Chapter 109 Old Wolf and Spider
The sound of water dripping on the other side of the wall.
Tick tock, tick tock...
The wall was completely black, and it even felt soft and comfortable when you pressed your forehead against it.
He hoped that he could sink in deeply, preferably through the wall and escape.
A faint glimmer of light came through the pitifully small round window, but it didn't seem to be the sunlight of the day. It always shined through, with no change between day and night, and no distinction between light and darkness.
Ed had already given up on escaping from here.
The small window is made of smooth glass, and the fine craftsmanship has never been seen in the north. Maybe it is from the old town? Braavos in the Eastern Continent? Rhys? Or Qarth further to the west?
He heard the maester of Winterfell say... the glass of the city. The maester of Winterfell is very old and thin. What is his name?
Ed shook his head. He couldn't remember, Bwen?
It was Maester Luwin, ah, he remembered, this maester who served the Stark family and Winterfell loyally.
Is he still in the Red Keep? Ed was thinking wildly. He asked these questions every day... He couldn't calculate how many days had passed. He only knew that the last person he saw was Varys, the eunuch, and the bald man.
Ice? Where is his Valyrian steel sword?
Sansa? He abandoned her. For the sake of damn honor and responsibility, he abandoned his daughter. Where is his daughter? Still in King's Landing, still in the Red Keep?
Lady, that little wolf, the direwolf who fought for herself, where is she? Will she save her daughter?
He shouldn't have gone south.
Ed fought hard and punched the wall with his fist. It was soft and there was no pain, but there was no chance or way to soothe the trauma in his heart.
A figure flashed across the smooth round window, and after a "click" sound, a thin rope was wrapped around a wooden box containing simple food.
Ed opened the wooden box, and the chain on his body slid and rubbed against the ground, and the refreshing fragrance lingered in his nose.
"I know you are from Varys. I am the Duke of Winterfell and the Warden of the North. As long as you help me..." Ed looked at the figure outside the round window and once again ignited the hope of running away.
The round window was quickly closed, and the figure did not make a sound. Ed was heartbroken. He lowered his head and closed his eyes.
Varys took off the gray cloak covering his head and looked at the depressed Eddard Stark through the blurred round window.
He didn't make any sound and strode towards the door.
The little bird sent news from the distant eastern continent. The Horse King's army has approached Pentos, and Khal Drogo may come to see his future Khaleesi soon.
As for whether Khal Drogo will choose Daenerys, Varys and Illyrio are both sure of this. Targaryen's beauty attracts the world's attention, and Daenerys is the leader among them.
Khal Drogo would surely be pleased with this union.
Wallis walked to an open balcony, and a soft chair that had been prepared was placed on it. The warm sun shone here. Wallis sat on the soft chair and closed his eyes comfortably.
Spider's brows were covered with a warm and warm glow, Varys' side was reflected, and the orange sunset wrapped the shadows.
Accustomed to shadows, he also longs for the warm sunshine.
Varys opened his eyes. This was a small building of neither height nor height near Flea Bottom in King's Landing.
If it were normal, the sound of chirping children playing in the streets would definitely linger in my ears, but the pleasant scene was shattered by hunger, and there were only hungry people lying on the ground next to the small building.
The believers of the Seven Gods not far away seemed to have organized a crowd and preached loudly.
"Little Demon Monkey"
"The Lustful Queen Mother"
These words appear frequently in the speeches of the Seven Gods' followers.
Varys waved his hand, and the little bird appeared next to him. A few fructose appeared in his palm, and the little bird reached out and took them away.
"Look what these humble servants of the Seven are up to," Varys said softly.
The little bird escapes into the shadows.
He held his breath and looked at the sky, thinking about the situation in the Seven Kingdoms.
The lion's muscles and bones are broken, but he can still fight.
The direwolves became more courageous as they fought and fell into the quagmire of war.
The two deer faced off, and the outcome seemed to be decided.
The Seven Kingdoms were indeed in chaos, but not as he expected.
Every time when delivering food, he would listen to Eddard Stark's plea to let him go. Varys would only answer secretly in his heart, "Not then, Lord Eddard."
Prince Doran is still waiting and watching, and will invade the Reach at the right time to disrupt the morale of Renly's army of one hundred thousand in the name of supporting a certain king.
The Ironborn are ready to take action in the Iron Islands, but they are just pretending to be pirates and plundering here and there, not a big move.
The formal alliance between the wolf and the eagle has been reached. The wolf-fish eagle alliance has fifty or sixty thousand soldiers. Faced with the flanking attack of the two young heroes Robb Stark and Attis Arryn, the Western Territory may only be able to defend the Western Territory. ,on one's last legs.
Neither Stark nor Arryn have made it clear whether the king they are loyal to is Stannis or Renly, but if Eddard Stark is let go, the Wolf family is most likely to move closer to Stannis.
By then, the attitude of the Eagle family may be ambiguous and elusive. One of the foundations of the Wolf-Hawk Alliance is to recognize the ownership of the Green Fork River, but Stannis may not be able to compromise on this.
But if nothing unexpected happens, the Ying family will not backstab the Lang family easily. After all, the engagement has been concluded,
If it comes to that point, the Eagle family may once again choose to act at the right time like they did when the North moved south, or they may urge Stannis to recognize the ownership of the Green Fork.
The three kings stand side by side, Renly is the most powerful, Stannis has great potential, and Joffrey only has Lannister tied to a chariot with him.
And the Lannister has already begun preparations to withdraw from King's Landing.
After the Lannister retreats to the West, the core of the uncle-nephew fight for the Iron Throne will fall on the two uncles.
Stannis, Robb Stark and Eddard Stark are all good warriors. If Eddard returns, his army will be more united than it is now, and there will be no powerful nobles from the North and the Riverlands. , I'm afraid they will mobilize the army to respond, and the size of the army will definitely be larger than it is now.
Renly has the support of the Southland and the Stormlands, and is the most powerful, but there may be much more internal disputes.
Wallis's hand fell on the railing of the balcony of the small building and patted it twice. Is this the ideal bloody storm?
Stannis's secret crossing of the Stormlands, Robb Stark's bravery and Attis Arryn's diplomatic rhythm all disrupted Varys's original arrangements. He did not expect that Stannis was not in a hurry to win first. When King's Landing claimed the throne, he did not expect that the Kingslayer would be defeated so quickly and that the North would suffer so little loss. He did not expect that Attis Arryn did not choose either Stannis or Renly, and even warmly received Ti. The envoy sent by Leon, however, all these actions resulted in the final choice to unite with the North again.
The old wolf cannot come out yet, the spider still needs to be observed, and the situation is still undecided.
In his expectation, the wolves and eagles would quickly unite and drive the lions to the west, but they would also leave traces of blood left by the lion's claws.
Renly will lead an army of 100,000 to fight against Stannis' army after releasing Eddard. Dorn took the opportunity to attack the River Bend, which has the greatest advantage, and weaken the River Bend army united around Renly.
When the time comes, the two uncles will fight to the death, and both sides will suffer.
Griffin would land from there to clean up the mess, perhaps with tens of thousands of Dothraki cavalry from Khal Drogo.
Varys stood up. Nothing was expected, but the loser must remain calm.
(End of chapter)