Eagle of the Valley of Ice and Fire

Chapter 8 The aftermath of the rebellion
The wealthy knights of the Five Fingers Peninsula gathered on the coast. The turbulent waves beat against the dark black rocks on the shore. The pirate's sails were hoisted awkwardly in the distance. The cold sea breeze made the pirate ship tremble.

"Lord Attis has a wonderful plan." Robert rode his horse leisurely.Dozens of knights behind them looked intently into the distance. Only a few hired knights and mercenaries lay on the ground searching for the corpses of pirates on the shore, trying to find some valuable things from them.

Weimar looked at the guy lying on the ground without honor with disdain and snorted.

There was a lean mercenary who had been bending down to search. He raised his head when he heard the movement and said, "It seems that some knights despise us dirty things." He had a face as lean as a hungry wolf.

Weimar looked down at him with dignity, "A true knight never plunders the things of the dead."

"Oh, it seems that the knight doesn't want to get the honor of knight from these dead people.", the mercenary said sarcastically.

Weimar frowned in confusion, "What do you mean?".

The mercenary found a silver bracelet, blew it gently with his mouth, and wiped off the fine sand on it with his gloves. He straightened up and said with a smile, "The lowly mercenary steals property from the enemy to make a living. The noble knight earns his living from the enemy." Winning honors from the enemy will make you famous."

Seeing Weimar's disdainful look, the mercenary continued with a smile, "We are essentially the same, Sir. If I were born in the same castle and into the same family as you, I would also ride a tall horse and pose like "The whole world." My most awesome face is enjoying the sea breeze at the beach~".

These words caused the knight next to him to laugh, and Weimar blushed. He found that his brother Robert was laughing the hardest.

Just as everyone was laughing, flags were raised on the sea level in the distance. The largest one was Aylin's blue moon eagle flag, and the surrounding stars flying like a moon were the Grafson family's burning tower flag. , a yellow burning tower standing on a black triangle on a flaming red background.

"Reinforcements from Gulltown." Weimar whispered.

The pirate ship gradually sank to the bottom of the sea, not a single death roar was heard, only the endless sound of waves.

"When I brought my brothers here to the valley, many residents said that their eldest son, Attis, had a pair of eagle eyes and could detect the sins of everyone, without exception." The mercenary walked to the Weimar horse. , looking at the pirate ship sinking in the distance.

Robert's voice sounded leisurely behind him, "Yes, it would have been even more shocking if you had been there at the Longbow Hall. Attis's eyes seemed to be able to see through all lies and truth."

"Ha, Sir! The story of Longbow Hall has spread throughout the Seven Kingdoms, maybe at least all over the Valley.", the mercenary laughed.

Weimar remained silent. He had known since childhood that Attis had good facial features and could always detect subtle changes in his surroundings, except for the assassination of the regretful guest.

"It's difficult for large ships to dock on the Five Fingers Peninsula. I'm afraid Seagull Town can only send a few people ashore." Weimar said to his brother Robert.

Robert nodded in agreement. It has been more than half a month since he followed Attis's order in the Longbow Hall and led his troops to join the scout team from the Five Fingers Peninsula to clear out the pirates who came ashore.

He brought Weimar with him when he came. The boy had been wondering why the pirates had to go ashore after escaping. It wasn't until he heard about the naval battle between the Valley fleet and the pirate ship in the distance that he suddenly realized that due to casualties, the Valley fleet did not try to attack the experienced pirates head-on. Instead, they blocked the complex straits of the Five Fingers Peninsula to prevent pirates from escaping.

In search of a chance to escape, the pirates had no choice but to return to the Five Fingers Peninsula. They were caught by the cavalry regiment brought by Robert. After fighting for many days, the pirates had only one small boat left. They had no choice but to go to sea again, and the shipwreck in the distance was their fate. .

"It's time to call it a day, brothers, what happens next is not our responsibility." Robert turned his horse's head gracefully and walked away slowly.

Weimar looked at the mercenary beside him and said, "Hey, what's your name?".

"Call me Bronn, ser." The mercenary sheathed his sword and turned to join his mercenary brethren.

Inland of the Five Fingers Peninsula, in the tower bedroom of the Longbow Hall, Attis was holding a book and holding candy tablets in his mouth. He was reading the story of the legendary knight "Tall" Duncan. He remembered the date when he was unconscious two weeks ago. As soon as Sir Enroyce woke up, he rushed to the Longbow Hall without stopping. Before he understood what was going on, he was pulled into the main hall to enjoy Eustace's dinner.

When he understood what had happened, he was so ashamed that he said to Attis, "You should not be my squire, I am not worthy to be your knight." Then that night, Attis was canonized as a knight. Si kept vigil in the only church of the Seven Gods in Longbow Hall, and was anointed with holy oil by the monks in the name of the Seven Gods. This was much more honorable than Sir Duncan in history.

After that night, Attis could finally call himself a knight.

Attis stood up, walked to the window, and looked into the distance through the crystal clear glass. The Longbow Hall was clearly close to the Narrow Sea, but he couldn't see it. Attis couldn't help but be concerned about this area and even the Five Fingers Peninsula. The only big castle was disappointing.

The maid walked in against the darkness of the room, and a glowing candle was placed on the bedside. "Sir, your wine." The maid's plain gauze reflected her beautiful face and figure, and her bright eyes were very charming. Attis was attracted, and Attis stopped to admire it and politely took the wine glass. "Miss, your beauty adds a different color to the night, just like the shining stars over there." The maid lowered her head shyly after hearing this.

After the maid left, Attis pushed open the iron window and handed the wine glass into the air. A black shadow nimbly hung down from the air and licked the wine in the glass.When Attis saw this, he drank it all in one gulp.

He was not idle, but once again used his ability to write letters. He was going to write a letter to Robert in King's Landing and his father at the same time. Attis could not ignore his suspicion and suspicion. If there was no Lynx Adam, what would happen if there was no Lynx Adam? The visitor was not a regretful visitor from Qarth, but a faceless man from Braavos, and he might have died there long ago.

But he couldn't say clearly who he suspected, he just made insinuations.

He felt that a meticulous and vicious plan was before him, from the pirates landing in the Five Fingers Peninsula and breaking into the Arryn Valley, to Harlan releasing a false secret letter to frame Nestor Royce and luring his father into the trap, and then to stepping into the longbow. The hall was assassinated, everything seemed to be logical and interconnected.

The thing that Attis was most concerned about was who persuaded the Prime Minister in King's Landing and asked Attis to follow Bronze Yohn in the name of his eldest son.

"Littlefinger, is it you?" Artis didn't expect anyone to be able to do this, but Littlefinger was not Lady Lysa. He knew very well that Lady Lysa's pillow style had a strong influence on his father. .

His father has been staying in King's Landing for a long time. His views on Attis' ability and the views of the valley princes on Attis basically come from the contents of the letters with Jon and the nobles. He may have allowed himself to follow Jon on the expedition for training reasons.

Although this reason is simple, it is actually very important and effective. Generally, in the process of fighting between two families, unless it involves a core conflict that involves life and death, in most cases, if you capture or encounter the other party's heir on the battlefield, you will still Be open-minded.

And for the great nobles of Westeros, the tradition of military nobility is rooted everywhere, whether it is the northern border of the ancient culture of the ancestors, the central plains of the Andals, or the many descendants of the Rhoynar. Well, it is particularly important for heirs to be trained in commanding the army and killing enemies on the battlefield. Especially for the older generation who have just ended the Labor Rebellion War, the military education of their children cannot be left behind.

If it weren't for this consideration, Attis would not have been sent to Lord Yohn as his squire. He might have been sent to Seagull Town to be Earl Gerald Grafson's squire.

At this time, many mercenaries and wealthy knights gathered in the Longbow Hall after hearing the news. They hoped to gain money, reputation, and even honor from this war to quell the pirates in the valley.

As a result, the brothel business outside the castle was particularly prosperous, and the newly appointed Earl Eustace also hoped to expand his family's reputation. He opened the castle's warehouse and entertained the knights who came for several weeks. "Generous" Eustace His name spread in the mercenary world.

The area from the main hall of the castle to the school grounds was crowded and noisy. Fortunately, the tower where Artis was located was specially prepared by Eustace for him to live in. It was quiet and comfortable, and it reminded him of his childhood in the Eagle's Nest. The scene of the castle is huge. Except for a few aristocratic attendants and women, the rest are extremely disciplined Canyon Knights and Eagle Nest City guards. These knights are often quiet and steady when talking. What is louder than the sound of people in the castle is terror. The sound of the wind, more attractive than the sound of human voices, is the sound of the water of Alessa's Tears Falls.

Attis rarely left the Eagle's Nest City. When he was a child, the farthest he left home was not as far as the Blood Gate. He only went to Perilous Rock Castle, which was the closest to the Blood Gate after leaving the Eagle's Nest City.

His father said that the Blood Gate Knights had truly mastered the Eagle's Nest City, but in the eyes of Attis as a child, he had to pass at least three more passes to get to the Eagle's Nest City, and at each pass there was an invincible monster. The three castles - Crisis Rock Castle, Snow Mountain Castle and Changtian Castle, are connected by an exposed and steep winding path.

The saying that no one can break through the Blood Gate also applies to the three castles mentioned above.

The letter he secretly sent out in the military camp was sent to Seagull Town, asking the Seagull Town fleet to block the Five Fingers Peninsula to prevent the pirates from escaping.

And just after he had a new idea, Attis took advantage of the news that he had been assassinated by the Qarth assassin, and "angry" wrote another letter, this time pointing out that Harlan Hunter had colluded with Qarth , betrayed the Seven Kingdoms, and "according to reliable information" this group of spies had been involved in the customs finance of Seagull Town for many years, and the infiltration was serious. He asked Seagull Town to immediately replace a group of customs officials, and he gave a gift in the name of Prime Minister Jon Arryn. The list of people Zhang can trust is because the order comes from the prime minister. Although the customs finance of Seagull Town is under the jurisdiction of the finance minister of King's Landing, it can be executed directly.

My father also cooperated very well, and the Prime Minister's warrant was quickly sent. However, he also expressed his doubts to Attis in a letter. Although Attis did not directly specify that the accusation of Qarthian spy appeared in the customs, it was against Littlefinger. But the Chancellor of the Exchequer could at least be accused of dereliction of duty. Attis did not respond to his father in a letter, but would go to King's Landing in person to point it out to his face, including his suspicions about Littlefinger.

The nobles who had been dissatisfied with Littlefinger's invasion of the valley for many years finally saw this golden opportunity, and wrote to King's Landing one after another, demanding a thorough investigation of Littlefinger. Robert was furious at first, but calmed down under the Prime Minister's advice and dismissed Littlefinger as Minister of Finance. position, allowing Jon Arryn to concurrently serve as Chancellor of the Finance, which is an explanation to the valley.

Attis could not help but complain about his father. Littlefinger had always been regarded as one of his own by his father. At this time, he really regretted that he was not in King's Landing and could not impart the art of language to King Robert. If Robert was excited and chopped off the little finger, Fingers are the best.

Now he knows that he has no chance. Robert, who regards money as dirt, will definitely miss Littlefinger again. The customs revenue in Seagull Town will definitely not be as good as before. The decline of the treasury will definitely make Littlefinger return to the Royal Council.

With this analysis, Attis couldn't help but feel regretful.

Of course, King's Landing does not currently regard this matter as an urgent matter. Robert sent a diplomatic envoy to question Qarth on the other side. The diplomatic issues between the two countries have become the most noteworthy matter for the seven countries.

Although Attis was the cause of the incident, he was not in the whirlpool of the incident. He stayed peacefully in the valley, thinking about his future.




　Some people have always said that the Valley Cavalry is the best among the Seven Kingdoms. Is there a historical prototype?Or what is the basis?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)