Narrow Sea.
"Sir Stark, according to the current speed, we will arrive at Pentos in three days."
The Mercenary who spoke has a strong build and obvious muscle lines. Compared with him, the skinny Gary is very weak, as if he will be blown down by the sea breeze in the next second.
But Mercenary didn't dare to neglect this skinny, skinny man. Even when reporting the situation, he lowered his head nervously.
Gary stood on the bow of the boat with a wooden stick in his hand, looking at the distant shore.
"Three days, are they almost here? Get ready to dock."
Mercenary was stunned, "Ah? Your Excellency Stark, there is no port nearby, how should we land ashore? Should we abandon the ship?"
Gary glanced sideways, "You seem to have a lot of questions?"
"No... I don't dare. I'll go down and inform everyone."
Mercenary hurriedly ran to the stern of the ship to remind the person at the helm to change direction.
There were mostly steep promontories on the shore, and the sailboat moved further north for some distance before finding a shoal suitable for landing.
It's just that the draft of the sailboat is not low, so it is difficult to truly dock. It is estimated that the sailboat will be stranded on the sand bed of the seabed when it is more than ten meters away from the shore.
"Bang!"
To their surprise, before the sailboat reached the shoal, the bottom of the sailboat had already touched the rocks on the seabed, and it was declared to be stranded in advance.
They had to swim the remaining thirty meters to get ashore.
Six Mercenary came to the deck in panic, and someone boldly asked, "Your Excellency Stark, why do you want to go ashore early? There is no one here, how can you stay comfortable on the ship? And if you choose to go by land for the rest of the journey, it will probably take a few more days."
Gary sneered, "You didn't go back in time to recover, Varys already knew that your mission failed. If I go directly to Pentos's port at this time, wouldn't I be committing suicide?"
His current physical condition is very poor and it will take some time for him to recover before he can return to his peak.
When he recovers his health, he will dare to break into Pentos even if it is a dragon's pond or a tiger's den.
In addition, Gary has been eating sea fish for five months, and his whole body exudes a strong fishy smell. This smell has already made him feel like he has turned into a fish.
He wants to eat meat and no longer wants to eat fish.
Now whenever he thinks about fish, he says, "Ugh..."
Gary suppressed the feeling of nausea, "I will hire two of you to accompany me ashore. The rest..."
"Ah!"
Before he finished speaking, someone was stabbed in the waist by his "companion".
"What are you doing? Ugh."
Immediately afterwards, another person's neck was wiped.
The battle ended quickly. Except for the two strongest Mercenary who were still standing in front of Gary, the other four fell into a pool of blood.
Gary originally thought of leaving the four of them to fend for themselves, but didn't expect them to move so quickly.
He picked out two Gold Dragon from the money bag at his waist and threw them to the two Mercenary. "When it comes to Pentos, each of you can get ten more Gold Dragon."
Gary ate and drank at Citadel without spending a penny. These Gold Dragon were given to him by Tyrion at the beginning, and he did not expect to keep them until now.
The two Mercenary immediately caught the Gold Dragon thrown by Gary with smiles on their faces, "I am willing to serve you."
As Mercenary, they kill people for money and have no loyalty to their employer Varys.
Gary added, "If you do things quickly, maybe our cooperative relationship can be extended until I return to King's Landing. My status is not much lower than Varys, and I might even be able to make you a knight by then."
The two Mercenary were instantly overjoyed. If they were awarded the knighthood, they would reach heaven in one step.
Knight is a noble title, even if it is only the lowest title, it is something that ordinary people can't even dream of.
"You may give your orders, but we will do our best to fulfill your orders."
Gary didn't say anything. He turned around and climbed down the wooden guardrail beside the deck, "Follow me."
He jumped off the boat, and the moment his toes touched the sea, a large piece of ice suddenly appeared, holding him firmly on the sea.
Then, he made ice step by step and walked towards the shore step by step.
Two Mercenary were bending down to look for money on the corpse. When they saw this scene, they hurriedly jumped off the boat and followed on the ice.
Once again setting foot on a long-lost land, Gary was almost moved to tears.
He weakly leaned on the wooden stick and walked slowly towards the north together with the two Mercenary.
The three people's primary goal now is to find a village or town inhabited by humans and buy horses from the local residents. Otherwise, it is impossible to keep walking, right?
Four days later, in an unknown small town south of Pentos.
Gary The three of them traveled through mountains and rivers for four days before they found such a small town with only a few hundred residents.
Fortunately, there is a market in the town, and traders from other places come to sell horses from time to time.
Gary only needs to wait here for a few days before he can buy a horse. He has booked two rooms in a tavern in the town and plans to recuperate here for more than ten days.
Those two Mercenary have no objections. Anyway, the room charges are paid by Gary.
A few days later.
"Sergey, you don't have to guard me all day."
Gary, who has been staying in the room, always hears footsteps outside his door.
Every time he opened the door to check, he would see one of them named Sergei Mercenary guarding the door for him.
Sergei said seriously, "Your Excellency Stark, we have collected your money, and guarding is the most basic job."
Well, that's right, Mercenary will not only take on murder jobs, but also some escort tasks.
Gary was too lazy to argue with him, "I don't need your escort. If you have time, go and inquire about Pentos."
Sergey smiled and said, "Pentos is not far from here. If there is any big news, it will be heard soon. There is no need to bother to inquire."
He paused, "Pentos is the Free Cities closest to King's Landing. Gabo and I have been here several times. Just don't worry, we are very familiar with the situation there."
Gary heard Sergey mentioning another Mercenary Gabo, and asked casually, "Where is Gabo? I haven't seen him for a day."
He did not fully trust these two Mercenary, so he was always paying attention to their whereabouts.
Sergei whispered, "Earlier today, a dealer came to the town with more than a dozen women. Gabo has been holding back for almost half a year and wants to relax. In the evening, he will come to change shifts with me."
Oh, I almost forgot. Human trafficking is illegal in Westeros, and slavery has been abolished there long ago. But in Essos, there are still many large-scale slave owners. The number of slaves in their hands can even exceed the total population of a country.
Regarding Gabo's relaxed behavior, Gary expressed his understanding. "Well, please be careful not to reveal our identity."
Essos also has an intelligence network for dead eunuchs. Once their identities are exposed, they will be discovered immediately.
Sergey nodded, "Understood."
People come and go in the town every day. If the two Mercenary want to inform Pentos, it is very simple. They only need to pay someone to do errands.
But every time they thought of the temptation of "knighthood", they endured it.
If someone else gave them such a promise, they would definitely not believe it. But Gary's identity is not ordinary. He is the son of Duke Winterfell, and he is also Wizard, the royal servant of King Robert.
It's not too simple for such a big shot to give the two of them a knighthood.
As for the gold promised by Pentos Governor? Bah, how can there be such a thing as a title?
"Sir Stark, do you need to relax? I heard from Gabo that the goods the dealer has are quite good."
Gary was slightly startled, "I don't need it."
He has been banned for seventeen years, not less than this day. For the first time in this life, it is better to leave it to the one you love.
Sergei misunderstood. He thought that Gary looked down on the slaves in the hands of the traders. He said with a flattering smile, "Your Excellency, wait a moment, I will go and see for myself. If there are good people, I will bring some back to you."
"Alas..."
Gary Before he had time to stop him, Sergei had already ran downstairs.