Chapter 10 Go to King's Landing Again
Attis returned to Runestone City, and Count Yohn had set up a formation to welcome him a few miles away. Many flags were planted in the field, with no end in sight.
The burning tower flag and the orange-bottomed pebble flag stood at the forefront. The two corresponding leaders of the Grafson family of Seagull Town and the Royce family of Runestone City also stood side by side on horseback. Many battle flags were piercing the cold wind. , all the princes of the large and small valleys in the northern peninsula of Crab Bay are here.
Attis even saw the family flags around the Arryn Valley, such as the flags of Heartland City and Iron Oak City. The leaders or eldest sons of each family even occupied the first few rows of the welcoming team. Rows of pragmatic but majestic valley-style armor shimmered with light, and the sunlight reflected them all, like a sparkling lake.
The solemnity and solemnity were like the will of the gods, strictly obeyed by both parties. Attis slowly walked out of the team, and the horse under his crotch calmly raised its head.
Yohn Royce turned over and dismounted, and many lord knights also dismounted. Their movements overlapped and were consistent. In the distance, they saw flowing peaks and whirlwinds.
Jon walked up to Attis's horse. He held the hilt of the sword in his hand and looked at the blood on Attis's mail. "The valley lacks a hero, Attis.", he said softly, "As far as I can see, there are very few people who can match your age." Behind him, the young heirs of the valley families looked up at Attis with blood in their eyes. .
Jon turned around and drew his sword, "The princes of the valley! The knights of the valley! Young squires who want to be great knights!" He pointed at Attis, "Look at this young man, he sees through it. The cunning plot of the Oathbreaker! He eradicated the pirates who invaded our homeland! Not long ago, he destroyed the most active mountain clan in Arryn Valley! How many young knights in our valley were killed before? They attacked and killed, how many ladies and ladies of the family were kidnapped by these barbarians, oh God, do you need me to remind you which sister, which sister, and which daughter of yours?" Yohn Royce roared at the young man behind him like a beast.
"No!", the knights shouted in unison.
"I ask you, who avenged us, who made our name famous, who made our valley knights fly over the Mingyue Mountains and the Giant's Spear! From now on, who in the Seven Kingdoms will not know the Eagle of the Valley? Common people From now on, no one knows about the knights of the valley!" Yohn said impassionedly. He waved his sword, and his voice even became hoarse at the end, as if the valley was shaking.
"Attis! Attis! Attis!!!~", the voice of the princes in the valley was like thunder, echoing through the entire mountain forest.
The knights such as Weimar and Robert behind Attis drew their swords one after another, including mercenaries. "Attis! Attis! Attis!".
Lynx Adam was attracted by the sound. He jumped out of the cloth bag hanging next to the saddle and jumped onto Attis's left shoulder armor, exposing his fangs.
This scene not only did not frighten everyone, but instead made more people's eyes become more and more fanatical. Even the war horses moved restlessly, raised their front hooves, and snorted into the cheers of the crowd, making them even louder and shocking.
Attis would not waste the opportunity that Jon created for himself. He had a shadow lynx squatting on his shoulders, raised the reins around the neck of his restless war horse, and slowly walked into the crowd. Amidst the roar of the crowd, the knights consciously gave in. A road was opened, and Attis walked slowly, hearing the fanatical voices of the knights in his ears.
Returning to Runestone City, he found that everyone's attitude toward him was less the light-hearted teasing they had had when he was a child when he came here to work as an attendant, and more silent awe. Attis paid no attention and returned to his tower.
Lord Yohn walked into the room. He approached Attis and said, "Prince Joffrey's tenth name day is coming. At that time, King Robert will hold a large-scale tourney. Attis, your talent as a knight is coming." It should be shown in front of the Seven Nations.”
Attis smiled when he heard this and said, "Lord John, are you going too?".
"My son Anda will go to the competition wearing bronze armor, maybe Robert will go too, and Weimar will definitely follow you." Jon replied.
Attis accepted Yon's suggestion, which was originally his own plan.
After resting in Runestone City for a few days, Attis and the three brothers of the Royce family embarked on the road to King's Landing City.
King's Landing, royal meeting.
"You can't even raise twenty thousand damn gold dragons! Go to the seven hells!" Robert Baratheon's plump face trembled, his body swayed excitedly, and even the tables and chairs of the Royal Council were It's shaking.
Jon Arryn frowned slightly, and he said to Robert: "Your Majesty, I don't think so." Robert immediately interrupted him, "Oh, my Jon, the king is in trouble, and the prime minister is here to help, but you can do anything You have to find a way to raise 20,000 gold dragons for me. My martial arts competition must not be so shabby!"
Stannis rarely attended the royal meeting. He was about to admonish, "Your Majesty! You are doing this for nothing." Robert patted his ears, "Seven hells! Nothing? No king's majesty or honor? Listen, Come on Stannis, I don't need you to teach me how to be a king," Robert said seriously, looking at Stannis.
Most of the silence in the royal council was when no one could come up with an idea, and the rest was when the king and his dear brother bickered. Renly Baratheon, the Minister of Justice who had just arrived in King's Landing at the age of nineteen, lay lazily on his chair. "My Lord Prime Minister, brothers, if the meeting is so boring, I will leave first."
Just as Jon Arryn was about to speak, Robert waved his hand, "Young boy, no one will listen to you when you come here to speak. Go and find your whore!" Renly was not angry at all, he was polite. He looked at the King's Hand, Jon Arryn nodded, and then he stepped away gracefully.
Varys smiled his usual flattering smile as he left, and Renly smiled back.
The eight-clawed spider finally spoke, "Your Majesty the King, please allow me to say one thing." After getting Robert's consent, he said slowly, "After my little bird investigation, there is no Qarth and free trade in Seagull Town. The spies in the city-state are out and about, and the hiring of regrettable guests may be just a personal act of Harlan of the Hunter family. Maybe many lords in the valley have wronged our poor little finger."
Robert's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Jon Arryn, "Jon, take good care of your valley! You can't always let the backyard catch fire." Robert straightened his back, "The country's finances Who is the most skilled at handling it? Who has the closest connection with Tiejinku? Who can conjure up this damn 20,000 gold dragon for me?"
Grand Maester Pycelle said tremblingly, "I think none of you here may be as qualified as Lord Baelish. Oh no, that's not what I meant. The prime minister has so many things to do, he has no time to take care of these trivial arithmetic matters. Lord Varys protects the safety of the kingdom, and Stannis grown ups".
Stannis interrupted coldly: "Lord Pycelle, there is no need to praise me. No one on the royal council can match Littlefinger financially. This is an undoubted fact."
The king agreed: "Yes! That's it, Jon, you have to recuperate and leave these troubles to Petyr, and let him come back and continue to be the finance minister.".
The Prime Minister replied calmly, "The princes of the valley will do so."
Robert immediately left his seat after hearing this, "Jon, my good lord, you are the guardian of the valley. Show some dignity of the Duke, let the people in the valley obey you, let them know that the eagle in the valley is not easy to mess with. of!".
Jon Arryn knew that Robert had decided. He sent the king off respectfully, greeted other important ministers, and left the royal meeting.
He looked solemn. He didn't want to go anywhere between the Royal Council and the Prime Minister's Tower. He had no power to fight back due to the heavy government affairs and Lysa's nagging.
He missed his son a little, and he was even very excited when Robert said "Eagle of the Vale", because from the Vale to King's Landing, Attis's name had been mentioned by bards and servants who gathered and dispersed in Longbow Hall. Soldiers, as well as countless ravens released by the maesters of the Vale, and many channels spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms, from the Summer Sea to the Land of Eternal Winter.
The eldest son's excellence gave him the idea of returning home. He planned to serve as Prime Minister for at most one year before leaving King's Landing and returning to the Eagle's Nest.
A few days later, Attis's subordinates arrived at King's Landing. The city had not changed at all and was as smelly as ever.
Arryn's banner attracted the attention of countless people. On the road from the Vale to King's Landing, many Free Riders, Knights of the Vale, knights and squires from the Riverlands and the Crown wanted to join the team, "Eagle of the Vale" The name of Attis really spread. In the villages he passed, girls who wanted to see the true appearance of the legendary knight and boys who yearned for swords reluctantly looked at the leaving team, looking at the team with longing. Blue moon eagle flag.
Attis himself did not follow the team. He, Weimar and Aylin's soldiers dressed simply and pretended to be free riders who admired the "Valley Eagle" and followed the team. They rested in the knight tent with Weimar every day and listened. The bard sang and looked at the swaying skirt of the village girl. He really enjoyed the feeling of lying on the haystacks of oxcarts. This feeling had nothing to do with hunting in the valley or the palace intrigues. It was pure enjoyment.
At this time, Attis looked at the hustle and bustle of King's Landing from a different perspective. It was really a wonderful place for free riders, mercenary knights and mercenary groups. There was no need to see through the deadly conspiracy hidden in the hidden place, and there was no need to observe and figure out everyone's thoughts. , freedom and pleasure.
Attis tried not to think about the short lives of free riders and mercenary knights, excluding noble status.
Weimar jumped out from a distance on horseback. Judging from his excited expression, it seemed that he had hunted something interesting from the forest. Attis took a closer look, and sure enough, a hare was caught in Weimar's hand. It was handled extremely cleanly, and the fur seemed to have almost no trace of injury or damage.
"I killed it with a thin arrow, haha!" Weimar threw the dead rabbit over and rode forward with Attis.
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