longtable Earl Owen·Merryweather.
This old man felt deeply that he was not made for Hand of the King!
He really can't adapt to the heavy work of Kingdom Hand of the King. It's really too exciting and not suitable for an old man like him at all.
Master of Laws Simon House Staunton and Master of Coin Cole ton Chested, who were usually keen on being jealous and gossiping in front of the emperor, did not dare to talk too much or interrupt at will.
The two important ministers of the kingdom who had a place in Small Council were shaking hands and feet, almost huddled together, like two quails.
I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will become the "food accompaniment" tonight.
Aerys II's "Wang Wei" flourishes.
When the king was away from home, it was difficult for Intelligence Minister Varys, who stayed with Red Keep together with old Hand of the King, to have the same greasy smile on his face.
Although the scene of "Wolf Slaughter" in front of him could not frighten the bald eunuch whose important parts had been "roasted", the king's unscrupulous behavior and his complete disregard for the life and death of the Seven Kingdoms nobles also frightened him.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.
The Targaryen royal family that used to have magic dragons might be as scary as this - no, it's even scarier, after all, they have monsters riding on their crotches!
Master of Whisperers, who comes from the other side of the Narrow Sea and has a secret background, thinks so.
The uneasy atmosphere in Red Keep is still spreading, and he needs to consider his escape route in advance--
Gates of the Moon.
Robert·Bailla Theon and Dennis Arryn, who were forcibly stopped by the people sent by Duke Jon, looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
They have just received new news that Albert Arryn is dead.
This means: Manager Gates of the Moon is automatically upgraded to the first successor of Jon·Arryn.
Furthermore, when the old Duke Jon passes away, Dennis Arryn will be the new Duke the Eyrie.
This is truly a "lucky man", just like the "Chosen One" at this stage of Vale of Arryn.
Still the same sentence:
All this happened too fast.
Because the situation is developing too fast and the pace is too intense, even those who are well-informed are somewhat overwhelmed by King's Landing's continuous changes, except for Mr. Titus·Peake who had anticipated it.
The nobles who had underestimated the king in Harrenhal were all shocked.
Mad King Aerys did a great job this time.
Moreover, what is no longer surprising is that many family leaders can guess that he will do even more extraordinary things.
Sure enough.
Not long after the death of Winterfell Duke and his son came out, King Aerys II asked the Eyrie's Jon·Arryn Duke wants the heads of Robert·Baila Theon and Eddard·Stark.
As expected, the eldest brother and the second brother won the bid. Titus, who had been following the news here in the south, felt speechless after receiving the news.
The latter is at least the brother of the guy who "threatened to kill the prince" below, or the son of the "criminal", who is more compliant than Director Dennis and has been promoted to two levels in a row, "Duke Winterfell".
Now that Winterfell is not here, he seems to be a good candidate for capture.
But the former is too unfair, right?
What did the Robert do wrong?
She was obviously his fiancée, but she was snatched away by the prince without saying a word.
At least for now, Duke Storm's End has not done anything "treasonous" under the control of his adoptive father Jon·Arryn.
Why take his head?
Faced with the edict issued by King Aerys, whose mental state was obviously not right, Duke Arryn certainly had no intention of obeying the order.
The ravens of the Eyrie came to work. They were sent out in large numbers by the bachelors in the castle and flew to various locations in Vale.
The Duke is preparing to summon his vassals to discuss plans at Gates of the Moon under Vale of Arryn Giant's Lance, and work together to resist the various atrocities of the insane king.
Jon·Arryn hinted in the letter that whether it was a threat or a real war, he would gather troops and prepare for war.
The results come out quickly.
Not counting those small families, the lord-level nobles who have influence in Vale have successively replied to letters from the Eyrie.
Runestone, who played an important role in Vale, was the quickest to make a decision and the first to reply.
In this incident, a side member of House Royce was also implicated and died in King's Landing. Therefore, the "Bronze" John Royce Earl who loved to participate in competitions responded with a completely follow-up attitude of the Eyrie.
Next are: Strong Song, Coldwater Burn and Snakewood.
The three major families located in the north of Vale, the Bellmore, Cowart, and Lindley families, have also expressed that they will stand on the side of "Warden of the East". However, they are a bit far away from the Eyrie, and they have to guard against the rebellion of those Mountain Clanss in their territory, so they may not be able to squeeze out many troops.
Then comes the south.
Wickenden's Wei Keli, Redfort's Redfort, Ninestars's heavyweight knight family and Tampaton, who is also a member of the Canyon Knights, successively replied that they will act in accordance with the will of the "Guardian of the Canyon".
These three families are right next to Vale of Arryn, so Gates of the Moon should be the fastest to get here.
House Waynwood from Oriental Ironoaks was the latest to reply. Fortunately, the content and expressions in the letter were quite firm.
Neither Old Anchor's Marco family nor Longbow Hall's House Hunter, who are both in the east, responded to the Eyrie's call; Heart's Home's House Corbray, and further north, Three Sisters in Biting Bay, also had no news.
The Sunderland family in the sister village once supported Blackfyre Rebellion twice and lost two games in a row, and then became autistic.
But no matter what, it is better than the Peake family. They used to have three islands, but they still have three islands now.
Moreover, the situation over at Biting Bay is also quite special. It belongs to the "non-staff family" of Vale. Even the Duke himself does not have too many expectations for them.
As for the attitudes shown by other companies, they either don't want to take sides for the time being, or they are secretly leaning towards Iron Throne.
Finally, there is Gulltown, which is located on the same peninsula as Runestone, one to the north and one to the south.
Marco Lord Grafton of Flame Castle not only failed to comply with Warden of the East's wishes, but made it clear in his reply that Gulltown would obey the king's orders, and advised Duke Jon not to make a mistake and to hand over his two adopted sons as soon as possible.
The Grafton family spoke resolutely, obviously determined to stand on the side of the royal family.
Just like the preview of Riverlands and Stormlands, the aristocratic group of Vale is rapidly splitting.
There was a click, and the valley "cracked open"--
Gates of the Moon more than half a month later.
Following the order of Duke Arryn, the Vale nobles who came to "gather together" gathered together.
Those present were:
Below Arryn, Vale One of the most powerful secondary nobles, John of Runestone Royce Earl;
Strong Song Earl Beneda Bellmore, Snakewood Earl Jon Lindley from the North;
The territory is located very close to Gates of the Moon's Wickenden Mrs. Wakeley, Redfort's Horton·Redfort Earl, Ninestars's Sir Simon Temperton;
And, Mrs. Anya Waywood of Ironoaks located northeast of Vale of Arryn.
The rest are all sworn knights from vassal families or small families of House Arryn and this group of Earl.
Dennis Arryn, whose inheritance rights are rising, and the protagonists of this incident, Robert, Byra, Theon, Eddard·Stark, are standing solemnly on both sides of Duke Jon.
The two brothers who have been adopted sons of the Eyrie were personally knighted by their adoptive father Jon·Arryn a few days ago.
Although it is a bit late, given today's complicated situation, it is only right that the old Duke Jon makes a formality for them.
As if she couldn't stand the noise and chaos in the hall, an old woman with brown-gray hair standing in the front of the crowd coughed and slammed the crutch in her hand, trying to maintain order, "Please be quiet! If we keep making noise like this, what results can we achieve?"
This woman is Mrs. Anya, the lord of Ironoaks. She is a widow with three sons. She is known for being strict and polite in the aristocratic circle of Vale.
After the scene became a little quieter, Mrs. Anya continued, "Before coming to Gates of the Moon, I had people visit Old Anchor's Marco and Longbow Hall's old Hunter - the old guy Ian Hunter was very slippery. He only said that his legs and feet were inconvenient and he could not travel far, and his sons were either still young or sick -"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Anya and Robert on the stage sneered in the same way.
During the Harrenhal tournament, Longbow Hall's Ian Hunter Earl had a very pleasant conversation with Robert·Baila Theon.
"Old Wolf"Rickard·Stark: