iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 273 The packaging of etiquette

As the heir of Riverrun, Edmure Tully paid attention to his normal behavior, but after hearing his uncle's suggestion, he almost jumped up on the spot.

His voice was full of disbelief: "What? You want me to marry the ugly daughter of the Frey family?!"

Seeing his uncle's serious look, Edmure shook his head firmly and refused: "No, the Frey family will turn my child into a crooked melon and a cracked jujube."

He looked at Brynden Tully and complained: "Uncle, if starting from my child, all the ladies of the Tully family will look like the weasels of the Frey family... Oh, my poor child, she will be... People laugh, even my daughter can't shut everyone's mouth, she will blame me! Oh, generations of Tully ladies will blame me, Gods...please forgive me."

Brynden Tully: "..."

Robb Stark: "..."

Edmure's voice was a little excited: "Uncle, why are you looking at me like this? Are my worries unreasonable? This is very important!"

Sir Brynden looked at his nephew with a somewhat complicated look: "..., your concerns are not unreasonable, but... if we lose to the Lannister, the Tully family will have no future. Edmure, we must Prosecuting the Twins City will determine the outcome of the next war."

Edmure certainly knew the importance of the Twins, but... when he thought of the Frey family's weasel faces, he really... couldn't accept it.

The more he talked, the more he felt that he had thought of a very good way: "If we can form an alliance with the Dornish people, little Frey is nothing."

Sir Brandon's eyes moved slightly and said: "Edmure, Dorne is very far away, but right now... the little Frey you mentioned can block the Riverlands and the North and divide our kingdom into two. "

Seeing Edmure looking up, looking hopeless, he added: "I don't think all the ladies of the Frey family will be in the kind of situation you are worried about... I will personally follow up when the time comes. Talk to Marquis Frey and don’t worry too much.”

King Robb's voice was filled with gratitude: "Uncle, thank you, the North will never be forgotten."

Ser Brynden patted his nephew's arm with his big hand and said, "Leave the rest to me. The Duke of Riverrun will definitely make a wise choice."

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Ser Brynden smiled kindly, and he joked: "Don't worry, I don't want your daughter to complain."

After thinking about it, Edmure felt that he had come up with a good idea: "Uncle, maybe I can marry the Princess of Dorne. Prince Martell of Dorne hates Lannister!"

After a pause, he continued: "If we want to defeat the Lannister, we must win back the Twins. Uncle, as long as it is the child of you and Miss Frey... whether you marry or marry, I promise that your first Choice.”

After a pause, he couldn't help but add: "Of course, it's better to be as beautiful as possible. This is not just for me, it is for the future of the Tully family."

Ser Brynden glanced at Edmure, who was of medium stature, and nodded kindly.

Edmure smiled at his uncle like he did when he was young, and then... he immediately stopped smiling. He wanted to maintain a stable image in front of his nephew, the king. After all, he was a reliable uncle.

Finally, he solemnly said: “The old and new gods bear witness.”

After listening to his uncle's words, Edmure was silent for a while, and then he sincerely admonished Robb: "Your Majesty, I think you still..."

King Robb raised his hand to stop Edmure's words. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Lord Edmure, if you are willing to marry the Frey family lady... I promise that the son of Jeyne and I will be mine." Heir, he will marry your and Miss Frey’s daughter.”

After a pause, Edmure tilted his upper body towards Ser Brynden, still a little worried and whispered in a low voice: "Uncle, I like a petite wife."

Hearing his nephew's thanks, Edmure couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. He waved his hands as if he didn't care, and said: "Trout and Running Wolf are a family. My sister will definitely be very happy when she hears this. I I think she'll spend the whole day in the sanctuary thanking the gods."

Edmure was stunned. He thought for a while and leaned back in his chair.

Edmure coughed lightly and said seriously: "King Robb, I am at your disposal."

Edmure finally came back to his senses and said, "Uncle, my current requirements are really not high. As long as it's not too ugly, I'll be satisfied."

He tilted his head slightly and said feebly to Ser Brynden: "Uncle, can my father agree?"

When they were discussing the future war, the voice of the royal steward came over: "Your Majesty, Maester Wayman (the old maester of Riverrun) wishes to see you."

"Invite him in."

The old Maester Wayman, who was slightly hunched over, walked slowly in front of King Robb, saluted tremblingly, and handed over the letter in his hand.

"Your Majesty the King, a lot of things have happened in the valley. This is the information obtained by the riverland merchants in King's Landing."

After lowering his head to read it, King Robb frowned and thought for a while, then handed the letter to Ser Brynden beside him.

After a while, Ser Brynden, whose expression turned sad, passed the letter in his hand to Edmure who was waiting aside.

The atmosphere in the hall was heavy for a moment, and Edmure suddenly said in shock: "Petyr actually killed sister Lysa?!"

He looked in disbelief: "Why? He is my father's adopted son, and we grew up together!"

Poor Lysa... Sir Brynden closed his eyes in pain. He calmed down for a while before speaking: "Edmure, we will talk about Lysa later. The most important thing now is..."

He opened his eyes and looked at King Robb with a heavy face: "The valley has fallen into the hands of the Lannister, we need to deal with it carefully."

King Robb murmured: "Conquering the Vale with less than ten thousand men, Grimm Crabb..."

King Robb stood up and came to the long table, spread out the map, stared at it for a while, and said: "Uncle and grandpa, except for the north, the east, south, and west of the Riverlands are all enemies. If we include the enemies invading the north, Greyjoy is, shall we say... surrounded by Lannisters."

There was no trace of timidity... Robb showed a look of excitement when he spoke. Stark was never afraid of a fight.

Sir Brynden also stood up and came to the map. He looked down for a while, then raised his eyes and asked, "My child, have you thought of a way?"

"If we passively fight the Lannister, we will be consumed by them sooner or later."

Robb pointed to the location of King's Landing on the map and said, "If we can conquer this place, we can turn the tide of the war in one fell swoop."

"King's Landing..."

After muttering, Sir Brynden shook his head slightly and said, "This is difficult. Not only are there tall walls, but there are at least 40,000 soldiers and horses there." King Robb stared at the map and said, "I will find a way to put it there." Lord Tywin leads out."

Ser Brynden raised an eyebrow and said, "Similar to... the plan that was ruined by Edmure?"

King Robb nodded slightly and said: "Father taught me that proud enemies often cannot see the danger. After defeating Stannis, we are now Lannister's..."

Edmure interrupted Robb with an angry voice: "Uncle, aren't you worried about Lysa's child? Little Robert has become a prisoner, and the cruel Lannister will not forgive him just because he is a child. He, don’t forget what happened to Rhaegar’s child, he is very dangerous.”

King Robb looked up from the map and said: "Uncle, we also have Lannister prisoners in our hands. Lord Tywin does not dare to harm little Robert."

Ser Brynden nodded slightly and said: "The kid sitting on the Iron Throne is called Baratheon. What they want is Duke Arryn who surrenders to the Iron Throne, not the dead... Arryn who is still a child. Duke."

After hearing this, Edmure was still a little worried: "Uncle, Robb...King, that is Lysa's only child."

The more he talked, the more worried he became: "Little Robert has been weak since he was a child, and he cannot do without the care of his family."

Facing Edmure's slightly pleading eyes, Robb Stark tapped his chin calmly and said: "Uncle, I am also a member of Little Robert's family. If necessary, I will use Jaime Lannister to follow him." Lord Tywin for Robert Arryn."

Ser Brynden patted Edmure on the shoulder and said, "Trout, Runwolf, and Falcon are one family, and we share the hearth."

Edmure was very happy: "When the Lannister is defeated, I will personally lead the troops to take back Little Robert's Eyrie."

Ser Brynden patted Edmure again silently.

After a pause, Edmure seemed to come to his senses: "The messenger from the Red Keep is at Riverrun, and they can just talk about this matter... If we negotiate it earlier, little Robert will suffer less."

King Robb's voice was slightly cold: "Messenger from the Red Castle?"

Edmure did not see the change in Robb's expression and replied: "Tyrion of the Lannister family, he has been here for several days."

Ser Brynden scolded: "Edmure, you should report this to King Robb immediately."

Edmure was stunned for a moment and said, "I didn't know where you were before, and we were discussing the Frey family just now, so I didn't have a chance to talk about it."

Ser Brynden reminded: "I heard that you had time to show off your military exploits with the men who came back with King Robb."

Edmure's face became embarrassed. Sir Brynden ignored him and looked at King Robb: "Negotiation is another battlefield. Maybe we can ease the current predicament here."

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In the evening, the leader of the warrior regiment, Vag Hoot, strode into the inn where Earl Bolton was staying.

The Warriors were originally mercenaries who followed the Lannister to fight in the Riverlands (Chapter 221). Later, they took refuge with Roose Bolton during the Battle of the Noble Heart in the Riverlands (Chapter 230). Rumor has it... The Warriors The leader of the regiment, Vag Hoot, had many conflicts with the Amory Lodge knights in the West when they were plundering the Riverlands (Chapter 221). It is said that this was the main reason why he chose to rebel.

Arriving at the door of a room, Wag Hoot pushed the door open directly and saw Roose Bolton standing in front of the brazier.

If Count Luce's light-colored eyes hadn't moved slightly, people would have mistakenly thought that he didn't notice the intruder.

With a bang, Varg Hot closed the door of the room, and then an angry voice sounded: "My people told me that you and Adam Malbrand of the Red Keep Envoy (Tyrion's escort, Chapter Chapter 257) met in private, Lord Bolton."

Earl Luce's slender voice was like the howling cold wind: "Goat (Wag Hot's nickname), I think that leading a team like the Warriors for a long time requires brains."

Captain Varger of the Warriors clenched his fists and said: "Earl Bolton, tell me directly why you want to meet Lannister secretly? What purpose do you hide?"

"It wasn't a secret meeting, at least your people saw it."

After the letter with the green ink pad in the brazier burned out, Count Luce turned to look at Captain Varg and said: "Goat, if necessary, I will choose to avoid your eyes."

Captain Varg did not dispel his suspicions because of Count Luce's reasonable explanation. His tone was sarcastic: "Count Bolton, what you want to avoid is the eyes of Riverrun, but you can't do it because this is not the Your Dreadfort.”

He added: "Lannister also knows this, so you changed the method, and that is to meet openly and openly."

Count Luce's ice-sculpted face showed no fluctuations: "Your hypothesis seems reasonable, but guesses are guesses after all, and facts are facts."

He sat down and continued: "Ser Malbrand hopes that I can persuade King Robb to make peace with the Lannister."

Captain Varger came to the chair opposite Lord Roose. He grabbed the back of the chair with one hand and said, "What did Lannister promise? I don't think gold alone can satisfy your appetite, Lord Bolton."

After a pause, Earl Luce said: "After peace, the Bolton family will have a seat in the Royal Council."

After hearing this, Captain Varger sneered in a funny way and said, "The Lannister family is really still cunning."

He stared at Count Luce and continued: "I thought I at least promised you the position of guardian of the North."

After a moment of silence, Count Luce said, "You can retreat, Goat."

Captain Varger grinned, with a warning in his voice: "Honorable Lord Bolton, if you defect to Lannister, it will be very difficult for my warriors."

After saying that, he turned and left.

After Captain Varger walked out of the room, the Bolton family's guard captain came in and said respectfully: "Lord Luce, do you want to continue the courtesy of the goat? He lacks due respect for you. This person is very dangerous."

"Danger……"

Roose Bolton tapped his knees with his pale fingers and said: "An arrogant person is much safer than a person who talks sweetly and has a sword. My guard captain, the Goat's Warriors, can preserve the strength of the Bolton family on the battlefield."

After a pause, the Bolton family's guard captain couldn't help but continue: "Lord Luce, but this will affect your majesty in front of everyone..."

"Quiet……"

Roose Bolton closed his eyelids, and his voice was very soft: "If you can't be quiet, there is no need to keep your tongue."

(End of this chapter)