Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Chapter 20 The sudden change of situation

It was clearly afternoon, but the curtains were tightly covering the Prime Minister's study. The burning lamp revealed a faint light, making the thick pages of the book yellow. The characteristics of the members of the Baratheon family throughout the generations were included in this work. The firelight Erratic, the Prime Minister's face looked shaky.

Heavy sighs kept coming from the table. The Prime Minister closed his cloudy and old eyes and closed the book with tired hands.

Lysa's sharp and angry voice also came, "Jon! Jon!" Lysa burst into the Prime Minister's study, her bloated face twisted viciously, "Jon Arryn! You are going to marry me and Little Robin rushes back to the valley?"

"Yes, Lysa, I have decided to do this. Tomorrow afternoon at the latest, you and Attis will return to the valley." The Prime Minister had no time to argue with her and waved his hand impatiently.

Lesa shook her head in disbelief. She suppressed her blush and seemed to have many sentences hidden in them. Finally, she waved her hands angrily and ran out of the study.

Listening to the sound of footsteps, Lysa descended from the Prime Minister's Tower.

"Sir, do you want to send someone to follow Madam?" Xiufu walked into the room cautiously and asked.

The Prime Minister didn't want to take care of his wife, "Let her go, let her be, she will come back when it gets dark." He knew very well how the actions he was about to take would affect the kingdom, but he knew that he This had to be done, not only out of duty to the King's Hand, but out of love for Robert, his king and adopted son.

"High as glory.", murmured the Prime Minister.He opened the curtains, and the dusk light poured into the study very gently. The Prime Minister relaxed his muscles and bones, sat on the soft chair, and enjoyed a moment of comfort.

Xiufu left the house silently, leaving the Prime Minister alone time and space.

The group of people in the valley packed their luggage silently. Anda Royce was feeding his beloved war horse with good fodder. From time to time, he glanced at Attis, who was maintaining the plate armor with Weimar.

When Attis received an order from Duke Arryn, requiring them to quickly pack their belongings and prepare to return to the valley quickly the next day, Anda was confused. She only kept her mouth shut after Attis asked him not to leak the news.

Weimar didn't care much. He continued to play with the dragon crystal dagger in his hand, not intending to make his own judgment on the situation.

Artis was meditating while smearing grease on the surface of the plate armor, doing the simplest rust removal treatment.Ange stood aside at a loss. Not long ago, he had agreed to be Attis's attendant, but it seemed that Attis didn't like letting others touch his armor and weapons, just like Weimar on the side.

Attis instinctively asked the Knights of the Vale to conceal the news of their return to the Valley, but even tonight, many Knights of the Vale were still staying in the women's branch of King's Landing, and it would be difficult to find them in any bed at night.

So Attis left Robert Royce behind and asked him to continue flying the banner of the Arryn family in King's Landing so that he could gather the knights of the valley who were scattered in King's Landing and return to the valley in a week.

As for himself, he was as cautious as ever, preparing to return to the valley under the banner of other nobles of all sizes in the valley.His father's instructions made him at least understand not to travel in a big way.

What kind of threats require the Vale Army as insurance?Attis seemed to be in a mist, his wings fluttering feebly, but he was still unable to break through the fog in the air, preventing him from flying high into the sky, overlooking the ground, and distinguishing between loyalties and enemies.

He looked at the blue moon eagle flag of the Arryn family. The flag was swaying in the wind. The wind of King's Landing contained the stench of dirt and nausea, unlike the natural cold wind of the Eyrie.

There are swords hidden in the wind of King's Landing, and the wind of the Eagle's Nest City is the sword.Attis commented in his mind that the main difference was that the wind in King's Landing hid too many tricks and could not confront the light head-on. The wind in the Eyrie did not need to inform the so-called enemies, its deterrence was already there.

Attis waited quietly for tomorrow, feeling increasingly uneasy.

On the other side of King's Landing, Littlefinger comforted the trembling Lysa, "Calm down Lysa, tell me, tell me everything, what has the Prime Minister done recently?"

Lysa's sobbing gradually subsided, and she gradually calmed down under the kiss of her little finger, "He has been reading a book every day."

"Which book? Which book? Lysa, this is very important. I need you to have a clear mind." Littlefinger held Lysa's face in his hands and said urgently but tenderly.

Lysa forced a sincere smile on her face, "Of course, Petyr, I know, it's a thick book, I didn't pay much attention to it, probably because I remember Jon talking about blond hair and black hair."

Little Finger's hand holding Lesa's face suddenly tightened a little, "Are you sure, Lesa, swear by your love for me."

"Oh, Petyr, you're hurting me, of course, I swear, how could I lie to you?" Lysa said excitedly.

Littlefinger put down his hand and smiled on his thin face, "Lesa, when you came, did you follow our usual route?"

"Of course, Petyr, how could I be so stupid? No one is following me, I know it." Lysa said excitedly.

You came here in person, how could the Octopus Spider not know about it?Littlefinger thought to himself.

Littlefinger kissed Lysa's forehead, "Dear Lysa, things are much more serious than you think." Littlefinger whispered in Lysa's ear.Lysa covered her mouth in horror and looked at Littlefinger in disbelief, while the love in her heart still looked at Lysa with a half-smiling expression.

After sending away the frightened Lysa, Littlefinger tore off his fake smile and stood expressionless in contemplation. He accidentally saw dust scattered in the corner. There was a spider web attached to the dust, and a spider was quietly dormant on it. Waiting for its prey.

His little finger remained silent and he lowered his body. He gently leaned against the spider with the little finger of his right hand. The spider felt the movement and slowly crawled over. It moved its slender spider legs vigilantly and soon climbed onto his little finger.

Little Finger stood up and said softly: "Horrible spider, who are you weaving this web for?" He lightly dusted it, and the spider was still entangled with silk under his little finger.

With a gentle squeeze of his little finger and left hand, the spider was crushed into powder. He straightened his clothes and strode away.

Cersei's uneasiness was clearly sensed by Jaime. He could see that she was trying to stay calm. Pycelle told the queen the prime minister's recent whereabouts in detail, but he himself kept his eyes slightly closed. As if dozing off.

"Why would Jon Arryn go after Robert's bastard son, the Grand Maester?" Cersei said with suppressed fear.

The grand maester seemed to have woken up, rubbing his groggy eyes, "I don't know what the prime minister is doing. It's just that the prime minister's investigation of King Robert's illegitimate child is probably an investigation against the royal family. As a grand maester, I have an obligation to report to the royal family."

Cunning Pycelle!James cursed in his mind.

"Thank you for your loyalty to the crown, Grand Maester, and the Lannister will never forget it." Cersei said this with a look of genuine gratitude.

Pycelle stood up tremblingly, "It seems I have to take my leave, queen, Ser Jaime." He bowed to Cersei and Jaime, and left on crutches.

"Jaime!" Cersei called after the Grand Maester had left.Jaime even wanted to cover Cersei's mouth after hearing this.

"Calm down, Cersei." Jaime hugged Cersei.

A fierce expression appeared on Cersei's face, "The old vulture's eyes have discovered something. We can't sit still and wait for death, Jaime!"

"I know, I know." James was thinking about countermeasures in his mind, but he didn't know what he could do in such a short time. If Jon Arryn really knew the truth, I'm afraid James could only continue to fight to the death. Fight out of King's Landing wearing a red robe.

"Father, we need to let him know the emergency of the situation." James said. "No! No! James, we must not let father know this. Father values ​​family honor most. He will kill us!" Cersei refused James' proposal. She picked up the red wine glass and tried to suppress her heart. of panic.

The two were at a loss for a long time, "Strike first, Jaime, I want you to kill the old vulture." Cersei's words suddenly turned calm, and her tone lost its waves.

Jaime instinctively denied this idea, "I can't help it, Aelin has quite a few guards. Besides, if Robert knew"

"Then let's kill them together, kill Robert, kill Arryn." Cersei turned her head and revealed her determination.

James realized that his sister was so stupid, "Cersei, are you going to kill everyone in King's Landing? Robert has two younger brothers, and there are so many important ministers in King's Landing."

"I don't care, Jaime, I'm scared." Cersei suddenly cried and looked at Jaime weakly and helplessly.

James' heart softened instantly, and he hugged Cersei, "I swear, Cersei, I will find a way, there will be a way."

On the coast of King's Landing, Stannis stayed here, enjoying the gentle sea breeze. Tomorrow, Jon Arryn would meet Robert directly and tell him about the adultery of the damn queen.It didn't take Stannis a second thought to know what Robert's wrath would be like, and it would be too much for a Lannister to bear.

He has written a letter to inform the fleet on Dragonstone Island to be on standby, and to send troops at any time, directly to Lannister Port, and together with Robert, they will march by sea and land to conquer the dirty lion.

The sky gradually became clearer, and streaks of white light emanated from the sea level, which was particularly bright.

The Prime Minister felt that he looked very good. With light and healthy steps, he boarded the sedan chair covered by the blue curtain. He even felt that he could ride on the tall horse and go straight to Robert's residence.

Fortunately, Robert was staying in a brothel that he was familiar with today, otherwise it would have been a waste of time to find him.On both sides of the Prime Minister's sedan chair, there were heroic valley knights in full plate armor and fine helmets, equipped with spears, shields and swords. There were dozens of cavalry and nearly a hundred infantry at the front and rear.

The Prime Minister is very aware of the danger in King's Landing at this time, if his recent whereabouts are known to others, so he has brought most of the blue-robed guards of the Arryn family to protect his safety.

When Attis left the courtyard, the guard flag of the Arryn family happened to leave. With the background of the blue moon and the white eagle, the sedan slowly moved away. Attis watched from a distance, a mighty team of nearly 200 people. Walking on the streets of Junlin in the early morning, his father's trip had never been so grand in the past few days. He guessed that his father might have something on his mind.

Attis turned around and called the knights in the courtyard, preparing to go to the Prime Minister's Tower to pick up Lysa and little Robin.

The blue flag of the Aylin family gradually faded away, and few people walked on the streets. Even the residents who got up early saw this formation and were so frightened that they hid in their houses and did not dare to come out. They just looked up from the corner of the window and said It's unclear what new battle the adults in King's Landing are planning to create.

As the women's ward where Robert lived got closer and closer, the Prime Minister felt that his chest gradually became heavier, and his throat seemed to be filled with rocks on the seaside, making it increasingly difficult to breathe.He struggled to open his mouth, but found that he could not say a word. He beat the sedan with his hands, and wanted to shout: "Xiufu! Xiufu!", but he was still unable to speak.

His ears also seemed to be blocked, and his head was dizzy. The sedan finally stopped, and the monk's frightened face came into view. The Prime Minister felt relieved after seeing it, his hands could not stop shaking, and his eyes gradually turned black. His vision was blurred. He fell on Xiu Fu and could no longer move. The moment he finally lost consciousness, he shouted his last name in his heart, "Attis!"

Outside King's Landing, Attis's Vale Knights were walking on the King's Road. Attis knew that he needed to rush to the Vale as soon as possible to preside over order in the Eyrie.

Even if Attis wanted to move quickly, this team still had a mother and son and a sedan, so it couldn't move forward like a normal rapid march.

Lysa looked around in horror. When she found Attis looking at her from a distance, Lysa lowered her head nervously, hugged the crying little Robin, and muttered, "Good Robin, don't be afraid, Artis." He is your brother and will not hurt you."

Seeing Attis approaching, she held Robin harder with both hands. Robin cried and shouted: "Mom, you hurt me!" Lysa hurriedly tried to comfort and force-feed Robin.

Attis approached the sedan, "Don't be afraid, madam, we are going back to the valley, which is our real home."

"I just want to go back to Riverrun now." Lysa thought to herself, but she said: "Thank you for your hard work, Ser Attis, you are a good sergeant."

"You don't have to be so respectful to me, you are my mistress, Mrs. Aylin." Attis smiled slightly at her and rode away towards the front of the team.

When Lysa saw Attis moving away, she took a breath. She was so happy that she didn't even notice how powerful Robin's bite was. She screamed in pain.

Towards evening, the white light on the sea level at dawn turned into the red line of the setting sun, cutting out beautiful blood stains in the sky, scattering them messily in the sky, with soaring eagles flying among them, as if these blood lines were cutting off this one The traces left by an eagle.

And in King's Landing, a real eagle fell on a hospital bed.

"Attis, Lysa, and Robin, are they all gone?" Robert was extremely quiet at this time, causing the people around him to feel suffocated and horrified.

Varys replied: "It seems so, Your Majesty."

"What a clever move," said her little finger, playing with the ring on her thumb.

Stannis's face was livid, and he looked at the dying Jon Arryn on the bed in disbelief. He didn't expect that he would fall ill so quickly. Was he really ill?Impossible, too much of a coincidence.

Robert clenched his hands and his arm muscles bulged, "Jon met me early in the morning. Something must have happened, check! Varys."

"As you command." Wallis's fat figure retreated, and Little Finger felt that Wallis was staring closely at him from behind.

On the table, the Prime Minister's usual cup was empty of liquid. Littlefinger glanced at the cup calmly. Lysa had cleaned it very well, and he also excused himself to Robert.

"This is a disease, with all due respect, Your Majesty the King.", Grand Maester Pycelle said.

Ke Meng, the Prime Minister's personal bachelor, looked puzzled and said, "I can try to cure the stomach problem first."

"It must be a stomach bug," the Grand Bachelor said.

Robert had had enough of the maester's nonsense, and his voice increased, "Get out of here!"

The maesters were so frightened that they resigned.

Robert looked at Jon on the bed and held his hand with both hands. "Bless the Seven Gods. Damn it, Jon. You were still alive and well yesterday. The Seven Gods will not be so cruel. Please keep you with me, Jon." .”

There were even tears in his eyes.

　Jon's death was brought forward a year

　　
　
(End of this chapter)