Chapter 198 Return to High Court

Although the Frey family claimed that they were short of manpower because they went to support Seaward, in fact, when their people returned from Seaward, they did not immediately set out to send Renly to the Reach——

There were no accidents in the war in Seaward. When the Frey family's army appeared there, the besieged Ironmen wisely evacuated directly, without the previous entanglement.

And the larger war in the distance also frequently brought good news. Great Wyck Island, Old Wyck Island, Oak Island, Harlow Island... Thirty-one islands in the Iron Islands were successively occupied by the huge army that landed in Westeros, and the Ironmen nobles on them also suffered heavy casualties.

Until the last Pike Island.

Renly could not understand the specific process. He only knew that Pike Island also failed to stop this army.

So the rebellion ended in failure.

Balon Greyjoy, who was crowned as the King of the Iron Islands, had to lay down his crown and surrender, but he also had to pay a price for it - one of his three sons died in the battle, one was taken back to King's Landing as a hostage, and one was sent to the North as an adopted son.

In fact, the price Balon paid was not limited to this. The nobles of the islands suffered heavy casualties, the castles in various places were smashed to pieces by siege equipment, and the many people and territories were destroyed and plundered by the army...

Although he already knew what the outcome of the war would be, and although he had already planned to surrender, who would believe that he would really be defeated if he didn't pay these prices?

...

Relatively speaking, the rebellion did not bring much change to the continent of Westeros. Some coastal territories were only deserted by the Ironborn. Most of the armies of the lords and nobles did not suffer any serious damage, except for the destruction of the Lannister family's fleet at the beginning...

These were what Renly heard during his time at the Frey family, but no one else took the initiative to tell him. In fact, although the Frey family treated him very politely, Renly's age still made him not be taken seriously here.

He didn't care about it, and in fact, Renly didn't live in the Frey family for too long.

When the news of Balon's surrender came back, the Twins were ready to send Renly away.

However, their destination was not Highgarden, which was too far away, and there were too many noble territories passing by, which was not convenient, so they planned to send Renly to Lannister Port in the West -

There would be a tournament there to celebrate the victory of the war. And the Duke of Mace of the Reach would also watch the tournament there.

…

In the winter of the year 285 of the Conquest Era, a simple but solid carriage set out from the Twins, escorted by many knights and crossbowmen, and headed towards the West.

They stopped and started during the trip, and stayed for two days when they arrived at Riverrun, the home of the Tully family, the Lord of the Riverlands. Then the Frey escort team was replaced by the Tully family.

This may be a confrontation between two families that dislike each other, but it has no effect on Renly.

So after about two months, he finally arrived at Lannister Harbor in the West. At this moment, the tournament was basically declared over. Renly, who caught up with the tail, only saw Jaime Lannister, one of the golden twins of the Lannister family, showing off his power in the tournament field, and basically did not see other contestants.

That's right, the winner of this tournament is Jaime.

After arriving, Renly met his two adopted brothers, but they did not suspect him. Robert thought that someone was plotting against Renly, and Stannis did not say much after asking him some details.

This matter seemed to be muddled through.

Renly did not know the result of the subsequent "investigation" because he took a boat back to Highgarden just two days after arriving at Lannister Port.

…

The thin snow drifted down slowly from the gloomy sky, and finally fell on the gray bridge at the foot to form a light white spot. The fat boy standing on the bridge sighed sadly and whispered to the brown-haired boy who was much taller than him: "If the snow is heavier, Willas, we can build a snowman to welcome Renly back."

"The snow in Highgarden is always this size."

Standing on the bridge outside the beautiful castle, the brown-haired boy raised his hand and patted the few snowflakes falling on his shoulders, and said slowly: "Besides, don't you always say that you hate Renly? Building a snowman to welcome him? I guess the focus should be on building a snowman, right?"

The fat boy blushed a little when he heard this, but he still retorted: "I heard that he was kidnapped. Of course, I have to be nice to him. My mother said this is the most basic courtesy."

This made a silver-haired lady standing not far away glance at the fat boy, and some other men and women in gorgeous clothes around him also laughed.

However, the conversation between the children did not interest the adults too much. At this time, they were looking at the several ships slowly approaching in the wide river beside the bridge with expectation.

The war was over, but the related matters left to the Seven Kingdoms were not over. At least King's Landing must distribute benefits to the parties that made outstanding contributions in this war-

It is said that His Majesty Robert intends to dispatch Mace Tyrell, the Lord of the River Reach, to King's Landing as the Minister of Finance, but this news has not been confirmed. But at least through this sudden outbreak of war, the situation of the River Reach in the new dynasty will be much better, and it will not be labeled as a loyal minister of the previous dynasty as before.

And all this was achieved by their patriarch, Duke Mace, who led the River Bay soldiers to fight bloody battles on the battlefield. So the Tyrell family members who stayed in Highgarden were naturally excited about this person's return.

So when the ship finally docked and the passengers on it got off one after another, these people all rushed up.

The adults asked each other about their well-being, and the children surrounded the black-haired boy who got off the ship with the Duke of Highgarden and asked questions.

"Who kidnapped you, Renly?"

"What does he look like?"

"Did you really run from the Shield Islands to the Riverlands?"

"What do the people of the Frey family look like?"

"Have you met the Ironborn?"

...

There were a lot of boring questions like this, and those who surrounded him were not limited to the two direct descendants of the Tyrell family. The long boring journey gave Renly a good patience to respond to this, but in fact, all of this was just nonsense.

"Mother said that someone is targeting you in this incident, so you can never go out again." After sending away a bunch of brats, the brown-haired boy, who seemed a little more stable to Renly, said something to him meaningfully.

"What do you think about this, Renly?"

"I don't think much."

Renly glanced at the gloating expression and said, "I've been running around for nearly a year, and I'm tired of seeing those iron men, hired knights, village witches, and other miscellaneous things. It's really boring to think about it - you know, I even saw a wolf that looks like a human."

After he said this, he no longer paid attention to the other party, but took the initiative to run to the adults to greet the Duchess, who had just hugged her husband and saw this and asked about her well-being.

The brown-haired boy stood there, his expression becoming a little discouraged.

"What's wrong with you, Willas?"

The fat boy Garlan next to him had been blinking his eyes waiting for Renly to greet him, but Renly ignored him, which made him a little depressed and a little empathetic.

"Are you angry with him?"

"A wolf that looks like a human? Do you think he is lying?" Willas did not answer this question, but stared at the black-haired figure not far away, muttering softly: "A wolf is a wolf, how can it look like a human?"

"So he is lying."

"But I feel...he didn't lie?"

"You must feel wrong."

The fat boy pouted and said: "How can such a freak exist? I can't even imagine what it looks like."

"Maybe..."

Willas nodded hesitantly, and then saw the team walking towards the castle, and hurriedly called his brother to follow.

The snow was slowly drifting all over the sky, and the beautiful castle on the top of the hill by the river was decorated like a fairy tale world. A group of bright and beautiful noble men and women entered through the open gate, laughing and talking all the way.

This is a warm and harmonious picture, and it is also the norm for many lords and nobles who return home after the war. However, in many dark corners inside and outside Westeros, undercurrents are silently surging and brewing, vowing to break this stability.

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