Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Chapter 100: As High as Glory (an extremely important chapter of 9000 words)
The blue banner of the Crescent Falcon occupies the King's Road, and they are heading towards the Blood Gate.

Attis did not ride with the soldiers, but lay half in the carriage, holding a thick ancient book in his hand. He originally wanted the bookmaker in Twin River City to repair this ancient book for him, but the reason for failure was surprising. No one could have predicted it.

The bookmakers in Twins City were illiterate and did not understand the art of bookmaking.

Maester Bennett was helpless. He didn't understand this kind of craftsmanship that could easily get his hands dirty.

An upstart aristocrat who doesn't value knowledge.Attis couldn't help but think with disgust at that time. In fact, he had ignored that many military nobles in Westeros who had inherited thousands of years of history valued academics. Academics were independently in the hands of maesters, and the management of the castle library tower was also limited. It's just related to bachelors, and most nobles won't care.

Attis carefully flipped through the ancient books and copied the important sentences. At this moment, he did not look like a canyon guardian who advocated martial virtue, but more like a bachelor studying history.

"What kind of book is this?" Roslin put her hands lightly on Artis's back, "You've been reading it for a long time." She reached out and handed over the apple slices.

Attis opened his mouth to bite the fruit, chewed it in his mouth, and swallowed it.

"'High as Glory: The Eagle of the Andals' written by Maester Cologne." Attis said vaguely, the pulp was very sweet.

Roslin leaned on the soft ground, the carriage swaying, "I've heard of him, Maester Cologne."

Artis smiled softly, "I'm sorry, my lady, how do you know about Bachelor Cologne? As a bachelor, he is not famous."

Roslin smiled and looked at Attis' side face reading a book, "I like the poems he wrote, the poems describing eagles and canyon knights."

Attis closed the book and put down the pen and paper, "Yes, he is very famous for this."

"The blessing of the seven-pointed star, the knight riding the giant eagle, the decisive victory of the giant's spear, the real owner of the canyon comes across the sea," Roslin chanted softly, her deep and ethereal voice like the whisper of the Virgin.

Attis wrapped his hands around Roselyn's waist, "The bow of the eagles, the bonding love of the children of the forest, the weirwoods no longer shed tears in the valley."

Roselyn came close to Attis's face, her lips close to his ear, "The reconciliation of the old and new gods, praised together, Attis Arryn," she murmured and then said softly, "The Canyon Knight said he He is a falcon knight who flies with two wings. According to folklore, he is a flying eagle knight riding a giant eagle."

"Isn't it a fascinating legend?" Attis hugged Roslin and kissed her lips.

"Why are you reading this book? The journey is long, and there are many more interesting things to do, right?" Roslin put her hands into Attis's clothes, but was gently pinched by Attis's hand.

"Why should I take the Twins?" Attis's question made Roslin slightly stunned. She had never thought about these questions that a true superior should think about.

Attis's questions came one after another, "Why did I cross the Green Fork, why did I take Harrenhal, and why did I threaten Lady Catelyn with the idea that her son's retreat would be controlled by me? Instead of singing about the friendship between Lord Eddard and my father, let’s have another simple, honorable, unadulterated Wolf-Hawk Alliance?”

At this time, Roslin seemed to really hear some confusion in Attis's words, which made her a little at a loss.

"I promised you that I would let your father go." Attis's eyes were bright, flashing slightly like waves shining on the crystal clear river.

But I pushed him to the tip of my subordinate's sword. Attis thought.

"Yes, you are Attis Arryn, the Valley Eagle and Falcon Knight who values ​​honor. The Arryn family values ​​Xinuo the most because you are a great hero." Roslin answered cautiously. She also I don’t dare to mess with my children’s love anymore.

Attis chuckled twice, "This great hero occupied your family's castle. Most of your relatives died at the hands of the people in the valley. The remaining relatives are in prison. I also gave some of the Frey family's Women and children were brought to the team returning to the valley and used as..." Attis hesitated for a moment, "hostages."

Roslin swallowed softly, she didn't even know how to answer.

Artis stopped questioning, and gently hugged Roslin into his arms, "My fault, I scared you. Although this question is important, I shouldn't ask you."

On the cover of the book, the family motto "High as Glory" is very eye-catching. Faintly hidden under the words is a burly figure with a silver helmet with falcon wings that is easy to identify. That is the legendary Attis Ai. Forest.

At night, the valley army set up their tents, and Roslin gently made the bed. The warmth brought by the fire dispelled the cold night. Because there were women, children, and children, the valley soldiers brought many velvet blankets and many soft clothes from the Twin River City. A mat for the Frey women and Lady Catelyn.

Attis did not sleep with Roslin for several nights during the march. The last time she sneaked out of the tent to see him, he was playing guessing and drinking with the soldiers in the valley.

She would rather sleep on a hay mat wearing chainmail than lie on a comfortable blanket. Roselin had never seen many nobles like this, even some of her own relatives who fought bravely.

She closed her eyes and thought no more.

The light of the candle flickered and reflected on the yellowed paper. Attis carefully flipped through the strokes of Maester Cologne. He wanted to understand what "high as glory" meant.

"In the Battle of the Seven Stars, Robert Royce II led his army to completely regain the valley conquered by the Andals from across the sea. Ser Attis Arryn was both wise and brave, and asked a knight to wear his spare silver Armor meets Robert Royce II, who was wearing bronze armor. He personally led his elite knights to climb a narrow path and attacked Robert Royce II from behind. Legend has it that he killed King Robert with his own hands."

Attis Aylin muttered the words and read the contents of the book. He had heard this story countless times when he was a child. As the second Attis of the Aylin family, he would naturally be told these legendary stories by those around him. .

"High as glory" Attis would recite his family motto every time he saw this story. He wanted to find some evidence of "high as glory" in the deeds of his ancestors. Where does this motto come from and what does it mean? .

Maybe his father would explain this to him in detail, but since his father is dead, no one will call themselves Lord Jon's eldest son and heir. They will only call themselves the Duke of the Eagle's Nest and the guardian of the canyon. Consider himself the only and legitimate patriarch of the Arryn family.

No one could guide him in the family motto, Robin was too young, and he himself was the eldest, the true Arryn.

If we talk about honor alone, although the performance of the Falcon Knight in the Battle of the Seven Stars can be regarded as skillful, brave and resourceful, judging from the strict standards of honor, this legendary deed is not very glorious.

This kind of high honor, judging from the history of the Aylin family for thousands of years, active expansion is still the majority, whether it is the war to conquer the valley across the sea, or the expansion to the north of the valley, and the thousands of years of overseas wars with the northern border. war.It seems that war is the highlight of glory. Even now, most of the Canyon Knights are eager to fight for the lord in order to gain honor.

But he is a lord, not a canyon knight who is full of pride and aggressiveness in his heart. If the war is meaningless, it will be like a cancer. For example, the war with the Northern Territory that lasted for thousands of years was just to compete for a few strategically important islands. The big island wasted so many warships and brave knights in the valley.

He rubbed his brow, confused.

Living in the Eagle's Nest, with the Blood Gate tightly closed, the Arryn family feels to most people in the valley like the lonely eagles living in the Eagle's Nest of the Giant's Spear. In the eyes of most people in Westeros, they are separated by the mountains. A noble foreign lord.

The strong winds and changeable weather in the Eyrie cast a veil of mystery on the world, and even Aelin found it difficult to recognize who he really was.

Lonely and arrogant, perhaps this is the explanation for "high as glory".

But this is too thin and too rigid.

"'High as glory', no one knows why Sir Attis gave this motto to his family, but as far as the eagle is concerned, soaring in the sky, overlooking the castle, rivers, lakes, and even mountains, it has a panoramic view. He is the overlord of the sky, at least until the Targaryen dragons come, nothing can threaten the soaring eagle."

"'High as glory', no noble in Westeros puts glory so high. Is this a conceited nonsense or a declaration of honor? We can't go back to that era to get evidence from Ser Attis, oh, then Ser Attis should also have become the King of the Valley. But the eagle can indeed be fearless. The giant's spear sent the Arryn family's main castle, the Eagle's Nest City, into the clouds, and the dangerous fortress of the Bright Moon Mountains surrounded the Eagle's Nest City. Circle after circle, hidden guns and arrows cannot reach here, and the poison may be frozen into ice or disappear in the valley when it reaches the mountains."

"The owners of the valley, whether they are called the king of the valley or the current guardians of the east, they can always face the enemy head-on. They regard 'high as glory' as the highest behavioral requirement of the family and have no fear. At worst, they can close the blood gate and sit in the eagle's nest. , in an era without dragons, the Aelin family could sit back and relax."

Maester Cologne's words revealed his admiration for the Arryn family, which is a bit like Attis's visit to King's Landing when he read Grand Maester Pycelle's book describing the Lannister family. If the two were born in the same era, they might have known each other. Get into a fight
Attis continued to read, and the words below seemed to change.

"The enterprising spirit of the King of the Valley seemed to disappear the moment Rhona Arryn flew into the sky on a dragon. Later, the Arryn family seemed more willing to settle in a corner. The plight of orphans and widowed mothers became the norm in the inheritance of the Arryn family. , this situation was not uncommon after Aegon’s conquest, and some people even regarded the Eyrie as a city as good as Harrenhal.”

Attis frowned slightly.

"But the Arryn family doesn't care about the comments from the foot of the mountain. They always sit high in the Eagle's Nest, listening to the wonderful sound of Alyssa's Tears and overlooking the beautiful scenery of the Arryn Valley. Their eyes are on the entire valley, and everything in the valley is Beautiful, the strictest spirit of chivalry, the most devout faith in the Seven Gods, not only the beauty of the natural scenery and the majesty of the castle, but also the spirit of the people of the valley and the will of the Arryn family."

Attis smiled softly, Cologne had already promoted the valley and the Arryn family to a higher place.

"In the Eagle's Nest City, even if you need to climb the peak, it will be difficult for those who are afraid of difficulties to even take one step. But when you reach the highest peak of the Giant's Spear, true freedom will turn into the wind and surround you. Standing at the highest point of the valley will make you feel better. Intuitively feel what is "high as glory". Readers of this book should not talk too much. As a bachelor who has served the Eagle's Nest City for decades, the author has worked hard and boarded the Giant's Spear more times than the captain of the guard of the Eagle's Nest City. ! Colleagues in the academy don’t need to question the verification of this experience!”

Attis laughed when he read this.The Maester's Tower in the Eagle's Nest contains many manuscripts of Maester Cologne, including poems, papers, diary records, etc., but what is even more amazing are the countless paintings depicting valley scenery and knights' attire, including his own portrait. .

In the portrait, Cologne looks old and frail. Perhaps it was this impression that made the maester who later served the Eyrie not believe Cologne's repeated climb to the top of the Giant's Spear Mountain.

Seeing this, Artis finally understood why this book had not been circulated and reprinted. If he responded to his colleagues in the city, no one would care about Cologne's work. Only a few fragments of this book were circulated in the Valley and the Eagle's Nest, and it was the only solitary copy. In the library tower of the Eyrie.

Attis closed the book, stood up and walked out of the tent. Adam the Lynx stood up quickly and followed behind him.

The military camp was very quiet, which matched Attis's peaceful heart.

There was a faint light in the distance, shining bit by bit in the jungle. It seemed to be glowing fireflies.

The closer he got to the valley, the more peaceful Attis' restless mind became, allowing him to calmly review all the decisions he had made after leading his army to the Blood Gate.

Pretend to conspire with the lion to destroy Frey and collect the twin rivers.

The cavalry forcibly crossed the Ruby Ford and occupied Harrenhal.

With such remarkable results, Attis suddenly discovered that as far as he was concerned, his hatred of Tully was far less powerful than his ambition to occupy more territory.

He became increasingly unsure whether it was revenge, making Tully pay the price for Lysa's actions, or ambition, wanting to expand territory and alleviate the long-standing conflict between man and land in the valley.

As high as glory, is this glory reflected in revenge or expansion of territory?

Later, when news of Eddard's death came, what kind of mentality did he use to let Robb Stark's army cross the river, and seemed to threaten Robb's retreat to force Catelyn to agree to his conditions.

Wolfhawk has been friends with the family for a long time. In order to practice honor, for the safety of Eddard and Robert, and for justice, his father even made a treasonous response.
But he seemed to be full of calculations.

He agreed to Roslin's prayer, but handed over the lives of Frey and others to the ambitious Lynn Corbray. He wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of the people he wanted to get rid of, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to punish the valley. heart character.

Making these calculations for the benefit of the valley seems no different from other guardian families. Where does "high as glory" reflect?
Attis Aylin just sat on the ground, looking up at the bright moon for a long, long time
The dew at dawn dripped onto Attis's clothes, and his eyes were open, staring at the clear dew.

An Gai seemed a little embarrassed and stood behind him, looking very anxious, "Master, I didn't expect you to get up so early."

Attis smiled, stood up, and dusted himself off, "Is it time to go?"

"As long as you give the order, I can leave at any time." Ange said with a blush, feeling very annoyed that he could not accompany the Duke in time.

"Let's go, don't waste any time, the soldiers are all homesick." Attis said, walking straight to his carriage.

Attis was lying in Roslin's arms, eyes closed, as if sleeping.

The carriage was swaying, and Angai rode his horse and whispered orders throughout the army to curb the noise and noise everywhere.

"Shut up! The Duke is resting." Ange frowned, stared at the noisy man with round eyes as if threatening, and scolded.

The army in the valley restored discipline. Except for the noise inherent in the march, the soldiers obeyed the discipline and consciously remained silent.

The march gradually slowed down, but Attis suddenly woke up in his arms.

"Duke Attis?" Roslin was startled, watching Attis push up his body and lean out of the window.

"Why are you slowing down? You're almost home. Why are you so unhurried? Speed ​​up, pick up the pace!" Attis scolded the Canyon Knight beside him.

"Yes!" The blue-robed guard hurriedly rushed to the front, calling for the team to speed up and rush to the Blood Gate.

Feeling the bumps of the frame, Attis seemed to gradually let down his guard and continued to rest with his eyes closed, his expression more relaxed than before.

As the daylight turned, the team gradually stopped.

An Gai's voice came from outside the window, "Master, we are about to reach the boundary of the valley. I'm afraid the convoy will have to be handed over to the people of the Blood Sect to receive it. We have to ride on horseback."

Attis smiled slightly, "Okay," he said softly. He turned to look at Roslin, who had been taking care of him, and reached out to caress her long, silky hair. "I'll show you my hometown. The valley is not suitable for this." The spacious frame requires some suffering.”

Roselin had never seen Duke Attis so happy and excited. He stood up excitedly, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and stepped out of the carriage. Ange quickly put the armor on the Duke and led the horse.

"Miss, please move to the shed of the carriage. It's narrow there, but at least it's more comfortable than riding." Artis nodded to Roselin in the carriage. Ange quickly stepped forward and held Roselin's hand. Wrist, move toward the rear of the army.

"The valley is ahead, knights of the valley!" Attis shouted.

Joyful celebrations suddenly resounded throughout the army, and they focused their somewhat fanatical gaze on Duke Attis, holding up their shields or swords.

"The whole army goes out!" Attis raised his whip and marched to the front of the team.

"Duke Attis!"

Lady Catelyn rode a brown horse, holding the horse's reins quite skillfully, and rushed behind Attis.

"My lady." Attis nodded and responded politely.

"I have something I want to talk to you about. Maybe now would be a good time?" Caitlin said.

"Madam is Aylin's guest, guests can speak freely." Attis did not refuse, looking straight up the hill in the distance.

The neatly arranged road leading to the Blood Gate seems to be much wider, and it has obviously been renovated. It seems that the golden dragon sent from Twin River City to the Gate of the Moon is not in vain, and it is indeed more convenient and spacious.

For the valley that already owns half of the Riverland, the difficulty of leaving the valley by land and the advantages of being easy to defend and difficult to attack are weakened to a certain extent, and the disadvantage of inconvenient communication is immediately apparent.

Anyone who is familiar with the influence of geography on the political situation knows that the valley is no longer a defensive and passive attitude.All this changed completely after the Valley soldiers fought hard and captured the Green Fork River effortlessly. A positive attitude of attacking instead of defending should be the best choice.Therefore, the need to improve transportation and build roads has been put on the agenda.

"I have carefully thought about your teachings to me, Duke." Caitlin carefully considered her words and said cautiously.

"Teach me, this is going to frustrate me." Attis looked at the road leading to the Blood Gate and inspected the effectiveness of the road construction by Grand Steward Nestor.

"I should really learn to think like our elders. I think like my father, and you have the teachings of the former prime minister." Caitlin said.

"Speak directly, Mrs. Caitlin." Artis knew that Caitlin wanted to get down to business, perhaps with further conditions, and he looked at Caitlin.

"My father created the Alliance of Fish, Wolf and Eagle through marriage and helped King Robert ascend to the Iron Throne. Perhaps he can continue to write the glory and friendship that he once had like in the past." Caitlin said tentatively. , the words seemed to be full of caution.

Attis took a slight breath, and white mist blew out of his mouth.

Caitlin observed Artis' expression. She was very nervous. The recent bad news and the hidden danger of Robb's retreat made her even a little nervous.

"Marriage?" Attis asked.

"Yes," Caitlin nodded quickly, "Marriage is recognized by the old and new gods as the best way to forge family bonds. Blood is thicker than water. The Holy Mother blesses both parties involved in the marriage."

"Who is marrying whom, Lady Catelyn?" Attis smiled and asked.

"I think my husband has also discussed with me that Sansa should marry you, Arya. She may not like it, but..." Caitlin hesitated. Like her, she values ​​her children more than anything else. It is not easy for a heavy mother to say these words.

"Sansa was promised to King Joffrey by King Robert. This engagement was witnessed by the Seven Gods and cannot be modified. Lady Catelyn, maybe you have stayed in the north for too long." Attis said, he was unwilling By accepting this binding, Vale can have freer choices.

"Joffrey was born from incest. Duke Attis, Stannis, your father, and my husband Ned have all investigated these matters, aren't you?" Caitlin was both anxious and confused. say.

"Yes, you were involved in it, and you were harmed by villains before you knew the truth." Attis said contemptuously, without even looking at Caitlin. Anyone can mention his father in front of him, except you, the Tully family.

Caitlin was speechless. She knew that the little person Attis was referring to was definitely Little Finger.

"Sorry, Duke Attis." Caitlin said at a loss.

"What you just thought was to let Sansa marry me and Arya marry Robin?" Attis asked.

"Yes, Duke Attis." Caitlin breathed a sigh of relief and said firmly.

Artis stopped his horse, and the team behind him suddenly stopped.

"If so, you might as well optimize some conditions, such as arranging a marriage between my brother and Arya, and sending Bran and Rickon to the Gates of the Moon to be the adopted sons of Steward Nestor, without involving me. Maybe it would be better." Atty. Si said with a smile.

Caitlin took a deep breath, "If this is the condition, will you agree to send troops to join the war with Robb for Eddard, and let Robb return to Winterfell when the war is over?"

Attis shook his head, "I'm not a bad person, I'm just looking for the most suitable path for the valley." He was silent for a long time, and the valley army behind him was not impatient and stayed quietly behind the lord.

"I will consider sending troops very carefully, but if Robb doesn't go well with the war and wants to retreat to the north, the gates of the Twins will be wide open," Attis said.

"So, you agree?" Caitlin asked.

"I'll think about it, madam." Attis raised the corner of his mouth, raised his whip, and quickened his pace. The Canyon Knight behind him also hurried past Caitlin's mount and galloped away. The two were suddenly far apart.

Caitlin looked at the galloping Attis with mixed emotions in her heart. She felt that Attis had completely taken the initiative in the negotiation, and she seemed to only have to give in.

The Eagle's Nest City really overlooks the entire Arryn Valley!
Roslin let the wind blow her hair and looked excitedly at everything under the castle.

Pia Frey leaned against the battlements. Of all the Frey who went to the valley with Duke Attis, only he and Roslin were taken to the Eagle's Nest, and the rest were all at the Gates of the Moon.

She looked at Roslin on the side with a somewhat complicated look in her eyes. Roslin was so pitiful. It seemed that she was forced to accept the coercion of Duke Attis and get into the bed of the Duke of Eagle's Nest City. Fortunately, she had Lynn.
Wait, Roslin came to the Eagle's Nest City because she was the mistress of Duke Attis. Why?
She took a deep breath and anxiously held on to the battlements of the Eagle's Nest City. Such a towering castle was like a huge prison, trapping herself. Could it be that her future was a prostitute trapped on this mountain for others to play with?
She pressed her breasts as hard as she could and tried to calm down. Looking at the innocent and cheering Roslin beside her, she couldn't help but feel a little sad in her heart.

In the lord's study in the Eagle's Nest City, Bachelor Kemen looked at the returning Duke Attis with some relief.

"Master Attis, you are now a legend in the valley," Kemon said respectfully, "I am truly honored to serve you and your great family."

"Oh?" Attis smiled slightly, "How to say."

"The valley has never opened up such a vast territory. From the Three Sisters Islands to Gulltown, and from the Five Fingers Peninsula to the Green Fork River, half of the fertile riverland has fallen into the hands of our valley. This is since the landing of the Andals. This is an unprecedented event!" Ke Meng said excitedly, and his arms even trembled slightly.

Attis looked at Cologne, maybe this maester would become the second Cologne.

"I have over-praised Maester Colmont." Attis couldn't stop the smile on his lips. His desire to be loved by his hometown people was not just something that ordinary knights of the valley wished for, but he, the Duke of the Valley, also desired it.

"Lysa Tully," Attis' face turned cold, "She's still here."

"Still in that room, sir, do you want it?" Ke Meng responded.

Attis nodded, "Let me entertain Lady Catelyn and bring Robin and Arya to the Eagle's Nest. As for Lysa Tully, I finally came to the Eagle's Nest once, so it's time to deal with it." ."

Ke Meng clearly saw that Mr. Attis's complexion gradually turned cold, and he stopped talking, lowered his head and exited the room.

"Angei, come with me and take ten guards." Attis said, speaking simply.

He walked out of the study. The wind in the Eagle's Nest City was still very strong. The wind was so strong that he almost lost his balance for a moment.

Attis's hand gently held the sword his father gave him, and he took a deep breath. Ten blue-robed guards and Ange rushed behind him.

He walked towards higher ground.

The Eagle's Nest City is not large in scale. Compared with the castles of other guardian families, it is much smaller. Its towers are not high and the space is very narrow. The Aelin family basically makes full use of the space, but the Aelin family The tower where Tis was located was cleared. Outside the tower were the fully armed blue-robed guards of the Arryn family, and the door was locked with iron locks. This tower was close to the edge of the castle, and the windows all faced the boundless Arryn Valley. , if she wants to escape from the window, the freedom granted by the wide valley will be exclusively enjoyed by her.

But obviously, Lysa would not die so easily. She was locked in a dark room without daylight, where there seemed to be no air, no time, and all was suffocating darkness and silence.

"Open the door," Attis said.

The blue robe unlocked the iron lock, and the dusty iron door was opened.

Attis walked in and walked towards the top of the tower. Ange and ten guards followed closely up the stairs.

Arriving at the windowless room, Blue Robe took the key and opened the door lightly. The slight sound of the door seemed very abrupt in this space.

Attis walked in. A skinny, half-naked woman covered only by rough turf was chained to the wall.

Seeing someone coming, Lysa seemed unsure, dragging the chain and raising her head.

"Robin, have you come to see mommy?" Lysa scratched her face, limped to the ground, and crawled toward the door. "You came to save mommy, right? You haven't drank mommy's breast milk for a long time. Oh, Mommy misses you so much."

"Have you grown this big? Has it been many years? It seems so." Lesa tilted her head, her body was filled with a foul smell, and half of her scalp had no hair and was covered with scab wounds.

Lysa's madness reached its extreme at this moment. She did not continue walking towards the door. The iron chain controlled her range of movement. She scurried around herself, hunched over.

"Robin! Good Robin! Come and help me, oh no, Petyr, it's Petyr, you're here, help me, my love!" Lysa held onto the chain with half of her fingernails on it. In an instant, she pricked it down, and it was dripping with blood.

"Pull her out and tie her to the stone pillar on top of the Giant's Spear." Attis said calmly without any emotion in his words as he looked at the horrific scene in front of him.

"Yes, sir." An Gai looked at the mad woman with some horror and stepped forward cautiously.

The man in blue robe on the side smiled disdainfully, strode forward, grabbed the woman's hair, unlocked the chain, and dragged her out of the door.

The strong winds of the giant's spear tore at the stone pillars on the mountain, and Lysa was tied to them.

The stone pillars grew diagonally on the side of the mountain, and Lysa could see the mountains and rivers of Arryn Valley obscured by the clouds.

"High as glory." Attis read the family motto carved on the stone pillar. He could no longer remember which ancestor of the Arryn family erected the pillar here to warn future generations.

Lysa was naked, and the cold wind blew her whole body, shaking her head weakly.

"Robin will save me, Petyr." Lysa's words were obscured by the strong wind, and there were only faint sounds of sobbing.

An Gai frowned and looked at Attis unbearably, "Master, she is just a woman."

"She is the murderer of the Duke." There was no mercy in the blue robe's eyes, he said to An Gai.

"But..." Seeing that Attis had no expression, Ange swallowed his own advice and couldn't bear to look straight ahead.

"High as glory." Attis stared closely at the motto on the stone pillar and repeated it again.

He thought of many people.

Father, Eddard, Yohn Royce, Waymar, Robert, and even Robb in the North, Jon and the loyal "Blackfish" Brynden
He also thought of Littlefinger Petyr Baelish, who was deprived of everything by him and ended up like a clown. He was a poor, low-level noble who wanted to rise up the ladder of chaos by any means.

"Edd Stark," Attis said aloud, "the Duke of Winterfell, King Robert's Hand of the King, and Prime Minister, gave up many opportunities to take the initiative because of honor and became a victim of Lannister. "

Everyone looked at Attis without knowing why.

"My father, Jon Arryn," Attis continued, "the Duke of the Eyrie, the Hand of the King under one man, was buried in the poison of the pillowman because of his pursuit of glory, and became a withered bone." He There was a hint of crying.

"Both of them are losers," Attis muttered.

Me too. Attis thought of his previous hesitation and weakness.

The people in blue robes behind them looked at each other in shock, not daring to say anything.

"Untie her," Attis said.

"Duke, this..." Blue Robe wanted to dissuade him. He didn't want to see this woman executed easily.

"Follow your orders, Sir!" Attis's words were ruthless.

The blue-robed man gasped slightly and quickly lowered his head, "As you command, Master."

Lysa was naked and pinned next to a stone pillar.

Attis drew out his sword and put the sword end on the ground.

"In the name of Robert I of House Baratheon, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, and Warden of the Realm, I, Lord of the Eyrie and Warden of the East, Attis of the Lin family hereby sentences you to death." Attis raised his sword and quickly swung it down.

Lysa's head was instantly separated from her naked body, and rolled down to the edge of the cliff. A strong wind blew, and she fell into the bottom of the bottomless mountain.

Blood spattered and stained the stone pillars, and the blue-background carving of "High as Glory" was immediately dipped in Lysa's blood.

Attis looked at the bloody family motto, thinking of his ancestors' conquest of the valley, the expansion of the Andals, and the bloody storm that the Arryn family had experienced in history, and he was fascinated.

"Sir, it is really ominous that this woman's sinful blood has been spilled on your family's motto." The blue-robed guard stepped forward and said to Attis, "Do you want someone to clean it up?"

"No," Attis refused, laying on his hands, "drain this woman's blood, right here, by the stone pillar. The family motto is as high as glory and needs to be stained with blood."

In a trance, my father's face appeared faintly in the clouds in the distance, gradually moving away.

Attis stared at the clouds. He couldn't tell clearly whether his father's expression was approval or reproach.

"The glory is high, no need to climb, no need to spread your wings," Attis murmured, "to be it, to be the highest glory."

"Glory does not reside in the dead and losers, but in the living and the victors."

"High as glory." Attis closed his eyes, and the wind in the Eagle's Nest City suddenly stopped. "High as victory, high as power."

Attis turned around, and the woman's headless corpse lay behind him, scarlet blood and sky-blue mottos mixed together.

He wiped off the blood on the sword, inserted it into the hilt, looked forward, and moved forward with determination.

　This is the most important chapter, the chapter that explains the character's motivations

　　
　
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