Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Chapter 23 Black News

The strong wind from the walls of the Eagle's Nest City hit his face, and Attis let his hair be ravaged by the strong wind. Weimar stood in the distance, with the blue-robed guards following behind him. No one dared to approach Attis.

The black-winged raven brought two letters. His father was dead. He died on the hospital bed in the Prime Minister's Tower. The medical skills of the Grand Bachelor had no effect on his body.

Attis did not expect that when he returned to the valley in the name of his father, it would be the last time the father and son met.

Robert Royce, the second brother of Weimar, who stayed in King's Landing, left King's Landing with the other knights from the valley who had not returned, as well as the retainers who followed his father, such as his father's squire, the monk, and his personal bachelor Kemen. A land of right and wrong, now resting at the Gates of the Moon.

The second letter came from King Robert. He was furious that his adoptive father was not surrounded by any relatives when he was seriously ill. He asked to meet him at Harrenhal and confront him on the way north.And told himself in an understatement that he had inherited his father's fiefdom and the title of Guardian of the Eastern Territory.

Lord Attis Arryn, Duke of the Eyrie, Warden of the Vale of Arryn, and Warden of the East of the Seven Kingdoms, was what the maester called Attis in person after receiving the envelope. Attis had not yet learned of his father's death.The bachelor openly opened the important letter from King's Landing that he had read, which was stamped with the king's sealing wax.

Attis drove the bachelor out of the valley that night and told him that he would not set foot in the valley for the rest of his life.

He was in a state of confusion, but his face was terrifyingly calm.

Stannis's secret letter told him that his father was cooperating with him to investigate the queen's adultery and incest case, and then his father died under mysterious circumstances. The Lord of the Sea, who fled to Dragonstone Island, speculated that his father was poisoned.

Maester Colmont's letter also told him that the possibility of death from poisoning was much higher than that of normal stomach disease.After Cole rested for a while at the Gates of the Moon, Attis called him to the Eagle's Nest and wrote a letter to inform the city that he was the maester in charge of the Eagle's Nest.

And the maester who was expelled before found out what kind of poison was hidden in Lysa's wine bottle, the damn Tears of Lys. The maester didn't know how to detect the toxin, and when he was confused, he brought it to the "dungeon" of the Eyrie. (actually considered a prison) A death row prisoner conducted an experiment and found out that it was a highly toxic poison that could cause gastrointestinal disorders. Needless to say, it must be the Tears of Rhys.

If the merits and demerits were not equal, this bachelor would have fallen from the Moon Gate and accepted the judgment of the Seven Gods.

Attis was in a state of confusion, but he forced himself to put on a calm face.Little Robin has been crying since she couldn't see her mommy.

Attis simply informed his brother that his mother had returned to Riverrun, and that as a member of House Arryn, he needed to stay in the Eyrie.This statement obviously did not satisfy his brother, and he continued to fool around. Attis tried to arrange for him to be taken care of by a maid, like his mother Lysa, who took care of Robin, but it obviously didn't work.

Black wings, black message.Attis relieved himself of all his strength and leaned against the city wall.

He knew very well how protective the Arryn family was for his father in King's Landing. He had experienced it himself at countless banquets and meals. It was absolutely impossible for outsiders to poison him. That would allow his father to lower his guard and easily There is only one person who is poisoned.
Lysa Attis thought painfully.The evidence is overwhelming, and the Tears of Lys found are the evidence.

Lysa has absolutely no resources, ability, or courage to murder her father, "Littlefinger." Attis said in a voice that he couldn't hear clearly. He would take revenge and use his own way to make Littlefinger's life worse than death. He wanted to hear Petyr's cries for death.

Attis thought calmly that he couldn't even feel the strong wind in the Eyrie.

"Your Majesty the Duke." The unfamiliar title almost made Attis think that his father was next to him. It took him a moment to realize that he was addressing himself.

Attis turned around, Maester Colmon.

"The vassals of the valley have gathered in the main hall, and they will swear allegiance to you." Ke Meng's tone was plain and sad.

Attis looked at the floating white clouds from a distance, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "Wait for me to change clothes." After that, he turned and left.

Weimar looked at Attis walking away, the worried look on his face did not change, but he just followed him silently, and the blue-robed guards also followed.

The main hall of the Eagle's Nest City is simple and majestic. The roar of the "Alessa's Tears" waterfall can be clearly heard in the long and narrow hall.The marble walls decorated with blue ripples look particularly cool.

Yohn Royce from Runestone City and Nestor Royce from Gates of the Moon stood side by side. The elderly Lady Anya Waynwood was sitting in the middle, surrounded by the people she brought from Iron Oak City. There were more than a dozen children and grandchildren who came. Count Eustace Hunter, who had fought alongside Attis, seemed to look at the old woman aside with disdain. He was thinking about Mrs. Waywood bringing so many daughters and granddaughters. The intention is too obvious.

Holden Redford, the old earl of Red Base, was leaning against a stone pillar, surrounded by his four sons. The eldest son Jaspy and the younger son Michael, who was good at swordsmanship, had all had friendships with Attis in King's Landing.

Count Beneda Bellmore of Hongge City was alone. He was looking at each other with the leading blue-robed man in the main hall. This blue-robed man was the Earl's eldest son and the captain of the guards of the Arryn family, Marvin Bell. Sir Moore.The knight of Nine Star City, Simon Temperton, is at the end of the team. Standing next to him is Lynn Corbray who holds the Valyrian sword "Lady of Silence". His brother, who has always been at odds with Lynn, Leonor Corbray, Earl of Antarctica, was standing on the far right side of the main hall, surrounded by his knights.

Ke Meng quietly looked at the dazzling family armbands and flags. All the nobles in the valley and those with status who could get along were basically here. Even the guest house in Eagle's Nest City, which is the Crescent Hall under the castle, also came. Crowded with wealthy knights and third-tier petty nobles from the valley.

"They are all waiting for the new Duke of the Eagle's Nest City." Kemen thought to himself, and he moved his eyes towards the door.

Captain Marvin drew his sword and stood it up in front of him. The blue-robed guards behind him instantly changed their formation. The sound of the collision of plate armor and the sound of moving weapons sounded first, and they neatly cleared a path.

All the nobles turned their heads to look.

The bright silver chainmail came into view first, and the sky-blue cloak fluttered against the open door of the main hall. The texture of the sword in his hand resembled the sky over the mountains. The hilt was the head of a falcon, and the guard was open. , like the wings of an eagle, the blue moon falcon badge on the chest is newly embroidered. Needless to say the identity of the visitor, all the nobles in the valley knelt down on one knee, even the old Mrs. Waywood was among the relatives. He slowly lowered himself with the help of others.

Attis walked up to the high platform. Before Aegon's Conquest, after the Andals landed, the King of the Vale of House Arryn had walked this road countless times to accept the oath of allegiance from his vassals. After Aegon's Conquest, this was the same. The route used by the guardians of the East for generations, but now that his father has passed away, a new eagle has spread its wings and is ready to soar.

He knew that he should collect his emotions, break through the limitations of his status as son and heir, and learn to think like the Duke of the Eyrie, no matter how bad the black news was.

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On the King's Road in the Riverlands, there are many royal tents. Baratheon's crowned stag flag and Lannister's lion flag are everywhere. Tyrion even specially counted the flags of the Lannister family. There are many more than Baratheon. The number of red-robed Lannister soldiers observed is far greater than the number of Baratheon guards.

"My dear king seems to be traveling. Is he sad for not caring for his dedicated adoptive father?" Tyrion looked at the temporary high platform in the distance. The king laughed while watching the group competition below. At least Not yet, Tyrion decided.

Jon Arryn died, and the position of Prime Minister was vacant. Tyrion had received a letter from his father, Lord Tywin, before the death of the old Prime Minister, asking him to marry his good sister Cersei and Jaime. Discuss carefully the vacancy of the Prime Minister and strive to put yourself in the position.

Tyrion honestly admitted that he was grateful that his father sent the letter to him instead of Cersei or Jaime, but before he was even ready, the king seemed to have made up his mind and left for the North.

"It's late, Dad. I'm sorry, Dad.", Tyrion thought to himself.

Disgusted, Cersei used a fan to drive away the mosquitoes until she couldn't sit still, and then took Jaime down the high platform. King Robert didn't care about his queen at all, and continued to laugh and watch the group competition below.

Robert asked Attis to come to Harrenhal to confront him. Tyrion was also confused here. In his opinion, the Prime Minister's death had little to do with the so-called Vale Eagle. The attendants and maesters confirmed repeatedly, including Varys himself. It is believed that Attis accepted Jon's order to leave.

Tyrion guessed that when Robert gave this order to Attis, it was more than just a question.

But his beloved sister sneered at this, "The old vulture is dead. The drunkard Robert met the little vulture, probably because the little vulture left without saying goodbye, which was equivalent to being unhappy for rejecting Robert's proposal. Forget it. The little vulture must recognize this and leave King's Landing by himself, otherwise, the lion's roar will make him frighten and flutter his wings and sneak back to the mountain nest!"

Tyrion sneers at his elder sister and expresses sympathy for Jaime, who is ignoring her.

"It seems that your lioness's eyes were blinded by a vulture." Tyrion sneered in front of him, and Cersei's face turned red with anger after hearing this.

Tyrion thought about the previous conversation and felt happy. He was not as happy as blaming his sister against the sky and the earth.

He was quite curious about the character and experience of the newly appointed Duke of the Eagle's Nest. As the smartest of Lord Tywin's three beloved children, he hoped that he could bridge the gap between the Lannister family and Attis Arryn. Friendship and good relationships are not about brother Jaime's ability to solve problems with a sword and absolutely no brains, nor about sister Cersei's energy to offend everyone.

The only way to gain a foothold is to make friends. Tyrion feels that Duke Tywin wants to be prime minister too eagerly. When Joffrey becomes king, is he still worried that the position of Lannister will be missing from the Royal Council?

Tyrion looked at King Robert's energy in the distance. Although he was already very fat, King Robert always made people feel that he had the vitality to live for another 100 years.

"Father should hurry up," Tyrion thought to himself.






(End of this chapter)