In the following days, residents near Highgarden all learned something.
Miss Margaery of House Tyrell raised a big black and white tiger in a forest outside the city.
It is said that the tiger eats five pigs and one cow a day and eats a lot. Moreover, it is ferocious and even killed a Highgarden cavalryman!
However, it is very well-behaved in front of Miss Margaery. Miss Margaery often leads it to attend various aristocratic activities.
Sometimes, people will even see Miss Margaery walking with the black and white tiger on the streets of Highgarden.
Perhaps because Miss Margaery feeds it every day, the big tiger has never hurt anyone.
But the tiger still doesn't approach strangers. Whenever someone else comes close to it, it will immediately assume an attack posture.
Fortunately, Miss Margaery has been keeping the tigers outside the city, which gives the residents in the city a lot of peace of mind.
As for the people living near Highgarden City, for the sake of their own safety, they will now deliberately avoid the area known as the "Tiger Forest".
Highgarden inner city, Main Castle.
Queen of Thorns Olenna·Redwyne stood next to the flower bed, with his back to his granddaughter Margaery Tyrell.
"No matter how powerful Magic is, it is only the power of one person and cannot achieve anything. But Iron Throne of King's Landing is different. It can help you control Seven Kingdoms! Which is more important, don't you understand?"
Gary openly killed people in front of Highgarden's door, and also injured Lord of Highgarden. If Margaery hadn't repeatedly blocked it, Lady Olenna would have sent Highgarden's army south to Oldtown.
Margaery took a few steps forward and held Lady Olenna's arm, "Grandma, King Robert and Queen Cersei have three children. Which ones are they?" Can you just break it off? And during this trip to King's Landing, I discovered that His Majesty barely participates in state affairs, leaving everything to Hand of the King and Small Council to take care of."
She pretended to be angry and said, "Lord Renly's plan has long been noticed by Lannister. Fortunately, I left in time, otherwise grandma might never see me again."
If there is a conflict between nobles, it is very common for them to send assassins to assassinate each other.
Lady Olenna's original serious aura was gone. After all, she still felt sorry for her granddaughter. She patted Margaery's hand and asked, "It really has to be him?"
Margaery lowered his head and said softly, "Grandma, he... is very good."
Olenna also thought that Margaery was deeply in love, and he asked with hatred, "Do you like him?"
She has been teaching Margaery how to surrender to men all these years, but she never thought that Margaery would be surrendered by a man when he went out for the first time after becoming a teacher?
"I like it." Margaery raised his head and smiled.
Lady Olenna has never met Gary and can only learn about it from those less detailed rumors. "Why? You haven't been with him for a long time. Could it be that it was love at first sight?"
Margaery blurted out without thinking, "Because he is good enough, better than anyone else."
Lady Olenna paused and held Margaery's hand tightly. "The North is a bitter and cold place, far less wealthy than the Reach. I don't want to marry you to that kind of place to suffer... Just wait a few more years to see if this relationship is true or not."
Margaery held Lady Olenna's hand and they walked slowly along the flower bed. "Grandma, Luke told me to wait for five years. When he has enough strength, he can come Highgarden to ask to marry me."
Hearing this, Lady Olenna was a little surprised, "Let you wait for five years? He is not interested in Highgarden's wealth at all? And your beauty, how can a young man endure it? He is a eunuch?"
The bad habit of cutting off the male genitals does not exist in Westeros. It is a phenomenon that only exists in Essos. The great nobles of Seven Kingdoms often trade with various city-states in Essos, so they will also be exposed to this knowledge.
Margaery's ears turned red. It was inconvenient for her to explain what happened to Krysalis. "Grandma, you don't have to think so much. There are still five years to go. You will slowly see what kind of person Luke·Stark is. Also, he is not... that one."
Olenna caressed Margaery's face with the back of his hand and joked, "No, he is. No man can resist your charm, except..."
She pursed her lips and said, "Eunuch."
Oldtown.
Gary It took almost a month to reach the port town in front of us.
Oldtown is the largest port in Westeros. It was originally built by the ancient First Men. After thousands of years, it continued to expand and eventually formed a town.
The most famous place here is definitely the Bachelor's House, Citadel.
But Citadel is not the landmark building of Oldtown. The landmark of Oldtown is a white tower called "Babel Tower".
The Babel Tower is located at the entrance and exit of the port. It is the lighthouse of Oldtown, and the light at the top is always on. It is also the home fortress of House Hightower, and is the tallest building in Seven Kingdoms.
Gary led the horse for a walk in Oldtown. After admiring the majesty of the Tower of Babel, he went straight to Citadel.
As a trading town, Oldtown has free entry and exit, and there are not as many rules as King's Landing.
However, Oldtown is easy to enter, but Citadel is difficult to enter.
Citadel in "Seven Kingdoms Library" stores many unknown secrets. Nobles need to provide reliable identification before they can enter this place to search for information.
However, if you are here to join Citadel and become an apprentice, then Citadel, like Night's Watch, accepts all identities, regardless of origin, all based on ability.
But this also means that your future life must follow the arrangements of Citadel.
After all, every castle comes with a maester as standard.
Gary had no intention of becoming an apprentice. He asked the king for a letter of recommendation just to be able to meet Citadel's Steward directly.
Entering the gate of Citadel, you will come to the clerical desk, where you can see many bachelors wearing white robes.
Some of them were reading, some were writing letters for others, and some were debating academic issues, making their faces red.
Gary found a bachelor who was a little more relaxed and handed him the recommendation letter hidden in his arms. "Hello, I want to meet Steward from Citadel."
The bachelor put down the book, opened the letter and read it a few times. "House Stark? His Majesty the King recommended... Okay, you come with me."
The king's letter of recommendation failed to shake his mood. He calmly closed the book and stood up from his seat.
"Oh, by the way, just tie the horse here. No one will steal it." He remembered that Gary was still holding the horse and reminded him casually.
Gary tied the horse to a tree and followed the bachelor into the interior of Citadel.
Behind the desk is the Steward Pavilion, where Steward works.
The bachelor led Gary to the door of Steward's pavilion, and then returned the letter to Gary. "Steward is inside, go in by yourself."
After saying that, he sat on the stone steps aside, couldn't wait to open the book in his hand, and continued to study.
Ugh, what a weirdo.
Gary took the letter, stepped up the stairs, and walked into the Steward Pavilion.
At the end of the hall of Steward Pavilion, there is a high platform, and there is another bachelor sitting on the high platform.
Gary walked forward and handed him the opened letter. "Hello, I'm looking for Steward from Citadel."
This bachelor is also reading, but he is obviously much more normal than the one outside.
"Oh, visitor? Okay, let me see...King's Landing, uh-huh, come with me."
The bachelor then led Gary to the second floor of Steward Pavilion, and finally saw Steward of Citadel.
"This is Dr. Theobald, this year's Citadel Steward."
After the bachelor handed the letter to Theobald, he turned around and introduced Gary.
Gary didn't understand Citadel's system and was stunned for several seconds. As the top person in charge of Citadel, how could Steward be replaced every year?