iron throne of ice and fire

Chapter 52 Every place is different
Mermaid Harbour, East Pier.

Lord Stannis, escorted by soldiers, led Davos Seaworth, known as the "Onion Knight", off the ship.

Duke Stannis walked around the pier for a while, without riding a horse, and walked to the inner city of Mermaid Harbor.

Stannis, who was silent all the way, stopped and looked around sharply: "Davos, tell me, what did you see?"

The Davos Stannis spoke of was plain-looking and thin, with brown eyes under short brown hair and a bushy gray beard.

Knight Davos Seaworth, known as the "Onion Knight", served as the commander of the Narrow Sea Fleet of Lord Stannis, Lord of the Sea, and Davos, who was deeply trusted by Stannis, also acted as an advisor.

Davos used to be a sea smuggler. During the Usurper War, Davos drove a boat full of onions and kippers to break through the blockade of the Redwyne fleet and send supplies to Stannis who was holding on to Storm's End.

Thanks to this food, Storm's End was able to hold out until reinforcements arrived.For this great achievement, Stannis canonized Davos as a knight and gave him the fertile land of Cape Wrath.

After making Davos a knight, Stannis said again: "Good deeds cannot offset evil deeds, and evil deeds cannot cover up good deeds. Every deed has its own retribution."

As punishment for Davos' previous smuggling crimes, the ruthless Stannis had the first knuckles of all four fingers on his left hand cut off except the thumb.

Davos put the severed knuckles in a leather pouch and hung them around his neck as a lucky charm to bless the family.

Afterwards, Davos chose the name "Seaworth" as his new family name.

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Knight Davos also looked around following Duke Stannis' eyes, and said respectfully: "Duke Stannis, what I saw along the way was order."

The sullen Duke Stannis nodded imperceptibly: "Go on."

Davos said: "In the beginning, I only saw that the residents here are very well-behaved, but following you all the way, I now feel that they are obeying every detailed order."

Duke Stannis nodded a little wider: "Davos, is there any more?"

Davos blinked, hesitated for a while, and said in an uncertain tone: "It's cleaner here?"

A light flashed in Duke Stannis' sharp eyes: "Davos, this is not an order. The people are selflessly obeying the strict laws. This is what the kingdom should look like."

When Stannis spoke again, several people headed by Butler Herschel were walking towards Stannis and the others.

Butler Herschel, who was a little out of breath, calmed down first, and then stood in front of Duke Stannis and bowed: "Your Excellency, I am Herschel, the steward of Whispering City and the governor of Mermaid Harbor. On behalf of the Kleber family, I salute you."

When Lord Stannis inspected, he never liked to be informed in advance. His eyes were for the truest facts.

Herschel, who was supervising the progress of the "Phase [-]" of Mermaid Port, rushed over after hearing the news that Duke Stannis had come to Mermaid Port.

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Duke Stannis frowned: "Where's your lord?"

Duke Stannis also recently heard that there is a new port named Mermaid Harbor in the north of the Strait of Dragonstone Island.

Two days ago, another cunning pirate broke through the vigilance of the royal fleet and slipped into Blackwater Bay, and also attacked and injured two merchant ships. After hearing the news, Duke Stannis was very angry.

The furious Duke Stannis left Dragonstone Island directly in the name of inspecting the fleet, and executed several captains of the royal fleet in charge of guarding the relevant area directly on the sea during the inspection.

On the way home after the inspection, Duke Stannis, the Lord of the Sea, remembered the new port called Mermaid Harbor.

The fleet is closely related to the port, and every sea minister will pay attention to every port, especially the port of Blackwater Bay, which is the barrier of King's Landing.

It happened that the Black Beth carrying the Duke of Stannis was not far from the Mermaid Harbor at that time, and the direction of the Black Beth was changed to the Mermaid Harbor under the order of the Duke of Stannis.

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The inquiry under Duke Stannis' sharp eyes made Butler Herschel's heart beat heavily, and he almost forgot to breathe.

Butler Herschel ignored the beads of sweat that covered his forehead: "Our lord, Baron Glenkleber, was appointed by Her Majesty the Queen as an officer, and is now in the Red Castle."

Stannis frowned even tighter, it's Lannister again!

Is Lannister so attractive? What Lannister can give, he can also give to Stannis. Why do all the talents he likes have already taken refuge in Lannister!
Davos approached Duke Stannis, and said in a low voice: "Duke Stannis, the nobles of the Crab Claw Peninsula have been suppressed by Prime Minister Jon's Vale nobles for more than ten years.

I heard that this young baron named Green is very talented in military affairs. He defeated the coalition of [-] mountain savages with a few hundred people and regained a large piece of fertile land that was lost more than ten years ago.

Even I can see that Baron Green has an enterprising heart. I think it is a last resort for him to seek refuge with the queen. He uses the queen to fight against the nobles of the valley. "

Duke Stannis looked at Davos: "I remember that Robert had tried and punished the nobles of the Crab Claw Peninsula after the war. What happened to Prime Minister Jon and the nobles of the valley?"

Davos shook his head, he really didn't know about that, those great nobles didn't have great and upright qualities like Duke Stannis, maybe only the White Walkers knew what those people were planning every day.

Davos is Lord Tanis's most loyal supporter.

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Duke Stannis waved his hand to keep Butler Herschel away, and took steps towards the pier, and said to Davos, "The kingdom cannot be governed by dark tactics, and Prime Minister Jon is putting the cart before the horse. Do you also think I should continue to assist him to reach a political alliance?"

Davos organized his speech before replying: "Maybe Prime Minister Jon has some last resort?"

Duke Stannis snorted coldly: "I hope so."

On the way, Davos saw a group of ten-year-old children in the distance, led by an energetic old man, standing in a neat little square formation.

Because of the distance, Davos could only see the old man talking with a bow in his hand, and faintly heard the laughter of the children from time to time.

Then Lord Stannis said, "Can my Dragonstone do the same?"

Davos replied, "Lord Stannis, every place is different, and it's hard."

(End of this chapter)