After returning to Harrenhal, Davion's life gradually stabilized, and Harrenhal's situation also entered a short rest period.
The first thing is to strengthen border control.
Davion made a rule that every week he would take Willy Ward and a group of elite cavalry to patrol the entire border in person, strictly guard against prying eyes and sneak attacks from foreign enemies, and firmly guard every inch of Harrenhal's territory.
What happened next was far beyond his expectation.
The three neighboring nobles who had previously ignored Davion's warning and quietly occupied House Whent's land unexpectedly took the initiative to withdraw their troops, quitting all the villages and territories they had seized, and silently returned all the occupied territories.
But they gave in not because they were afraid of House Whent, nor because they were afraid of Davion's combat power.
In the eyes of these three noble families, Davion's actions of beheading the head and heir of the House Leygood family and setting up a border decapitation in public were too brazen and domineering, leaving no room for mercy, and had completely offended the Riverlands noble circle.
In their view, House Whent is now a dying lone wolf. It looks fierce, but in fact it is at the end of its strength and will be destroyed in a matter of days.
There is no need to go head-to-head with the trapped beast at this moment! Otherwise, you will be attacked by a dying beast and suffer unwarranted damage.
They took the initiative to give in and just waited to see what happened, waiting for Riverrun to take action to hold them accountable.
When House Whent completely collapses, they can still easily divide and seize this fertile land again.
Davion could see through the little thoughts of the three noble families at a glance.
He secretly thought: He occupied land, invaded the people, and caused harm to the border. Now that the situation is not right, he retreats lightly and wants to write it off? He is not willing to pay even the slightest compensation? It is too naive!
Just wait, when my military strength is expanded, my power is stabilized, and all new and old accounts are settled together.
During this period, a letter from Riverrun was delivered to Harrenhal.
However, the sender of the letter is not Riverlands Overlord and House Tully Patriarch Hoster Duke Tully, but his son, Edmure Tully.
That's right, it's the famous Three Rivers Arrow God!
But this is all because the TV series has misled everyone.
Edmure·Tully is only in his early twenties and is a standard second generation young nobleman.
He has a cheerful and outgoing personality, likes to make friends from all walks of life, has countless romantic affairs, and has a casual and open temperament.
But he has an extremely rare shining point!
He is one of the very few aristocratic lords in the entire Westeros who treats the refugees sincerely and loves the people like his own son.
In the event of war or famine, he would open the gates of Runliu City and take in refugees. He would rather consume the precious food reserves of his family to save the lives of the people at the bottom.
This kind of character is extremely rare.
You know, even in the kingdom's capital city King's Landing, if people want to take refuge in the city, they have to pay money. There is never any reason for free resettlement.
Edmure's letter is mildly worded and sincere, without the arrogance of a top nobleman at all.
The letter tactfully asked about the dispute between Davion and House Leygood, believing that the two parties were just a misunderstanding and friction, and offered to act as a middleman to resolve the feud and settle the dispute between the two families.
At the end, there is a warm invitation. After Davion has settled in and returns to Harrenhal, be sure to go to Riverrun to sit down and negotiate and resolve conflicts.
The gentle tone made Davion feel like he had become good friends with Edmure!
Speaking of which, House Haigh is related by marriage to the Tully family.
Hoster·The wife of Duke Tully, who is also the biological mother of Edmure and the two Tully sisters, was born in the branch of House Whent.
In terms of seniority, Davion still calls Edmure his cousin.
But many years ago, Oswell Hean was killed by the sword of Eddard·Stark. House Whent gradually lost contact with House Tully after that.
Faced with Edmure's earnest invitation to make peace, Davion ultimately did not reply.
It's not that he doesn't respect Edmure·Tully, he just thinks it's not the right time to go to Riverrun at this time.
Now that his foundation is not stable and his troops are weak, if he rushes to Riverrun, he will only be passively controlled and suffer a loss in vain.
Instead of doing this, it is better to hibernate, develop and strengthen yourself.
Anyway, Edmure has no set date for the appointment, and the initiative is still in his own hands.
To put it more bluntly, Edmure at this moment is only the heir of House Tully, not the person in power, and Davion does not have to follow his orders.
On the other side, House Leygood was persuaded and temporarily stopped his revenge.
He began to recuperate, recruit new soldiers on a large scale, and quietly accumulate strength.
But Davion knows very well that this bloody feud cannot be easily smoothed over.
The next time the two sides meet again, it will definitely be a fight to the death, where the outcome will be decided.
The external world is temporarily stable, and Davion is fully committed to internal construction.
He directly allocated 10,000 Gold Dragon to Pia, and ordered to immediately recruit craftsmen, purchase materials, and comprehensively repair the severely damaged Kingspyre Tower, as well as the dilapidated city walls around Harrenhal.
However, Harrenhal occupies a very large area and the project volume is huge. Ten thousand Gold Dragon invested in it is just a drop in the bucket. It can only repair part of the core area, and the construction period is long.
The most important plan of Davion is to rebuild a new large-scale terminal next to Gods Eye.
He is well aware of the hard truth of "if you want to be rich, build roads first".
A direct waterway leading to King's Landing is the core key to developing the breeding industry, opening up business channels and revitalizing the Harrenhal economy in the future.
Time flies, more than a month has passed by in an instant, and the season has entered the beginning of August.
Everything at Harrenhal is developing in an orderly manner.
It was a sunny day, cloudless, and the sky was as clear as water.
A huge team of more than two hundred people, driving dozens of carriages loaded with supplies, arrived at the gate of Harrenhal.
Dozens of horse-drawn carriages were loaded with various well-bred livestock.
In the middle of the team, Tyrion·Lannister is riding on a tall war horse. He is short in stature but full of aura, and is protected in the center by layers of guards.
Behind him, ten infantrymen lined up in two neat columns, their temperament was fierce and particularly eye-catching.
They wore conical bronze spiked helmets with thirty centimeters of sharp spikes extending from the top of the helmets. They were not covered by masks, and their faces were expressionless.
This group of infantry has a completely different temperament from ordinary cavalry and private soldiers.
Their eyes were empty and lifeless, without any breath of life. They were like precise and cold killing machines, exuding a heart-stopping sense of chilling.
The surrounding guards subconsciously retreated, not daring to approach the group.
Arriving under the city gate, Tyrion immediately opened his voice and shouted loudly:
"Davion! Come out and pick me up quickly!"
" Master Tyrion has been working hard for him for a month, I must let him compensate me properly!"
At this moment, Davion is practicing swordsmanship hard in the school yard.
After experiencing the tough battles of King's Landing Hand's Tourney, he clearly realized that his previous playing style was too rough and brutal, purely a matter of brute force, without the temperament of a master.
Especially when encountering top players such as Jaime and Barristan in joint combat, a single style of play was full of flaws, which was also the key reason why he was injured in the first place.
In order to make up for his shortcomings, he practiced swordsmanship diligently every day these days, polished the details of his moves, and abandoned the reckless style to avoid falling into a passive and embarrassing situation in the future.