Davos sent someone to take his wife and children back to his mansion, and he hurried to Red Keep to meet Hand of the King Tyrion.
Red Keep, Tower of the Hand.
After Tyrion listened to Davos's report, he couldn't help but said, "What? Your castle was knocked down by Dothraki cavalry?"
Davos stood in front of Tyrion and replied solemnly, "My wife will not lie. According to her memories, before she died, the bachelor in the castle personally said that it was a group of foreign cavalry with scimitars and long braids that broke through City Gate."
Tyrion held on to the edge of the table and left his seat, "It seems that Aegon VI used Gold Dragon of Iron Bank to hire these Dothraki cavalry."
"I heard that Dothraki is very afraid of the ocean and regards sea water as poison. Aegon VI was able to make them allay their worries, and there are some tricks." Davos was smuggling between the east and west continents, and I heard a lot of rumors about Dothraki.
Tyrion sent people to find Bran, and then said to Davos, "No matter whether Aegon VI is coercing or tempting, Dothraki It is a fact that the cavalry came to Westeros. We'd better find out as soon as possible how many Dothraki cavalry are under Aegon's command."
For information-related questions, you can only ask Master of Whisperers, Bran·Stark.
Bran came to Tower of the Hand, and with him came Maester Jaqen.
Previously, Bran was able to successfully contact the "Little Birds children" within Seven Kingdoms, and Bachelor Jia Qin played a great role in this.
Later, in order to thank Maester Jaqen, Bran suggested to Gary that Jaqen assist him in establishing an intelligence network.
Gary already had experience in "instigating rebellion" against Seven, so he readily agreed. He hoped that Jaqen could pray to the faceless god he believed in so that this stranger, one of Seven, could come to King's Landing as soon as possible.
Jia Qian learned the truth about the "Battle of Red Keep" from Gary, and couldn't help but feel frightened.
It turns out that Red Keep's Magic war has another hidden meaning? It was a battle between gods and gods? No wonder there was so much commotion at that time...
From that day on, Jaqen would pray to the Faceless God every day and repeat the words of Gary in it.
Sadly, the Faceless God did not respond to Jaqen.
Talking about the current situation, Tyrion asked the three people in the room to sit down, "Sir Bran, have you received any confirmed information from Stormlands recently?"
Bran has a good memory, "Stormlands's latest information came from more than a month ago. What do Lord Hand want to ask?"
"Aegon VI's army includes Dothraki cavalry. I want to know how many there are in total." Tyrion said earnestly.
Bran nodded, "Stormlands's little Wolf Pup routinely sends back information every month, and this month's information will be delivered soon. If there is no information in this month's information that Lord Hand wants to know about the Dothraki Cavalry, I will write back and order them to conduct a focused investigation."
Jia Qin, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but interjected when he heard the Dothraki cavalry. "Although the Dothraki cavalry of Essos has a total of one hundred thousand, they are divided into hundreds of tribes, large and small. I'm afraid Aegon VI will not be able to gather them all together."
Tyrion's eyes lit up. Among the four people present, only Jia Qin was born in Essos. He knew the Dothraki cavalry better than them all.
"Maester Jaqen, if Aegon VI had ten million Gold Dragon, how many Dothraki cavalry could he hire?"
Jaquin fell into deep thought, "It's hard to say. Because not all Dothraki are willing to put aside their traditions and dare to cross the sea by boat."
"If there is no so-called tradition, how many Dothrakis do you think ten million Gold Dragons can employ?" Tyrion asked.
Jia Kun seemed to have thought of something and said with a smile, "Sir, I don't think Aegon VI will use Gold Dragon to recruit Dothraki. What he has to pay should be far heavier than Gold Dragon."
Tyrion didn't know why, "Aegon VI has nothing except the Gold Dragon that Iron Bank funded him. What can he give Dothraki? Iron Throne? Or his little Dragon?"
Davos shook his head very firmly, "We all know the importance of Dragon to House Targaryen. I think Aegon VI would rather not have the support of Dothraki than hand over Dragon."
Tyrion thought so too. He turned to look at Bran, "Let your little Wolf Pup think of a way to see if he can figure out the cause of the matter."
Bran nodded in agreement.
The Reach, Highgarden.
Lord Mace was firmly opposed to abandoning the city, and he had a serious dispute with Willas over this matter.
In the end, when Margaery's mediation failed, the father and son separated on bad terms.
At night, the three brothers and sisters talked secretly in the room.
"Willas, with my father's opposition so firmly, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to transport money and food out of the city." Loras recalled his father's attitude and felt a splitting headache.
Willas had already reserved a hand, "The troops guarding the warehouse are all my people, plus we have Dragon, so father can't stop us."
Loras looked happy, glanced at Margaery, and asked, "Then what are you worried about with such sad faces?"
Willas said, "There are still more than 2,000 soldiers in the city. They could have evacuated with us. But now my father objects and chooses to stay behind. The conservative generals among them may follow my father. By then, it is estimated that only the 800 cavalry stationed in the warehouse will evacuate with us."
Loras asked in confusion, "So what? It doesn't matter if we lose more than a thousand people. We have Dragon here, so we don't need their escort at all."
Willas was silent for a moment, "I know. I just can't bear to see them stay here to be buried because of House Tyrell's stupid decision."
Loras pursed his lips. He was not as kind-hearted as Willas, and could not understand the other person's mood at all. He turned around and asked Margaery, "What's wrong with you? You can't bear it either?"
Margaery sneered, "I want to seek death, why can't I bear it? Two brothers, don't you find it strange? Ironborn has been very peaceful recently..."
Willas also noticed this, "Well, Ironborn has been too quiet recently."
Loras disagreed, "They are afraid of Dragon and are thinking of solutions. How can they be safe?"
"No, there wasn't even a single probing attack. This is very abnormal." Willas pointed out the key point.
Margaery suddenly understood. This is what she has always found strange. "Yes, Ironborn seems to have disappeared. They are clearly stationed on Shield Islands and can attack Highgarden at any time. Why is there not even a single test?"
Loras made a guess, "Could it be that Euron·Greyjoy died? On the day Dragon burned down the Ironborn fleet?"
Willas had heard of Magic from Euron and didn't think Euron would die so easily. "It's impossible. If Euron dies, these Ironborn won't be able to stay in the Reach for a long time without the sea monster to rely on."
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..."
To the west outside Highgarden, there seemed to be a series of... gunshots?
The sound of the cannon was so sudden that Loras was still confused, "What's the sound?"
Willas was the first to come to his senses, "It's the sound of artillery from Euron!"