Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Chapter 161 Battle of Red Comet (1)

The warmth of the tent was disturbed by the cold wind, and Attis walked out of the tent. It was approaching early morning, and the sounds of the military camp in the valley had gradually stopped. There was only the sound of the wind and the footsteps of patrolling the camp.

Count Leonor Corbray's army should arrive at the Twins and join up with Lynn Corbray and Jon Grafson.

The Duke of the Eyrie cannot expose Lin En's shady deeds. As the patriarch of the Corbray family and Lin En's brother Leonor, he is the first candidate to expose them.

As for the risk of liquidation before the battle, Attis did not plan to liquidate the Twins in this situation. This required the endorsement of the Iron Throne as a prerequisite. The Twins incident must first be characterized, and then the responsibility would be settled.

Moreover, Robb's army is not the only army in the North. The [-] Northern infantry led by Roose Bolton are still in the royal territory. For Robb, as the master of the North, he cannot give up.

After receiving Roose Bolton's ambiguous attitude, Attis decisively chose to cooperate with Roose in a tacit understanding. Roose could only restrain the soldiers of the Bolton family and some families close to Bolton, which amounted to no more than six or seven thousand people. At least [-] infantry were led south from the Dreadfort by Luce.

Attis believed that not all the northern princes in Luce's army were willing to hide in the royal territory. They would either lead their troops north to Twin River City, or force their way across the Ruby Bank to seek direct aid to Riverrun City.

With the cooperation of Attis and Roose "exchanging scouts and being captured", Roose Bolton decisively chose to let the infantry of Glover, Taoha and even Karstark families quickly march towards Ruby Beach, making a direct decision. A gesture of aid to Riverrun.

Attis stood where he was, recalling a series of previous actions.

Roose Bolton's march was also successfully brought to Riverrun by the raven through the deliberate release of water by the defenders in the Harrenhal Valley. Robb Stark would probably be more determined to leave Riverrun after knowing the movement of this [-]-strong army. Looking for an opportunity to join the Royal Northern Army.

As for going north to Twins City and seeking an opportunity to join the Royal Northern Army, the casualties Stark would pay would probably be something the North cannot bear.

Therefore, he is not afraid of Roose Bolton's betrayal. Ruby Ford is guarded by the valley, and Roose's journey north to the Twins is completely under the supervision of Harrenhal, the Twins and the Blood Gate. Under the control of the valley, there is a risk of being entangled by the army at any time, and then the entire army will be annihilated.

Attis breathed out cold air, stretched out his palms, and felt the chill inside his body.

If the weather is getting colder and colder, as the maester and Melisandre said, maybe the long summer that has lasted for so many years is really coming to an end.

The bonfire is still burning, the firewood is sizzling, and the sentries who are about to change their shifts are sitting around the bonfire. The blue flag of the Crescent Falcon is tightly hugged by one person, and his face is baked orange-red by the bonfire.

The sound of conversation could be heard faintly.

"I have never seen the Young Wolf Lord's wife." The sentry with a slightly younger face said.

"I've seen him before. He once sang me a song in a tavern." The veteran sitting next to him stroked his beard and leaned slightly on the stone beneath him.

"She can sing?"

"Which tavern?"

"Can she make cakes?"

people around asked in surprise.

"That's nonsense. Are you stupid in your own castle? Jeyne Westerling is a noble girl from the West. She is just like you. Where is your knowledge? Didn't the maester teach you?" The returning scout yelled. .

The slightly immature sentry lowered his head in shame, "My home is just a horse and a field. Where can I use a bachelor?" "Send you out to fight? Are you a knight? You are too young. You are still just a child." "The veteran put down his hand stroking his beard and tapped his head instead.

"I am a knight!" The sentry who was hit on the head was a little embarrassed and angry. "In the Battle of the Twins, I personally chopped off Black Walder's head!"

"Seven levels of hell." The veterans and returning scouts shouted in surprise.

"You'd better not be joking. We've never heard of you, a squire. Were you a squire at the time?" The veteran's beard was very close to the sentry, who quickly backed away.

"Of course. Later, I was canonized as a knight by Count Yohn Royce himself. The territory of the Green Fork River that belongs to me is next to the Twin River City. There is a small manor and a church next to it." Sentinel Smile and show your innocence.

The veteran scolded: "Is this a horse and a field you are talking about?" After saying that, he made a slapping gesture.

The surrounding soldiers struggled for a while, and the sentry quickly begged for mercy.

"Don't die in this battle. You don't have a family fortune." The veteran leaned against the stone and murmured. "You still have a long road to become a knight. Oh, the seven gods bless you." He clasped his palms and murmured. .

"Charging forward, for Duke Attis Arryn," the sentry smiled slightly, his face still childish. "What I love most is my sister and brother. It is better for them to enjoy the glory of the Seven Gods in the Riverlands than for me." The sentry exhaled slightly.

"I will give everything for the Eagle's Nest City. I am a knight, a knight of the valley. I fight in the name of a knight. I repay Duke Arryn's kindness in the name of a knight. If it were not for the territory of the Riverlands, I would never be able to repay the debt I owe." The young sentinel looked at the sky, with stories hidden in his eyes.

The returned scout pressed the string that tied the armor tightly with both hands, "I know many people, Simon, Eric, they all owe a lot of debt to the lord. Fortunately, they made meritorious service at Harrenhal and divided the territory on the Green Fork River. , otherwise, I’m afraid even the heirloom armor and spears will have to be sold.”

"To Lord Arryn." The veteran sat up from the stone and raised his hands to the sky.

The knights of the Vale around the bonfire all responded, "To Lord Arryn."

The sound was not loud and reached Attis's ears. He raised his head and rested his head on the wooden stakes tied to the military camp tent.

Rationality and desire for power no longer disturbed his heart at this moment. No matter what he pursued, first of all, he was the Duke of the Eagle's Nest, the lord of Arryn Valley, and the guardian of the people of the valley.

The territory of the Green Fork River has at least truly alleviated the territorial disputes and conflicts within the valley, allowing a new batch of military nobles to stand with the Eagle's Nest City and Attis with their merit books.

He had no intention of disturbing these sentries. The silver light of dawn rimmed the sky, and the low and cold sunlight gradually enveloped the earth.

The clouds dispersed, and a long, almost blood-red trail appeared in the sky. The white dots trailing the long red tail even covered the sunlight in the sky. The cold silver light suddenly dimmed, and a scarlet comet seemed to pierce the sky. The striking scars left behind were the scattered red beams of blood.

Attis froze in place, remembering Melisandre's prophecy.

"The night is long, dangerous everywhere, the day is bright and prosperous," Melisandre's figure appears in the mind, like a red ghost, "The red comet leaves a trail, midsummer is coming to an end, and winter is coming."

Attis recovered his thoughts from his trance and looked up at the red comet with its long tail. The dazzling red light was faintly dazzling.

He moved away and walked towards the tent.

(End of this chapter)