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#182 - Chapter 28 Chaotic Situation

A seemingly frail young boy was on the bank of a small river, using both his hands and feet to drag someone out of the water. The person had a frightening wound on their chest, with half a spear still embedded in it. Only the slight rise and fall of their left chest indicated they were still alive.

Faced with such a situation, the young boy was at a loss. Just then, rustling sounds came from the forest behind him. The boy turned abruptly, drawing his dagger in one swift motion.

"Edric, calm down, it's me." It turned out to be a familiar face, Thoros of Myr.

Edric breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Mr. Thoros, Lord Beric Dondarrion is very badly wounded, please come and save him!"

Thoros took one look. Beric had a huge wound in his chest, clearly revealing the writhing internal organs. Most of his lung had been torn apart by the Mountain's powerful force. He lamented, "I'm sorry, child. Ser Beric is beyond saving."

Edric grabbed his clothes and said, "Aren't you a priest of some god? Think of a way!"

Thoros was also anxious. "His internal organs are rotten, how can I save him! I'm just a priest of the Lord of Light, not the god himself."

Edric looked innocent. "Then at least try. Maybe your god will respond."

Thoros was helpless. "I'll try! Maybe the Lord of Light will have mercy on his wandering soul." He recited a very long incantation to Beric Dondarrion, which was actually just a prayer he often chanted in the sept.

Before long, Beric breathed his last breath. Thoros said helplessly, "It seems we are powerless. Child, find some firewood, let's cremate him." After saying that, he kissed Beric on the head. But as the flames blazed, Dondarrion's body began to convulse strangely. The frightening wound absorbed the escaping flames and actually healed and scabbed over quickly. Dondarrion woke up and climbed out of the flames, the first words he said were, "I'm not dead yet, why are you burning me?"

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At Thorns, Liu Yuan was processing official documents. With a larger territory, there were more things to deal with. The secretariat could only summarize some important matters. In the end, it was up to him, the lord, to make the decisions.

Liu Yuan looked at the report from the Westerlands. "Tywin, that old lion, is quite interesting! According to the information gathered from all sides, he had secretly transferred the main force of the Westerlands as early as two weeks ago. Tyrion was captured not long after that, right? In other words, this old guy had prepared at least 40,000 troops and quietly deployed them on the border. It was premeditated! It seems he knew exactly what Jaime and Cersei were doing in King's Landing."

Case: "Lord, according to our estimates, the Westerlands can mobilize at least another 20,000 to 30,000 troops in the short term. Our forces may not be enough. Should we transfer some people from other places?"

Liu Yuan: "No need, the existing forces are enough to cope. Send someone to send the captured prisoners to Riverrun. Duke Tully will be very interested. Don't ask for too little, get some benefits for the Trade Alliance guys."

Case: "Yes, Lord. I'll arrange it right away. You should take a look at this. It's about Drogo, the Dothraki leader." This intelligence report was quite detailed about the recent events, including some details on the road, and how Daenerys was embraced by the Dothraki after becoming pregnant.

Liu Yuan: "Tsk tsk~ Drogo is really ruthless! Forget it, if he can really survive this, then let me end his tribe!" In fact, it is not in his interest for the Dothraki to have such a large force. Moreover, Drogo also knows that two tigers cannot share a mountain. Their cooperation cannot continue forever, and there will be a conflict sooner or later.

Liu Yuan had not made a decision because he wanted to see if Drogo would die inexplicably like in the original play. In this way, it would be much easier for Liu Yuan to take over his khalasar.

As Liu Yuan expected, Tywin, whose plan had failed, indeed sent troops to the Riverlands on a large scale. The force was not the previous 40,000, but 60,000. Half of them were led by Jaime Lannister and began to attack the Riverlands' vassals. Tywin personally led 30,000 troops to besiege Riverrun. Catelyn's willfulness resulted in her family paying the bill.

At this time, the situation in King's Landing was already very tense. Eddard got inspiration from his daughter's unintentional words. He completely understood what Jon Arryn was investigating. But the hesitation in his heart still led him to make the wrong decision. He actually confronted Cersei directly, asking them to leave voluntarily, and then wait for the kingdom's army to suppress them.

Unless one's brain is broken, no one will sit still and accept such an ending. Cersei's counterattack came quickly. That night, Robert, covered in blood, was carried back to the Red Keep. The unlucky guy! Because of excessive drinking, when fighting a wild boar, he was pierced through the stomach by tusks, and even his intestines flowed out.

Eddard was called to the king's side to personally make a will. For the sake of his dying friend, he did not tell the cruel truth. He just changed a few words on the will, crossing out Joffrey's name. As for the identity of the regent, he did not care. He insisted on the justice in his heart and would not slaughter the young. On his deathbed, Robert withdrew the order to hunt down Daenerys.

But the development of the situation became more and more bizarre. Renly quietly found Eddard. He was willing to send troops to help him control Cersei and her children and quickly stabilize the court. The price was that Eddard would recommend him as king. Behind Renly was not only the Stormlands, but also the support of the Reach.

But Eddard still stubbornly believed that the throne should be inherited by Stannis. In the end, the two broke up unhappily. Knowing that things could not be done, Renly fled King's Landing overnight and returned to his territory to gather troops.

Eddard Stark is not an idiot, but because of the persistence in his heart, there are many things he is unwilling to do. He found Petyr, because the Minister of Finance had more than 300 tax police under his command.

Eddard: "Robert has no legitimate children. Joffrey and Tommen are children born from Cersei's affair with Jaime. Once the king dies, I will support Stannis to succeed to the throne."

Petyr smiled and said: "Personally, I think you should support Joffrey to succeed to the throne. Only in this way can you still be the Regent and Protector of the Realm, with great power in your hands. First, release the Imp and reconcile with the Lannister family, and then marry your daughter to Joffrey. In this way, we hold Joffrey's handle. If he is really ignorant, we can continue to support Renly as king. This is most in line with our interests."

Eddard: "Do you still have a little bit of honor? The Lannister family murdered my son, slaughtered my subordinates, and injured my leg! No, I will not agree to cooperate with them."

Petyr did not expect that this guy would be so stubborn: "Then you plan to choose Stannis and war."

Eddard: "Sorry, he is the legal first-in-line heir, I have no choice."

Petyr was unhappy: "Then what did you call me here for? Obviously not to listen to my advice."

Eddard: "You swore to Catelyn that you would help me. Now is the time. Cersei has twelve families of knights and hundreds of guards to protect her. The guards in my hands are not enough to disarm them. I need your support, preferably to win over the City Watch. Without more than two thousand people, it is enough to stabilize the situation in King's Landing."

Petyr smiled and said: "Now the Prime Minister and the Queen each support an heir, so who should the gold cloaks listen to? Hehe, of course, whoever has the money listens to whom."