Chapter 771
Barbrey is a smart and practical old widow.
Well, at least smarter than Catelyn.
In her opinion, Stannis is in a good situation now, and the most favorable choice is to stick to the Bloody Gate, to defend the only land passage into Vale, to subdue the wealthy and strong Vale princes, and then to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. , and watch the changeable situation in the world.
Even if he takes the overall situation into consideration and thinks that Others are a common hazard to all mankind, he does not need to let the "competitor" Dragon Queen watch the fun and oneself singlehanded to challenge the Others King.
So, Barbrey raised the doubts of oneself in public.
"Why would Stannis be willing to take the risk?"
"That's weird!" Dany's expression was weird.
"Why weird?" Barbrey wondered.
—Dany actually understands Barbrey's doubts.
For Second Stag's first appearance in the Wall, for him carrying Night's Watch Wildfire along the Wall to find King of the Others, for his idea of actively ending Long Night and even the search operation, for him actively looking for him. She helped fight the Others King...and she was surprised by everything Second Stag was doing in the Wall.
Like Barbrey, Dany felt that, based on Second Stag's past desire for Iron Throne, and a series of breakthrough behaviors, he should not be so selfless and self-sacrificing.
As for grabbing the head, take the Others King first, and complete the agreement with Dragon Queen "the one who ends Long Night is king"... If he really thinks that way, it would be too stupid and too reckless.
Others King no one has seen or understood about it. knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles
But no matter what Second Stag thinks, Dany doesn't care, as long as he takes Aunt Mel, preferably Lord of Light, to kill Others King.
He succeeded, she saved some energy and went home, the music continued, the dance continued, and Westeros left him to toss; he failed, the combination of "God of War + Magic God + Divine King" Always get some of the Others King's cards out...at least, Child of Prophecy can't fulfill the prophecy, and the Lord of Light will suffer, both in terms of reputation and strength.
So, she couldn't let him back down, and the promises she made had to be fulfilled.
Uh, the Second Stag is now disappearing, and Dany is a little flustered. She has to cheer him up and get the momentum and public opinion together.
"Slaver's Bay is thousands of miles away from Westeros. Why don't I just watch the wind and clouds, why did I ride a dragon from thousands of miles away when the Wall collapsed?" Dragon Queen asked rhetorically.
"Uh..." Barbrey was stunned, speechless.
Well, there is a voice replied in her subconscious that oneself does not know: Westeros is the center of the world, even if you become the first empress in the world in Essos continent, you still have to run back and fight for it The support of the Seven Kingdoms people.
She has this subconscious, but her reason doesn't allow her to really think that way, so she feels a little ashamed.
"Long Night is not the Long Night of the North, it is not the Long Night of the Westeros, the whole world is plunged into darkness.
At this time, anyone who upholds justice and honor will Kings, all should stand up, give up the filth before, unite and fight against the common enemy of mankind, Others!" Everyone was in awe.
Because she is the king who upholds justice and honor.
Because, she was able to watch the situation in Slaver's Bay, and she came to the front line of fighting against Others immediately.
Barbrey was even more ashamed.
“I believe that no matter how many mistakes and mistakes Stannis has made before, this time, he will keep his promise and bravely take on the responsibilities that belong to him and belong to the Child of Prophecy.
I believe that he will prove to me and everyone with practical actions that he still has the desire to pursue justice and honor in his heart."
"At the same time, I also ask you to trust him. ......No, it's not just you, we want the whole Winterfell, the whole North, the whole Westeros to know about Stannis' great feat."
Here, the Dragon Queen raised his right hand, "I I swear to abide by the previous agreement of 'the one who ends Long Night is king', as long as Stannis can kill the Others King, I will quit Westeros immediately and respect him as King of the Seven Kingdoms!"
This moment , everyone seems to see the pure and holy radiance sprinkled all over the hall from the Dragon Queen's face.
Barbrey, who saw through the world, was also moved.
"Long live Queen, Long live God of War, Long live Daenerys Your Majesty, Long live Stannis Your Majesty!"
"God of War, Magic God, Divine King, Victory!"
It didn't take long for the entire Winterfell defenders to know that the Lord of Light was about to fulfill the prophecy of oneself, and his Child of Prophecy Stannis, would join the Magic God Melisandre to challenge the Others King under Winterfell.
God of War, Magic God, Divine King, the combination of the three gods is so powerful that even the Dragon Queen is convinced.
They saw hope of victory and they shouted.
King in the North even called Maester in front of all the princes at the banquet and ordered Raven to be widely distributed, so that all the castles in the North knew about the upcoming "Decisive Battle of Winterfell" and called on them to fully support Winterfell. Support the great decisive battle of the God of War, and support this battle that decides the name of mankind.
"Queen Your Majesty, why don't you send a letter to the Seven Kingdoms Duke and King's Landing in your name, calling on them to do their best to aid Winterfell and help Stannis Your Majesty complete the most sacred and great battle?"
Jon, still unfinished, turns his attention to the Dragon Queen again.
No matter what purpose Dragon Queen and Stannis have, "Three Gods Battle Others King under Winterfell" is finally best for Stark, Winterfell, and the precarious North. Of course, King in the North will make every effort to facilitate this. "Winterfell Heroes Conference".
"It's better to use your name, my name is second, after all, you are the master of Winterfell, and I can't take the lead." Dany said humbly.
...
Towards the end of a sumptuous dinner, Dany realizes one thing: Sansa is not at the table.
This welcome banquet for Queen, not to mention House Stark's daughter, even "Snow" will get a seat at the end of the seat.
The story of "Game of Thrones" begins, Robert takes Cersei thousands of miles from King's Landing to Winterfell, Queen King and the Stark couple sit at the head, and the first table sits Robb, Bran, Sansa, Arya, Rickon and Joffrey, Myrcella, Tommen.
And near the gate, Jon can also sit at a table with singers like Mance Rayder.
Well, Mance Rayder was crawling over the Wall, disguised as Bard for that banquet, and sat at a table with Jon, but Jon didn't notice him because of his self-pity.
Tonight's banquet, the huge main castle hall of Winterfell was also filled with tables and chairs, full of Earl, Ser and Knight.
Even Knight squire can enter.
Dany sat in Robert's seat, Jon sat in Eddard's seat, and even little Rickon sat with Earl, but Sansa didn't show up for the whole banquet.
"Where's Sansa?"
Dany is next to Jon's seat and has a table to her own, so when she whispers, the knights drinking and punching below can't hear her.
"Sansa..." 囧 was stunned for a while, then hesitantly said, "She's not feeling well."
Not feeling well?
Dany heart startled, did he fall the unborn baby of his eldest nephew?
"Aegon's child is almost five months old, right?" she asked tentatively.
The face changed, cautiously glanced at the Dragon Queen, and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean, what can I mean?" Dany stared. Glancing at him, "Is the child still healthy?"
"Your Majesty, that's just a child," Jon put down his horn cup and said solemnly, "I won't allow my younger sister and my nephew to be hurt. "
Dany pointed to oneself's nose, "You mean me?"
Seeing Dragon Queen doesn't look like she's going to cut weeds and eliminate the roots, sighed in relief, said cautiously : "I thought you were going to... don't you remember hating Aegon and Illyrio?"
This time, Dany understood what Jon meant.
In the final analysis, it was due to the lack of communication between the two sides: after Aegon's identity was exposed, Dragon Queen wanted to keep the victim's restraint, Dragonstone behaved indifferently and did not participate in the follow-up events at all, which made Second Stag and Jon , Sansa, and even Aegon oneself, all thought Dragon Queen was very angry, even hated.
As a result, Sansa has never been in contact with Dragonstone since.
Therefore, Second Stag burned Aegon with peace of mind - until Heaven came, he guessed that oneself was probably wrong.
So, when Dany came to Winterfell, the big belly Sansa was terrified, afraid that the Dragon Queen would ask his father to pay his debts, and kept avoiding meeting somebody.
Therefore, when Dany took the initiative to ask about his nephew's current situation, Jon was very vigilant, so that the Dragon Queen thought that Sansa was very ruthless and let the baby fall.
Uh, Jon and Sansa misunderstood that Dragon Queen "loved and hated King Aegon"; Dragon Queen also abandoned Sansa because of his eldest nephew being burned to death, misunderstanding that Sansa "favor the rich and disdain the poor" Fake Crown Prince.
"I will convene the Great Council where both Illyrio and Varys will be judged fairly and openly, as for Aegon..."
Dany sighed then said , with a complicated expression, "He is a good child and an innocent pitiful person. I was busy with the Meereen war before, didn't expect Stannis to be so cruel, oh!"
"We also didn't expect Stannis to be Burn him..." Jon's expression softened, shaking his head with a wry smile, "We haven't given up on Aegon, no matter how his identity changes, one thing will never change - he's Sansa's husband.
It's just that Sansa couldn't accept the change in his identity for a while, flew to the Gates of the Moon to relax, and planned to wait for him at the Gates of the Moon - we thought Stannis would soon occupy the Gates of the Moon.
Another accident happened and Sansa and I got hurt a little bit, rested for two days, and then..."
"Injured?"
Jon lowered his eyes and lied, "The backlash after the Magic test failed."
Dany gave him a light look.
Jon smiled reassuringly again, "Fortunately, Aegon normally served The Seven devoutly, was sheltered by Mother, and escaped the tragic fate of being sacrificed."
"he he he . ......" Dany smiled meaningfully.
...
"Sansa, we think too much, Daenerys is a benevolent Queen. She will give Illyrio and Varys a fair trial, but acquit Aegon , both you and the child are safe, and she even allows the child to use the surname 'Targaryen'."
After the banquet, Jon found the younger sister excitedly and told her the great news.